Cornelius News
COVID-19 update July 22; new cases up 52.3%
July 22. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services Thursday reported 1,800 new COVID-19 cases statewide, as well as a total of 751 people hospitalized due to the coronavirus. The median of the past seven business days of new cases (705) is 52.3 percent ahead of the past 31 days of new cases, based […]
The creation of a traffic mast takes time
July 22. By Dave Yochum. When a dump truck with its bed still in the raised position struck a traffic light at West Catawba and Jetton Road last year, it was a moment in Cornelius transportation history. The big Kenworth driven by a Concord man bent the mast or pole that holds up the arm […]
Hearing for ‘Greenway Gartens’ mixed-use project now set for Aug. 9
July 22. By Dave Vieser. A public hearing on Northwood Ravin’s plan to redevelop approximately 25 acres on Zion Avenue (the former Curtis Screw site) into a mixed-use complex including townhomes, commercial space and a brewery have been postponed. The Planning Board hearing is now scheduled for Monday Aug. 9 at 6:30pm, while the Town […]
Check out the good times coming this week
July 23. 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. We’ve included some additional dates for events you need to register for in advance. Here’s a look at what’s coming […]
Bailey’s Glen residents show coffee pods can be recycled
July 22. By Suzanne Fulton. Bags and bags of used coffee pods are on their way to TerraCycle thanks to the Bailey’s Glen Recycling Committee and Subaru. In response to a request sent by the committee in early June to fellow homeowners, the plastic pods poured in. This past Tuesday, five members of the committee […]
Governor calls for masks at all times in elementary, middle schools
July 21. With COVID-19 numbers in the US and North Carolina spiking due to the Delta variant, Gov. Roy Cooper is calling on elementary and middle schools to require masks indoors. “This pandemic is not behind us yet,” Cooper said. “We will continue to listen to experts. If the pandemic worsens and additional action is […]
New COVID cases hit 1,434 statewide
July 21. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,434 new COVID-19 cases statewide, well above the daily increases of 300-500 seen in late June/early July. The positive test rate increased again, to 7.9 percent, up from around 2 percent in late June/early July. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose to 694 in […]
Kids going gaga
Cornelius PARC will host the 5th Annual Gaga Ball Tournament at 9 am Aug. 14 at the Robbins Park gaga pit. Register now for a morning of friendly competition at Robbins Park, 17738 West Catawba Ave. Open to boys and girls ages 7-12. Age divisions and brackets will be created post-registration based on the ages of the […]
Pack the Patrol Car is back
The Cornelius Police Department we will be accepting donations of school supplies starting Monday, July 26, for our Annual Pack the Patrol Car. Donations can be brought to the Cornelius Police Department and left in the box in the breezeway o f the Police Department lobby. Please bring the supplies by during Monday – Friday […]
Power out in stores on Jetton, 800+ customers in and around Peninsula
July 21. UPDATE 1:45 pm. [Power was restored at 1:30 pm.] Some 872 Duke Energy customers are without power in and around The Peninsula neighborhood. Power went out along Jetton Road from West Catawba to an area past John Connor and on to Belle Isle. The traffic signals at West Catawba and Jetton were functioning […]
