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EarthTalk: What is Jimmy Carter’s environmental legacy?
Dear EarthTalk: What is Jimmy Carter’s environmental legacy? —B.N., Athens, GA Jan. 10. Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, made a lasting impact on environmental policy. His robust initiatives to protect natural resources and advance clean energy established the foundation for environmental policy in subsequent decades. Despite obstacles, his efforts in land preservation, energy efficiency […]
Dancing like everyone’s watching
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Jan. 10. There are some things in life I just don’t like to do that most people enjoy. If I were a better person, I guess I would suck it up and do things I don’t enjoy. Maybe I’d make it a New Year’s resolution. At the end of […]
Weekend Weather: Wintry
Jan. 10. Who’s ready for winter? We hope you are—with snow coming in later today, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow. Mr. Sun comes back Saturday, with cold temps all weekend and for days to come. Friday: High near 35. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of around an […]
It’s personal property tax time
Jan. 10. Any person or business that owns property such as boats, aircraft or mobile homes, or income-producing property such as equipment, machinery or furniture associated with a business must list the property for tax purposes with the Mecklenburg County Assessor’s Office between now and Jan. 31, 2025. Individual and business personal property is taxed […]
Weekender Jan. 9-12: Community visioning, Bird-day and more
Thursday, Jan. 9 Community Visioning Workshop – North Mecklenburg County 6-7 pm | Jan. 9. Meck County invites residents to participate in the Consolidated Planning Process to inform the Community Development Block Grant Program. This plan will help determine community priorities for using Community Development Block Grant entitlement grant funding over the next five years and […]
Prepare for wintry mix Friday into Saturday
Jan. 9. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch starting Friday morning and ending Saturday morning . If it’s a prolonged sleet and freezing rain event, treacherous roads and downed limbs are quite possible. Snow likely, mainly after 4 pm tomorrow with a high near 36. Friday night will bring more snow […]
Eagle Scout project enhances Torrence Chapel Park
Jan. 8. A Mooresville Scout has earned his Eagle award for renovating an undeveloped area near the entrance of Torrence Chapel Park in Cornelius. Carter W. Culbreth’s project included installing five birdhouses, two bee boxes, two Adirondack chairs overlooking the baseball fields and a Little Free Library as well as planting of various plants to […]
Help put Humpty Dumpty sculpture back together again
Jan. 8. There’s an effort to put Humpty Dumpty together again after he was stolen from an outdoor art installation in front of Cornelius Elementary School in 2023. Humpty sat atop a brick wall in an open book with the nursery rhyme engraved on the left side and a word search on the right side, […]
MLK Day observances in Davidson Jan. 20
Jan. 8. The Town of Davidson will observe Martin Luther King Day Jan. 20 in the Davidson Town Hall & Community Center Auditorium. Town offices will be closed all day in observance of the holiday. The MLK event gets under way with music from the Cornelius Youth Orchestra Woodwind Ensemble at 9:30 a.m. with the […]
Penny Lane, beneath the blue suburban skies, opens near the lake
Jan. 8. A pub reminiscent of gathering places in the British Isles has opened in Jetton Village in the former Cornelius Draft House space. Proprietors James Holywell and Agnes Syslo say opening the Penny Lane pub is a dream come true, having operated a cozy bar on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The couple […]
