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Weekend weather
Feb.19. Happy Friday: Look for something called the “sun” today, Saturday and Sunday, with highs in the 40s. (Today, 48; Saturday, 44; Sunday, 47). The rain comes back Monday with showers between 7 am and 4 pm, high near 53. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Sunny and warmer Tuesday.
Mobile Food Pantry Feb. 23
Feb. 19. Union Bethel AME Zion Church is organizing a free Mobile Food Pantry at Smithville Park on Feb. 23 from 3 pm to 5 pm. The church is asking participants sign up beforehand to help ensure health and safety precautions. Responses will not disqualify anyone from participating. The mobile pantry is a partnership with […]
NCDHHS update Feb. 18; flu deaths down dramatically
Feb. 18. The volume of new coronavirus cases during the past week was 32 percent lower than the preceding 31 days in North Carolina, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting 3,916 new cases today, Yesterday there were 3,167 new cases. A week ago […]
Chicks with Sticks May 25
Feb. 18. The Lake Norman Chamber is bringing back its Chicks with Sticks women’s golf outing after a four year absence. It will be held Tuesday, May 25 at the Mooresville Golf Club. Foursomes are priced at $500. The chamber is looking for sponsors as well. More info: 704-892-1922. To register: https://www.lakenormanchamber.org/events/2021/05/25/chamber-events/chicks-with-sticks-women-s-golf-tournament/
Vigils, GoFundMe account for mom who died at 25
Feb. 18. By Tonya Rivens. As the community struggles to understand the loss of 25-year-old Gabriel “Gabby” Henderson, the family is making funeral arrangements, which are currently incomplete. She was accidentally shot in her apartment on Meridian Street and died on Monday night. A single mom, Gabby leaves behind five children. Two candlelight vigils are […]
Focus Friday with NC Supreme Court Chief Justice
Feb. 18. NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby will be the guest speaker at tomorrow’s Lake Norman Chamber Focus Friday from 8:30am to 9:30 am on Zoom. Newby, the 30th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, defeated Democratic incumbent Cheri Beasley by 401 votes out of 5.39 million cast. Email the […]
Cold rain or freezing rain?
Feb. 18. The National Weather Service says we’re in for rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 1 pm. Cornelius and Davidson appear to be on the edge of the rain/ice line, with freezing rain more of a sure thing to the north. Our high will be around 35; north-northeast wind 6 to 10 […]
PTA leader plans to run for CMS District 1 seat
Feb. 17. Connie Cabbs, who has served as the Mecklenburg County PTA president for two years as well as three terms on the North Carolina PTA board, plans to run for the District 1 Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools board seat currently held by Rhonda Cheek. Cabbs, a real estate broker, has also been the Federal Legislative […]
COVID-19 update Feb. 17
Feb. 17. With President Biden suggesting things won’t get back to normal until around Christmas, the rate of new coronavirus cases during the past week was 21.7 percent lower than the preceding 31 days. (See chart, based on Johns Hopkins data.) The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting 3,167 new cases today, […]
Pew Research: Update on how some churches are meeting
Feb. 17. As Lent gets under way, some churches are making plans to go back to in-person worship, while others are continuing to meet in their sanctuaries and parking lots, or online. In addition to online, Mt. Zion United Methodist plans to resume in-person worship on Feb. 28 with services at 9 am and 11 […]
