Cornelius News
Peninsula Community Foundation announces grants
Jan. 20. The Peninsula Community Foundation has awarded a grant of $6,000 to the Neighborhood C.A.R.E Center in the Smithville section of Cornelius and a grant of $5,150 to Little Smiles, which is a volunteer-driven, non-profit that helps nurses, social workers, police and EMT’s bring joy to children in difficult situations. The Neighborhood C.A.R.E Center […]
LKN business leaders take shots at each other in Lincoln County trial
Jan. 17. By Dave Yochum. If Hilary Clinton had been elected, none of this would have happened. It turns out the Donald Trump presidency coincided with a precipitous decline in the firearms and shooting range industry. People didn’t feel like their right to bear arms wasn’t threatened, and business at Denver Defense, a gun range […]
When is recycling a waste?
Jan. 17. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius has suspended using two residential recycling bins located at the Harborside Villas and Silver Quay lakeside communities. The containers will continue to function, but only as regular trash receptacles. “We were informed that Republic is no longer collecting single stream recycling in Dumpsters,” said Assistant […]
Our Towns Habitat merging with Charlotte H4H
Jan. 15. Our Towns Habitat for Humanity will be subsumed into Habitat for Humanity/Charlotte. The new affiliate will be headquartered in Charlotte. The Habitat Restore retail operation in Cornelius will remain open as a “signifiant revenue” source for the $55 million (asset) non-profit. The merger, which will save $6 million over 10 years, will result […]
Recent voting highlights changing demographics
Jan. 16. By Dave Yochum. The vote on Mecklenburg County’s sales tax in November highlights the gap between Charlotte and the suburbs. The quarter-cent tax won in some close-in Charlotte precincts but it lost big-time up here in North Meck and Cornelius in particular. In three Cornelius voting districts or precincts, all on the west […]
Are we the fastest-growing metro area in the US?
By Erica Batten. Over the past decade, Raleigh and Charlotte have been among the top 10 fastest-growing metropolitan areas nationwide. Wells Fargo Senior Economist Mark Vitner and Allen Tate President and CEO Pat Riley discussed regional and economic trends at a recent Newsmakers Breakfast hosted by Cornelius Today. “Charlotte may be the fastest-growing metro area […]
Jury selection under way in Bayport v. Sisson trial
Jan. 13. By Dave Vieser. Jury selection begins today in Lincoln County Court over a contract dispute between two warring gun range businesses, both of which are owned by influential business people in Lake Norman. On the one side is the Range at Lake Norman, owned by Tricia and Brian Sisson. She is a Cornelius […]
Black History Month observation Feb. 1 at Town Hall
Cornelius has a rich history of African-American life from the 1900s to now, centered largely on the Smithville community just east of I-77. The history will be honored at a Black History Month Celebration Saturday, Feb. 1 at Cornelius Town Hall. The event, which runs from 1 pm to 3 pm, will include live performances, […]
Remember the Scottish bard
The author of Auld Lang Zyne and other cherished Scottish works died 225 years ago but Robert Burns is still remembered. His birthday Jan. 25, 1759 will be commemorated at a traditional Scottish supper at Historic Rural Hill, the Davidson family plantation in Huntersville. The dinner will include a silent auction as well as a […]
CMS Board members at public forum Jan. 15
Can Superintendent Earnest Winston restore trust in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ leadership? The Clayton Wilcox debacle was one thing, shutting North Meck out of investments in new schools was another. With the election of Jennifer De La Jara this past November, North Meck now has twice as many people on the CMS Board of Education. At-large member […]
