Cornelius News
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 […]
Running on empty: Gas supplies spotty Thursday morning
Sept. 13. By Dave Yochum. UPDATE 3 PM. Finding gas was hit or miss in Cornelius at 7 am. Cashion’s Quik Stop on Catawba at Hwy 21. was out, as was the BP at 21 and Westmoreland. But gasoline was flowing just fine thank you at the Palm Exxon on W. Catawba as well as […]
Red Cross opens in N. Meck High; Florence on her way
Sept. 12. With Hurricane Florence approaching the coat, North Mecklenburg High School opened at noon today as an American Red Cross shelter for people fleeing the Category 3 storm. “This is a dangerous storm and could have significant impact inland.” said Angela A. Broome Powley, regional executive officer for American Red Cross Greater Carolinas Region. […]
How much will I 77 tolls cost?
Sept. 12. By Dave Vieser. Motorists will finally begin to get some answers this week as to how much tolls on the new I 77 lanes will cost when I 77 Mobility Partners, the subsidiary of the Spanish company Cintra which is building the new lanes, conducts a public hearing in Huntersville. The 6:30 pm […]
Hurricane Florence shifts south
Sept. 12 UPDATED 4 PM. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools will be closed Thursday and Friday as Hurricane Florence draws closer to the coast. All CMS athletic practices, games and events are cancelled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Extracurricular activities and field trips scheduled for Thursday and Friday are cancelled as well as before school and after […]
Never Forget Sept. 11: Ceremony at Fire Station No. 1
Sept. 11. By Dave Yochum. The Cornelius 9/11 Remembrance Vigil, which ends at 11 am with a bell tolling for line of duty deaths among North Carolina first responders, drew dozens of residents and elected officials to the Cornelius Never Forget Monument which stands in front of Fire Station No. 1. Community leaders and residents […]
