Cornelius News
Starting April 12, in-person instruction for CMS grades 6-12 increases to four days a week
March 24. The CMS Board of Education has voted to send students in high schools and traditional middle schools back to classrooms four days a week beginning April 12. While it applies only to families who opt to have their students attend in-person learning, families will have the option to choose between the Full Remote […]
Cooper eases many restrictions on Friday, mask guidance still in place
March 23. By Dave Yochum. Gov. Roy Cooper loosened a variety of COVID-19 restrictions, while still requiring masks and social distancing in public settings. He made the announcement during a 2 pm press conference today where he also lifted the 11 pm curfew for on-site alcohol consumption. It was a year ago that businesses began […]
March 23 COVID update
March 23. By Dave Yochum. The median of new coronavirus cases over the past seven days (1,999) in North Carolina is running 1.7 percent below the median during the past 31 days (2,034), based on COVID-19 data supplied by Johns Hopkins University. Even as the number of people vaccinated grows, COVID-19 cases are increasing in […]
Zoom seminar tonight on slowing the aging process
March 19. Worldwide, around 50 million people have dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases every year, according to the World Health Organization. The estimated proportion of the general population aged 60 and over with dementia is between 5 percent and 8 percent. Chris Davis, managing director of Davidson Wealth Management, says there is more […]
Town budget talks get under way Wednesday with marathon session
March 22. The town’s budget workshop/retreat will be held again this year in the assembly room at Town Hall, not the fabled Graylyn International Conference Center in Winston-Salem. The intense financial planning session will run from 9 am to 5 pm on March 24. What happens is a department-by-department discussion of capital spending and staffing […]
March 22 COVID update
March 22. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,248 new COVID-19 cases, down from 2,133 new daily cases a month ago on Feb. 22. Hospitalizations were at 924 today, down from 1,7567 exactly one month ago. There were 16 new COVID-19 related deaths statewide, one in Mecklenburg County. Beginning this week, […]
CMS superintendent to recommend Plan A next week for middle, high schools
March 19. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Earnest Winston will present a recommendation for moving middle and high school students to Plan A (minimal social distancing) to the CMS board at their meeting this coming Tuesday. That recommendation is likely to mirror the current Plan A for elementary schools, with students whose families opt for them […]
Amidst fast growth, how to update the 2014 land use plan is the critical question
March 19. Dave Vieser. The March 18 special joint meeting between the Cornelius Town Board and the Cornelius Planning Board—the first such meeting since 2017—began a deeper dive into how to deal with the town’s land use plan and burgeoning growth. Last updated in 2014, the plan has come under fire from residents and some […]
March 19 COVID update
March 18. The median of new coronavirus cases over the past seven days (1,998) in North Carolina is running 4.5 percent below the median during the past 31 days (2,093), based on COVID-19 data supplied by Johns Hopkins University. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,915 new COVID-19 cases, down from […]
Townhomes planned for Feriba Place
March 19. By Dave Vieser. A nine-unit townhome project proposed by Blue Heel Development would occupy a half acre of vacant land on the west side of Feriba Place north of Townwood in downtown Cornelius. To be called The Towns at Feriba Place, the project would bring affordable townhomes within walking distance of downtown. The […]
