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Planning Board dives into Land Use Plan
March 25. The Town of Cornelius Planning Board will hold a special meeting on Monday, March 29 to discuss potential updates to the Land Use Plan. The work session will be held in the Assembly Room at Town Hall, but it is closed to the public due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements. The work session, […]
Peaceful rally in support of Asian Americans this evening behind Town Hall
March 25. Unity in Community North Mecklenburg will hold a Stop Asian Hate Peaceful Rally Thursday in the parking lot behind Cornelius Town Hall this evening. The event, which starts at 6 pm, is in response to the attacks on Asian Americans in Atlanta last week. “The murders of eight people in Atlanta, six of […]
NC Wildlife Federation gains national recognition
March 25. The NC Wildlife Federation is getting top honors from The Wildlife Society, a nationwide organization. In November, statewide group will receive The Wildlife Society’s Group Achievement Award. The NC Wildlife Federation has worked to protect North Carolina wildlife and habitat since 1945. “This award recognizes an organization or group that accomplishes outstanding achievements […]
March 24 COVID update
March 24. The median of new coronavirus cases over the past seven days (1,999) in North Carolina is running 1.38 percent below the median during the past 31 days (2,027), based on COVID-19 data supplied by Johns Hopkins University. Yesterday Gov. Roy Cooper eased COVID-19 restrictions such that retailers, museums and salons may reopen at […]
Michigan-based mortgage lender will open office Cornelius
March 24. Ross Mortgage Corp. will open a full-service mortgage loan operation with three employees at 9606 Bailey Road. Michael Fischer will serve as branch manager. Local loan officers include Arielle Best and Rosalie Petrone, as well loan officer assistant Nathan Ramsay. Ross, headquartered in Troy, Mich., operates in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, […]
Atrium announces medical school location in mid-town Charlotte
March 24. Atrium Health announced it will build a four-year medical school in conjunction with Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University on 20 acres at the newly engineered intersection Baxter Street and South McDowell in Charlotte. The facility will open in 2024. Atrium Health officially combined with Wake Forest Baptist, including the Wake […]
Flags at half-staff again
March 24. Gov. Roy Cooper has ordered all US and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Saturday, March 27 in honor of the victims of the tragedy in Boulder, Colorado. As a show of respect for the individuals who lost their lives on Monday in a senseless […]
Starting April 12, in-person instruction for CMS grades 6-12 increases to four days a week
March 24. The CMS Board of Education has voted to send students in high schools and traditional middle schools back to classrooms four days a week beginning April 12. While it applies only to families who opt to have their students attend in-person learning, families will have the option to choose between the Full Remote […]
Cooper eases many restrictions on Friday, mask guidance still in place
March 23. By Dave Yochum. Gov. Roy Cooper loosened a variety of COVID-19 restrictions, while still requiring masks and social distancing in public settings. He made the announcement during a 2 pm press conference today where he also lifted the 11 pm curfew for on-site alcohol consumption. It was a year ago that businesses began […]
March 23 COVID update
March 23. By Dave Yochum. The median of new coronavirus cases over the past seven days (1,999) in North Carolina is running 1.7 percent below the median during the past 31 days (2,034), based on COVID-19 data supplied by Johns Hopkins University. Even as the number of people vaccinated grows, COVID-19 cases are increasing in […]
