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Unity in Community’s John Lewis Day of Action Rally
July 22. Unity in Community hosted its John Lewis Day of Action Rally to commemorate the life and legacy of the late US Rep. John Lewis on the fourth anniversary of his death. The rally brought together individuals of all political affiliations to advocate for voting rights and civic participation. The event focused on legislation […]
Davidson Home Sales
July 22. These property transactions were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. 5/23/24 $295,000 HC Davidson Walk to Margaret Lasher, 711 Beaty St. Unit 3 Bldg 1 5/23/24 $643,500 HC Davidson Walk to Manuel Almenara & Ana Paula de Carlo, 106 Wesser Dr. 5/23/24 $2,000,000 John Haddock Sr. & Marcia Haddock to Seven […]
Weekly calendar: July 22-28: Theater, music, celebrity housewives and more
Through — Sunday, July 28 Davidson Community Players: ‘Ripcord’ See website for schedule. “Ripcord” is an endlessly surprising tale of two unlikely roommates in a senior living facility who engage in an epic series of pranks. As each tries to outwit the other, we begin to observe a moving portrait of two women with as […]
Weekend weather, humidly speaking
July 19. Plenty of humidity, clouds, sunshine and afternoon downpours in the days ahead. Friday: Showers and thunderstorms possible after noon, high near 86 with afternoon pop-ups. Saturday: Possible showers mixed with sunshine. Shower or thunderstorm from time to time in the afternoon Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3 pm, high near 86. […]
20th Annual Big Day at the Lake is tomorrow
July 19. Some 240 “Bigs” and “Littles” from Big Brothers Big Sisters will be hosted by 52 Boat Hosts for a full day of fun on Lake Norman tomorrow. Mayor Woody Washam declared Saturday, the 20th anniversary of Big Day at the Lake, “Big Day a the Lake Day.” “This beautiful Lake Norman experience has […]
Border wars: Despite cooperation on some fronts, there are lines between Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville
July 19. By Dave Vieser. What happens when a rezoning on one side of a border between towns threatens to impact the quality of life for people living on the other side? Chances are someone may not be happy. That’s what happened this week, at the southern edge of Cornelius, along the border with Huntersville. […]
‘ReStore’ on Main St. not affected by Habitat merger
July 19. Habitat Charlotte Region will not close any of the seven ReStores it operates including the one on Main Street in Cornelius. Habitat Charlotte and Habitat Gaston County announced plans to merge earlier this week. The affiliate will operate under the Habitat Charlotte Region name and will serve low-to-moderate-income homebuyers and homeowners in Gaston, […]
Ambassador Christian School ribbon-cutting
At 1:30 pm today Ambassador Christian School, Lake Norman’s newest high school, will hold a ribbon-cutting at the 80,000-square-foot facility on Hwy. 73 east of Hwy 115. Melissa Gibbs, widow of JD Gibbs, President of NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing, and attorney Nicole Vandiver Bryan are the school’s founders. Their goal over the course of the […]
Police blotter: July 10-16
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 240716067 B&E Commercial 21720 Catawba Av. 19:44:50 07/16/24 ACT Harris Teeter 240716053 Larceny 17111 Statesville Av. 15:25:00 07/16/24 ACT Home Depot 240716039 Larceny Vehicle 20700 Torrence Chapel Rd. 10:23:06 07/16/24 ACT Lake Norman Chrysler Jeep Dodge 240715077 Fraud 20435 Middletown […]
How $20 million in Park Bonds would be spent
July 18. The Town of Cornelius will put a bond referendum on the ballot in November to fund park capital projects for the next 10 to 15 years. The town recently updated its parks and greenways master plan, which must be done every 10 years to qualify for most state and federal grant money. The […]
