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Police seeking help with 9-year-old cold case
Feb. 20. The Huntersville Police Department is offering up to $14,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person(s) involved in the murder of Peter Jordan. Jordan, who lived with his family in Cornelius, was murdered in the Landings at Northcross Apartments on Feb. 19, 2014, at the age of 19. The […]
Weekly calendar Feb. 20-26: Music, theater and coffee with critters
Calendar Sponsors Here is what’s happening this week around Lake Norman. Monday, Feb. 20 Huntersville Black History Month Celebration 2:30 pm | Feb.20 – Special Performance by Drums 4 Life at David B. Waymer Recreation Center, 14008 Holbrooks Road, Huntersville. The program is free, and all ages are welcome to participate. Got the Juice: Dance […]
While CMPD speed detectors haven’t been properly certified for years, that’s not the case in Cornelius
Feb. 20. By Dave Yochum. If you’re thinking you might be off the hook for a speeding ticket because of the radar certification fail at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Dept., no such luck up here. Cornelius Police use an outside vendor for radar certifications, and there are “no issues” with the certifications for CPD units, says Chief […]
New owners at Harp & Crown
Feb. 18. By Dave Vieser. Restaurant owners and formats continue to change by the week in Cornelius. The latest: new owners for Harp and Crown, located at 19930 West Catawba Avenue. Tony and Kelli Marks have taken over the popular restaurant and sports bar from previous owners Tina and Chris Phillips. “We are so excited […]
Davidson Police Department seeks assistance in car vandal spree
Feb. 17. Davidson Police Department is seeking the assistance of community members to identify the subjects responsible for a number of vandalism incidents occurring late Wednesday evening/early Thursday morning, Feb. 15-16. Davidson detectives are asking community members to review their doorbell cameras and other video surveillance devices to identify suspects or a suspect vehicle in […]
Weekend weather: Much colder and sunny, spring returns next week
Feb. 17. Spring. Winter. Spring. Repeat. That seems to be the way it will go, weather-wise, for the time being. Low 70s and upper 60s are giving way to much cooler temps later today—dropping down to 52 by 5 pm. Saturday’s high is only going to be 53, according to the National Weather Service; Sunday, […]
Ed Bost is the quiet donor behind the Bosendorfer grand
Feb. 17. By Dave Yochum. Imagine being a newspaper delivery boy on a bike in downtown Cornelius 75 years ago. The roads are dirt and there is neither a Cain Center for the Arts nor Lake Norman, not even in anyone’s dreams. The delivery boy would be Ed Bost, 89, who gave a $200,000 Bosendorfer […]
State schedules public hearing for Colonial Pipeline permit
Feb. 17. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing next month for a Colonial Pipeline wastewater permit. Colonial Pipeline has requested a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Wastewater Discharge permit to allow the discharge of treated groundwater to North Prong Clark Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River […]
Davidson to activate HAWK signals soon
Feb. 17. The Town of Davidson will activate four new HAWK signals at the Circles@30 soon. In support of the town’s increased focus on pedestrian safety and the newly adopted Vision Zero initiative, these HAWK signals will help provide residents and visitors with safer crossing options at particularly busy intersections near the roundabouts and I-77. […]
Traffic alert: NC 115 intersection will have 1 lane open next week
Feb. 17. A contractor for Charlotte Water will be installing a 12-inch waterline across NC 115 at Ramah Church Road next week. There will only be one lane of traffic open on 115 during this work. Lane closures on NC 115, in and around the Ramah Church Road intersection, will be done at various times […]
