Cornelius News
Early voting tests candidate stamina, good nature
Oct. 21. By Dave Yochum. Candidates are lined up outside Cornelius Town Hall to meet and greet, kiss hands and shake babies—or is it the other way around? It’s early voting, when you can see candidates deal with the public up close and personal. It’s a Rorschach test for intestinal fortitude. 1. Presumably only dedicated […]
Guns ‘N’ Hoses Nov. 2
The annual Guns ‘N’ Hoses face-off between Cornelius firefighters and police will be 3 pm to 6 pm Nov. 2 on the baseball diamond at Bailey Road Park. It’s a fundraiser for the Firefighter Boesmiller and Officer Sapp families, both of whom are fighting cancer. Sponsorships are available. More info: Fire Chief Guerry Barbee […]
Fire damages home on Peninsula Club
Oct. 18. Police said there were no injuries caused by a multi-alarm fire at 18900 Peninsula Club Drive. The 3,200 square foot house at the corner of Locharron and Peninsula Club was damaged by fire and water. Smoke was coming from the roof and a second-floor bedroom over the entry way around 1 pm, with […]
Michael Waltrip Raceworld complex under contract to top auto dealer
By Dave Yochum. Business Today reported last week that the owners of Lake Norman Chrysler Jeep Dodge have the former Michael Waltrip Raceworld under contract for an undisclosed amount. LKNCJD owners Robin and Jack Salzman plan a new retail facility that would include a prep shop and 10,000 square feet of space for non-profits and […]
Bailey Middle Band hits a high note
The Bailey Middle School Performing Band will hold a preview concert Nov. 4 at the Hough High Auditorium to prepare for the NC Music Educators Professional Development Conference one week later. The Bailey band was selected by blind audition to perform at the conference, the highest honor for a middle school band in North […]
CMS will vote to drop Cornelius from Municipal Concerns Act
Oct. 15. Dave Yochum. A majority on the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education is ready to drop Cornelius from the controversial “Municipal Concerns Act” which cut North Meck out of school construction during the next 15 years. The vote, which is expected to be unanimous, will be on the CMS board agenda Oct. 22. It would […]
Days Inn is history
Oct. 15. The Days Inn on Holiday Lane—perhaps unwisely named for a previous hotel chain—is being torn down to make way for a new, larger North Carolina State Employees’ Credit Union. The 8,500-square-foot branch will go up on the hotel property, just north of the existing SECU branch. Family histories were made at the now […]
Noise still sounds complicated
Oct. 13. Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board has made some minor modifications to the noise ordinance adopted earlier this year. The changes give violators as much as 60 days to rectify the situation. “The town’s Land Development Code Advisory Board (LDCAB) unanimously recommended these amendments to address noise mitigation efforts, the timing of implementing […]
Toll lane project in slow lane
Oct. 12. By Dave Vieser. CINTRA, the Spanish based construction company overseeing the I-77 toll lane project, has asked the NCDOT for an extension to their required contract completion date. “I can confirm that extensions have been submitted and are under consideration at this time, but no decisions have yet been made,” spokeswoman Jen Thompson […]
2 Cornelius finance execs sued by SEC
Oct. 11.UPDATE 5:30 PM. By Dave Yochum. Two Cornelius financial executives have been charged with fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC says Marlin Hershey and Dana Bradley fraudulently raised nearly $6 million from investors, some of whom were family and friends. The SEC’s complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, alleges […]
