Cornelius News
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 […]
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 […]
