Cornelius News
Select sirens at McGuire Nuclear Station will be tested over next 2 weeks
Sept. 18. The outdoor warning sirens around McGuire Nuclear Station will be tested multiple times during the weekdays between Monday, Sept. 18, and Friday, Sept. 29. This required testing is necessary to ensure sirens are operating optimally after completion of maintenance activities. During this time, individual sirens will be tested in short 20-second increments. These […]
Newsmakers Breakfast Sept. 22 features Q&A with Dr. Hill, new CMS superintendent
Sept. 15. Dr. Crystal Hill, the new superintendent of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, will be the featured speaker at a Newsmakers Breakfast Q&A on Friday Sept. 22 at The Peninsula Club. Hill leads the second-largest school system in North Carolina. Public education is a timely topic, not only as a $2.5 billion bond issue goes before […]
Is this a watershed moment for wakeboarders?
Sept. 15. By Erica Batten. Local boat dealers say wakesurfing is the fastest-growing recreational activity on Lake Norman, and good for them and those who ride the swells behind six-figure vessels. But not everyone is happy about this craze that is set to be a $2 billion industry by 2024. Some lakefront property owners, along […]
Weekender Sept. 14 – 17: Music, mazes and more fun
Calendar Sponsors Thursday, Sept. 14 Chicago Rewired 6:30 – 9 pm | Sept. 14. Chicago tribute band. LangTree Lake Norman, 401 Langtree Rd., Mooresville. Thursdays on Main 6 pm | Sept.14. Blackwater Band. Veterans Park 119 N. Main St., Kannapolis. Friday, Sept. 15 LaLaCaboosa 5-9 pm | Sept. 15. Latino Night: performances by UltimaNota, Rumbao […]
Davidson Home Sales
Sept. 14. These property transactions were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds July 19-August 18, 2023. 7/19/23 $798,000 MI Homes of Charlotte to Bharath Reddy Loka, 17438. Summers Walk Blvd. 7/20/23 $1,856,000 Neil & Tara Condon to Christopher & Anita Donohoe, 19339 Overleaf Ln. 7/21/23 $1,550,000 Dana & Nancy Kampschror to Pierre Hennaux […]
Eyes on Jetton: New cameras help deter crime
Sept. 12. By Dave Yochum. If you’ve noticed new cameras on traffic signs on Jetton, you can thank Peninsula resident Bob Watson. He wants to make the Jetton Road area the safest in the state. He solicited friends and neighbors for the money to purchase the cameras, valued at $2,160 each. He’s raised more than […]
Public invited to see plans for Clark Row conditional planning area at community meeting Monday
By TL Bernthal. Sept. 12. The public is invited to attend a community meeting to learn more about proposals for the development of the Tom Clark buildings. The Thomas F. Clark Revocable Trust proposes a conditional planning area to redevelop the existing storefront buildings at 121-129 N. Main Street in downtown Davidson. Preliminary plans include […]
Thoughts on 9-11 at the ‘Never Forget’ monument from Mayor Washam
Sept. 11. [Text of a speech given this morning by Mayor Woody Washam] The events of 9/11 are forever etched in our minds and hearts. The Cornelius Never Forget 9/11 Monument, which includes a piece of steel from the World Trade Center, is our way to honor the first responders, citizens, and military personnel affected […]
Ceremony continues at ‘Never Forget’ 9-11 monument
Sept. 11. Many firefighters, veterans and citizens are at Fire Station No. 1 for the annual 9-11 ceremony. Here is the schedule: 8:30 am – Opening prayer 8:46 am – Hijackers crash American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. 9:03 am – Hijackers crash United Airlines Flight 175 into […]
‘Never Forget’ 9-11 ceremony starts at 8:30 am
Sept. 11. The 9-11 Anniversary Ceremony, commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 attacks, starts at 8:30 am today at the “Never Forget” monument at Fire Station No. 1. The three-hour event uses a tolling bell and moments of silence to mark the critical moments of that day 22 years ago. The ceremony will […]
