Cornelius News
As COVID-19 numbers climb, take a break, call a help line
April 13. UPDATED 11:30 am. By Dave Yochum. If you’re not feeling anxious about the future, you’re not paying attention. North Carolina has 20 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in congregate living situations, like nursing homes and residential care facilities. Statewide there are 4,520 COVID-19 diagnoses, and 81 dead, according to the NC Dept. of Health […]
Holston closes 10 offices; HMG, Novant will help ex-patients
April 12. By Dave Yochum. Holston Medical Group has pulled the plug on 10 out of 13 offices in Lake Norman and North Charlotte, and “dismissed” a total of 35 physicians, many of whom had apparently planned to join a new group practice headed up by Dr. David Cook and Dr. Ehab Sharawy, both of […]
Holston Medical terminates employees; shutters some offices
April 10. By Dave Yochum. Holston Medical Group’s entry into the Lake Norman market a year ago has turned into a healthcare crisis for patients, doctors and medical staff. At 5 pm Good Friday Holston told employees the Tennessee-based medical practice had “made the difficult decision to close many of its offices in the Lake Norman […]
Modern Dad copes with COVID-19: It’s Masters week
April 10. By Jon Show. It’s Masters week. Or I guess it should have been Masters week. The week that dads everywhere mark on the calendar and say things like, “No I don’t want to get a babysitter on Saturday night, it’s Masters week and I’m going to watch the evening encore after I watch […]
Tech execs mixed on when economy will improve
April 10. Nearly half of North Carolina’s technology leaders predict business and social activity—including in-person meetings—might start to return to pre-shutdown levels in June. Another quarter said July. Only 2 percent predicted later than September, according to a poll conducted by the North Carolina Technology Association focusing on the business effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
ElectriCities budget shocks town board
April 9. By Dave Vieser. As the Cornelius Town Board considered the possibility of an ElectriCities rate hike at their April 6 meeting, one point was driven home: Doing so could really hurt some of the town’s residents. The proposals under review by the board Monday included one scenario where rates could be increased by […]
LKN Lucky Cats at 20 years has new board
April 10. Two decades ago, Abigail Jennings contacted local authorities for help managing wild feral cats at her Lake Norman Realty office on West Catawba. When she was told animal control would trap and remove them—and they would be euthanized because they were feral—Jennings tried a different approach. Every cat can be lucky She established […]
More local farms could help ensure food supply
April 9. By Dave Yochum. As supermarket chains report their first coronavirus-related employee deaths—leading to growing anxiety among grocery workers—and farmers report critical shortages of workers, supply chain experts are looking at the nation’s food and how it gets from farm to market. “The system was fragile in the normal state. The entire physical system […]
Managing through COVID-19
A crisis may slow, halt, or even generate sales depending upon your industry and business model. We cannot control the cause of the crisis, but we can control how we react to it. The word crisis refers to circumstances we are not familiar with, problems we don’t have experience solving, and significant disruption in our […]
First responders at risk during pandemic
April 9. By Dave Yochum. Even though several Charlotte first responders tested positive for COVID-19, Cornelius firefighters and police are continuing to go in where others might flee—but armed with an understanding of the new health risks. Fire Chief Guerry Barbee said procedures are updated frequently. Among them: +Medic is screening people on the phone […]
