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Mayor, 2 commissioners shoot down proposal
Oct. 27. By Dave Vieser. A developer-friendly procedural change, which would have taken some approval power out of the hands of the Town Board, died quietly yesterday during a virtual meeting of the Land Development Code Advisory Board (LDCAB) . Under the proposal, subdivisions with fewer than 25 lots would have been allowed “by right” […]
Reminder: Applications for North Mecklenburg Holiday Parade available
Oct. 27. The 38th Annual North Mecklenburg Parade will be virtual this year instead of running down Main Street from Davidson to Cornelius. Applications for the 38th Annual North Mecklenburg Holiday Parade are available online at www.townofdavidson.org/dpr. Up to 100 video entries will be accepted to allow for an enjoyable viewing experience. As of Oct. 29, […]
Stein Mart closing for good today
Oct. 26. Stein Mart will officially close its doors in the Shops at Fresh Market in Cornelius tonight at 7. An associate at noon said the store was largely emptied out of merchandise. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based company has filed bankruptcy. According to the filing, the problems in the retail industry began before the coronavirus. But […]
Volume of new COVID-19 cases has eased
Oct. 25. The number of new COVID-19 cases statewide reported by the NC Dept. of Health and Human Services eased somewhat today to 1,643, down from 1,807 new cases yesterday and more than 2,400 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week. The median number of new cases over the past week is less than […]
Curbside voting under way at all Early Voting locations
Oct. 25. By Dave Yochum. Early voting continues across North Carolina, including 33 polling places in Mecklenburg County. At 8 am today there was a line of about a half dozen people waiting outside for the doors to open. But inside there were more than a dozen voting machines, which meant no waiting. The first […]
Town holiday traditions moving forward
Oct. 26. You’ve heard it before: Events will look different this year. Light Up Cornelius is likely to morph to a three-day event as PARC staff are trying to determine how to hold a tree lighting ceremony as well as bring in Santa and accommodate enough guests, says Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture (PARC) Director Troy […]
Helpful Tool: SlowCOVIDNC app
Oct. 26. SlowCOVIDNC is the official COVID-19 Exposure Notification app for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. It leverages Bluetooth technology to let app users know if they may have been exposed to COVID-19, enabling them to quickly act to protect themselves and their community. SlowCOVIDNC users can anonymously share a positive […]
Bradford Park initial work done
Oct. 26. Phase one of a plan to update the Bradford Neighborhood Park, 13045 Robert Walker Dr., Davidson, is complete and the park is now open to the public. In 2019 the Town of Davidson and Bradford Home Owners Association (HOA) were the recipients of the GameTime and North Carolina Recreation and Park Association’s Healthy Play […]
Discovery Place Kids celebrates 10 years in Huntersville
Oct. 26. Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville is celebrating its 10th birthday this month. Officially opening its doors on October 23, 2010, the museum is the first of two Discovery Place Kids locations to open in the Carolinas. In 2013, Discovery Place Kids opened in Rockingham. With nature and science museums already well-established in the Charlotte region, […]
Cornelius Town Hall No. 1 in the polls
Oct. 23. In the first eight days of early voting in Mecklenburg County, Cornelius Town Hall is the No. 1 polling place. During early voting, all 33 polling places are open to voters, so there’s no telling exactly where in Mecklenburg County these voters came from. But Town Hall has logged 8,374 voters, well ahead […]
