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Peninsula Community Foundation has new web site in time for 20th anniversary
Aug. 30. By Dave Vieser. The Peninsula Community Foundation (PCF) will be launching a new website later this week, along with a new tagline, “Uniting a Generous Community.” It will coincide with the 20th anniversary of the foundation which is based in The Peninsula. Mobilize donations, volunteers “We will be using this site to mobilize […]
Davidson announces holiday closures, waste collection
Aug. 30. Waste Pro will be on a one-day delay in Davidson due to Labor Day. Town Hall and Parks & Rec will close Sept. 6, in observance of the Labor Day holiday, re-opening Tuesday. Monday’s waste routes will be collected on Tuesday; Tuesday will be collected on Wednesday, etc.
Flags at half-staff for US service members, terrorist attack victims
Aug. 27. Gov. Roy Cooper ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff immediately until sunset, Monday, Aug. 30 to honor the US service members and other victims who died in the terrorist attack on August 26 in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 13 US service members and […]
All students safe after ‘active police situation’ at Hough
Aug. 27. Last update 4:55 pm. Cornelius Police said no suspicious items were found after Hough High was evacuated due to a bomb scare. CPD detectives are now working to determine who made this threat. In a post on Facebook, CMS Board member Rhonda Cheek said Bailey Middle was on lock down for security purposes. […]
Weekend weather: Hot, hot, hot
Aug. 27. The weekend weather forecast is easy to remember: 93, 94, 95. They’re the daily highs according to the National Weather Service. It’ll be plenty humid as well, with heat indices around 100. Look for more of the same Monday and Tuesday, with possible remnants of Ida on the horizon. Back to this weekend’s […]
Mayor’s Friday talks will resume, with COVID updates
Aug. 27. By Dave Yochum. Even as the Town of Cornelius waits until Aug. 31 to follow the county-wide mask mandate—Davidson did so Aug. 19—Mayor Woody Washam is resuming his weekly COVID talk as of today. The mayor said he is concerned about soaring COVID numbers: 416 new cases in Cornelius since July 26. Washam […]
Go to a fun event this weekend
Aug. 27. Here’s some events around Lake Norman on Friday, Aug. 27 , and Saturday, Aug. 28. Aug. 27 Live Under The Oaks 6-8 pm. Melonbelly, an Acoustic duo. Bring a chair or blanket sit on. The Grove across from Starbucks at Birkdale Village, Huntersville. Music 7-10 pm. Shelley Ruffin & Dan Hood Duo at Eleven […]
COVID-19 update Aug. 27
Aug. 27. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 8,105 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, as well as 47 new deaths statewide. Hospitalizations climbed yet again, to 3,651 statewide. There has been an unbroken increase in reported hospitalizations due to COVID since July 8. NCDHHS said that 912 adults were in […]
COVID-19 update: More than 8,000 new cases
Aug. 26. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting another day of coronavirus trends going in the wrong direction. New cases rose to 8,620 statewide, the highest since early February. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 statewide are at 3,552, roughly nine times higher than early July. Masks, politics and Huntersville There were 60 […]
ATM damaged in attempted robbery
Aug. 26. A thief or thieves tried to bust open the Bank of the Ozarks ATM on West Catawba, but apparently were unsuccessful. Cornelius Police say the alarm went off at Bank OZK, 19811 W. Catawba, around 3:45 am Aug. 16. The top hatch of the ATM was forced open, as well as the cash […]
