Cornelius News
World Honey Bee Day: A holiday to buzz about
Aug. 20. Tomorrow is a celebration of honey bees. World Honey Bee Day on the third Saturday in August and recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey. Another important part of the day includes learning about honey bees and […]
Davidson Commissioners opt for immediate indoor mask mandate
Aug. 19. By Dave Yochum. After an hours’ worth of discussion Thursday evening, the Davidson Town Board voted 5-0 to enact a town-wide mask mandate. They considered waiting to begin the indoor mask mandate on Monday, and then Friday at 5 pm, but agreed it was urgent for the sake of public health for masking […]
Atrium medical complex could jump-start I-77 ‘flyover’
Aug. 19 By Dave Vieser. UPDATED 2 pm. The planned Atrium hospital and medical complex between Hwy. 21 and I-77 south of Westmoreland may speed up a new east/west “flyover” which will traverse I-77. The Bailey Road flyover would run from Hwy. 21 over I-77 to the yet-to-be-built Northcross Road extension west of the interstate. […]
Lots to do before school starts
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. Through Aug. 21 Birkdale Village Restaurant Week Menus will be offered at $15, $25 and $35 price points. Aug. 19 LaLaCaboosa – […]
Gov. Cooper presser: No statewide mask mandate
Aug. 18. By Dave Yochum. Starting a 3 pm press conference by announcing 5,256 new coronavirus cases since yesterday and 2,930 related hospitalizations, Gov. Roy Cooper nevertheless stopped short of reinstating statewide COVID-19 protocols, universal mask mandates and restrictions on gathering. He wants North Carolinians to focus on vaccinations, explaining that decisions right now are […]
COVID update Aug. 18: Face masks will be the rule in CLT
Aug. 18. By Dave Yochum. As a new mask mandate is about to begin in Charlotte, the NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 5,256 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, and 2,930 related hospitalizations—the highest number since February. The median number of new coronavirus cases statewide over the past seven business days (5,900) […]
Davidson will vote on mask mandate Thursday
Aug. 18. The Davidson Board of Commissioners will hold a virtual special meeting on Thursday to decide on whether to enact a town-wide mask mandate immediately or wait 10 days for the Mecklenburg County indoor mask mandate to go into effect. Davidson has among the highest vaccination rates as well as lowest infection rates in […]
Novant’s chief epidemiologist discusses Delta variant, vaccines
Aug. 17. By Dave Yochum. Dr. David Priest, chief epidemiology officer at Novant Health, says the healthcare giant is gearing up to administer third doses of the coronavirus vaccine in a matter of days. He said his mother, a cancer patient in another state, has already received her third dose. During a media briefing this […]
Soup kitchen in Huntersville to re-open
Aug. 17. Angels & Sparrows will be opening for dine-in service in early September. The organization will need disinfectant wipes to keep the tables and chairs clean between guests during serving hours. The Angels and Sparrows Soup Kitchen serves lunch Monday through Friday from 11am to 1pm. You can drop off donations Monday-Friday 8:30 am […]
Atrium office building gets Town Board OK
Aug. 17. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board unanimously approved the rezoning which will permit Atrium Health to build a two-story, 25,000 square foot medical office building on the west side of Hwy. 21 at the future intersection of a new Bailey Road extension. The building will occupy approximately 6.5 acres of a 97-acre […]
