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Registration now open for Charlotte Independence adult soccer league
Aug. 18. The Charlotte Independence soccer club has opened registration for their adult soccer league, which is one of the longest running adult leagues in North Mecklenburg. The league offers divisions for players of varying ages and abilities and holds games on Sunday evenings at Bailey Road Park. The fall season runs from Sept. 10th […]
Weekender Aug. 17-20: Sacred Grounds program, concerts, food trucks and more
Calendar Sponsors Thursday, Aug. 17 LaLaCaboosa 6-9 pm | Aug. 17. Spiderwebs perform. A food truck and beverage vendor will be onsite with food and drinks for purchase. Veterans Park at Main & Maxwell, 201 Huntersville-Concord Rd., Huntersville. Friday Aug. 18 Food Truck Fridays 11:30 am-1 pm | Aug. 18. The town Parks & Rec […]
Police blotter: Aug. 9-15
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 230811062 B&E Vehicle 20110 W Catawba Av 16:00:06 08/11/23 ASN Stengel, Meghan & Snyder, Cole 230813074 Larceny 19305 W Catawba Av 17:20:00 08/13/23 ASN CVS Pharmacy 230815053 Fraud 20215 Heights Way 11:38:56 08/15/23 ASN Freeman, Zaneta Arrests Arrest Charge Defendant […]
Expert: Neither candidate for mayor is a nincompoop
Aug. 17. Former Cornelius Mayor Jeff Tarte says he will not be endorsing any candidates municipal or county roles, including mayor of Cornelius. He will, however, host “meet and greets” with both candidates for mayor. Incumbent Woody Washam faces an opponent—Commissioner Denis Bilodeau—for the first time in four campaigns for mayor, having run unopposed three […]
Boos & Brews is looking for writers
Aug. 16. Are you a writer, frustrated or otherwise? Davidson Community Players‘ seventh annual “Boos and Brews” festival is all about horror-ific short plays conceived for a small stage. If you’ve got zombies in your oeuvre—or scary stories with pumpkin ale—this is the right place to tell your most ridiculously macabre story as quickly as […]
No Swim advisory near Blue Stone Harbor has been lifted
Aug. 16. The No Swim advisory for part of the lake between Blue Stone Harbor and Hello Sailor has been lifted after a week’s time. The advisory was issued Aug. 8, after a sewage spill into Lake Norman. The cause was a power outage at a private lift station located at 21328 Nautique Blvd. According […]
A demolition celebration by the book
Aug. 16. What do you do when you’re going to demolish a library? You celebrate, according to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. “We wanted to celebrate this demolition to mark the start of a new beginning in Uptown Charlotte,” library CEO Marcellus Turner said. The demolition of the Main Library in Uptown Charlotte will be methodical, […]
NC is 10th most impacted state by natural disasters
Aug. 16. With the deadliest US wildfires ever estimated to have caused $5.5 billion in damage and claimed more than 100 lives in Hawaii, a new WalletHub study says North Carolina is No. 10 on the list of states most impacted by natural disasters. Hawaii came in at No. 38, while Mississippi and Louisiana came […]
Planning Board approves Mills Market
Aug. 15. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board unanimously approved Mills Market, a 250,000-square-foot mixed-use project planned for downtown Cornelius. The approval last night comes with conditions, most of which are standard rezoning issues. The project is on a prime parcel: 2.3 acres on the south side of Catawba Avenue, just east of Meridian, […]
Heat Advisory in effect 11 am to 8 pm
Aug. 15. There’s another Heat Advisory issued for today by the National Weather Service. Heat indices are expected to exceed 100 before showers and thunderstorms arrive later this afternoon; chance of precipitation is 50 percent. The National Weather Service reminds us to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the […]
