Cornelius News
Jetton Road reopens near new Chase branch
June 3. By Dave Vieser. Jetton Road has been reopened at the intersection with West Catawba Avenue after having been closed for six weeks due to an altercation with a dump truck with its bed still up in the air. The truck, which pulled out of the Chase Bank construction site, struck the custom signal […]
Peaceful protest in Davidson, one planned for Cornelius Wednesday
June 2. UPDATED 10 pm. A peaceful protest was under way in the center of Davidson late this afternoon and one is planned for tomorrow in Cornelius. Large, peaceful crowds were gathered in Charlotte early this evening where the city has declared a State of Emergency. Davidson Police Chief Penny Dunn engaged with roughly two […]
3 new COVID deaths in Meck County; up 15 in one week
June 2. By Dave Yochum. At least 29,889 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 921 have died, according to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. New data released today showed the death toll rose by 23 in one day, to 921 dead statewide due to COVID-19. The NCDHHS […]
Proposed budget keeps tax rate level
June 2. By Dave Vieser. The proposed Cornelius FY 2020-21 budget, which totals $24.3 million, will keep the town’s property tax rate at .222 per $100 of assessed valuation while including funds to start hiring full-time firefighters for the first time in the town’s history. A public hearing on Town Manager Andrew Grant’s budget was […]
Town Hall: They’ll take your temperature upon entering
June 2. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius Town Hall, closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus, will begin a phased reopening in June. On most days since mid March, Town Hall has been occupied with 10 or fewer staff while other employees worked remotely. Most of the town hall staff will return to the […]
1 more death at Autumn Care, but outbreak ‘under control’
June 1. By Dave Yochum. Another person has died at Autumn Care of Cornelius, the congregate living facility owned by Saber Healthcare, an Ohio-based chain with more than 10,000 employees across all of its locations and more than $200 million in revenue. There are now a total of 19 deaths at the Cornelius operation, according […]
Protections for renters, utility customers extended
June 1. Gov. Roy Cooper has extended for another three weeks the prohibition of utility shut-offs and the moratorium on evictions in North Carolina due to the coronavirus. “Extending housing and utility protections will mean more people can stay in their homes and stay safe as we all work to slow the spread of this […]
Get prepared for Cristobal, Dolly and the rest
June 1. Experts predict an active six-month hurricane season, which begins today. The Lake Norman region often is deluged with rain hours or days after the hurricane or tropical storm makes landfall on the coast. It may not happen often, but the storms can move the 150 miles or so inland to wreak havoc at […]
Mayor, police chief, town manager issue statement
June 1. Mayor Woody Washam, Police Chief Kevin Black and Town Manager Andrew Grant issued the following statement at 6 pm Saturday in the wake of demonstrations nationwide protesting the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis: This week our nation witnessed the tragic loss of the life of Mr. George […]
Moment of silence at noon for 104,000 US dead due to coronavirus
June 1. Amidst the grief and anger that’s engulfed the nation over the past week, North Carolina is joining a national Day of Mourning to grieve the 104,000-plus people in America, including almost 900 in North Carolina, who have lost their lives to COVID-19. “This is an opportunity to remind ourselves that our death count […]
