Cornelius News
Incidents, Arrests and Citations reported by the Cornelius PD – May 16 – May 22
Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 180522015 Larceny Vehicle 18510 Statesville Rd 09:52:00 05/22/18 CLA Hertz Rental Car 180520021 B&E Vehicle 18829 Cloverstone Cr 13:50:13 05/20/18 ACT Wood, Lori Lynn 180520016 B&E Vehicle 18542 West Catawba Av 11:23:24 05/20/18 ACT McCraw, Heather Nicole 180520014 B&E Vehicle […]
Memorial Day observed inside Town Hall
Hundreds of people turned out for Memorial Day ceremonies at Town Hall today in spite of weather that alternated between clouds and light rain. American Legion Post 86 hosted the event in the Community Room at Town Hall where the National Anthem was sung by the Mooresville Senior High School Choir. The keynote speaker was […]
A few ‘smart’ bikes roll into Cornelius
Some of those fun orange bicycles you’re starting to see around town are “smart bikes” drifting this way from Davidson College. Fifty orange and silver Mobike bikes arrived on the Davidson campus this year. Davidson was the first institution of higher learning to partner with Mobike, the world’s first and largest smart bike-sharing company. Equipped […]
Memorial Day ceremony 10 am Monday
A Memorial Day ceremony will be held behind Town Hall Monday at 10 am. The event is hosted by American Legion Post 86. Town Hall, banks and many businesses are closed today. Waste collection is postponed one day this week, so Monday routes are Tuesday, and so on. The National Weather Services is calling for showers […]
County tax hike could average $20-$25 hit for Cornelius property owners
May 23. By Dave Vieser. While most residents were paying attention to the proposed Cornelius town budget and the impact it could have on ttaxes, Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio slipped through the back door with a proposed $1.7 billion budget which would include a 3/4 cent tax rate hike. If adopted, the county budget […]
19 vehicles in Harborside, Edinburgh broken into
The Cornelius Police Dept. is asking for help in identifying suspects involved in vehicle breaking and entering cases that occurred on Sunday, May 20 in the Harborside and Edinburgh Square communities of Cornelius. Approximately 19 vehicles were entered. Anyone with information can call North Meck Crimestoppers at 704-896-7867 or the Cornelius Police Department at 704-892-7773. You can remain anonymous.
Firefighters getting $2 an hour pay raise
May 21. By Dave Vieser. More than two dozen firefighters, residents and TV reporters turned out tonight for the first public hearing on the proposed $23.4 million town budget. But even before the attendees had a chance to speak, town officials unveiled a revised budget which includes funds for a $2 an hour increase. The same […]
Pounding for Parker golf tournament is June 4
Allison Cowherd and Jon Cowherd have presented the Levine Children’s Hospital Neuro-oncology Clinic with a check for $100,000 to help fund the brain tumor survivorship clinic. Their son, Parker, has an extremely rare cancer that has spread down his spine and up into his lower brain. “A child’s battle with cancer doesn’t stop once […]
Miltich backs off firefighter jabs; town meeting may be hot
May 19. By Dave Yochum. A surgical view of firefighters got the mayor pro tem of Cornelius in dutch with people who have a pulse. Dr. Michael Miltich, a two-term Cornelius commissioner and a surgeon, was surreptitiously recorded making disparaging comments about firefighters and their pay. This, as a firestorm over first responder pay appears […]
Jazz Festival is on!
Despite partly cloudy skies and “any rain to come,” the PARC Dept. says the Cornelius Jazz Festival is on. Town officials say bring blankets and maybe rain boots for the event, which runs from 5 pm to 9 pm. Four well-known bands are tentatively on deck, including Calvin Edwards, Shableek, Bradford Ray Bailey and Shades […]
