Cornelius News
Boat Hosts needed for Big Day at the Lake XIV
Big Day at the Lake has blown through its financial goals for 2018—more than $113,000 will go directly to Big Brothers Big Sisters—but Boat Hosts are still needed to take at-risk kids from BBBS out on Lake Norman July 21 for Big Day at the Lake. The deadline to register as a Boat Host is […]
‘Spamalot’ production is terribly good
Prepare for loads of silliness and laughs June 21-July 1 as Davidson Community Players presents the musical “Monty Python’s Spamalot” at the Duke Family Performance Hall in Davidson. Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the musical is an irreverent parody of the legend of King Arthur and […]
Stay cool!
June 19. It’s going to be extra-hot today—95 in Cornelius according to the National Weather Service. You can be injured by the heat, ranging from heat rash to heat exhaustion and even stroke. Around 600 people in the United States are killed by extreme heat every year. Ramsey Creek Beach is open and the water […]
Town Board meets, sets fees
June 19. By Dave Vieser. At their Monday June 18 meeting, Cornelius commissioners approved an increase in fees for 13 different services provided by the town Parks Department. The fee hikes, if approved, are expected to generate about $7000 in additional revenue annually. ”Each year, our staff reviews fees and recommends changes based on use patterns, […]
Friendship lives on
June 14. By Dave Yochum. When Gail Williams remarried almost exactly a year ago, she had no idea her new husband, Rich Carroll, would pass away one year later. The newlyweds were outgoing and popular members of the Lake Norman Happy Hour group. While Rich, a gregarious Irish retiree, worked part-time at area golf clubs, […]
Events – June 14 – 24
Big Day at the Lake’s Celebrity Bartending Fundraiser is tonight! Tip your favorite barkeep, tapster, mixologist and flairman (or woman) to support Big Brothers Big Sisters. On Saturday, make it an early date with breakfast and a movie at Birkdale. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to support “Warrior” Jace Thompson, son of Cornelius Police Captain […]
I-77 bill faces tougher test in Senate
June 13. By Dave Vieser. It’s a given that a bill introduced by NC Rep. John Bradford which would create a fund for paying changes in the I-77 toll lane contract will face a tougher challenge in the NC Senate, but local officials, including Bradford, are optimistic. HB 1029 would create a NCDOT reserve account […]
Red, White & Bundled shower sends $80,000 in baby items to Fort Bragg
June 12. By Dave Yochum. Susan Tillis and a crew of volunteers in Cornelius loaded $80,000 worth of baby items that were shipped to military families at Fort Bragg. Tillis, an Allen Tate manager in Davidson as well as the wife of US Sen. Thom Tillis, said that all items will be bundled into welcome home […]
A bridge too ugly? Town says no lipstick
By Dave Vieser. In 2015, then-Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis announced that Gov. Pat McCrory would dedicate the new nautical-themed bridge at Exit 28. McCrory never made that trip, and the town’s investment in public art seems like a shipwreck. Million-dollar plans for additional decorations have finally been scrapped. Resident Rick Monroe, speaking at a Town […]
Speeding, cut-throughs vex neighborhoods
Speeding—not to mention distracted driving—is fast becoming a problem across Cornelius. Antiquity resident Phil Bechtold, speaking at a Town Board meeting, said speeding on Old Canal, an east-west connector from South Street in Davidson toward Catawba and Main Street in Cornelius, is out of control. “Traffic is going too fast. Traffic calming has got to […]
