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Annual Mooresville Christmas Parade won’t be held this year

Oct. 15. The 76th  Annual Mooresville Christmas Parade for this year has been postponed until 2021, organizers say.  The Mooresville Christmas Parade organizers notified the town on Monday, October 12, of the plan, said Kim Sellers, public information officer for Mooresville. The parade, traditionally held the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, features fantastic floats, marching bands, dance and […]

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Number of new COVID-19 cases exceeds 2,500; statewide hospitalizations down from yesterday

Oct. 13. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 2,532 new cases statewide of COVID-19, up from 1,926 new cases of Wednesday and 1,734 new cases Tuesday. The total number of COVID-19 in North Carolina since the outbreak began in March is at 238,939. Tests, meanwhile, are coming back positive at the […]

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Police blotter: Incidents, arrests, citations Oct. 7-13

Reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 201008051 B&E Vehicle 18202 Captains Cove Ln 08:44:01 10/08/20 ACT Hohnstein, Andrew 201008052 Larceny Vehicle 22501 John Gamble Rd 08:44:38 10/08/20 ASN Vazquez, Gabriel 201008057 Larceny Vehicle 18705 Harbor Light Bv 10:16:29 10/08/20 ASN Colantonio, Andrew 201011037 Larceny Vehicle 9225 Westmoreland […]

UPDATE: McGuire Siren test at Police Station at 10:30 am

Oct. 15. UPDATED. Don’t be alarmed: A loud emergency siren will sound near Town Hall this morning at 10:30 am for about 3 minutes while citizens are lined up for the first day of Early Voting. It’s part of the McGuire Nuclear Station emergency warning system. NEW 11:30 am: Upon seeing the lines of voters […]

Davidson Public Art Commission launches banner project

Oct. 15. The Davidson Public Art Commission announced the launch of a new banner project. The project will line the main corridor to and through town with a variety of banners illustrating key ingredients of strong communities and our best selves: Respect, empathy, justice, equality, equity, love, belonging, inclusion, unity, peace, and understanding.  Artists of […]

Elizabeth Ramsey and Jacqui Chenard were in line early today. Both are from Cornelius

What you need to know for Early Voting

Oct. 15. More than 125 people were lined up around Town Hall before Early Voting got under way at 8 am. Early voting continues until Saturday, Oct. 31. The wait at 9:45 am was about one hour. Cornelius Town Hall will be a polling location during early voting and on Election Day. Other local polling […]

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Early voting begins today

Election Day 2020 is Nov. 3 but Early Voting starts today, Oct. 15. The sample ballot below will help you prepare to cast your vote.

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COVID by the numbers: Cases, hospitalizations up; positive test rate down

Oct. 13. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 1,926 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, up from 1,734 new cases yesterday. The total number of COVID-19 cases statewide since the outbreak began in March is at 236,407. Tests, meanwhile, are coming back positive at the rate of 6.6 percent statewide, down from […]

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Enter to win $10,000 from Allen Tate

Oct.14. Since 2007, Allen Tate Realtors has partnered with the “home team” as the Official Realtor of the Carolina Panthers. For the past seven years, Allen Tate has sponsored the popular Prowl the Den sweepstakes, inviting winners to an exclusive tailgate and tour of Bank of America Stadium. But this year, like everything else, football […]

YMCA open house Oct. 29

Oct. 14. The Lake Norman YMCA has completed work on a 10-month, $2 million renovation that includes state-of-the-art Barre and Cycle Studios, plus functional fitness areas with space for custom workouts. There is also a new “Y Kids” area designed with safety and fun in mind, in addition to existing spaces for group exercise classes […]