Cornelius News
New projects for review in March encompass more than 996 residential units
Feb.19. By Dave Vieser. For those concerned about development in Cornelius, circle Monday March 1 and Monday March 8 on your calendar. On those dates, public hearings on projects encompassing more than 1,000 new residences will be conducted at Town Hall and transmitted via the town’s website. Monday March 1. Town Board Hearing #1 on […]
Feb. 19 COVID update: 1.2 million first doses administered
Feb. 19. By Dave Yochum. Nearly 1.2 million first doses and more than 600,000 second doses have been administered in North Carolina, according to today’s report from the NC. Dept. of Health & Human Services. Scientists had a head start in developing the vaccines thanks to years of previous work to develop vaccines for similar […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests and citations Feb. 10-16
Reported by Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 210210063 Fraud 17512 Sail View Dr 13:06:10 02/10/21 CLO Ageenko, Ilieva 210211056 B&E Commercial 20722 N Main St 10:13:06 02/11/21 ASN Tuscan House 210212064 Larceny 15106 Reese Finley Ln 12:13:00 02/12/21 ASN US Infrastructure Company 210213043 B&E Vehicle 21626 Aftonshire Dr 10:19:00 […]
Mobile Food Pantry Feb. 23
Feb. 19. Union Bethel AME Zion Church is organizing a free Mobile Food Pantry at Smithville Park on Feb. 23 from 3 pm to 5 pm. The church is asking participants sign up beforehand to help ensure health and safety precautions. Responses will not disqualify anyone from participating. The mobile pantry is a partnership with […]
NCDHHS update Feb. 18; flu deaths down dramatically
Feb. 18. The volume of new coronavirus cases during the past week was 32 percent lower than the preceding 31 days in North Carolina, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting 3,916 new cases today, Yesterday there were 3,167 new cases. A week ago […]
Vigils, GoFundMe account for mom who died at 25
Feb. 18. By Tonya Rivens. As the community struggles to understand the loss of 25-year-old Gabriel “Gabby” Henderson, the family is making funeral arrangements, which are currently incomplete. She was accidentally shot in her apartment on Meridian Street and died on Monday night. A single mom, Gabby leaves behind five children. Two candlelight vigils are […]
Cold rain or freezing rain?
Feb. 18. The National Weather Service says we’re in for rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 1 pm. Cornelius and Davidson appear to be on the edge of the rain/ice line, with freezing rain more of a sure thing to the north. Our high will be around 35; north-northeast wind 6 to 10 […]
COVID-19 update Feb. 17
Feb. 17. With President Biden suggesting things won’t get back to normal until around Christmas, the rate of new coronavirus cases during the past week was 21.7 percent lower than the preceding 31 days. (See chart, based on Johns Hopkins data.) The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting 3,167 new cases today, […]
Pew Research: Update on how some churches are meeting
Feb. 17. As Lent gets under way, some churches are making plans to go back to in-person worship, while others are continuing to meet in their sanctuaries and parking lots, or online. In addition to online, Mt. Zion United Methodist plans to resume in-person worship on Feb. 28 with services at 9 am and 11 […]
Carolina Farm Trust plants urban farm in Huntersville
Feb. 17. Carolina Farm Trust will break ground on Free Spirit Farm, a 28-acre urban farm in Huntersville, later this month. It is the Cornelius-based non-profit’s largest undertaking yet. “During a time where we feel powerless in so many ways, Free Spirit Farm is an opportunity for all of us, as Mecklenburg County residents, to […]
