Cornelius News
Race Week revs up in October
Aug. 31. Circle K Speed Street, the Queen City’s longest-running street festival, is headed to Romare Bearden Park in October with live music. Headliners include Collective Soul, Cassadee Pope and Chris Lane, as well as 90s alt-rock favorites Tonic and Better than Ezra and Charlotte native and rising Country artist Christina Taylor. Longstanding connection While […]
COVID-19 update Aug. 30
Aug. 30. By Dave Yochum. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 4,569 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, as well as 93 new COVID deaths statewide from Friday to today, including another new death in Huntersville. The steady increase in hospitalizations stopped at least for now, for a total of 3,509 […]
Cornelius Planning Board will address Caroline, OMB Thursday
Aug. 30. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board will tackle the Greenway Gartens and Caroline projects at a special meeting Thursday Sept. 2 at 6:30 pm in Town Hall. In their current configuration, the two projects would add over 800 new residential units in the form of townhomes and apartments, some of which would […]
September is Hunger Action Month
You can help by joining Birkdale Village in supporting Second Harvest every Friday at Live Under the Oaks. Each Friday in September, Birkdale Village will be collecting donations from 6-8 pm in effort to end hunger in our community. If you bring five items at once, you will receive a special swag item. Please review […]
Peninsula Community Foundation has new web site in time for 20th anniversary
Aug. 30. By Dave Vieser. The Peninsula Community Foundation (PCF) will be launching a new website later this week, along with a new tagline, “Uniting a Generous Community.” It will coincide with the 20th anniversary of the foundation which is based in The Peninsula. Mobilize donations, volunteers “We will be using this site to mobilize […]
All students safe after ‘active police situation’ at Hough
Aug. 27. Last update 4:55 pm. Cornelius Police said no suspicious items were found after Hough High was evacuated due to a bomb scare. CPD detectives are now working to determine who made this threat. In a post on Facebook, CMS Board member Rhonda Cheek said Bailey Middle was on lock down for security purposes. […]
Mayor’s Friday talks will resume, with COVID updates
Aug. 27. By Dave Yochum. Even as the Town of Cornelius waits until Aug. 31 to follow the county-wide mask mandate—Davidson did so Aug. 19—Mayor Woody Washam is resuming his weekly COVID talk as of today. The mayor said he is concerned about soaring COVID numbers: 416 new cases in Cornelius since July 26. Washam […]
Go to a fun event this weekend
Aug. 27. Here’s some events around Lake Norman on Friday, Aug. 27 , and Saturday, Aug. 28. Aug. 27 Live Under The Oaks 6-8 pm. Melonbelly, an Acoustic duo. Bring a chair or blanket sit on. The Grove across from Starbucks at Birkdale Village, Huntersville. Music 7-10 pm. Shelley Ruffin & Dan Hood Duo at Eleven […]
COVID-19 update Aug. 27
Aug. 27. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 8,105 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, as well as 47 new deaths statewide. Hospitalizations climbed yet again, to 3,651 statewide. There has been an unbroken increase in reported hospitalizations due to COVID since July 8. NCDHHS said that 912 adults were in […]
COVID-19 update: More than 8,000 new cases
Aug. 26. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting another day of coronavirus trends going in the wrong direction. New cases rose to 8,620 statewide, the highest since early February. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 statewide are at 3,552, roughly nine times higher than early July. Masks, politics and Huntersville There were 60 […]
