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Weather outlook: Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, then not quite as hot
June 13. Look for a big cool-down—90 on Saturday and a cool 88 on Sunday—after a heat wave this week. LOL, that’s one way to look at the next several days. —The Northern Regional Recreation Center at 18121 Old Statesville Road is open for relief from the heat. Monday: 97. Heat index 103. Tuesday: It […]
Grocer survey: Local prices up average 9% this year
June 13. Rising food costs hurt. Indeed, from January to mid-May, prices for basic items we compared at five Cornelius grocery stores rose 9.4 percent. Breaking: The US food index increased 10.1 percent for the 12-months ending May, the first increase of 10 percent or more since the period ending March 1981. Comparing our local […]
Band of Oz concert Sunday
June 10. The Band of Oz, a great beach band with its toes planted in Carolina sand, will perform Sunday on the Village Green in downtown Cornelius. The performance starts and 6 pm and runs to 8. Coolers and picnics are A-OK. By the way, the Davidson Public Library patio is the stage.
Weekend Weather
June 10. This weekend will be quite nice with sunshine and highs in the mid- to upper-80s, but it gets super hot next week. Friday: Sunny, high 84-85. Saturday: Partly sunny, high 86-87. Possible T-storms. Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 89-90. Monday: Sunny, high 95-96. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high 96-97. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high 96. Get […]
Do you have room for one more? Pet adoption saves lives
June 10. Dozens of new animals have found their way to Lake Norman Humane over the last few weeks in search of a new beginning. Adoption is just one of the many ways you can help save lives. Donations are another. Each adoption opens a place for another animal in need. Shelters throughout the region are […]
Summer Brews: Hot spots for a cold beer
Story and photos by Jason Benavides June 10. When the season starts to heat up, I look forward to the summer lights…beer that is. If you’re a seasonal drinker like me, stouts are a thing of the past and the golden ale reigns king for the summer. I’m no stranger to beer but I’m also […]
Portions of Love – Summer lunch delivery program needs drivers
June 10. Numbers of children in our area depend on school lunches for basic nutrition during the school year. After school ends, those meals stop. Through a program called Portions of Love, the Neighborhood C.A.R.E. Center is partnering again with Angels and Sparrows to fill that gap. The group needs volunteers to help to pack […]
Police seek help with locating missing teen girl
June 9. The Cornelius Police Department received a report Tuesday of a missing/runaway teen girl and are asking anyone who has seen her to tell them. Kaelyn Jenelle Willis, 14, was reported missing by her mother after leaving her mother’s residence at 20239 Heights Way in Antiquity Heights. Kaelyn took trash to a dumpster about […]
History Corner: Alexander Farm
June 9. By Dan Morrill. J. Wilson Alexander belonged to a family who had farmed in North Mecklenburg since the American Revolutionary War. In addition to being a highly successful cotton farmer, Alexander was a community leader in the Cornelius area and beyond. J. Wilson Alexander was a member of the Mecklenburg County School Board. […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests and citations June 1-7
Reported by Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 220601050 Fraud 21019 Lakeview Cr 11:10:28 06/01/22 ASN McCall Properties 220601088 Larceny 19621 Statesville Rd 16:10:00 06/01/22 ASN Napa Auto Parts 220602062 Larceny 22415 Market St 09:44:56 06/02/22 ACT Ramaraju, Mary 220602072 Larceny 19706 One Norman Bv 11:04:00 06/02/22 CLO Hendricks, Angelika […]
