Cornelius News
CMS has phone help-line for Plan B Plus Remote
July 20. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Call Center is prepared to field questions, concerns and comments about Plan B-Plus Remote for reopening schools on Aug. 17. In Plan B-Plus Remote, CMS students will attend school in-person on a rotational basis during the first two weeks of the school year. Beginning in week three, all students will […]
Town Board meets tonight
July 20. By Dave Vieser. Tonight’s Town Board meeting—the only one planned for July—will be in person according to Town Manager Andrew Grant. “As we’ve done before, we will practice social distancing and the only general public allowed at Town Hall will be one speaker at a time for public comments,” he said. The meeting […]
Coronavirus hospitalizations hit new high; NC vs. Sweden, Czechia
July 17. By Dave Yochum. Some 95,477 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 1,606 have died, according to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. The increase in positive cases—2,051 from yesterday—is down from yesterday’s increase of 2,160 cases. At the rate we’re going, North Carolina will break through […]
NC ranks 15th by new cases/population
July 17. This map ranks new COVID-19 cases in July as a percent of the state’s total population. The ranking is 1 to 56, including the United States’ territories and Washington, D.C. As the cases to population increase, the state or territory gains a higher rank. Arizona has the highest number of new cases in […]
New landmark on the lake
July 17. There’s a new landmark on Lake Norman. A house under construction at the end of Mollypop—which is off Belle Isle, which is off John Connor—has a commanding view of the lake and a commanding price-tag. The building permit values the construction at more than $7 million. That’s actually a lot of money (spoken […]
Moth Week observances July 24
July 17. We get butterflies in our stomachs just thinking National Moth Week which gets under way July 18. You don’t have to be a serious moth-er to enrich your life with moth facts and trivia. For example, moths have a great sense of smell. And did you know they outnumber butterflies roughly nine to […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests, citations July 16
Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition 200708056 Larceny 9748 Psalms St 08:09:00 07/08/20 ASN 200708063 B&E Vehicle 17702 W Catawba Av 08:46:00 07/08/20 ASN 200709069 Larceny 19710 Kunkleman Dr 15:07:00 07/09/20 ASN 200710094 Larceny 19116 Juanita Ln 17:24:10 07/10/20 ACT 200710102 Larceny 10230 Victoria Blake Dr 19:08:00 07/10/20 ASN 200714096 B&E Vehicle 17702 W […]
COVID-19 cases climb 2,160 statewide
July 16. By Dave Yochum. Mecklenburg County had 410 new cases of the coronavirus overnight, according to the daily report from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. Mecklenburg, which has 17.5 percent of all North Carolina COVID-19 cases, has had a total of 16,360 since the outbreak began in March. Wake County, which […]
Plan B-Plus Remote calls for 2 weeks of in-person classes; remote begins Aug. 31
July 16. By Dave Yochum. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education has combined two approaches for resuming school Aug. 17. Back-to-school here will be a mix of what’s known as Plan B and the more restrictive Plan C. Two weeks of in-person instruction will be followed by an indefinite period of remote learning. The approach, […]
Open letter from Unity in Community
July 16. Unity in Community, the grassroots organization that organized the peaceful protest in front of the Confederate Soldier’s monument Tuesday evening, has sent this letter to Cornelius Today: Unity in Community (UiC) would like to thank our fellow North Mecklenburg residents, particularly those in Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville for coming out to Tuesday’s peaceful […]
