Cornelius News
Gilroy is top vote-getter, followed by Sansbury, Osborne and Furcht; Bilodeau is only incumbent to win
Nov. 2. By Dave Vieser and Dave Yochum. In what is the biggest upset in recent Cornelius political history, all four challengers defeated all but one incumbent on the five-person Town Board. Only Commissioner Denis Bilodeau survived. Mayor Woody Washam ran unopposed, and endorsed the incumbents. Dave Gilroy led the way, with Todd Sansbury, Michael […]
Gilroy leads in Early Voting
Nov. 2. By Dave Yochum. Former Town Commissioner Dave Gilroy leads in Early Voting results in a 9-way race for five seats on the Town Board. The results may or may not indicate how voting went today, Election Day, when thousands more votes were cast. Polls closed at 7:30 pm. Gilroy led a team of […]
Tuesday Nov. 2 is Election Day
Polls are open 6:30 am to 7:30 pm • Community in Christ Lutheran Church, 7621 Norman Island Drive • Bethel Presbyterian Church, 19920 Bethel Church Road • Jetton Park, 19000 Jetton Road • Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave Questions? Call Mecklenburg County Board of Elections at 704-336-2133.
Cornelius voting guide
MEET THE CANDIDATES PART I Meet your 2021 candidates for Town Board MEET THE CANDIDATES PART II Five will decide on tax rate, developments, roads MEET THE CANDIDATES PART III How would *you* solve our traffic issues?
COVID update Nov. 2: 10th day of fewer hospitalizations
Nov. 2. The number of North Carolinians hospitalized due to COVID-19 has fallen for a 10th straight reporting day, according to data released this afternoon by the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services Hospitalizations The NCDHHS today reported 1,150 people hospitalized in North Carolina due to COVID. Two months ago on Sept. 2, there […]
Polls close at 7:30 pm
Early Voting totals by location Meck BOE: 21 Davidson Library : 1602 Cornelius Town Hall: 2196 Matthews Library: 727 Mint Hill Library: 1088 N. County Library: 1865 Pineville Com Center: 95 SOURCE: Mecklenburg Board of Elections
As new voting districts take shape, lawsuit already filed
Nov. 1. By Dave Vieser. With public hearings completed, local political consultants are beginning to focus on how the new districts drawn by the GOP-controlled legislature may look in advance of the 2022 elections—the first time they will be used. A lawsuit has already been filed in State Superior Court raising questions about when or […]
COVID update: New cases, hospitalizations fall
Nov. 1. The volume of new COVID-19 cases in today’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services report is within striking distance of 1,000, and the lowest number reported since the Delta variant hit in July. The NCDHHS reported 1,096 new cases. On Oct. 1, the NCDHHS reported 4,963 new cases; on Sept. 1, 7,248 […]
Nov. 1 is Power Plant Worker Appreciation Day
Oct. 29. Duke Energy has designated Nov. 1 as Power Plant Worker Appreciation Day, recognizing 8,500 workers who run 355 power plants in 23 states. The closest plant is McGuire Nuclear Power Station in Huntersville, with 950 workers. “Without power plant workers, our lives would be much different,” said Paul Draovitch, Duke Energy’s chief regulated […]
Weekend planner: Oct. 29-31
Here’s the highlights of activities this weekend: Oct. 28-30 Boos & Brews 8 pm. Davidson Community Players presents its fifth annual 10-Minute-Play Festival with a Halloween twist. Seven original plays all outdoors in the parking lot of the Armour Street Theatre. A selection of beer will be available for purchase at each performance. Masks required […]
