Cornelius News
Cornelius hunkers down
March 16. By Dave Yochum. What a difference two weeks make. The state identified its first case of coronavirus March 3; now there are 32 North Carolina residents testing positive in 13 counties. Cornelius is slowly shutting down as more and more people work from home. Charlotte Mecklenbuurg Schools are shut for at least two […]
Land use and planning are ready for a review
By Dave Vieser. Cornelius’ 2014 Land Use Plan appears headed for a review if not an overhaul. The reason has to do with recent rezoning hearings where residents, current commissioners and past commissioners expressed concern about some of the density guidelines in the current master plan. “I’ve been using this as my guiding document but […]
Cornelius Home Grown Art Exhibit
By Suzanne Fulton. On behalf of local artists and artisans, thank you, Town of Cornelius, for enabling us to show a work of art at the annual Home Grown exhibit in the arts center. At the exhibit’s opening reception Feb. 7, I was delighted to see an array of types of artwork and crafts expertly […]
Ada Jenkins curtails programs with close contact, cancels gala for now
March 14. The Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson has suspended Thursday walk-in medical clinics and Tuesday appointment clinics until further notice. The center’s gala, a key fundraiser for the agency, has also been postponed until later this year. All dental clinics are suspended as well, due to the coronavirus. AJC’s mission is to serve as […]
Governor closes schools for 2 weeks, but is it enough?
March 14. By Dave Yochum. Gov. Roy Cooper has ordered all K-12 public schools in North Carolina to close for a minimum of two weeks in response to COVID-19. The order also bans gatherings of more than 100 people. North Carolina currently has 23 people in 12 counties who have tested positive for COVID-19. “We […]
Galway Hooker party, in smaller form, under way
March 14. By Dave Yochum. The crowd was getting thicker at Galway Hooker late this afternoon where owner Chris Boukedes said he would postpone today’s trademark St. Patrick’s Day party in Kenton Place. It’s smaller, confined behind barriers and people garbed in green outfits are partying like there’s no tomorrow. Town officials said they were […]
Galway Hooker St. Pat’s party postponed due to coronavirus
March 13. By Dave Yochum. Chris Boukedes, the operator of Galway Hooker, has called off tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day observance at Kenton Place. It was to have started at noon and would likely have attracted thousands of people. County and state officials expressed profound concerns about holding the event in the midst of a global […]
Town officials begging Boukedes to call off massive St. Pat’s party
March 13. By Dave Yochum. Town officials are literally begging Chris Boukedes, the operator of Galway Hooker, to scuttle plans for the massive St. Patrick’s Day observance planned for Kenton Place tomorrow in the midst of a global pandemic. Separately, Mecklenburg County will declare a county-wide State of Emergency due to the fast-spreading virus. Town […]
Is toilet paper shortage real?
March 13. By Dave Yochum. This Cornelius Today reporter saw someone walking out of Publix with what had to be 60 rolls of bathroom tissue, aka toilet paper (TP). No wonder inventories are depleting faster than you can say ho ho I gotta go. Stores are in an unenviable position: They can sit tight and watch supplies […]
New normal: How long will it last?
March 13. By Dave Yochum. The coronavirus may be halting more and more events, but we’ll get through this. There’s plenty of foodstuffs on the shelves at the Harris Teeters and Publix, although bathroom tissue is an issue at the Antiquity store. The grocery manager there said a shipment comes in tonight. The shelves were […]
