Cornelius News
Attorney John Hanzel has been disbarred
Aug. 8. By Dave Yochum. The North Carolina State Bar has disbarred long-time Cornelius attorney John Hanzel, who, in a separate matter, has been indicted for tax fraud for allegedly filing false tax returns. Hanzel did not return a phone call to his Sefton Park office for comment, but he must notify existing clients he […]
North Main: Improvements ahead
Aug. 7. Dave Vieser. North Main Street needs improvements, but how to do them is the big question. The Cornelius Town Board has approved the recommendations of a feasibility study for Highway 115/North Main which includes widening the roadway to three lanes. With the approval in hand, town officials will now turn to CRPTO, the […]
Alexander Farms plan officially unveiled at Town Hall
Aug. 6. By Dave Vieser. With an overflow crowd on hand at Town Hall, residents spoke out Monday evening about a proposed mixed-use development at the Alexander Farm property in Cornelius during the first of two public hearings. No decisions were made by the Town Board on the proposal which has a mix of commercial/retail […]
Sprizzi plans fall flat
Aug. 5. By Dave Yochum. Plans for the much-heralded Sprizzi Bev-Co. operation in the old Michael Waltrip Raceworld complex on Liverpool have fizzled out. An unnamed entity is buying Sprizzi for an undisclosed amount, according to Tim Goff, the president and CEO of Sprizzi. In December, Cornelius officials said they expected Sprizzi would create […]
Alexander Farm hearing Monday at Town Hall
Aug. 2. By Dave Vieser. The first of two Town Board Public Hearings regarding the Alexander Farm property will be held on Monday at 7 pm in Town Hall. The new proposal has a mix of commercial/retail and age-restricted housing, along with over 4 acres dedicated to parkland. The project would be called Alexander Farms. […]
Alarming demands on volunteer organization
Aug. 5. Neal Smith was honored Monday night by the Town Board for 34 years of service as a firefighter in Cornelius including the last four years as Fire Chief. The story that follows originally ran in print in 2016. +++ By Dave Yochum. Like a teenager on whole milk and Wonder Bread, Cornelius is growing […]
Hundreds enjoyed Big Day at the Lake
Six hundred pounds of ice, two misters, two water slides and lots of ice cream helped make for a cool 15th Annual Big Day at the Lake on Saturday, July 20. More than 75 Boat Host families hosted more than 130 kids from Big Brothers Big Sisters for a full day of fun. It started […]
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 […]
