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NC stuck in Phase 3 with Thanksgiving a little over 2 weeks away
Nov. 10. By Dave Yochum. With Thanksgiving two weeks away, Gov. Roy Cooper says everyone in North Carolina must focus on how to keep their friends and neighbors safe. “We are on shaky ground as we head into Thanksgiving,” Cooper said. “We must avoid getting together especially indoors.” The NC Dept. of Health & […]
NCDHHS reports new COVID-19 cases back over 2,000; increase in Mecklenburg
Nov. 10. By Dave Yochum. North Carolina’s number of new coronavirus cases per day rose back over the 2,000 mark, hitting 2,582 in today’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services report. The volume of new cases over the past week is 7.6 percent ahead of the median number of new cases over the previous […]
Plan for 199-foot cell tower goes to Town Board
Nov. 10. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board has thrown a hot potato into the lap of the Town Board, narrowly recommending approval for a 199 foot cell phone tower just off Jetton Road. By a 4-3 vote, planners suggested the Town Board OK the request. However, there appears to be some opposition among […]
Angels and Sparrows Soup Kitchen Holiday Meal Boxes
Nov. 10. Angels and Sparrows Soup Kitchen needs your help to feed a family in need this holiday season. In year’s past, the soup kitchen remained open for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but had low turnout. When organizers polled guests, they said: “We may not be able to afford the traditional holiday meal, but we want […]
Cornelius Police launch 2020 Adopt-A-Family for the Holidays program
Nov. 10. The 2020 Adopt-A-Family for the Holidays with the Cornelius Police Department is underway. If you are interested in sponsoring a family, please click here to fill out your information by Friday, November 27 and the Cornelius Police Department will match you with a family in Cornelius. Cornelius PD will provide you with a wish […]
Cornelius designer lands top Dacor award
Nov. 10. Starr Miller of StarrMiller Interior Design in Cornelius is the national first place winner in the traditional category in addition to being recognized as a first place/east coast regional winner and national finalist in the the Dacor National Kitchen Design contest. Miller gets a cash prize of $42,500. Dacor is a leading American […]
NCDHHS: New COVID-19 cases drop below 2,000
Nov. 9. North Carolina’s median number of new COVID-19 cases is running 7.6 percent of the previous 31 days. Back on Oct. 27, new cases were running 16 percent of the previous 31 days, based on data collected by Johns Hopkins University. The number of new COVID-19 cases increased by 1,521 statewide in today’s report […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests, citations Oct. 28-Nov. 3
As reported by the Cornelius Police Department Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 201028073 Larceny 10500 Washam Potts Rd 08:54:00 10/28/20 ASN Saldana, Jorge 201028075 B&E Residential 19420 One Norman Bv 09:00:00 10/28/20 ASN Haddon, Tanner 201028096 Fraud 17824 Statesville Rd 12:07:00 10/28/20 ASN Grainda Builders 201028097 B&E Vehicle 21006 Harken Dr 12:16:00 […]
W. Catawba project: How best to meet, discuss?
Nov. 9. By Dave Vieser. A virtual community meeting designed to provide information for residents on a proposed mixed-use project in Cornelius is being reconsidered by town officials after concerns about the format were brought up by Town Commissioner Jim Duke. The project under review is an application from Palillo Holdings LLC to build 252 […]
This year’s PYC Lighted Boat Parade for members only
Nov. 9. The 24th annual Lighted Boat Parade at the Peninsula Yacht Club will be for members only in 2020 to control attendance during the pandemic. Next year, the club hopes to open the event to the public again, a manager said Sunday. But this year, because of the coronavirus pandemic and public health restrictions, […]
