Cornelius News
Weekly Planner Oct. 14-20: Concerts, festivals and more
Trying to figure out what to do? This calendar, published weekly on Thursdays, can point you to some of the best options in Lake Norman. Submit your entertainment and event news to corneliustoday@gmail.com. We’ve included some dates for future events you need to register for in advance. Here’s a look at what’s coming up: Oct. […]
Credit worthy: Towns borrow based on credit ratings
NORTH MECK | By Dave Vieser Oct. 13. When Huntersville Deputy Town Manager Jackie Huffman got notice of Moodys Investor Services’ Aaa Rating in September, she was understandably elated. “There’s a lot to feel great about here,” Huffman told Mayor John Aneralla as they went over details. Just like your credit score determines how much […]
CMS raises bus driver pay $2 an hour; how to apply
Oct. 13. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has about 50 vacant bus-driver positions, with another 50 or so out on leave and 30 or so absent on a daily basis. • To help fill the vacancies, the Board of Education is increasing starting pay for drivers by $2 an hour to $17.75, intensifying the district’s efforts to attract […]
This is just a test…
Oct. 13. The 67 outdoor warning sirens around McGuire Nuclear Station will be tested for three minutes between 11 am and 1 pm today, Oct. 13. The tests are conducted with emergency officials in Mecklenburg, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and Catawba counties. Local broadcasting stations will not interrupt regular programming. If there were ever a real […]
Funerals were historically different in the Black community
Oct. 12. By Tonya Rivens. The death of a loved one is tough. Coping with that loss can be even more difficult. During the 1960s, Black families not only had to deal with grief after losing someone, they weren’t allowed to enter through the front door of local funeral homes. Harvey Bryant, of W.H. Bryant […]
COVID hospitalizations under 3,000 since Sept. 30; deeper look at Huntersville
Oct. 11. Statewide COVID-related hospitalizations have remained under 3,000 for more than a week, but the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 103 new deaths over the weekend, including two more in Huntersville. Six COVID-related deaths were reported to Mecklenburg County Public Health from Huntersville Oct. 4 to Oct. 8, according to County […]
$2.4 million pediatric emergency center coming to Novant Health Huntersville next year
Oct. 11. Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center has broken ground on a $2.4 million, 5,000-square-foot children’s emergency services center with nine treatment rooms and advanced medical equipment specifically designed to treat children. The Martin Truex Jr. Foundation Children’s Emergency Services center will open in the second quarter of 2022. The center will also have a NASCAR-themed […]
Census fallout: Some voters may be paired with Iredell in proposed NC Senate map
Oct. 8. By Dave Vieser. Although the redistricting committees in Raleigh charged with drawing new district boundaries just started their map compilation work this week, early indications are that part of Senate District 41, currently held by Democrat Natasha Marcus, will be split. “Based on the county groupings that the State Senate is using it […]
COVID update Oct. 8: Hospitalizations fall but 2 new deaths in Huntersville
Oct. 8. Statewide COVID-related hospitalizations have remained under 3,000 since Sept. 30, but the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 85 new deaths statewide, including two in Huntersville. There have been a total of 71 COVID deaths in Huntersville, where there have been 13 such deaths in the past month, according to NCDHHS […]
COVID update Oct. 7: Sixth day hospitalizations under 3,000
Oct. 7. Statewide COVID-related hospitalizations remained under 3,000 for the sixth day, but the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 3,781 new cases, up from 3,698 new cases yesterday, and 2,703 new cases Tuesday. There are a total of 2,514 North Carolinians hospitalized for COVID, down by a third since early September Testing […]
