Cornelius News
COVID-19 takes 10 lives at Autumn Care in Cornelius
April 27. By Dave Yochum. There have been 10 COVID-19 related deaths at Autumn Care in Cornelius, according to information released by the NC Department of Health and Human Services. It’s the third-highest death toll among dozens of nursing homes across the state. Only Pruitt Health-Carolina Point, a nursing home in Orange County, with 11 […]
Founder says she will shut down Exit 28 Ridiculousness
April 28. By Dave Yochum. The founder of Exit 28 Ridiculousness, a Facebook page with some 12,000 members, says she will pull the plug on the page this Thursday. In a Facebook post, Administrator in Chief and founder Amanda Dudley said the Facebook page “at its low, which unfortunately is lately,” has been “a vehicle […]
COVID-19 update Monday; statewide numbers up 13.5% from Friday
April 27. COVID-19 cases as of April 26 were up 10 percent to 1,471 from April 22 when there were 1,331 reported cases according to Mecklenburg County Public Health (MCPH). There have been 40 deaths. Statewide, the numbers are climbing too. Then NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reports 9,142 COVID-19 cases in 95 […]
Facemasks: The new normal at local grocers
By Dave Vieser and Dave Yochum. As the national discussion turns to when and how America should reopen for business, grocery workers have been on the front lines since the COVID-19 crisis became apparent in March. Locally, Cornelius grocers are bracing for a “new normal” that will likely mean facemasks for employees and shoppers for […]
CMS, NC public schools closed for remainder of the year
April 24. Public schools statewide will be closed for the rest of the academic year under a new order from Gov. Cooper. It applies to in-person teaching; remote learning will continue for the rest of the year. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools will follow suit. School buildings will stay closed to students for this school year. “The […]
COVID-19 cases still rising state-wide, county-wide, but rate slows
April 24. By Dave Yochum. With Gov. Cooper extending the stay at home order until May 8, COVID-19 cases are still climbing. According to NC Dept. of Health & Human Services, there are now 8,052 cases statewide, up from 7,608 yesterday when Cooper laid out a three-phase plan to ease restrictions when data shows we […]
Chase began in front of Cornelius Police headquarters
April 24. Cornelius Police were involved in a vehicle pursuit that began in front of CPD headquarters, went into Davidson, came back into Cornelius and traveled down I-77 into South Carolina before ending at a business on Remount Road in Charlotte. Police said the incident began at about 4:42 pm on Wednesday. The suspects, Marquis […]
Town parks have parking and trails
April 24. Mecklenburg County has shut down vehicle access to all county parks including popular destinations like Blythe Landing, Jetton Park and Ramsey Creek. Much to the chagrin of the town board, park parkers are parking instead on neighboring streets. Parks have been crowded social gathering places since the county-wide stay-at-home order went into effect […]
Stay-at-home extended through May 8
April 23. Gov. Roy Cooper has extended North Carolina’s Stay At Home order through May 8. The orders extending closure of restaurants for dine-in service and bars and closure of other close-contact businesses are also extended through May 8. Cooper will lift restrictions in three phases once key metrics are headed in the right direction. […]
Gov. Cooper will announce how, when NC reopens
April 23. By Dave Yochum. On April 15, Gov. Cooper shared his plan to gradually reopen the state. Today at 3 pm he will announce specific plans for when and how the social restrictions that have been in place since late March will be lifted. Exactly what he will say is anybody’s guess. On April […]
