Cornelius News
LKN Chamber accepts 20 high school juniors in leadership program
Sept. 22. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce has accepted 20 area High School Juniors in its 2020-2021 Junior Leadership Lake Norman program. The program, administered by the Chamber of Commerce, is coordinated by the 2019-2020 graduates of the Chamber’s Adult Leadership Lake Norman as a service project. Students will learn more about their community […]
Hello Fall!
Sept. 22. If it seems like summer was only yesterday, well, it was. Today’s the first day of fall in not just Cornelius, but the entire Northern Hemisphere. The fall equinox occurred at 9:31 am, at the same moment worldwide, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Weather-wise, fall began sometime over the past month, but […]
Public discussion on concealed carry delayed
Sept. 21. An informal agreement among Cornelius commissioners has apparently been reached which will permit those with concealed carry permits to possess firearms on town property. A public discussion on the proposal originally scheduled for Sept. 21 will instead be held Monday Oct. 5 during the regularly scheduled Town Board meeting. The issue initially arose […]
Monday’s NCDHHS report shows decrease in new cases
Sept. 21. By Dave Yochum. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 800 new cases of COVID-19 statewide and four new related deaths. Today’s increase in new cases is down from Sunday’s increase of 1,333 and Saturday’s increase of 1,229. It’s also well below the median number of new cases statewide over […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests, citations Sept. 9-15
Reported by Cornelius Police Department Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 200910028 B&E Vehicle 10428 Watoga Wy 02:57:44 09/10/20 CLO Rambis, Timothy 200911106 Larceny 19128 W Catawba Av 15:30:00 09/11/20 ASN 7 Eleven 200912058 Larceny 22415 Market St 12:22:00 09/12/20 ASN Horsfall, Jacob 200912096 Larceny 21500 Catawba Av 18:46:00 09/12/20 CLO Walgreens 200913054 […]
Meck COVID-19 case volume down 17%; positive test rate falls to 4.4%
Sept. 18. Based on John Hopkins University’s data, the median number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mecklenburg County over the past week is down 17.6 percent from the volume of new cases over the past month. Mecklenburg is doing better in that regard than the state as a whole: Statewide the volume of new […]
Development proposal in early stages would have density of 1.87 units per acre
Sept. 18. By Dave Vieser. A developer is proposing 166 high-end homes on 88 acres of vacant farm and wooded land off of Mayes Road on the east side of Cornelius. The proposal was unveiled at the town’s Sept. 15 Pre Development Meeting, and the first reaction was generally positive. “This is an important decision, […]
Final public hearing Monday on Alexander Farm development
Sept. 18. By Dave Vieser. Monday evening Sept. 21 will be the last opportunity for residents to speak out for or against the $110 million mixed-use development planned for the 55-acre Alexander Farm in Cornelius. The Town Board Public Hearing is scheduled to begin at 6 pm, and those wishing to comment will have two […]
Meck COVID-19 case trends much improved from July
Sept. 17. By Dave Yochum. Despite accounting for 10.5 percent of the state’s population, Mecklenburg County accounted for 7.6 percent of North Carolina’s new confirmed cases over the past week. When Mecklenburg was the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in North Carolina this summer, the county was contributing more than 20 percent of cases statewide. […]
Planning a town: Fast growth means revisiting 2015 plan
Sept. 17. By Dave Vieser. When the Cornelius Town Board was holding public hearings concerning the controversial Townhomes at Washam Potts development, members of the community as well as current and former Commissioners noted that the town’s land use plan needed an update. They are all about to get their wish. A Land Use Plan […]
