Cornelius News
Snow day: Roads covered in snow and ice
Jan. 17. This morning many roads around Cornelius are icy-dicey, but passable, with a hard-pack of snow and here and there on roads like Westmoreland, West Catawba, Hwy. 21 and Jetton. I-77 was mostly cleared with little traffic at 7 am. Black ice abounds a day after this winter’s first major storm passed through. UPDATE […]
Weather tonight, tomorrow
Jan. 16. Tonight, a 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10 pm. Low around 28. Winds 8 to 13 mph; gusts up to 21 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected, as per National Weather Service. Watch for black ice. The Cornelius Public Works team plowed and salted all day. We may have dodged […]
Major storm system under way
Jan. 16. As of 8 am about an inch and a half of snow has fallen in Cornelius and precipitation is changing to sleet, then freezing rain mid-morning, according to the National Weather Service. Today’s high will only reach 31 with windy conditions and daytime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. […]
Weekend planner Jan. 14-16: Music, fitness and MLK commemoration
Here’s what happening this weekend: Jan. 14 Music 8 pm. DECARLO. Buy tickets in advance for $15. BoatYard Lake Norman, 18418 Statesville Rd. Jan. 15 Martin Luther King Commemoration Service 10 am-11:30 am. The Western North Carolina Conference will host its annual service on FB Live and You Tube Live. This year’s theme is “Infinite Hope: […]
COVID update Jan. 14: Hospitalizations remain over 4,000
Jan. 14. COVID-related hospitalizations statewide were struck over the 4,000 mark for a third reporting day, hitting 4,381 in today’s coronavirus update from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. New cases have also climbed well above last week’s peak of 28,474 on Jan. 7, hitting 35,759 today, according to NCDHHS. (It’s lower than […]
Gated estate sells for $3.55 million, a record for non-lakefront
Jan. 13. By Dave Yochum. A sprawling gated estate on Torrence Chapel in Cornelius has sold for $3.55 million, according to Mecklenburg County records. The 8,249 square foot manor home, which includes six bedrooms, six baths and four half baths on 5.05 acres, was completed in 2008. Highest price for non-lakefront It’s the most expensive […]
The local retail landscape continues to change
Many retailers looked at 2021 as a chance to rebound from pandemic-induced losses but instead were forced to deal with staff shortages, supply chain issues and renewed restrictions, not to mention new COVID strains. As 2022 dawns, here’s a look at what may be in store for the Cornelius retail landscape. RETAIL | By Tripp […]
Leading historian is hopeful sharecropper house will be saved
Jan. 12. By Dave Yochum. It’s looking like a historically significant sharecropper house on the Alexander Farm development site will be moved in time for construction to begin on the multimillion-dollar mixed-use project on 55 acres at Westmoreland and West Catawba. Historian Dan Morrill, Preserve Mecklenburg’s consultant, says the group may have the wherewithal to […]
3-judge panel rules NC redistricting maps can stand; appeal likely
Jan. 12. By Dave Vieser. A bipartisan three judge panel has unanimously ruled that the state primary may proceed with the new maps designed by the State Legislature which has a Republican majority. The panel composed of two Republicans and one Democrat stated that the process of designing the new districts was by its nature […]
Appalachian State students whipsawed over conflicting COVID messages from faculty, administration
Jan. 12. By Joe Killian/NC Policy Watch. Students at Appalachian State University in Boone are getting conflicting messages from faculty and administrators as tensions over the university’s handling of COVID-19 in the spring semester boil over. In an open letter to students sent Sunday evening, Richard Rheingans, a professor in the Department of Sustainable Development, wrote the […]
