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375 Novant team members not complying with vaccine mandate
Sept. 21. About 375 Novant Health employees across 15 hospitals, 800 clinics and hundreds of outpatient facilities could be fired for being non-compliant with its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination program. Novant officials said the team members will have an opportunity to comply over a five-day, unpaid suspension period. If a team member remains non-compliant after this […]
Community discussion on Zoom: ‘Shaping Education: Decisions & Impact’
Sept. 21. With Critical Race Theory a topic of discussion nationwide, Unity in Community North Mecklenburg (UiC) will hold a two-part virtual forum to discuss education in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. Session 1: Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 6:30-8:00pm Guest speakers include: NC Sen. Natasha Marcus, CMS Board Member Jennifer De La Jara, and CMS Assistant Superintendent […]
Town board splits 3-2 on approach to development on W. Catawba
Sept. 21. By Dave Vieser. Amendments to the town’s Land Use Plan barely passed at Monday’s Town Board Meeting with a 3-2 split among Cornelius commissioners. The specific item under consideration, which passed by a 3-2 margin, would permit consideration of buildings with a height of between 26 feet and 42 feet on a portion […]
Sefton Park gets thumbs up from Town Board
Sept. 21. By Dave Vieser. UPDATED. The Cornelius Town Board unanimously approved rezoning for the Sefton Park mixed-use development—complete with a hotel, conference center and apartments—at last night’s meeting. New: Before the board vote, former commissioner Dave Gilroy had some words of warning: “While I support much of this proposal, the dense residential component of […]
COVID-19 update Sept. 21
Sept. 21. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting 4,381 new cases of the coronavirus statewide and fewer new deaths—35 statewide since yesterday—and none in Mecklenburg County. Hospitalizations Hospitalizations rose to 3,464 statewide, from 3,323 in Monday’s NCDHHS report. Testing Positive tests are running at 11 percent statewide, in line with the […]
COVID-19 update Sept. 20: Health director notes ages of decedents in 28078
Sept. 20. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting 3,257 new cases of the coronavirus statewide as well as 161 new deaths statewide since Friday, including one more new death in Huntersville. Gibbie Harris, Mecklenburg County Health Director, said there were five deaths reported from Huntersville between Sept. 1 and Sept 16, […]
Funeral Tuesday at Grace Covenant for firefighter who contracted coronavirus
Sept. 20. A funeral service for firefighter Jeffrey Hager will be held at 1 pm Tuesday at Grace Covenant Church in Cornelius. Visitation is from 11:30 am to 1 pm at the church. Hager, 46, died of COVID-19 on Sept. 11; his wife Amee also lost her fight against the coronavirus over the weekend. They […]
Legislative redistricting hearings Wednesday, Thursday
Sept. 20. By Dave Vieser. A joint committee from the NC House of Representatives and Senate will conduct two hearings on redistricting this week in the Mecklenburg/Iredell County area: —3 pm Wednesday at Central Piedmont Community Colleges Uptown Charlotte —3 pm Thursday at the Iredell County Campus of Mitchell Community College You can also make […]
Children now make up more than a quarter of new COVID cases
Sept. 20. New data from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) indicate children now make up more than a quarter of the weekly COVID-19 cases in the United States. While vaccines have helped to protect our older, most vulnerable community members, they have yet to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration for children […]
Plans for hotel, apartments come before Town Board tonight
Sept. 20. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board will conduct the final public hearing on the Sefton Park mixed-use development this evening. South Carolina-based Shaw Resources is planning a hotel and conference center as well as 344 multi-family units on 10 acres of property between West Catawba and Sefton Park Road. The property, opposite […]
