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Halloween

Your guide to Halloween, trick-or-treating and COVID-19

Oct. 8. By Page Leggett As chief safety, quality and epidemiology officer, Dr. David Priest is Novant Health’s top expert on COVID-19. He has helped lead COVID-19 treatment and prevention efforts throughout the Novant Health system. He gets nonstop, complex questions around the clock on the ongoing pandemic. Still, we managed to get on his calendar […]

Alexander Farm at Westmoreland, Catawba

Alexander Farm gets unanimous OK

Aug. 7. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board approved rezoning requests for the Alexander Farm and Baileys Glen properties at their Monday meeting. The board also received a report that says major road improvements may be delayed significantly due to funding issues at the NCDOT. Rezoning  —Alexander Farm: The commissioners voted unanimously to approve […]

Jim Morrill to moderate local candidate forum

Oct. 7. There’s been a change in this year’s virtual Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum. Former NC Sen. Jeff Tarte, who was defeated two years ago by Sen. Natasha Marcus, is out as the chamber moderator and Charlotte Observer newsman Jim Morrill is in. Tarte, a Republican, is the local chamber’s public policy […]

COVID-19 hospitalizations remain over 1,000

Oct. 7. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services is reporting an increase in the number of new cases of COVID-19 statewide: 1,711 new cases of the coronavirus in today’s report, up from 1,504 new cases in yesterday’s report. There have been a total of 222,969 North Carolina cases statewide since the outbreak began […]

Mayor Woody Wahsam

Cornelius mayor has the coronavirus, but is ‘doing well’

Oct. 7. By Dave Yochum. Cornelius Mayor Woody Washam has come down with the coronavirus one day after the socially distanced Town Board meeting where Washam appeared hale and symptom-free. The popular leader, who turned 70 in August, did not participate in the Cornelius Police Dept. Parade of Lights last night. Washam, who said he […]

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Homeowners, more so than buyers, appreciate home price appreciation

Oct. 7. By Dave Yochum. New data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller shows year-over-year home price increases of 6 percent in Charlotte with homes selling almost as fast as they are listed. Only Phoenix (9.2 percent) and Seattle (7 percent) out-performed Charlotte in terms of residential price appreciation. Indeed, the suburban residential real estate market is […]

Cornelius Housing Study Committee holds inaugural meeting

Oct. 7. The  Housing Study Committee will meet for the first time on Thursday, October 8, at 10:30 am via Zoom, and the general public is invited to view the meeting. Public comments may be submitted in advance to TownofCornelius@Cornelius.org. The Housing Study Committee was assembled  this year to help explore affordable housing opportunities in […]

Masks are still required at hospitals.

NCDHHS reports 1,504 new cases of COVID-19, positive tests at 7.9%

Oct. 6. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services is reporting a decrease in the number of new cases of COVID-19 statewide: 1,504 new cases of the coronavirus in today’s report, for a total of 221,258 since the outbreak began here in March. There were 33 new deaths in today’s report, for a total […]

205 Falmouth Rd., Mooresville: $1,600,000

Home and property sales for September: Mooresville

These are recent property transactions over $250,000 as recorded by the county Register of Deeds in Mooresville. 8/17/20 $715,000 Kenneth & Rebecca Francis to Phillip & Amiee Vetter, 132 Windy Knoll Ln. 28115 8/17/20 $477,500 Dan & Delia Nicolescu to Christopher & Christine Kielhorn, 126 Shavender Dr. 28117 8/17/20 $515,000 Meta Knapp to Lisa & […]

20124 Bascom Ridge Dr_2575mil

Home and property sales for September: Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville

These recent property transactions  in Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. Cornelius 8/17/20 $254,000 Mark & Deborah Crostin to Emily & Richard Kozel, 18838 Oakhurst Blvd. 8/17/20 $254,500 F. Ladonna Harris & Holland Clem to Anna Duncan, 19510 Deer Valley Dr. 8/18/20 $180,000 Deborah Wilhelm & Steven Herbert […]