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Martin Luther King observances Sunday and Monday
Jan. 16. There are two celebrations honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. At 2 pm Sunday, Jan. 19 at Torrence Chapel AME Zion Church a special program will honor Nannie Houston Potts, the first female and only Black mayor of Cornelius. The keynote speaker will be Mayor Christy Clark of Huntersville. At noon Monday, Jan. […]
Letter: Huntersville should reject Birkdale expansion plan
Jan. 16. [Opinion] The pending rezoning application for Birkdale Village is nothing new and should be rejected out-of-hand for the same principal reason it was rejected in 2023. In 2023, when this plan was first proposed, the Huntersville Planning Board, the Planning Department and the Town Commissioners all denied the rezoning application because it did […]
Weekender Jan. 16-19: Caritas A Cappella Ensemble, William Lee Martin and more
Thursday, Jan. 16 JAR (Journey Around Race) ACTIVITIES 6:30-8:30 pm | Jan. 16. Revisit Charleston and hear how the city has processed its own identity and history around race, a presentation by Professor Damon Fordham, an adjunct professor of history, public speaking and critical thinking at The Citadel in Charleston, SC, and of a yearly […]
Davidson announces info sessions on Red Line service and possible station locations in Davidson
Jan. 16. The Town of Davidson will hold three information sessions on the proposed Red Line Commuter Rail Station location. Town Staff will present three identical presentations providing an overview of the proposed Red Line Commuter Rail service and garner input on potential Davidson station locations. A live stream webinar via Zoom will be available […]
Local brewery adventures into the world of coffee
Jan. 16. Lost Worlds Brewing is soon to be a destination for cold beer and hot coffee with the opening of Lost Worlds Coffee. The Cornelius taproom will open at 7 am on weekdays and 8 am on weekends for those ready to “Start Your Adventure Earlier.” The grand opening is on Wednesday, Jan. 22 […]
Will the NC economy suffer if there are mass deportations of illegal immigrants?
Jan. 16. Immigrants make up 11 percent of North Carolinas’ labor force and account for 14 percent of North Carolina entrepreneurs, 1 percent of science, technology, engineering and math workers and nearly 8 percent of nurses, according to the American Immigration Council. Will the local and state economies suffer if there is a mass deportation […]
Jan. 23 ‘listening session’ with N. Meck Commissioner
Jan.16. Mecklenburg County residents are invited to share their priorities for northern Mecklenburg County during a listening session hosted by District One Commissioner Elaine Powell. The event will be held Jan. 23 at 6 pm at Northern Regional Recreation Center in Cornelius. In addition to sharing their priorities, north Mecklenburg stakeholders will receive service updates […]
Police blotter: Jan. 8-14
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 250108043 Larceny 20545 Torrence Chapel Rd 08:33:56 01/08/25 CLO Jennifer Wilson 250108050 Fraud 9803 Forsberg Ct 09:35:20 01/08/25 ASN Polie Parnell 250108058 Fraud 20116 W Catawba Av 10:32:00 01/08/25 ASN Jiffy Lube 250108072 Fraud 18611 Starcreek Dr 13:39:13 01/08/25 ASN […]
Mayes Meadows project about to get under way
Jan. 15. By Dave Vieser. Almost four years since the Town Board approved rezoning for the Mayes Meadows project—a 160-home development on 90 acres in the southeast corner of Cornelius—it appears that site work will be getting under way in the near future. A pre-construction meeting was held yesterday. Keith Fenn, director of land entitlement […]
Town leaders expected to look at options for a new police station
Jan. 15. By Dave Vieser. If planners have their say, there’s a good chance that the current Cornelius Police Dept. headquarters will be replaced in the near future. The issue has arisen as part of the ongoing downtown master plan study. “What the planners are saying is that the current police station is too small […]
