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Movies under the stars
June 26. Drive-in movies are happening at Oak Street Mill in Old Cornelius Friday and Saturday evening at 8:55 pm when Bella Love screens “SING,” the 108 minute animated feature about one koala’s hope to save his theater with a talent show. Park between 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm. Tickets can be purchased from Bella […]
Get a java jolt, cold or hot, at these coffee shops
June 26. By Emily Paton. During this period of pandemic, if there’s one thing that keeps us going, it’s caffeine. Today we shed light on a few local coffee shops that can satisfy both a quarantine craving and a hot summer’s day desire. Give them a visit: A community staple, Old Town Public House doubles […]
Carolina Raptor Center Raptor Trail Opening July 1
June 25. Carolina Raptor Center closed their popular Raptor Trail attraction on March 18, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The Center opened to its members on June 10, and will reopen to the general public starting July 1. Several policy changes and procedures have been put into place to protect staff, volunteers, and […]
More COVID-19 cases; face mask mandate tomorrow
June 25. A day after Gov. Roy Cooper extended Phase 2 and mandated face masks in public, at least 57,183 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 1,290 have died, up 19 from yesterday. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported an additional 1,009 cases of the […]
Virtual Independence Day celebration Friday
June 25. The Town of Cornelius PARC Department and Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists will hold a virtual “Patriotic Celebration” this Friday, June 26, from 6 pm to 8 pm. The community can tune in from the safety and comfort of their own living rooms or outdoor living areas for an evening of patriotic music from […]
COVID-19 outbreak at Autumn Care under control
By David Yochum. No one could have foreseen what was going to happen this spring at Autumn Care, the 102-bed nursing home on the Senior Campus at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, the historic congregation just south of downtown Cornelius. Since March, a total of 20 elderly residents of Autumn Care died from COVID-19 in […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests, citations June 25
Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 200618019 B&E Vehicle 20315 Knox Rd 06:09:51 06/18/20 ASN Superior Pools 200619104 Damage Property 20845 Lagoona Dr 19:00:19 06/19/20 ASN Bustle, Jennifer 200621083 Damage Property 19502 South Hill St 15:03:00 06/21/20 ASN Mobley, Michelle 200623006 B&E Vehicle 8517 Preserve Pond Rd 00:14:13 06/23/20 ASN Sammis, Thomas 200623081 […]
Non-profit donated $40K to local charities
June 25. The Peninsula Community Foundation (PCF), a Cornelius-based non-profit, raised and distributed $40,000 in its COVID19 Emergency Fund Drive. Funds were distributed to Bags of Hope for its food supply backpacks; Feeding the Frontliners, to supply meals to local hospital staff; Safe Alliance; Caterpillar Ministries; Ada Jenkins; Top Deck and to Lake Norman Hospice. […]
Face masks: It’s for real
June 24. Gov. Roy Cooper, while extending Phase 2 reopening another three weeks, also issued an Executive Order that says people must wear face coverings in public places, indoor or outdoor, where physical distancing of six feet from other people who are not members of the same household or residence is not possible. This does […]
Theo Breedlove has been located
June 25. UPDATE. Cornelius Police say Theo Edward Breedlove, 34, has been found after being reported missing Wednesday by a family member. He was last seen on Monday, June 22, near West Catawba and Liverpool Parkway wearing a white hat, a black and grey shirt, red sweatpants and white shoes. He is 6’2″ and 130 […]
