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New preschool hires first director

June 22. Margy Nance is the new Preschool Director at Cornelius Early Scholars, a new non-profit scholarship Christian preschool that will utilize space in First Baptist Church on Catawba Avenue. She has more than 17 years of preschool experience, including more than a decade as director. Rev. David Judge, who chairs Cornelius Early Scholars, said […]

The Charlotte Symphony plays at Bailey Road Park June 22, followed by fireworks.

Weekender June 22-25: Fireworks, concerts, night market and ‘Mary Poppins’

Calendar Sponsors Thursday, June  22 Live at LangTree 6:30 – 9 pm | June 22. The HWY, Americana rock band. LangTree Lake Norman, 401 Langtree Rd., Mooresville. Dance Without Limits Noon – 1 pm | .June 22  A Culture Blocks program presented by Order My Steps designed for seniors of all levels.  Improve strength, coordination […]

Statesville native Dani Kerr auditioned for "America's Got Talent"

Statesville native on the big stage

June 21. Jason Benavides. Statesville native Dani Kerr is no stranger to performing her songs in front of an audience. She’s performed all over the Lake Norman area, including LangTree Live and BoatYard Lake Norman but Tuesday she was on one of the biggest stages of her career. Her audition on Tuesday’s episode of “America’s […]

Charlotte Symphony at Energy Explorium

One of those ‘Only in Lake Norman’ things coming June 30

June 21. Where else but Lake Norman do thousands of people flock to a nuclear power plant for an enchanting lakeside concert? Concerts at nuclear power plants are indeed uncommon, but on Friday, June 30, the EnergyExplorium at McGuire Nuclear Station will host the Charlotte Symphony on their sprawling lawn at the southern end of […]

CDC initiative connects landlords, tenants

AFFORDABLE HOUSING | By Dave Vieser June 21. The need for affordable housing in Lake Norman continues to increase. While Cornelius is known for affluence, there are many limited income employed people who struggle to find affordable housing in the town where they work. A robust economy and in-migration have driven up housing prices and […]

Funnel cloud June 19 | Photo: Fred Pennekamp

Eyewitness account of funnel cloud off Spinnaker’s Reach

June 20. Here’s what Cornelius resident Fred Pennekamp says about the funnel cloud which appeared between Bustle and Spinnaker’s Reach at about 5:10 pm yesterday. “The storm was coming from west to east down the Spinnakers Reach Drive Cove. By the time I got out on our deck the first finger came down from the […]

Funnel cloud seen from Mariners Villas at the western end of W Catawba | Photo: Jake DiPietro

Funnel cloud toured Cornelius lakefront yesterday

June 20. Jake Dipietro, the new owner of Barefoot Watersports on West Catawba, grabbed a vivid photo of yesterday’s funnel cloud marching from near Mariner’s Villas to the cove between Jetton near Mountainview and the end of Bustle Road. It all happened during a drenching storm late Monday afternoon. Rainfall totals ran from about 2 […]

SOLD OUT: Newsmakers Breakfast June 22 on development

NEWSMAKERS BREAKFAST | JUNE 22 Three Lake Norman leaders—a developer, a former Huntersville mayor and a sitting town commissioner in Cornelius—will discuss the state of development amidst the current climate in and around Lake Norman at a Newsmakers Breakfast June 22 at The Peninsula Club. [THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT] The event features: John Aneralla, […]

Photo by Jason Benavides

Town Board: Term length hearing last night, new road connection

June 20. By Dave Vieser. If the Cornelius Town Board was looking for a large turnout for a public hearing on terms lengths, they must have been disappointed. Only one citizen showed up to voice an opinion on whether the terms of the mayor and town board members be changed from two years to staggered […]

Affordable housing

Davidson Community Foundation will assist westside residents impacted by reval

June 19. Davidson residents most severely impacted by Mecklenburg County’s new tax assessments may find relief thanks to a $22,000 grant from the Davidson Community Foundation to the Town of Davidson. The one-time grant can help up to 100 residents with immediate challenges around the town’s portion of property tax assessments. Mecklenburg County has additional […]