Cornelius News
CLT mask mandate to return; Cornelius will wait 10 days
Aug. 16. By Dave Yochum. As new COVID cases and hospitalizations continue to spike statewide, Charlotte and Mecklenburg County will go under a mask mandate. When it goes into effect depends on where you are. Charlotte and Mecklenburg are expected to rely on emergency powers to quickly mandate masks for indoor public spaces; they’ll go […]
COVID update Aug. 16: NC hospitalizations five times higher than mid-July
Aug. 16. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 3,778 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, and 2,651 related hospitalizations. There were 54 deaths between Friday’s NCDHHS report and today’s. On July 16, there were 536 people hospitalized due to COVID in North Carolina, up from 492 on July 15. On Aug. 2, […]
Stern warnings about boating safety
Aug. 16. In 2019, the Coast Guard reported 4,168 accidents that involved 613 deaths, 2,559 injuries and approximately $55 million in damage to property as a result of recreational boating accidents. Where the cause of death was known, 79 percent of fatal boating accident victims drowned. Of those victims, 86 percent were not wearing a […]
Atrium office project comes before Town Board Monday
Aug. 16. By Dave Vieser. Plans for a new medical complex in Cornelius will likely take a step forward at tonight’s Town Board meeting. The proposal by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority—also known as Atrium—to construct a two-story, 25,000 square foot building on Hwy. 21 for professional and general office uses will be considered for final […]
Novant doctor: Vaccine hesitancy allows new COVID variants to appear
Aug. 13. The new COVID-19 surge caused by the delta variant is changing the still-new coronavirus landscape. Previously, the average hospitalized patient was in their 60s. Now that a lot of higher-risk populations have been vaccinated, the average age of the hospitalized patient at Novant Health has come down from 61 to 45. “It’s largely […]
COVID update Aug. 13: New cases, hospitalizations increase
Aug. 13. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 6,628 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, and 2,483 related hospitalizations as the Food and Drug Administration authorizes third doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for immunocompromised people. The NCDHHS today reported 20 new deaths statewide due to the coronavirus, one of them in […]
Hot, likely wet, weekend forecast
Aug. 13. The likelihood of showers increases from today through the weekend, with temperatures in the 90s Friday and Saturday. Sunday starts a “cooling” trend with a high near 85, getting degrees cooler into the 70s as the week progresses. The chance of precipitation is 60% on Saturday and Saturday night. While on Sunday, that […]
Hottest bets this weekend, Aug. 13-15
Here’s some of the best of what’s going on around Lake Norman this weekend. Aug. 13 Live Under The Oaks 6-8 pm. SoundBarrier plays a variety of classic rock and pop, beach and country from the 60’s to now. Bring a chair or blanket sit on. The Grove across from Starbucks at Birkdale Village, Huntersville. […]
Police need help locating white van in homicide case
Aug. 12. Cornelius Police are looking for help identifying a suspect vehicle involved in the shooting of 34-year-old Brandon David Hedrick of Mooresville on I-77 this morning. His body was located in a vehicle in the southbound toll lanes of I-77. Police say he was killed by a gunshot. The vehicle is possibly a white […]
COVID-19 update Aug. 12
Aug. 12. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 5,900 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, and 2,409 related hospitalizations, the highest number since early February. The NCDHHS today reported 16 new deaths statewide due to the coronavirus Testing Positive tests are coming back at the rate of 11.3 percent statewide. Mecklenburg In […]
