Cornelius News
Cook Out is open on W. Catawba
June 23. After a serious remodel, Cook Out has opened on West Catawba between Starbucks and Bojangles just west of I-77. Cook Out purchased the former KFC building for $1.8 million last year and has a drive-up window. The chain offers North Carolina barbecue and fried favorites, as well as a Cajun chicken sandwich and […]
Hospitalizations climbing, as are cases and testing
June 22. By Dave Yochum. Testing for the coronavirus continues to increase dramatically—and the number of cases are climbing accordingly—but the number of hospitalizations is also climbing at a concerning level. New data from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services shows 804 new COVID-19 cases from yesterday to today, for a total of […]
Summer reading starts here
June 22. By Emily Paton. Reading has been a favorite pastime for centuries. Written works are traced all the way back some 5,000 years, and modernly accepted fiction dates back to 12th century France. So, where can we in Cornelius get our literary fix this summer? Pick from these three great local literary hubs: —First, […]
Father’s Day: Advice to kids from a Modern Dad
By Jon Show. My high school coach died in January, and for the first time in 25 years I dug out the bin under the stairs that my mom saved from my childhood. In it were trinkets from family trips, trophies, newspaper clippings and report cards. There were things that jogged fond memories and things […]
Loch Norman Highland games cancelled for this year
June 19. Just 10 days ago there was a new date for the Loch Norman Highland Games at Historic Rural Hill—Aug. 15-16—but the games have now been put off until 2021 because of the coronavirus. Originally scheduled for April, the games have been scheduled for April 17—18, 2021. Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation will not […]
As COVID-19 cases rise, NC jobless recovery is 10th-worst nationwide
June 19. By Dave Yochum. With North Carolina’s economy continuing to struggle, COVID-19 cases are still climbing. There were 617,073 unemployed people in May in North Carolina vs 206,728 in January. Gov. Roy Cooper is expected to announce where we are statewide on Phase 3 reopening, or if Phase 2 continues. The data coming out […]
Tax rate stays flat as town adopts new spending plan
June 19. By Dave Vieser. The town’s $24.3 million Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget, which Mayor Woody Washam called the “toughest budget preparation process one could ever imagine,” was unanimously adopted at a special town board meeting last night. The spending plan, which takes effect July 1, will keep the town’s property tax rate at .222 […]
Pro bass fishing tournament rescheduled for October
The FLW Toyota Series professional bass fishing tournament which was originally scheduled for April 30 – May 2 will now be held Oct. 1-3. The FLW Toyota Series is a five-tournament circuit operated through the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization. After a mid-March pause, FLW competitions have resumed with new COVID-19 guidelines in order to protect […]
Face masks: Local mandate not happening in Cornelius
June 19. By Dave Vieser. Members of the Cornelius Town Board say they are not in favor of mandating the use of face masks as Mecklenburg County contemplates such a measure. The issue, which came up at the conclusion of their Thursday June 18 special meeting, will most likely be decided by the governor. The […]
Gov. Cooper proclaims today Juneteenth in NC
June 19. Today is officially Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration honoring the end of enslavement in the United States. Gov. Roy Cooper made an official statewide declaration today in Raleigh. It was on this day in 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, that Union General Gordon Granger proclaimed the end […]
