Cornelius News
There’s no place like the outdoors for the holidays
Dec. 20. By TL Bernthal. The most popular hunting days of the year are around Christmas. And fishing on Lake Norman is also a popular holiday activity. According to data from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are traditionally the most active hunting days of the year. Fishing is also popular, […]
Madalina is still missing, search enters Day 6 tomorrow
Dec. 19. The search for Madalina Cojocari will go into its sixth day tomorrow after nothing turned up in Lake Cornelius today. The 11-year-old was reported missing last week—after disappearing three weeks earlier. Madalina was last seen at home and has not been seen since. Mother, step-father jailed Her mother and step-father, Diana Cojocari, 35, […]
Prayer vigil for missing 11-year-old Tuesday evening in Victoria Bay
Dec. 19. There will be a prayer vigil for Madalina Cojocari at 7 pm tomorrow in the common area across from the home in Victoria Bay where she was last seen Nov. 22. The 11-year-old wasn’t reported missing until Dec. 15 by her mother and step-father, Diana Cojocari, 35, and Christopher Palmiter, 60, who have […]
Rescue dog Nutmeg recovering from surgery; how to foster and other needs
Dec 19. The Lake Norman Human Society reports that rescue dog Nutmeg—who had an old hip injury and three BB pellets lodged in her tail, leg and spine—had surgery last week and is recovering at home. “Nutmeg’s surgery went OK. She was quite a mess and has a long recovery ahead of her,” Dana Kelley, […]
Weekly calendar: Dec. 19-25: Menorah lighting at Birkdale, holiday fun and Merry Christmas
Calendar Sponsors Here’s what is happening this week. Dec. 19 Winter Wonderettes Check website | Dec. 19. Advance Tickets: Adult – $20; Senior (65+) – $ 18; Student (under 21) – $15. Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour St., Davidson. Advent Contemplative Practice 7-7:45 pm | Dec. 19. Come for a time of sacred practice. You […]
Now the mother: Madalina’s mom arrested for failing to report missing child
Dec. 17. Hours after her husband was arrested for failing to report the disappearance of a child, the mother of a missing girl was also arrested under the same charges. Cornelius Police have arrested Diana Cojocari, the 37-year-old mother of Madalina Cojocari, 11, who was last seen in Cornelius on Nov. 23. The step-father, Christopher […]
Step-father arrested in connection to child disappearance from Victoria Bay
Dec. 17. Cornelius Police have arrested the step-father of the 11-year-old Cornelius girl who was reported missing three weeks after the fact. Christopher Palmiter, 60, was charged with Failure to Report the Disappearance of a Child, a felony. Madalina Cojocari, who was last seen at home in Victoria Bay the evening of Nov. 23 dressed […]
A Cornelius 11-year-old has been missing for 3 weeks
Dec. 16. An 11-year-old Cornelius girl, Madalina Cojocari, has been missing for more than three weeks according to Cornelius Police. Her parents reported her missing to the Bailey Middle School school resource officer yesterday. She was last seen at home, on the evening of Nov. 23, 2022, and has not been seen since. The disappearance […]
Cornelius home and property sales
Dec. 16. These recent property transactions in Cornelius were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds Oct. 20-Nov. 18. 10/20/22 $1,480,000 Steve & Wanda Claude to Gary & Joann Shapiro, 19632 Meta Rd. 10/20/22 $994,000 Irebells LLC to Jonathan & Sarah Souza, 17229 Green Dolphin Ln. 10/20/22 $589,000 South Creek Construction to Edna Griffin, […]
Ada Jenkins financial assistance program ‘on pause’ for a few weeks
Dec. 16. The Ada Jenkins Center’s financial assistance program has depleted its available funding and is temporarily closed. Harold E. Rice Jr., chief executive officer, says that since July, the center has served 92 families with rent, mortgage and utility payments, helping them remain in their homes and without interruption of their utility services. There […]
