Cornelius News
Fish tales: Rutherfordton angler wins Bassmaster Southern Open in Cornelius
Sept. 27. Cody Hoyle of Rutherfordton had the winning three-day total during the Basspro.com Bassmaster Southern Open on Lake Norman this past weekend. You might have seen the duded-out bass boats stalking coves and docks around Cornelius. “This is pretty amazing; I really wasn’t expecting to win,” said Hoyle, who pulled in $43,533. “I entered […]
Bailey Road/Hwy. 115 construction running behind
Sept. 27. By Dave Vieser. First, we learned that improvements at the Bailey Road/Hwy. 115 intersection would not be done in time for the opening of school due to an NCDOT snafu. Now, further unrelated delays may push the project’s completion into November. The problem was revealed at a Cornelius Town Board meeting by Assistant […]
Small infill project on Feriba gets greenlighted by Town Board
Sept. 27. By Dave Vieser. Rezoning for a seven-unit infill townhome project in downtown Cornelius was approved at the Town Board. The project from Blue Heel Development, will be located on a 1/2 acre of vacant land which adjoins the west side of Feriba Place north of Townwood Road and will be called The Towns […]
COVID update Sept. 24: Positivity rate drops below 10% statewide; 2 new deaths in Huntersville
Sept. 24. The COVID positivity rate statewide has dropped below 10 percent for the first time in nearly two months. NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported an 8.6 percent positive rate, down from 11 percent much of the past week and as high as 15.8 percent on Sept. 8. The last time […]
Meck County will offer Pfizer booster shots to more people beginning Monday
Sept. 24. Mecklenburg County Public Health is gearing up to administer Pfizer booster shots beginning Monday to a wider array of those who have already been vaccinated. Public Health continues to provide third doses of mRNA vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) to people with moderate to severe immunocompromising conditions who previously received two doses, per the […]
ElectriCities says power out around Bailey Road in Cornelius
Sept. 24. UPDATED. The Bailey Road area is without power due to a broken pole, according to ElectriCities, the town-owned power company in parts of Cornelius and Huntersville. The power outage occurred near the Foamex plant, and affects residences, businesses, traffic lights and Hough High. Update 1:30 pm: ElectriCities says power will likely be restored […]
‘The Color of Law’ discussion to get under way in October
Sept. 24. The North Mecklenburg Economic Mobility Collaborative, Ada Jenkins Center, Unity in Community, and Center for Civic Engagement at Davidson College will hold a community-wide study of the book “The Color of Law” this fall. The subtitle of the book by Dr. Richard Rothstein is: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. […]
Hope House to celebrate opening of the Cottages of Lindquist Glen
Sept 24. Hope House will host an open house in Huntersville from noon to 2 pm on Saturday, Oct. 2 to tour the new Cottages of Lindquist Glen. The cottages enhance the Hope House Foundation’s mission to provide transitional housing and supportive services to women and children who are experiencing homelessness In our community. The […]
COVID update Sept. 23: A new death in Davidson, first since Feb. 12
Sept. 23. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 5,953 new cases of the coronavirus and 71 new deaths statewide compared to 6,288 new cases yesterday and 130 deaths yesterday due to the coronavirus. One of the new COVID deaths was in Davidson, its first since Feb. 12. Hospitalizations Hospitalizations fell to 3,231 […]
Online comments OK again at town board hearings
Sept. 23. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board will again accept citizen comments on public hearings via email, beginning with the Monday October 4 Meeting. The town had previously accepted such email comments during the COVID crisis up until a few months ago. “The Town wants to provide this option for folks who are […]
