Cornelius News
Firefighters will train tonight at old Rite Aid
Sept. 24. What do you do with a late-1990s big box that will soon be demolished? You use it as a training prop. Fire Chief Guerry Barbee says the Cornelius-Lemley Volunteer Fire Dept. is using the roof of the old Rite Aid at the corner of Jetton and West Catawba to simulate what to do if an […]
It’s only a test, but sirens will sound Oct. 9
The outdoor warning sirens around the McGuire Nuclear Station will be tested at 11:50 am Wednesday, Oct. 9. The 67 sirens within 10 miles of the McGuire Nuclear Station will sound for three minutes. The test is performed in cooperation with emergency officials in Mecklenburg, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and Catawba counties, who are responsible for sounding […]
20 new houses worth more than $40 million in construction
By Dave Yochum. Cornelius may be getting wealthier and grayer. An informal survey of new building permits shows more than two dozen single-family homes are under construction or were built between Jan. 1 of 2017 and mid-August of this year. Construction values of three individual homes—one on Freshwater, one on Mollypop and one on Belle Isle—weigh […]
School options: Committees lay out choices for local towns
By Dave Yochum. The Cornelius Educational Options Study Commission was created to evaluate options related to HB514 and the ability of local jurisdictions to establish charter schools. HB 514 gives four Charlotte suburbs—Cornelius, Huntersville, Matthews and Mint Hill—the authority to create and operate their own charter schools. The suburbs can limit enrollment in the new […]
Legislators will hold ‘Town Hall’ Thursday at 7 pm
Sept. 17. By Dave Yochum. NC Sen. Natasha Marcus and NC Rep. Christy Clark will host a Town Hall style discussion starting at 7 pm Thursday at Cornelius Town Hall. There’s plenty to talk about, with North Carolina once again making national news—rightly or wrongly—for the veto over-ride in Raleigh last week Both Clark and […]
Cornelius school options: No easy answers
Sept. 17. By Dave Vieser. Unlike a similar citizen panel in Huntersville, Cornelius’ educational options commission made no firm recommendations on whether Cornelius should get involved in sponsoring or cosponsoring a charter school, or push for a new school district. At the Cornelius Town Board meeting last night, the commission outlined school options that could […]
Last call for breakfast with the Chief
Davidson Police Chief Penny Dunn will be the Newsmakers Breakfast speaker Sept. 19 at The Peninsula Club. Only about one in 100 chiefs of police in America is female. Newsmakers Breakfasts are open-forum Q&As with people who make the news. Anyone can ask a question. Dunn started her law enforcement career in 1986 and has […]
Jetton power outage not related to Electricities outage Thursday
Sept. 15. Electric power went out Sunday morning for nearly 900 Duke Energy customers in Cornelius, mostly down Jetton Road. Duke said power would be restored around 12:30 pm but it came back on at about 10:23 am having gone out 90 minutes before. This part of the Duke Energy grid has suffered through a […]
Amazing Maize Maze cancelled
The Amazing Maize Maze at the historic Rural Hill plantation in Huntersville has been cancelled because of near-drought conditions over the last few weeks. A major source of funding for their cultural and education programs, it puts the 501c3 in a challenging situation. Meanwhile, the promoters of the Warrior Dash, which was held back in […]
Cornelius Today photo contest open til Sept. 15
Cornelius Today is holding an amateur photography contest between now and Sept. 15. Winning entries must focus on Cornelius scenes and be suitable for the October cover of Cornelius Today. First prize is a $100 gift certificate from 131 Main. There will also be two second prizes of $75 gift certificates from 131 Main as well as three third-place/$50 […]
