Cornelius News
Being bored wears me out
This past winter, on a wet and cool Saturday afternoon, my kids and wife were off doing their own thing. It was winter so there wasn’t any house or yard work to do. It was after football season and before March Madness so there wasn’t anything to watch on TV. For the first time since […]
Pool Time: 10 tips for safe swimming
More than 3,500 people die as a result of drowning each year, and most of those deaths are children under the age of four who drown in backyard swimming pools. The tragedy of these statistics is nearly all drowning deaths are preventable. To help educate children, parents, families and swim instructors on preventive measures to […]
Father, grandfather ignited passion for firefighting
By Dave Yochum. Cornelius’ new fire chief is coming up on his 25-year anniversary with the fire department and he’s only 40 years old. Forty-year-old Guerry—pronounced like Gary; Guerry is his mother’s maiden name—Barbee was 15 years old when he joined as a junior fireman in 1994. He’s seen a lot since then: • The […]
Speakers hash out differences in marijuana discussion
By Erica Batten. The question of whether to legalize the medical use of marijuana is about more than just the health effects, but the potential for cannabis products to treat chronic pain, anxiety, insomnia and inflammation, among other potential medicinal benefits, is what typically starts the conversation. That conversation can get heated, as it did […]
Upscale condos will target active adults
NC Homes Associates plans to build 110 upscale age-restricted living units on property purchased from a church blessed with abundant land in Cornelius. The development company paid roughly $1 million for 8.45 acres of land owned by Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. Groundbreaking is planned for late this year. There are 100 condo units up […]
Road work ahead: More than $24 million in construction coming
July 25. By Dave Vieser. While discussions on social media and among residents often focus on I-77, there’s a lot more road work about to begin in and around Cornelius. As the result of a $24 million transportation bond issue approved in 2018, as well as a $20 million transportation/parks/arts bond issue approved in 2013, […]
Nominations open for 15th annual Top Women in Business
The 2019 judges for Business Today’s 15th Annual Top Women leadership awards include women leaders from the worlds of business and politics in Lake Norman and Cabarrus. Apply and nominate online. All four are prior winners: Cabarrus County Commissioner Diane Honeycutt; Business Today columnist Cheryl Kane; Cornelius-based Aquesta Marketing Director Laura Engel; Mecklenburg County Commissioner […]
Duke Energy will ramp up inspections because of Jetton outages
July 25. By Dave Vieser. Failed splices within Duke Energy’s complex duct bank system are behind several lengthy power outages in The Peninsula. A duct bank refers to a group of electrical conduits that provide pathways and protection for electrical wiring. As a result, the company is tightening up their procedures. “We have increased our […]
Got gas? Piedmont Natural Gas is ensuring that we do
July 24. By Dave Vieser. For months heavy duty machinery has been operating on the west side of Hwy. 21/Statesville Road, working on something underground. No project had ever been announced for this area, a portion of which is adjacent to the Augustalee property, so inquiring minds at Cornelius Today reached out to various municipalities […]
Teen killed in PWC crash had ‘passion for marine life’
July 23. UPDATED 4pm. Claire Miley, a rising 9th grader at Cannon School, passed away after a jet ski accident on Lake Norman Sunday. She was the only child of Rob and Allison Miley of Davidson. Cannon will open the Cindric Performing Arts Center at 6:30 p.m., for counseling and support, including advice for parents. […]
