Cornelius News
NCDHHS reports COVID-19 cases still increasing
May 4. By Dave Yochum. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting 11,848 COVID-19 cases statewide, an 8.5 percent increase from 10,923 on Friday. The death toll statewide rose 7.8 percent to 430 as of 11 am today, up from 399 on Friday. A total of 146,439 tests have been completed. Gov. […]
NCDHHS reports 21 Autumn Care staff had COVID-19
May 4. By Dave Yochum. Fourteen of 31 COVID-19 related deaths in Mecklenburg County nursing homes have occurred at Autumn Care in Cornelius. The NC Dept of Health & Human Services, which said there were 49 Covid-19 deaths county-wide as of Friday, reported 37 cases of COVID-19 among residents at Autumn Care. Mecklenburg County Health […]
Proposed county budget freezes taxes. Will Cornelius follow suit?
May 4. Dave Vieser. The proposed 2021 Mecklenburg County Budget comprising $1.9-billion would maintain the current tax rate of 61.69 cents/$100 tax value. County taxes represent approximately 3/4 of a typical Cornelius homeowner tax bill. Although the recommended budget is an increase of $5.6 million, or .3 percent, over the current operating budget, the county […]
Where you can worship online
May 4: Houses of worship continue to practice physical distancing by streaming worship and prayer services online to keep people connected with each other and their faith. If your house of worship is not included, please email the information to corneliustoday@gmail.com. Here is a list of churches offering online worship or prayer services: […]
Four more deaths at Autumn Care in Cornelius
May 1. By Dave Yochum. There have been four more COVID-19 related deaths at Autumn Care in Cornelius, according to information released by the NC Department of Health and Human Services. That makes 14, up from 10 reported as of Monday. The 102-bed nursing home has 58 COVID-19 patients according to the newest report, up […]
NC COVID-19 hospitalization up by just 1 since Thursday
May 1. Mecklenburg County’s total coronavirus cases reached 1,651, according to state health data Friday morning, while statewide cases rose to 10,923, up from 3.9 percent from the 10,509 reported yesterday. Statewide, 133,000 COVID-19 tests have been administered, up from 128,000 yesterday. According to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services, 547 are people […]
Closure plans detail ‘historic’ cleanup of coal ash at Marshall
May 1. The NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has approved plans to excavate coal ash from the Marshall Steam Station in Iredell County, as well as the Cliffside/Rogers Energy Complex in Mooresboro and the Mayo Steam Station in Roxboro. Across North Carolina, Duke Energy will excavate some 126 million tons of coal ash from […]
COVID-19 will delay road improvements, and help town budget
By Dave Vieser. Four big road projects scheduled to start next year in Cornelius have just been pushed back by at least one year according to the NC Dept. of Transportation. The delays are related to the impact of COVID-19 on the NCDOT’s sources of revenue, said spokeswoman Jen Thompson. As North Carolina stays at […]
Cooper says progress being made in COVID-19 fight
May 1. Gov. Roy Cooper says North Carolinians have made “tremendous sacrifices and it is making a difference” in the fight against COVID-19. The overall picture is mixed—testing and cases are increasing—but it looks like trends will be stable enough to move into the first phase of a three-stage plan to reopen North Carolina. Once […]
You second-guess yourself when your duck dies
May 1. By Jon Show. If you’re reading this column on a weekly basis (hi Mom and Dad) then you know that the Blonde Bomber acquired a mallard duck egg approximately three weeks ago and we have been raising the egg as one of our own. What? That doesn’t sound crazy. What is crazy, anyway? […]
