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Local Girl Scouts Council gets $1.1 million from billionaire MacKenzie Scott

Oct. 26. Girl Scouts Hornets’ Nest Council recently announced a $1.1 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of the founder of Amazon. The gift to the Charlotte […]

GoFundMe started for accident survivor

Oct. 25. A GoFundMe page has been started to help with medical costs for Alex Medford who was seriously injured last weekend in the fatal crash on I-77. Her mother […]

Halloween Treat Trail is Saturday

Oct. 25.  The 2nd Annual Halloween Treat Trail will be held 5:30-10 pm Saturday, Oct. 29, at Bailey Road Park. The treat trail is designed for children ages 2-12 and […]

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Weekly agenda Oct. 24-30: All things Halloween and plenty of fall festivals

Here’s highlights of what is going on around Lake Norman this week.  Oct. 25 Artist talk with Sabine Gruffat 4:30 – 5:30 pm Oct. 25 | Sabine Gruffat is a […]

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Weekender Oct. 20-23: Halloween activities, music and more

Highlights of what is going on around Lake Norman in October. For events that repeat weekly, we’ve created an ONGOING category; scroll down and you’ll find it.  Through Oct. 27 […]

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Developer plans ‘Crystal Lagoon’ in Huntersville

Oct. 21. By Dave Yochum. Developer Jake Palillo has a total of 270 acres of farmland on Hwy. 73 in Huntersville under contract with tentative plans to build a new-wave […]

Meteor showers can best be seen with the naked eye.

Meteor show tonight and others will run through mid-December

Oct. 21.  The Farmer’s Almanac notes the Orionids are themeteors to gracing our night sky. You don’t need any special equipment. In fact, binoculars do not work well for meteor […]

Updated: NC District 98 race heats up as Early Voting begins

Oct. 20. By Dave Yochum. The third time John Bradford, a Republican, and Christy Clark, a Democrat, square off in the NC District 98 contest appears to be the most […]

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Early voting began at 8 am today at Town Hall

Oct. 20. Early voting got under way at Cornelius Town Hall at 8 am this morning. The Community Room is open till 7:30 pm weekdays for early voting. On Saturdays, […]

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Community-wide Thanksgiving service Nov. 20

Oct. 20. After a two-year COVID hiatus, the Cornelius Community Thanksgiving Service returns Sunday Nov. 20 as the LKN Community Thanksgiving Service at Grace Covenant Church on Statesville Road. “We […]