Cornelius News
Trending: Fast-growing sport scores in Cornelius
March 12. When the Town of Cornelius held its initial 2022 public hearing on the budget in February, one of the first requests was for more pickleball courts. It demonstrates the increasing interest in the game, especially among seniors. Pickleball is a sport that combines elements of badminton, table tennis and tennis. Two or four […]
Gov. Cooper opens Group 4 a week earlier
March 11. Beginning March 17, people in Group 4 who have a medical condition that puts them at higher risk of serious illness and people who live in certain congregate settings will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination. The rest of Group 4, which includes other essential workers will become eligible April 7. For details, […]
Forum provides many perspectives on work force housing crisis
Graphic: National Apartment Association March 11. Affordable housing, also known as workforce housing, is the subject of an online forum on March 30 called “Our Housing Future: Needs, Goals & Solutions.” It’s sponsored by the Davidson College Deliberative Citizenship Initiative and Center for Civic Engagement, and the North Mecklenburg Economic Mobility Collaborative (NEMC). Property values […]
Much has changed
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show. I sat down a couple weeks ago and started to make a list of things I’d learned about myself and my family in the last year. Things that maybe I wouldn’t have noticed or didn’t realize because, you know, we used to have things to do and places to […]
NC COVID hospitalizations fall; positive test rate less than 4% statewide
March 11. With more than 1.1 million second doses having been administered so far, the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,039 hospitalizations due to COVID-19. That’s down from 1,075 statewide yesterday and down from 3,843 precisely two months ago when pandemic-related hospitalizations were peaking in North Carolina. The statewide positive test […]
Many lessons were taught in local Black barber shops
FOUNDING FAMILIES | By Tonya Rivens. From blockbuster movies to successful entrepreneurs, Black barber shops are a critical part of the African American story nationwide, as well as Cornelius. For decades here and elsewhere, Black-owned barber shops only served white customers. It was all about race since Black barbers were not allowed to use the […]
All NC schools could reopen once bill is signed
March 10. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education has approved increasing in-person instruction time for students whose families have elected that option, beginning as early as March 15. Meanwhile, Gov. Roy Cooper and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement to reopen the grades K-12 to full-time daily instruction. Schools could reopen immediately when Cooper signs […]
Cain Center/Cornelius Arts Center update
March 10. By Dave Vieser. The COVID-delayed takeover of the Cornelius Arts Center by the Cain Center for the Arts will take place in September, about nine months later than planned. The Cain Center, which is at $18.1 million toward a $25 million goal, will take over all current visual arts programs and activities including […]
March 10 NCDHHS coronavirus update
March 10. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,861 new cases of COVID-19 today, 188 of them in Mecklenburg County. Hospitalizations were at 1,075 statewide. Deaths There were 43 new deaths statewide attributable to the coronavirus. Testing The statewide positive test rate is at 5.3. In Mecklenburg, the positive test rate […]
Grandson of John Connor inducted into Livingstone College Leaders Hall of Fame
March 9. Michael D. Connor, a professor of theater arts at Livingstone College in Salisbury, was inducted into the United Negro College Fund/Livingstone College Leaders Hall of Fame late last month. The Cornelius resident is the grandson of the man for whom John Connor Road is named, and lives on the same road to this […]
