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Governor extends Phase 2 to July 17
June 24. Gov. Roy Cooper has just extended the “safer at home” order for another three weeks, as well as ordered the wearing of face masks by the public in stores and out in public when social distancing can not be maintained. “Right now our increasing numbers show we need to hit the pause button […]
Number of positive cases, hospitalizations climbing
June 24. By Dave Yochum. At least 56,174 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 1,271 have died, up 20 from yesterday’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services daily report. There were an additional 1,721 cases of the virus, up from 848 new cases as of Tuesday at noon. Total […]
Letter to the Editor: Cornelius tax increases ‘baked into the cake’
OPINION. By Dave Gilroy. I’ve been looking closely at Cornelius town budgets since the late 1990’s fiscal years. It’s the reason why I ran for town board for the first time in 2003 – concern about fast growth in government spending. My first campaign signs back then read “Control Spending” in big blue letters. I […]
Watermark developer plans commercial project nearby
June 24. A two-story, 13,937 square foot office building is planned near the Watermark condominiums and behind Bank OZK on West Catawba. The town’s Architecture Review Board is expected to review design and elevations at their Friday June 26 meeting, which begins at noon in Town Hall. It will be a virtual meeting accessible via […]
Blood drive, vendor fair July 10 at Keller Williams
June 24. On Friday, July 10, Keller Williams Lake Norman Cornelius will be hosting a blood drive and vendor fair, from 10 am to 3 pm. Sign up here for a time slot to give blood, a commodity that is much needed during this pandemic. Additionally, for each donation, OneBlood will provide a COVID antibody […]
COVID-19 screening under way at Smithville Park
June 24. Atrium Health has a Mobile Coronavirus Screening Center up and running in Smithville Park from 8 am to 2 pm today, June 24. No appointments are needed, but Atrium is pre-screening for those with coughs, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain and loss of taste and smell. The mobile unit is in the […]
Trajectory of new COVID-19 cases may be changing for the better
June 23. By Dave Yochum. New data released at lunchtime today by the NC Department of Health and Human Services shows 915 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, a new high since the pandemic began in March. The number exceeds the total one week ago of 829 hospitalized statewide for the coronavirus and 528 hospitalized back […]
Hearing Monday on Alexander Farm changes
June 23. By Dave Vieser. A public hearing on the proposed $110 million Alexander Farm mixed-use development at Westmoreland and West Catawba has been scheduled for this Monday June 29, at 6:30 pm, at Cornelius Town Hall. The hearing will be conducted by the Planning Board under social distancing regulations. “We will operate in a […]
Teen driven to deliver gifts of appreciation to nurses, doctors during pandemic
June 23. Courtney Guice felt she had to do something to support the frontline healthcare workers risking their health and families to care for COVID-19 patients. So the aspiring Division 1 tennis player put her mind and heart to the task and formed Meals for Medical Angels, her effort to provide ICU nurses and doctors […]
Returning to the gym will look different
Editor’s note: This article, courtesy of Novant Health, is part of the medical facility’s back to life series. In North Carolina, gyms and fitness centers are expected to open in the third and final phase of the state’s reopening plan. Gov. Roy Cooper last week vetoed a state house bill that would have allowed gyms, […]
