Cornelius News
Get artsy Jan. 26 with Cain Center for the Arts
The Cain Center for the Arts will host a day of culture during Connect with Culture Days, an annual Arts & Science Council event that provides the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community with free cultural experiences and activities. The Cain Center will present multiple free visual arts experiences Saturday Jan. 26 at Cornelius Town Hall from 10 a.m. to […]
Ouch: Hot hot market translates to soaring valuations
Jan. 24. The last few years have been awesome from a property owner’s point of view; their homes are worth considerably more. How much more is becoming apparent today as the new Mecklenburg County tax values come online. One lakefront property in The Peninsula, with around 5,000 square feet of living area, climbed in value […]
Newly elected legislators speaking at Newsmakers Breakfast Jan. 24
Lake Norman’s two newly elected legislators will be the Newsmakers Breakfast speakers Jan. 24 at The Peninsula Club. On deck for the traditional Q&A with Cornelius Today and Business Today readers are NC Rep. Christy Clark and NC Sen. Natasha Marcus. Clark, a Huntersville resident, and Marcus, a Davidson resident, represent Cornelius in the General […]
Bailey’s Glen-Hough High Partnership online auction in February
The Bailey’s Glen/Hough High School Partnership will hold an on-line auction to raise funds to benefit students and teachers. The auction will go live on Feb. 8 and run through Feb. 15 at www/biddingowl.com/baileysglenhoughhigh. The auction will include general interest items, gift cards to local businesses and restaurants, unique sports memorabilia and event tickets.Unique Hough […]
Meeting will shore up public access to Lake Cornelius
Jan. 21. There will be a 2-hour, drop-in community meeting Jan 23 to discuss how to provide kayaking and fishing on Lake Cornelius to the public. The project, which would be paid for by Duke Energy, would bring unfettered public access to Lake Cornelius. Of course, the YMCA on Davidson Street provides access, but the organization requires […]
Public hearing on ‘Retreat at W. Catawba’ pushed to Feb. 18
By Dave Vieser. The public hearing on the Retreat at West Catawba project, originally scheduled for Tuesday Jan. 22 at Cornelius Town Hall, is expected to be delayed until Monday Feb. 18 at 7 pm. The proposal calls for as many as 42 townhomes and two commercial buildings on a 9.5 acre parcel. The property […]
Aquesta reports sharply higher earnings
Jan. 16 Aquesta Financial Holdings, the parent company of Aquesta Bank, reported record earnings and loan growth for the fourth quarter of 2018 as well as the full year. The Cornelius-based bank reported net income of $942,000 compared to $204,000 during the last quarter of 2017. For the full year 2018, net income was $4.2 […]
Power outage near sub-station on Jetton
Jan. 15. UPDATE 915 pm. Duke Power is reporting some 363 customers in Cornelius are without power because of “required equipment maintenance.” Power went off in an area between the Lake Norman Cove at Jetton townhomes, parts of Edinburgh Square and Ramsey Creek Park on Nantz Road soon after 5 pm. While residents are questioning […]
Three more officers promoted
Jan. 15. With Kevin Black rising to Chief of Police in Cornelius, three other officers are on the rise: Major David Baucom began his career in law enforcement with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office in December of 1992 and came to work for the Cornelius Police Department in April of 1999. He has worked assignments […]
Tricia Sisson will chair LKN Chamber in 2019
A name from Cornelius business and local GOP politics will be front and center at the Chamber of Commerce in 2019. Tricia Sisson, who ran for Cornelius Town Board in 2017, will officially take over the chamber’s volunteer reins on Friday. The chamber has close to 900 members, about the same as 2017. “Our goal […]
