Cornelius News
Move over Beverly Hills
March 3. Nice job, Cornelius! Collectively, 28031 has a higher credit score than Beverly Hills 90210. So says a new national survey of more than 2,500 cities and towns across the country. With an aggregate credit score of 740, we beat not just Beverly Hills (722), but Huntersville (736) and Concord (675), according to WalletHub, […]
NCDHHS reports hospitalizations nearing 1,300, lowest in 3 months
March 3. By Dave Yochum. With additional frontline essential workers in Group 3 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, including grocery store workers, law enforcement and firefighters, college staff and restaurant workers, some providers may not be ready There is still high demand for vaccines in Groups 1, 2, and 3. The new Johnson & Johnson vaccine […]
Sefton Park: Apartments, offices/retail, hotel/conference center are planned
March 2. By Dave Vieser. No one commented during the first public hearing on the one of the largest mixed-use developments ever proposed for Cornelius—the Sefton Park mixed-use development between Sefton Park Road and West Catawba—but former Town Commissioner Dave Gilroy weighed in soon after. “This proposal needs reasonable balance, not an insane amount of […]
Gov. Cooper opening COVID vaccine to more North Carolinians
March 2. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting an increase of 1,239 cases of the coronavirus statewide, a low so far this year. At a 2 pm press conference today, Gov. Cooper announced that all essential front-line workers in Group 3 are eligible for vaccinations starting tomorrow. The announcement follows the […]
Unwanted visitors in The Peninsula at 4:45 am?
March 2. UPDATE Noon March 3. A Peninsula Neighborhood Facebook post had some residents concerned. The post, in a red box, said: “At 4:45AM two men dressed in black were standing in between my neighbor and our house. Did anyone else have this happen?” As of noon March 2, Cornelius Police said they had no […]
Second doses of COVID vaccine rose 50,000 over the weekend
March 1. By Dave Yochum. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting more than 834,000 North Carolinians have received both doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, up from 784,000 on Feb. 26. Meanwhile, the number of new cases fell to 1,319 in today’s report, half the daily case count during the […]
Major new project on deck for public hearing tonight
March 1. By Dave Vieser. The first public hearing on the Sefton Park Development—one of the largest mixed-use developments ever proposed for Cornelius—will take place Monday March 1 beginning at 5 pm. This will be the first opportunity for public comment on this project planned on 10 acres between Sefton Park Road near the CATS […]
PARC Summer Camp registration open
March 1. The Cornelius PARC Dept. opened registration for their 2021 summer camps starting as of 7 am today. The camp guide includes all of the details, dates and descriptions for over 100 half-day sports, arts and recreation camps, as well as nine weekly full-day camps. Only for full-day camps, Cornelius residents will have a […]
COVID restrictions ease at 5 pm; more than 784,000 North Carolinians have received both doses
Feb. 26. With COVID-19 restrictions easing at 5 pm today, the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting more than 784,000 North Carolinians have received both doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. That’s almost twice as many as two weeks ago. The median number of new cases over the past week (3,227) […]
Funeral for ‘Gabby’ Henderson, how to help
Feb. 26 By Tonya Rivens. Family and friends of Gabriel “Gabby” Henderson said their farewells at Wayne Russell Funeral Home during a 2 pm funeral service yesterday. The 25-year-old mother of five was accidentally shot at her home on Meridian Street on Monday, Feb. 15. A large crowd paid tribute during the visitation. COVID-19 restrictions […]
