Cornelius News
Davidson’s Chief Dunn speaks out, Charlotte declares State of Emergency
May 30. UPDATE 6:30 pm. By Dave Yochum. Local law enforcement officials are speaking out about violent protests in Minneapolis and around the country after George Floyd, 46, died with a policeman’s knee pressed into his neck. Davidson Police Chief Penny Dunn said: “The men and women of the Davidson Police Department condemn brutality of […]
NCDHHS reports 1,076 new COVID cases statewide
May 29. By Dave Yochum. State health officials Friday morning reported another triple-digit single-day increase in Mecklenburg County COVID-19 cases. There were 232 new cases reported by the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services in the past 24 hours. Statewide cases rose in excess of 1,000, at the same time testing soars. Mecklenburg has […]
Budget proposal Monday night will reflect level tax rate
May 29. By Dave Vieser. The town’s new budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 will be submitted to the Cornelius Town Board Monday evening June 1 by Town Manager Andrew Grant. This is just his second budget as Town Manager, and it was clearly the more challenging of the two, reflecting significant revenue […]
Danger on Jetton: Don’t make a left from Old Jetton
May 29. By Dave Vieser. More than a dozen motorists have been given citations recently for turning left out of Old Jetton onto Jetton toward the light at West Catawba. Police expect to step up enforcement over the the next several weeks. The intersection, one of the most dangerous in Cornelius, was supposed to be […]
Cook Out is hiring
May 29. Cook Out will hire 30 to 40 more people at their new store on West Catawba by the time it opens in early July. Cook Out bought the old KFC building for $1.8 million last year and remodeled it, including a new facade, interior and parking lot. Jobseekers can walk up to the […]
Library returns with precautions, limited services
May 29. Dave Vieser. The Cornelius branch of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library system will reopen at 9 am Monday morning June 1, but will be offering very limited services under the first phase of their reopening, according to county officials. Under the plan, holds, pickups and returns will be available at Cornelius and at each […]
COVID-19 cases, deaths still climbing statewide
May 28. By Dave Yochum. The number of new COVID-19 cases increased to 784 statewide, according to new data released by NC Department of Health and Human Services this morning. The NCDHHS says there have been 25,412 cases statewide at this point, up 3.18 percent from yesterday and up 3,718 from one week ago. NCDHHS […]
The Pines: Resuming activities step by careful step
May 28. Steven Jewell, executive director of The Pines at Davidson, says the senior complex is ready to start to offer activities on campus since suspending them in early March. Activities will include fitness classes, including some via Zoom, outdoor recreation, local road trips and Bingo with appropriate physical distancing. “We will seek to strike […]
Hospitalizations for coronavirus at a new high in NC
May 27. By Dave Yochum. The number of patients reported hospitalized with COVID-19 has reached a new high since the NC Department of Health and Human Services started releasing that data. NCDHHS says 702 people are receiving in-patient care. Meanwhile, White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak […]
COVID-19 cases level off after spike last week
May 26. Coronavirus cases reached 24,140 as of 11 am today, up less than 200 from Monday, even as an enormous increase in statewide testing continues. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reports 352,331 tests, up 49,107 from Friday, a 16.2 percent increase in testing over a holiday weekend. The rate of positive […]
