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Cashmere project will be officially unveiled to Town Board April 21
April 16. By Dave Vieser. The specific details of a six-story condominium/mixed use building proposed for the northwest corner of Jetton Road extension and Bethel Church Road will be unveiled at the Monday April 21 Town Board meeting. The meeting will begin at 6pm in Town Hall on Catawba Avenue. The applicants, Adam and Iryna […]
Police Blotter: April 9-15
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 250409039 Fraud 20310 Chartwell Center Dr 11:12:00 04/09/25 ASN Carolina Customs 250411060 Damage Property 20722 N Main St 11:48:00 04/11/25 ASN Molly Bennett 250411064 Assault 20722 N Main St 11:48:00 04/11/25 ACT Robert Davis 250411071 Damage Property 7601 Montrachet Ln […]
ECU student will receive special award at May 9 graduation ceremony
April 16. Cornelius native Gracyn Chaffee has earned the Susan A. McGhee Outstanding Student in Recreational Therapy Award at East Carolina University. She is graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in recreational therapy and will receive special recognition May 9 as part of ECU College of Health and Human Performance graduation ceremonies. […]
It looks like an average hurricane season, but let’s hope we don’t get to Wendy
April 16: The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will see 12 to 15 named storms forming in the Atlantic basin, according to researchers at North Carolina State University. The number of named storms predicted is in line with recent averages, according to Lian Xie, professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State. The long-term […]
Cornelius Home Sales
April 15. These property transactions have been recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. 2/20/2025 $340,000 Jaime & Stanley Strauss Jr. to Dominique & Kathryn Falewee, Unit 52 Edinburgh Square 2/20/2025 $600,000 David & Deborah Hoerster to Susanne Warshawsky & Betty Sue Reading, Lot 162 Bailey’s Glen 2/21/2025 $458,500 The estate of Arlene Staffa […]
Will Cornelius Business Center be approved?
April 15. By Dave Vieser. No one said the Cornelius Business Center rezoning would be a slam dunk and it sure hasn’t been. Greenberg Gibbons Properties seeks the town’s approval to rezone a 36 acre vacant parcel on Bailey Road just east of Hwy. 115 from rural preservation to conditional zoning so he can construct […]
Heads up: Meck County cautions residents about tax letter
April 14. Mecklenburg County is warning property owners about a possible fraudulent letter that has surfaced, claiming the recipient is behind on their local property tax payments and demanding payment. The letter urges the recipient to call a phone number to prevent action. However, the organization demanding payment is not affiliated with Mecklenburg County or […]
Weekly Calendar: April 14-20: Comedy, Max Weinberg on the drums, Swift Nation and more
Tuesday, April 15 Sunset Cove Community Meeting 6-7 pm | April 15. The public is invite to hear about and comment on the project. Larry Griffing Jr. is seeking approval to amend the zoning on approximately 8.6 acres of property at 18311 and 18323 Nantz Road. The proposed rezoning includes converting two existing single-family homes […]
Preserve Mecklenburg vid highlights redevelopment project
April 14. The Cain Center’s new redevelopment project—preserving and repurposing two historic houses at Catawba and School Street—has earned plaudits from Preserve Mecklenburg in a new video. To view the video, click here. A new ceramics studio and additional office space for the $25 million Cain Center will be ready this fall. The new facility […]
Wildlife Commission seeks public’s help in reducing threat from Alabama Bass to native species
April 14. Alabama bass, which are invasive to North Carolina, are now in more rivers and lakes — including Lake Norman — than ever before and are competing with native fish and aquatic organisms. Biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) are asking the public for help to prevent the spread and reduce the […]
