Cornelius News
Cornelius votes 4-1 to establish educational study commission
Sept. 18. By Dave Yochum. Cornelius Commissioner Michael Miltich has a new job no one wanted: Representing Cornelius on a brand-new committee organized by a school system that doesn’t want give us any money. It’s more tit for tat in what’s becoming a monumental fight between urban and suburban interests in Mecklenburg County education. […]
Cains make historic donation to Cornelius Arts Center
Sept. 17. By Dave Yochum. The new Cornelius Arts Center planned for downtown Cornelius has a significant naming benefactor: Ericka and William Cain, owners of Financial Independence Group. The Cornelius residents will contribute $5 million to the project which will be named the Cain Center for the Arts. The $25 million undertaking will be the […]
Why we’ve got gas
Sept. 17. By Dave Yochum. Tom Kloza—the nationally recognized fuel whisperer—says you don’t build a church for Easter Sunday. That’s the analogy the global head of energy analysis at OPIS (Oil Price Information Service) used to describe the normally adequate gasoline supply system that provides fuel from distribution centers in Greensboro and Charlotte to gas […]
Fortunately for most of us in Cornelius, it’s back to normal
Sept. 17 @ 7 AM. It’s back to normal for Cornelius today with Hurricane Florence a nasty memory for much of the state. Waste collection is a “go” this week but tons of debris will make it a slow go. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are closed but for almost all local businesses, it’s back to normal. The […]
Several more hours of rain forecast
Sept. 15. 11:30 AM. The remnants of Florence are lingering over Cornelius, with plenty more rain expected. The slow-moving tropical depression could bring another 5 inches of rain from alternating bands of heavy rain and light rain. Rain is falling at a rate of 1-2 inches per hour, with some pockets of even heavier rain. […]
Deadly hurricane crawls our way with rain, winds
UPDATE 9 AM SATURDAY. By Dave Yochum. Bands of moderate showers and then heavy rain is on its way through Saturday and into Sunday, with rainfall totals of 7-14 inches in Mecklenburg and south; 5-10 in Iredell. Winds of 25-35 mph, possibly to 45 mph, today. Winds should ease Sunday*** Hurricane Florence has now claimed […]
Pre-Flo: Duke Energy actively drawing down lake levels
Sept.14. By Dave Yochum. From the truly precautionary to the dramatic, we’re preparing in earnest for Hurricane Florence as it draws closer to Charlotte and Cornelius. Duke Energy has “aggressively moved water” from Lake Norman southward through its chain of Catawba River reservoirs in “anticipation of this extremely large storm system,” says spokeswoman Christine Pulley. […]
Cornelius declares state of emergency ahead of Florence
Sept. 14. By Dave Yochum. With winds picking up around Cornelius, Hurricane Florence is no longer just a concept here. The Category 2 storm is slowly on its way from the coast to points west, including Charlotte and Lake Norman. The wind will pick up today, with rain coming and winds of 30 mph on […]
Colorado securities fraud case touches Cornelius investors
Sept. 12. By Dave Yochum. A prominent investment advisor from Cornelius has been named as an unregistered promoter in an alleged real estate investment scheme in Colorado. Marlin S. Hershey, a principal at Performance Holdings in Kenton Place, was mentioned in an indictment against Gary Jule Dragul, 55, the president of GDA Real Estate Services […]
I-77 Mobility Partners: Mums the word
Sept. 13. By Dave Yochum. With a stained glass window and a cross as a backdrop, I-77 Mobility Partners presented a few new details on the toll lanes at Huntersville United Methodist Church. Christians in the audience were astonished the presenters were not struck by lightning. Tolls between Lake Norman and Charlotte during peak hours […]
