Cornelius News
NCDHHS reports statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations at 3,192
Dec. 28. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continue to increase, with the statewide total rising by 69 to 3,192 in today’s NC Dept. of Health and Human Services report. It’s a […]
Thousands of front-line workers receive first dose; NC hospitalizations rise
Dec. 23. By Dave Yochum. As the number of coronavirus cases in North Carolina continues to rise quickly, almost 25,000 people—most of them front-line healthcare workers—have received the first dose […]
Vaccine Q&A with Novant
Dec. 23. Yes, you should continue to wear a mask if you receive one of the two coronavirus vaccines. Both are synthetic messenger RNA (mRNA), a new way to protect […]
NC COVID-19 hospitalizations hit 3,001 statewide
Dec. 22. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 surged just past 3,000 for the first time ever in North Carolina, climbing 50 percent since the end of last month. Today’s 3,001 hospitalizations […]
Controversial cell phone tower plan includes 1 additional carrier
By Dave Vieser. Dec. 22. It turns out PeakNet’s request to erect a controversial cell phone tower just off Jetton Road is in part driven by plans to add an […]
Volunteer award given to Scott Higgins, PARC chair
Dec. 22. Antiquity resident Scott Higgins has received the prestigious Raburn “Rip” Jackson Award for his service on the PARC Advisory Board. He first joined the board as a commissioner […]
Town takes another step toward full-time fire dept.
Dec. 22. The Cornelius Town Board has officially started the process of hiring six full-time firefighters by adopting a work agreement between the fire department and the full-timers. Following a […]
CARE Center executive director receives inaugural Mayor’s Award for Excellence
Dec. 22. Manny Rosado, the executive director at the Neighborhood C.A.R.E Center in Cornelius, has received the Mayor’s Award of Excellence for his commitment to our community in the midst […]
County health director ‘incredibly concerned,’ but hospitals not overwhelmed
Dec. 21. By Dave Yochum. With Mecklenburg County almost certainly entering the COVID-19 “Red Zone” with critical community spread of the coronavirus, Health Director Gibbie Harris is urging people to […]
Cell phone executive says proposed tower is too tall
Dec. 21. By Dave Vieser. The CEO of a company which builds and locates cell phone towers says PeakNet’s proposed 199-foot cell tower adjacent to the Jetton Cove neighborhood is […]
