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FAQs on drink sales after 11 pm
July 31. The sale of individual alcoholic beverages after 11 pm comes to halt tonight, due to COVID-19. To review frequently asked questions, click here. For example, you can’t order three drinks at 10:59 pm and expect to be served. (But you can’t do that in North Carolina, regardless of time.)
Median number of new COVID-19 cases easing off past 30 days
July 31. By Dave Yochum. The NC Department of Health and Human Services noon report shows 1,954 new cases of the coronavirus, down from 2,344 new cases yesterday. The record high was 2,481 cases reported July 18. The NCDHHS Friday also reported 21 new deaths, down from 38 deaths Thursday and, on Wednesday, 45 new […]
Monday ‘Coffee Chat’ features Mecklenburg health director
The Cornelius “Coffee Chat” Monday Aug. 3 will feature Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris who will give an update on COVID-19. Hosted by Mayor Woody Washam, the virtual coffee chat begins at 8:30 am via Zoom. Members of the Town Board and town staff will be on hand as well, with Town Manager […]
Weekend weather
July 31. Yesterday was a nice break from all that 90-degree weather, right? LOL, it’s coming back, with storms, this weekend. The National Weather Service is calling for highs of 93 today and tomorrow, with 91 forecast for Sunday and showers and thunderstorms likely amidst the heat. Thirty percent chance of showers Friday and Saturday, […]
Ahoy Cornelius Police Lake Patrol
Cornelius Police Sgt. Matthew Figaro of the Lake Patrol Unit will be at King’s Point marina to answer questions regarding boating from 9 am to noon Saturday, Aug. 1. The Lake Patrol Unit will have an area set up for boaters to come meet patrol members and ask questions/talk about any concerns boaters may have. […]
Carolina Farm Trust debuts video with Aug. 6 discussion on local farming
July 31. A Cornelius-based non-profit that works to preserve farmland and nurture local farming, will premier a video called “Feeding a Region” and host a panel discussion Thursday, Aug. 6 on Zoom. The 7-minute film, with an engaging soundtrack by musician Tacoma Narrows, outlines the whys and wherefores of connecting farmers to available Charlotte-area farmland. […]
CMS scraps Plan B + Remote in favor of full remote learning, starting Aug. 17
July 30. By Dave Yochum. At an emergency meeting this afternoon, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education scrapped plans for Plan B + Remote and voted unanimously in favor of full remote learning. It means the original plan for students to go back to school on a rotating basis for just two weeks has been cancelled […]
Mecklenburg adds 337 COVID cases, NC adds 2,344
July 30. By Dave Yochum. An additional 2,344 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 38 more have died, according to today’s noon update from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. The totals statewide now stand at 120,194 cases cumulative since tracking began here in March, and 1,903 deaths. […]
Police blotter: Incidents/arrests/citations as reported by CPD July 30
Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 200723031 Fraud 8807 Chagrin Dr 08:31:44 07/23/20 ASN Bush, Lessie 200723068 Fraud 19624 Meta Rd 14:07:59 07/23/20 ASN Huseby, Joyce 200725040 B&E Vehicle 19501 Statesville Rd 08:51:00 07/25/20 ASN Rydbom, Wayne 200725040 B&E Vehicle 19501 Statesville Rd 08:51:00 07/25/20 ASN Crespo-Fernandez, Jose 200725059 Larceny Vehicle 19708 W […]
Former Reggie White home sells for $2.3M
July 30. The former home of NFL great Reggie White has sold for $2.3 million after being listed at $2.6 million. The 10,000 square foot lakefront home is assessed at $3.7 million. White, his wife Sara and their children lived in the home prior to his sudden death in 2004 due to sleep apnea. Sara […]
