Cornelius News
Junker update: New partnership takes over 195-unit project
Sept. 28. By Dave Yochum. A new development team is taking over the Junker apartment project on West Catawba just down the road from Jetton. Developer Jamie Rolewicz is partnering up with Charlottesville, Va.-based Castle Development Partners, which specializes in the development and acquisition of upscale apartment communities as well as moderately priced workforce housing. […]
COVID update: Positivity rate at 9%, hospitalizations down 20% from Sept. 1
Sept. 27. The COVID positivity rate statewide remained below 10 percent in NC Dept. of Health & Human Services Monday report, having been as high as 15.8 percent less than three weeks ago. New daily cases came in at 2,665 today, the lowest since the Aug. 10 report. Hospitalizations Hospitalizations fell to 3,012 statewide, down […]
What do they think? 9 candidates for Town Board discuss Bus Rapid Transit
Sept. 27. By Dave Yochum. A commuter rail line serving North Meck looks more and more like pie in the sky, despite transit oriented developments—like Antiquity in Cornelius and Bryton in Huntersville—that were built around promises made by Charlotte leaders over the years. North Meck voters have had a history of supporting transit, dating back […]
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. […]
