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Town budget talks get under way Wednesday with marathon session
March 22. The town’s budget workshop/retreat will be held again this year in the assembly room at Town Hall, not the fabled Graylyn International Conference Center in Winston-Salem. The intense financial planning session will run from 9 am to 5 pm on March 24. What happens is a department-by-department discussion of capital spending and staffing […]
March 22 COVID update
March 22. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,248 new COVID-19 cases, down from 2,133 new daily cases a month ago on Feb. 22. Hospitalizations were at 924 today, down from 1,7567 exactly one month ago. There were 16 new COVID-19 related deaths statewide, one in Mecklenburg County. Beginning this week, […]
Counting chickens
March 22. If your chickens (or geese, turkeys and ducks) have come home to roost, today is your day. The Pittsboro-based Livestock Conservancy has launched the 2021 Poultry Census, sponsored by Murray McMurray Hatchery. You may have a rare poultry breeds with traits such as foraging, maternal ability, disease resistance and heat- or cold-tolerance that […]
Free shredding April 10
March 19. There will be a free document shredding event behind Cornelius Town Hall on Saturday, April 10 from 9 am to noon. There’s a four-box maximum and the event may end early due to heavy volume. Everyone is asked to remain in their cars; Cornelius Police will assist with directions. CPD along with Aquesta […]
CMS superintendent to recommend Plan A next week for middle, high schools
March 19. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Earnest Winston will present a recommendation for moving middle and high school students to Plan A (minimal social distancing) to the CMS board at their meeting this coming Tuesday. That recommendation is likely to mirror the current Plan A for elementary schools, with students whose families opt for them […]
Amidst fast growth, how to update the 2014 land use plan is the critical question
March 19. Dave Vieser. The March 18 special joint meeting between the Cornelius Town Board and the Cornelius Planning Board—the first such meeting since 2017—began a deeper dive into how to deal with the town’s land use plan and burgeoning growth. Last updated in 2014, the plan has come under fire from residents and some […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests and citations March 10-16
Reported by Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 210310075 Fraud 18045 Harbor Light Bv 15:30:00 03/10/21 ASN Piselli, Richard 210310089 Larceny Vehicle 18510 Statesville Rd 12:48:34 03/10/21 INA Hertz Rental 210311014 B&E Vehicle 21711 Chapel Wy 03:24:15 03/11/21 ASN Denicola, Siara 210315005 Larceny 19128 W Catawba Av 02:26:00 03/15/21 CAA […]
March 19 COVID update
March 18. The median of new coronavirus cases over the past seven days (1,998) in North Carolina is running 4.5 percent below the median during the past 31 days (2,093), based on COVID-19 data supplied by Johns Hopkins University. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,915 new COVID-19 cases, down from […]
Townhomes planned for Feriba Place
March 19. By Dave Vieser. A nine-unit townhome project proposed by Blue Heel Development would occupy a half acre of vacant land on the west side of Feriba Place north of Townwood in downtown Cornelius. To be called The Towns at Feriba Place, the project would bring affordable townhomes within walking distance of downtown. The […]
Mooresville Main Street Champion
March 19. Long-time volunteer Hugh Sykes, the treasurer of the Mooresville Downtown Commission, has been named Downtown Mooresville’s 2020 Main Street Champion. A former business owner, Sykes has been a board member for more than a dozen years, managing the Downtown Mooresville Cruise-In event for many years which regularly attracted as many as 600 classic […]
