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Brawley, Marcus will run for NC Insurance Commissioner
Dec. 11. NC Sen. Natasha Marcus says she will file tomorrow to run for Commissioner of Insurance against incumbent Mike Causey. She currently represents Senate District 41 which includes roughly half of Cornelius. Separately, former NC Rep. Robert Brawley has filed to run for insurance commissioner on the Republican side. He was first elected to […]
Budget time begins: Share your thoughts on how the Town spends money
Dec. 11. By Dave Vieser. The annual Citizen Budget Survey has begun, during which the Town of Cornelius asks residents to take a few minutes to outline their preferences and priorities for the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. The new budget will cover the 12 months beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025. There […]
Weekly Calender Dec. 11-17: Christmas Festival, lighted boat parade and more
Calendar Sponsors Monday Dec. 11 Chamber Music Recital 7:30-9 pm | Dec. 11. Students performing an evening of chamber music accompanied by Tomasz Robak. Free and open to the public. Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Recital Hall, Davidson College. Wednesday, Dec. 13 Holiday Classics with the Charlotte Symphony 7 pm | Dec. 13. A performance of […]
LKN Lighted Christmas Boat Parade is Saturday, Dec. 16
Dec. 9. The Lake Norman Lighted Christmas Boat Parade will launch at 5:30 pm as planned on Dec. 16. Cornelius Police will help lead the parade—and keep it in deep water—with three major stops: Blythe Landing at 5:30 pm, then on to Ramsey Creek, continuing to the Peninsula Yacht Club and then Duke Energy Explorium […]
NC Rep. John Bradford, a Cornelius resident, plans to run for Congress
[Update 11:30 am Dec. 11] Dec. 8. By Dave Yochum. Four months after US Rep. Dan Bishop announced plans to run for state attorney general rather than seek another term in Congress, NC Rep. John Bradford says he will run for Bishop’s seat. It turns out that A.J. Daoud, a former NCGOP district chairman who […]
Weekend Weather: Split personality?
Dec. 8. Today will be mostly sunny and mild, with higher temps Saturday and then rain Sunday. Take a look at the overnight lows! Friday: Sunny, high near 62.Overnight low around 44. Saturday: Partly sunny, high near 65. 20 percent chance of showers after 3 pm. Overnight low around 55. Sunday: Showers, thunderstorms, high near […]
What’s on Jeff Tarte’s mind as he plans run for NC Auditor?
Dec. 8. By Dave Yochum. Former Cornelius Mayor Jeff Tarte—he was also our first NC District 41 Senator—will be the volunteer chair of the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce in 2024 in addition to a candidate for NC State Auditor. Always an interesting person regardless of one’s politics, the Republican thought leader says he hopes […]
Fire Dept. annual fund drive is under way
Dec. 8. By Dave Vieser. The 2024 Cornelius-Lemley Fire Rescue Fund Drive is underway and mailings have been sent out throughout town. The department, which conducts a fund drive annually, has been serving the town and surrounding communities since 1951. It responded to 3,503 calls for service in 2022, the most recent year available; […]
Items worth an estimated $350,000 from Connor Quay home in online auction
Dec. 7. By Dave Yochum. Despite a headline in another publication, an auction involving the contents of a lakefront mansion will be online, drawing to a close this coming Sunday. The exceptional house at 17240 Connor Quay was sold by Daniel and Judith Moore to race car driver Kevin Harvick and his wife DeLana for […]
Police Blotter: Nov. 29-Dec. 5
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 231201075 Fraud 8010 Evanston View Rd 14:08:00 12/01/23 ASN Stein, John 231203066 B&E Residential 20220 Zion Av 16:26:00 12/03/23 ASN Schreiber, Brooke Arrests Arrest Charge Defendant DOB Gender Race Date Address 231129049 (F) Trafficking, Opium or Heroin Bustle, Jennifer Megan […]
