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Weekend weather
April 28. More sun. More sun. More rain. That’s the outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. We dry out starting Monday. In detail: Friday: Isolated showers, partly sunny, high near 77 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high near 79 Sunday: Showers and T-storms off and on, high near 72. Monday: Sunny, high near 67 Tuesday: Sunny, […]
Community invited to celebrate April is for Arts in Davidson
April 28. April is for Arts this weekend in Davidson will focus on the arts in town, notably with the town’s annual Gallery Crawl and Art on the Green festival. The Gallery Crawl takes place 6-9 pm Friday, April 28. Main Street and South Main Street businesses and sidewalks will be transformed into art galleries. […]
Police blotter: April 19-25
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 230421008 Larceny 19409 Statesville Rd 02:01:46 04/21/23 CAA Luxury Auto Co 230421069 Fraud 15024 Courtside Cove Ln 15:37:00 04/21/23 ACT Smith, Leslie 230422070 Fraud 16506 Barcica Ln 14:27:00 04/22/23 ASN Wells, Jennifer 230423043 Larceny 20125 N Main St 11:02:58 04/23/23 […]
Foamex plant will close down
April 27. By Dave Yocchum. The old Foamex plant, now known as FXI, will close, resulting in the loss of 59 jobs, the NC Dept. of Commerce says. The company has been a fixture in Cornelius for decades. Long-time Cornelius resident Ed Bost said the company was once located in an old mill building on […]
Huntersville puts out call for proposals for upcoming SculpTOUR
April 27. The Public Art Commission of Huntersville is seeking five pieces of leasable outdoor sculpture to be installed for two years on the Downtown Greenway running through Holbrook Park in Huntersville. Compensation to the selected artists will be provided by private donations and grants awarded by the Arts & Science Council, and Electricities. Each […]
Weekender calendar April 27-30: Beach Bash, art, concerts
Calendar Sponsors Thursday, April 27 Dueling Pianos 7 pm | April 27. Jennifer Siebenaler and Jimmy Porter will be tickling the ivories and taking your requests, with all proceeds benefitting Lake Norman Humane. Tickets are $25, including a $5 voucher toward a beverage purchase. Davesté Vineyards, 155 Lytton Farm Rd., Troutman. Karaoke Thursdays 7:30 pm | […]
Build them and they will come
April 25. By Dave Yochum. Cornelius is getting another: a) Bank b) Bank c) Bank You guessed bank, right? When ServisFirst Bank opens on Bailey Road a half block from Hwy. 21 later this year, it will be the 15th banking company branch located in Cornelius. The new branch is a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares, […]
Minor tornado on LKN was a surprise
April 26. By Dave Vieser. If it seems like we’ve had a large number of early morning thunderstorms this spring, it’s true—four of them since January according to the National Weather Service (NWS). But none were as dramatic as the tornado on Lake Norman Saturday morning April 22. Worst of all, it was totally unexpected. […]
Deregulating Blue Cross NC advances in NC House
April 26. By Lynn Bonner/NC Newsline. A controversial bill allowing the state’s dominant nonprofit health insurer to act more like a for-profit company pushed through a House committee Tuesday after an abbreviated discussion and a divided vote. The bill would allow the nonprofit, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, to create a holding company […]
What do you think? Public info session planned about Summit Farms
April 28. Developer Summit Farms LLC proposes to develop about 57 acres site to include a mix of commercial, residential and agricultural areas along Shearer Road. Summit Farms proposes 93 units and commercial services in a variety of building types, multiple open spaces including a working farm, and multi-use path facilities running along Shearer Road, […]
