Cornelius News
Town Board meets at 5 pm, OMB project on tap
Feb. 15. By Dave Vieser. While a public hearing regarding 180 homes on Mayes Road has been canceled, growth and housing in the town will still be on the agenda at tonight’s Town Board meeting. Here’s a summary of items on the Feb. 15 agenda: —Olde Mecklenburg Brewery is requesting permission to build 398 multi-family […]
Lake Norman Realty tops $300 million in closed sales
Feb. 15. By Dave Yochum. Cornelius-based Lake Norman Realty surpassed $300 million in closed transactions in 2020 and prospects are good for another record-breaking year. Real estate prices continue to climb, there’s a suburban resurgence and net in-migration continues. Yet Abigail Jennings, the president of the largest locally owned real estate company, has more on […]
Cornelius couple envisions new life for Cedar Grove mansion
Feb. 12. By Dave Yochum. A wife and husband team from Cornelius is spearheading an effort to preserve Cedar Grove, the historic home on Gilead Road which was once the center of a significant plantation. Cornelius residents Abigail Jennings and Randolph Lewis have joined with the seventh-generation owner, Torrance Banks, to form Torrance Preserve LLC, […]
COVID-19 hospitalizations down 45% from a month ago
Feb. 12. Today’s COVID-19 update from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services once again shows fewer hospitalizations statewide as well as deaths due to the coronavirus back under 100 total for the day. Meanwhile, the median daily volume of new cases over the past seven days (4,172) compared to the median of the […]
Get gas and eat here: 28031
Feb. 12. Gas station food has come a long way. QT Kitchens changed the local gas station eating scene when the QuikTrip convenience station opened in September on Catawba Avenue just east of I-77. You can order in the store or via their app and your meal is made to order. And now, longtime Cashion’s […]
Autumn Care administrator managed through COVID-19 outbreak
Feb. 12. By Dave Yochum. Let’s be honest. Almost no one could have seen the pandemic coming at the very beginning of 2020. Josh Wood didn’t, nor did hospital administrators, public health officials and elected officials. Indeed, it wasn’t until March 3, 2020 that North Carolina reported its first COVID-19 case. “I want to assure […]
Mayes Meadow project pulled from Town Board’s agenda
Feb. 12. By Dave Vieser. A public hearing scheduled for this Monday Feb. 15 for a rezoning request that would remove “rural preservation” zoning for property off Mayes Road was called off late Thursday afternoon Feb. 11 at the request of the applicant. No new date or time for the hearing has been set and […]
Why Lake Norman should support a transportation sale tax
GUEST OPINION. Last week Lake Norman Chamber CEO Bill Russell explained why the chamber is opposed to the proposed sales tax increase for transit in Mecklenburg County. Olee Joel Olsen, a business owner and member of the chamber, disagrees. Here’s why. Feb. 8. By Olee Joel Olsen. As the Lake Norman region grows, our traffic […]
Coronavirus trends: NCDHHS data show some are in the right direction
Feb. 10. COVID-19 hospitalizations and the percent positive rate continue to drop statewide, according to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. Hospitalizations across North Carolina have declined to levels not seen since early December. The median daily volume of new cases over the past seven days (4,172) compared to the median of the […]
Hearing Monday on Mayes Road rezoning proposal
Feb. 11. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board will conduct an important public hearing Monday February 15, at 5 pm to consider a rezoning request which would remove “rural preservation” zoning on a large tract of land off Mayes Road. Denial of the request was recently recommended 6-1 by the Planning Board, but the […]
