Cornelius News
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit new high
June 9. By Dave Yochum. Hospitalizations and deaths of COVID-19 patients continued to climb according to new data from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. The state is reporting a new high Tuesday of 774 people being treated, as well as 23 new deaths for a total of 1,029 since the COVID-19 outbreak […]
Are government pay raises ‘tone deaf’ right now?
June 9. By Dave Yochum. Raises for government employees appear to be the order of the day as local governments review and approve budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. Annual budgets are being approved in June and officially commence July 1—in the midst of a historic pandemic. “The County is anticipating a sharp decline in […]
NC is No. 21 on list of toughest COVID-19 restrictions
June 9. By Dave Yochum. Sufficient testing to match a “rapidly declining positivity rate” while maintaining social distancing are among the top measures that can be taken to safely open the economy and prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections, says Dr. Howard Forman, a professor at the Yale School of Medicine. “If the economy […]
Can we all get along? It’s time to ask how
By Kate Stevens. Continuing to have open dialogues among people with different perspectives on racial issues—and even being uncomfortable during the conversation—are ways to mend our community. “When it comes to the issues of race, issues of diversity, it’s not comfortable,” said N.C. Rep. Chaz Beasley. “It requires us to confront a past that many of […]
COVID-19: Record high hospitalizations, deaths top 1,000
June 8. By Dave Yochum. Mecklenburg County and the state are in the midst of upward trends in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as well as deaths. In a week, the statewide death total climbed 108 to 1,006 North Carolinians dead due to COVID-19, according to the NC Dept. of Health. There have been 110 deaths […]
New dates for festivals
June 8. Two major events have new dates: The Loch Norman Highland Games will take place at Historic Rural Hill Aug. 15-16, while the Asian Festival and Dragon Boat Race will be held Oct. 17 at Ramsey Creek Park. They were originally planned for April and May, respectively, but the coronavirus forced them to reschedule. […]
Coronavirus cases increase county-wide, state-wide
June 5. By Dave Yochum. Mecklenburg County has had another triple-digit single-day increase in COVID-19 cases but the rate of increase is leveling off. The county added 215 new cases from Thursday, for a total of 5,057 coronavirus cases, the state Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday. The number is cumulative since mid-March. […]
21 more people died statewide from coronavirus
June 4. By Dave Yochum. Key metrics that measure the spread of COVID-19 are still a mixed bag of some good trends, some not so good: Mecklenburg County deaths have surpassed 100. Mecklenburg has seen a total of 4,842 coronavirus cases, an increase of 172 from yesterday, according to NC Dept. of Health & Human […]
New, new normal: More toilet paper, less spinach souffle
June 4. The pandemic has sliced and diced our time in the kitchen. We’re buying dinner ready to go curbside as wells more frozen foods as we limit trips to the grocery store. Maybe that explains why there’s no Stouffer’s Spinach Souffle in Cornelius. A Stouffer’s customer service representative said the classic is still being […]
Incidents, arrests, citations: June 4 CPD report
Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 200527089 Larceny 19530 Mount Zion Py 12:36:04 05/27/20 ASN Williams, Nicole 200528062 B&E Commercial 19335 H M Junker Dr 09:54:28 05/28/20 ASN Lake Norman Powersports 200528088 Fraud 19223 Hidden Cove Ln 11:37:06 05/28/20 ASN McCarney, David 200529110 Fraud 9327 Portage Dr 14:56:00 05/29/20 ACT Barnes, Joshua 200602133 […]
