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Carolina Farm Trust plants urban farm in Huntersville
Feb. 17. Carolina Farm Trust will break ground on Free Spirit Farm, a 28-acre urban farm in Huntersville, later this month. It is the Cornelius-based non-profit’s largest undertaking yet. “During a time where we feel powerless in so many ways, Free Spirit Farm is an opportunity for all of us, as Mecklenburg County residents, to […]
The roads ahead: Better later than never
Feb. 17. By Dave Vieser. There’s some good news coming from the NCDOT pertaining to road improvements in Cornelius: Several of the smaller projects which had been on hold have been reactivated. However, the widening of West Catawba Avenue from Jetton to Sam Furr is still a long way off. “We are happy that NCDOT […]
Get ready for freezing rain
Feb. 17. Now that the rain is over, it’s time for [pause] freezing rain. While we’re going to see some sunshine today, the National Weather Service predicts freezing rain before dawn tomorrow until around noonish Thursday. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Read the long-range forecast here. Weekend outlook: […]
NCDHHS update for Feb. 16
Feb. 16. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services at noon reported statewide hospitalizations at 1,958 today, slightly higher than yesterday, but half that of one month ago. There were 1,998 new cases of the coronavirus in today’s NCDHHS report, down from 1,988 new cases yesterday. Exactly one month ago, there were 7,986 new […]
OMB unveils draft plans for major development near downtown
Feb. 16. By Dave Vieser. The initial reaction to Old Mecklenburg Brewery’s plan for a large mixed-use project, complete with 398 apartments, 50 townhomes, a brewery and a beer garden, was all positive at Monday’s Cornelius Town Board Meeting. Greenway Gartens would occupy about 24 acres on the northern end of Zion Avenue where Curtis […]
Young mom killed in accidental shooting in Cornelius
Feb. 16. UPDATE 6 pm. A 25-year-old mother has died after a child accidentally fired a weapon, hitting the mother and another child, according to members of the grieving family. The tragedy occurred in the Cornelius Village apartments around 7 pm Monday on Meridian, not far from the Cornelius Animal Shelter. Family members identified the […]
NCDHHS: Hospitalizations, deaths due to COVID-19 drop
Feb. 15. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services at noon reported statewide hospitalizations were down 17 percent in the space of a single week, even as Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, says the next 14 weeks will be the most difficult […]
Town Board meets at 5 pm, OMB project on tap
Feb. 15. By Dave Vieser. While a public hearing regarding 180 homes on Mayes Road has been canceled, growth and housing in the town will still be on the agenda at tonight’s Town Board meeting. Here’s a summary of items on the Feb. 15 agenda: —Olde Mecklenburg Brewery is requesting permission to build 398 multi-family […]
Lake Norman Realty tops $300 million in closed sales
Feb. 15. By Dave Yochum. Cornelius-based Lake Norman Realty surpassed $300 million in closed transactions in 2020 and prospects are good for another record-breaking year. Real estate prices continue to climb, there’s a suburban resurgence and net in-migration continues. Yet Abigail Jennings, the president of the largest locally owned real estate company, has more on […]
CMS District 1 board member may run for re-election in 2021 after all
Feb. 15. By Dave Vieser. Rhonda Cheek, the District One Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools representative, may run for re-election after all. Cheek, of Davidson, has told fellow board members she did not plan to run again for the School Board this fall, but when contacted over the weekend on a separate issue, she said those plans […]
