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Daylight Savings time goes dark early Sunday
Oct. 31. Enjoy an extra hour to sleep this weekend when Daylight Savings Time ends in the early morning hours Sunday, Nov. 3. That means “fall back,” with clocks turning back one hour. (The exact time is 2 am. If you actually feel the time change, please let us know.) The Mecklenburg County Fire Marshal’s […]
Sun Raised Foods holding special lamb dinner this Saturday
Oct. 31. Cornelius-based Sun Raised Foods is holding farm-to-table lamb dinners on Nov. 2 and Nov. 9 at their largest farm in Biscoe. The event starts at 3 pm with a tour of the 200-acre farm where 500 sheep, seven Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs, peacocks, chickens and other animals live. After the tour, guests […]
Weekender Oct. 31-Nov. 3: Mt. Zion BBQ, ‘Matilda Jr.’, festivals, craft show, sheep dog trials
Friday, Nov. 1 Tammy Pescatelli 7:30 pm | Nov. 1. Tammy Pescatelli brings brassy sexiness with a bold voice of witty sarcasm to her audiences, holding her own on the topics of sports, television, dating and family life using tongue-in-cheek humor. Tickets: $25-45. Cain Center for the Arts, Catawba Avenue. Nov. 1 – Nov. 10 […]
Cain Center Spring 2025 sneak peak
Oct. 31. Cain Center for the Arts’ Spring 2025 Performing Arts Season features a diverse lineup of music, dance, comedy and theater experiences. For a preview, click here. Season overview The Spring 2025 season opens with celebrated bluegrass icons, The Gibson Brothers, followed by the soulful sound of North Carolina’s own Charly Lowry, whose music bridges Americana […]
Voting information, with Early Voting ending Saturday at 3 pm
Oct. 31. Early Voting continues today, Friday and ends on Saturday Nov. 2. Hours today and Friday: 8 am to 7:30 pm. Hours Saturday (Final day of Early Voting): 8 am to 3 pm. On Wednesday, 1,115 people voted at Cornelius Town Hall. Since EV began Oct. 17, 15,807 people have voted at Cornelius Town […]
Helene update: More than 100 fatalities
Oct. 30. There were 101 verified storm-related fatalities in North Carolina as of Oct. 30 due to Hurricane Helene. Three deaths occurred in Mecklenburg County. The fatalities are updated five days a week and verified through official channels and are subject to change based on investigation. For a county-by-county list of fatalities, click here.
Police Blotter: Oct. 23-29
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 241023031 Larceny 19807 Burton Ln 10:04:00 10/23/24 ASN Quick Trip 241023038 Fraud 16930 West Catawba Av 10:22:00 10/23/24 ASN Charlotte Payroll 241023071 Fraud 20435 Chartwell Center Dr 14:39:24 10/23/24 ASN Lake Norman Infiniti 241024086 Fraud 21716 Catawba Av 17:41:00 10/24/24 […]
Downtown Master Plan citizen survey extended to Nov. 7
Oct. 30. There’s a little more time to provide input on how downtown Cornelius should grow and change over the next 15 years. A citizen survey has been extended from Oct. 31 to Nov. 7. Go to www.Cornelius.org/downtown to take the downtown survey and have your opinion heard. Background Over the years downtown has morphed […]
Mt. Zion BBQ is Nov. 2
Oct. 30. Mt Zion United Methodist Church will hold its 85th Annual BBQ on Saturday, Nov. 2. More information is on the church’s website: mtzionumc.net . The dining room will be open at 11 am day of. There will be hot plates (BBQ, slaw, yams, bread, dessert, drink), BBQ sandwiches and a kid’s hotdog meal. […]
District 98 candidates differ most on the issue of abortion
Oct. 30. During a polite, civil discourse of issues at the NC House District 98 Newsmakers Breakfast, it was the subject of abortion that clearly separated Melinda Bales, the Republican, and Beth Helfrich, the Democrat. In response to audience questions on their position concerning state laws on abortion, Bales said she supported the change in […]
