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Weekend agenda March 25-27: Ready, set, go
Friday, March 25 Sophia Beal ’22 Exhibition Presentation and Reception 4-6 pm. Opening reception with Sophia Beal ’22. Artist’s talk will be presented in-person and via Zoom. To attend by Zoom please RSVP. A reception will follow the presentation. Visual Arts Center VAC-117 Semans Lecture Hall, Davidson College. Friday- Sunday, March 25-27 2022 Spring Market, “You […]
Tallardy’s give $1 million to Atrium for cancer research
March 24. A daughter and son-in-law of the late Dr. Claude Hardison McConnell and Dr. Mary Jane McConnell, beloved local optometrists, have donated $1 million to Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute. The gift will establish the Gayle J. and Charles C. Tallardy III Foundation Distinguished Chair in Clinical Research Endowment. —David M. Foureau, associate professor […]
Old Town clean-up is Saturday
March 24. Curbside Cleanup takes place in Old Town Cornelius on Saturday, with members of the Smithville Community Coalition, Catawba North Group, First Baptist Church of Cornelius, YMCA and the Cornelius Police Dept. joining in as well as WastePro. Volunteers will collect bulk trash items and take them to strategically located dumpsters in Smithville, Catawba […]
Three Rotary Clubs – One Vision to help children needing heart surgery
March 24. The Davidson Rotary Club, the Lake Norman – Huntersville Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of North Mecklenburg County have joined forces to help children around the world access life changing heart surgery by sponsoring a fundraising dinner at NorthStone Country Club. The dinner is 6-9 pm Wednesday, April 27. Proceeds will benefit […]
COVID update March 23
March 23. As of today, the NCDHHS will report COVID data weekly, but some of today’s data is the same as yesterday’s—for example, statewide hospitalizations (616), total Mecklenburg cases (277,020) and Mecklenburg deaths (1,555). In the past, we did the math each day to report daily changes. What’s new today —There were 2,842 new coronavirus […]
Northern Regional Rec Center may not open until May
March 23. The Northern Region Recreation Center apparently won’t open until May based on a comment made by local officials during the Cornelius Town Board Monday night. The Mecklenburg County Park Dept. is waiting for final inspections from the State and County on key components of the facility, according to county officials. Back in July […]
Hot Properties: Million-dollar home sales
Here are the recent home sales over $1 million $2,400,000 William Harris & Robert Anderson to Nicholas & Caroline Howell, 17424 Sail View Dr., Cornelius $2,285,500 Jean & Robert Hall Jr. to Ryan & Laura Messenger, 20118 Bascom Ridge Dr., Cornelius $1,150,000 Norman & Sarah gordon to Lelanya & Joseph Duran, 18825 River Falls Estate, […]
Catawba Ave. has reopened downtown
March 23. Catawba Avenue downtown near the Cain Center has reopened to two-way traffic, having been partially closed for the past month, with one lane of traffic rerouted behind the live-work units just west of Town Hall. There will still be some occasional closures, but they will likely only be for one day at a […]
COVID update March 22
Tuesday’s NCDHHS data New cases statewide: 819 New deaths statewide: 13 (none in N. Meck) Hospitalized statewide: 616 North Meck Cornelius new cases: 1 Davidson new cases: 2 Huntersville new cases: 6 Starting tomorrow, the NCDHHS COVID-19 report goes to once a week. Data will include Wastewater Surveillance, COVID-Like Illness in Emergency Departments, Hospital Admissions, […]
What do you think about left turns at Torrence Chapel?
March 22. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board plans to survey residents on eliminating left turns at the Torrence Chapel/Liverpool Parkway/West Catawba intersection. In a memo to the board, Deputy Manager Wayne Herron said “NCDOT has asked the Town for one last consideration regarding removing the left turns now versus in the future.” The […]
