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$2,285,500 | 20118 Bascom Ridge Drive, Cornelius

Hot Properties: Million-dollar home sales

Here are the recent home sales over $1 million  $2,400,000 William Harris & Robert Anderson to Nicholas & Caroline Howell, 17424 Sail View Dr., Cornelius $2,285,500 Jean & Robert Hall Jr. to Ryan & Laura Messenger, 20118 Bascom Ridge Dr., Cornelius $1,150,000 Norman  & Sarah gordon to Lelanya & Joseph Duran, 18825 River Falls Estate, […]

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What do you think about left turns at Torrence Chapel?

March 22. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board plans to survey residents on eliminating left turns at the Torrence Chapel/Liverpool Parkway/West Catawba intersection. In a memo to the board, Deputy Manager Wayne Herron said “NCDOT has asked the Town for one last consideration regarding removing the left turns now versus in the future.” The […]

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Hi tower! 199 feet of ugly?

March 22. By Dave Vieser. Fourteen months after a 3-2 vote by the Town Board, the new 199 foot Cottonwood Cell Tower near Jetton Road is still not in service. However, crews are adding equipment near the top of the tower, which is visible throughout the west side of Cornelius. At the time of the […]

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Brewery taps into global opinion to raise money for Ukraine

March 22. Lost Worlds Brewing has already sold out of its first 500 “Putin is a Dick” crowlers to benefit the National Bank of Ukraine’s Fund for Refugees.  The West Catawba brewery launched the campaign March 18 to raise money for Ukrainian refugees by selling 32-ounce take-home crowlers that come with a new label featuring […]

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Weekly agenda March 21- 27: Spring into the season with these activities

Trying to figure out what to do? This calendar, published weekly on Mondays, can point you to some of the best options in Lake Norman.  Here’s a look at what’s coming up: March 21 2022 Lake Norman Big Band Tickets are $25 per person. New Victory Lanes, 125 Morlake Drive, Mooresville. Cardio Funk 6:30-7:30 pm Mondays. […]

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No left turns at Torrence Chapel?

March 21. Updated. By Dave Vieser. At tonight’s Town Board Meeting, commissioners will discuss eliminating left turns at the Catawba Avenue and Torrence Chapel Road/Liverpool Parkway intersection. Background In May of 2017, the town struck an agreement with NCDOT that these turns would remain after the completion of the triple  roundabout projects planned in the […]

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Sefton Road project in the slow lane

March 21. By Tripp Liles. Last September the Cornelius Town Board approved a mixed-use project on Sefton Park that will include multifamily units, commercial space and a hotel and conference center. The project is being developed by Shaw Resources, based in Greenville, SC. The ambitious project calls for 344 multifamily units, 7,800 square feet of […]

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St. Patrick’s Day scenes from Lake Norman

March 18. There was no shortage of Lake Norman celebrations on St. Patrick’s Day. We couldn’t make it out to all of them but here’s a selection of shots from around town by Jason Benavides. Sláinte!

Social district in action. Photo by Jan Black

Slainte! Experiment went well in downtown social district

March 18. By Dave Yochum. Police Chief Kevin Black said things went well in the new Lake Norman Social District downtown on St. Patrick’s Day. There were “no reported incidents/issues/violations/etc. within the district last night,” Black said. The Social District allowed people to carry drinks outside in specially designed cups while most everyone was wearin’ […]

March 18 NCDHHS report

Friday’s data: New cases statewide: 1,740 New deaths statewide: 28 Hospitalized statewide: 723 North Meck Cornelius new cases: 2 Davidson new cases: 2 Huntersville new cases: 8 —There have not been any COVID deaths in North Meck since March 2; countywide since March 14 Beginning on Wednesday March 23, the NCDHHS COVID-19 report goes weekly. […]