Cornelius News
New mayor and town board get to work
Dec. 2. By Dave Vieser. When the polls closed after the election two years ago, mayoral candidate Denis Bilodeau watched anxiously as results came in from the Board of Elections. At the end of the night, the differential was only 13 votes, and after an official recount, he lost the race to Mayor Woody Washam […]
Washam, Higgins bid farewell as new mayor and board are sworn in
Dec. 2. By Dave Vieser. With the swearing-in of newly elected town officials, Monday evening’s Town Board meeting was the last for Cornelius Mayor Woody Washam, who served four terms as mayor and three terms as a town commissioner. In his farewell comments to a packed audience, Washam expressed gratitude to the commissioners, town staff […]
This month in print: Holiday season arrives
Dec. 1. The December print edition of Cornelius Today hit mailboxes at all homes and businesses in the 28031 ZIP code over the weekend. A digital version of the print issue is also available for download now at www.CorneliusToday.com. Highlights from this month’s issue includes: • Holiday season: Fashion tips from LC Styled; Inside tips […]
Holidays are here: December events
Dec. 1. Here’s a look at some exciting things happening this month around Lake Norman. Check event links for any last-minute updates or changes. Monday, Dec. 1 Love Came Down – A Christmas Concert – Opening 7 pm | Dec. 1. Join us for a beautiful evening of holiday music as the Community Singers of […]
Two arrested in Jay’s at the Lake stabbing
Nov. 28. A stabbing early Friday morning at Jay’s on the Lake left one man in intensive care and resulted in two arrests, according to the Cornelius Police Department. Officers were called to the bar on Statesville Road at 2:20 a.m. to respond to the incident. The victim, whose name was not released, was stabbed […]
Hough football team headed to state championship
Nov. 28. By Ryan Moxon. Hough outlasted West Charlotte in the west regional final by a score of 24-0 to advance to the 8A state championship football game. The game was dominated by both defenses through much of the first half before Hough took advantage of a botched snap on a punt by the Lions […]
Hough vs. West Charlotte: Victor advances to state title game
Nov. 28. By Ryan Moxon. It’s the sold out Charlotte-area high school football matchup the entire season has been building toward. No. 2 West Charlotte travels to No. 1 Hough on tonight to decide who will represent the West region in the 8A state championship game. Hough enters the matchup 11-0, while West Charlotte is […]
Road closure downtown on Saturday
Nov. 26. Catawba Avenue will be closed Saturday, Nov. 29, from 1 to 8:30 p.m. for the annual Light Up Cornelius tree-lighting event. The closure will extend from Mulberry Street to Oak Street. Businesses near Food Lion will remain accessible during the event. Vehicles turning west onto Catawba from Main Street will be routed through […]
What I’m grateful for this Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 27. By Jon Show. For many years my favorite way to start the Thanksgiving Day festivities was to drive up to my parents’ place in Kings Point, grab the Charlotte Observer, pour myself a Bloody Mary, sit on their back porch overlooking the lake, and read the late Ron Green Sr.’s annual column about […]
Tell Giselle: Good luck getting parents to cooperate
Nov. 26. Our weekly advice column from Giselle Massi, a former journalist with The Denver Post. “This past year my siblings have been tussling with our elderly parents. I try to stay out of it but I am getting pulled in. It’s getting to be about that time where we think they really would do […]
