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Weather: Perfect fall weekend
Nov. 20. Look for amazing sunny fall weather Saturday, Sunday and on into Tuesday with Saturday the warmest day, with a high near 68, and Tuesday the coolest, with a high near 56. The National Weather Service, though, is forecasting clouds on Wednesday with a 30 percent chance of showers, increasing to 40 percent on […]
CANCELLED: American Legion blood drive Nov. 23
American Legion Post 86 has cancelled a blood drive with American Red Cross from 1 pm to 5:30 pm Monday Nov. 23. Post 86 is located at 21215 Legion St. in Cornelius. Organizers said staffing issues due to COVID-19 were to blame.
Fire destroys 2 boats at Kings Point
Nov. 20. A sailboat rests on the bottom of Lake Norman and the burned-out remnants of a pontoon boat sit on dry land at Kings Point Marina where an early-morning fire could have been much worse. Hundreds of boats are lined up in slips with only finger piers separating them. Fast work by the Huntersville […]
NCDHHS reports highest 1-day increase in COVID cases
Nov. 19. By Dave Yochum. New COVID-19 cases statewide rose through the 4,000 mark today, reaching 4,296 today, according to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. The record high is 10 percent ahead of the previous record of 3,885 new cases reported five days ago on Saturday, Nov. 14. COVID-19 hospitalizations, which climbed […]
Atrium: It’s time to ‘mask up’
Nov. 19. Atrium Health has joined 100 of the nation’s top health care systems across the in an urgent plea for all Americans: Mask up, because wearing a face mask is our best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic. More than 11.5 million Americans have tested positive for the virus – including an additional […]
Zoom, zoom, zoom: Online meeting falls apart
Nov. 19. By Dave Vieser. A virtual community meeting on Palillo Holdings’ plan to build 252 multifamily apartments on the property that encompasses White House Gardens transitioned from a late and unorganized start to a verbal-free-for-all between Palillo and nearby residents. It began at 5 pm but by 5:25, the meeting descended into a shouting […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests, citations Nov. 11-17
Reported by the Cornelius Police Department Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 201111042 B&E Vehicle 21121 Harken Dr 08:04:37 11/11/20 CAA McGowan, Gina 201111043 B&E Vehicle 1030 South St 08:37:11 11/11/20 CLO Priestley, Michael 201111053 Burglary 21129 Crealock Pl 12:22:24 11/11/20 ASN Boyd, Erin & Brandon 201111057 Fraud 21720 Catawba Av 13:01:43 11/11/20 […]
State Superintendent-elect Catherine Truitt: Where she stands on charters, the board and the NCAE
Nov. 19. By Greg Childress, NC Policy Watch. Education in North Carolina has become “highly politicized” to the detriment of student achievement, says State Superintendent-elect Catherine Truitt. While Democrats and Republicans fight over school funding, teacher pay, vouchers and charter schools, student achievement has remained stagnant for 40 years, Truitt said in an interview with Policy Watch this week. “It is stagnant despite various times […]
Grocers begin to limit some purchases
Nov. 19. By Dave Yochum. They’re baaack. Paper shortages, that is. The Associated Press is reporting that the new surge of coronavirus cases is sending people back to stores to stockpile, forcing some retailers to impose limits on bathroom tissue and paper towels. Supplies are dwindling again this week at Harris Teeter and Publix. Stores […]
NCDHHS reports COVID-19 testing tops 9%
Nov. 18. With a vaccine likely weeks if not months away, COVID-19 cases continue to increase in North Carolina. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 3,367 new cases of the coronavirus today, up from 3,288 new cases yesterday, but lower than the 3,885 new cases reported on Saturday, Nov. 14. The NCDHHS […]
