Cornelius News
Fitness Connection in Cornelius merging with Gold’s gym
March 21. The Fitness Connection gym on Sefton Park Road near Liverpool will close in a matter of months after its merger with the regional Gold’s Gym franchise owner, Carolina Fitness Group. A $600,000 renovation and expansion of the Gold’s Gym facility on Liverpool Parkway and West Catawba is on deck, with plans for additional parking, a […]
Cornelius Town Board closes gate discussion
March 21. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius has adopted new regulations which will allow gated communities on privately owned streets. The rules, part of an updated version of the town’s Land Development Code, were adopted unanimously at the Board of Commissioners meeting. The town’s Land Development Code has prohibited gated streets and subdivisions since at least 1996. […]
RSVP: Newsmakers Breakfast on Affordable Housing is Wednesday
Affordable housing—an increasingly important subject as property values soar—will be the topic of the Cornelius Today and Business Today Newsmakers Breakfast Wednesday March 21 at The Peninsula Club. Workforce housing is the term used by planners and economic developers to describe suitable living accommodations for people like first responders, single parents, teachers and service workers […]
Is a single general purpose lane on I-77 between Exit 23 and Exit 28 going to help?
March 16. By Dave Vieser. Members of the I77 Advisory Group took a hard look at several toll lane options, including the possibility of converting one of the toll lanes between Exit 23 and Exit 28 into a general purpose lane. The idea, which comes out of the Mercator consultant report, did not go over big with […]
Trio indicted; fraud affected local banks
March 15. A 37-year-old man with ties to Huntersville and Cornelius has been indicted on federal changes in connection with a $1 million bank loan scheme. Stanley Reginald Barron, along with a co-conspirator, Kimberlie L. Flemings, 49, of Mt. Holly, were indicted on federal charges in connection with a $1 million bank loan scheme. A […]
Team effort: New ‘business alliance’ aims to help
March 15. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Business Alliance, which evolved last year from a local Facebook page, continues to expand efforts to help businesses in Cornelius thrive, grow and connect. The non-profit 501(c)(6) organization meets every Monday at Harvey’s Restaurant, according to President Cynthia Team, a local real estate agent. “Our mission is to advocate […]
Lake Norman Realty honors top producers as firm hits 40 years
Lake Norman Realty held its 2017 Awards Breakfast and kick-off to its 40th anniversary year at River Run Country Club. Abigail Jennings, president, began by recognizing the 34 new associates who joined the company last year as well as milestone anniversaries including Debbie Monroe, 30 years; Ann Scott and Joanne Triplett, 25 years; Kay Helms, […]
Funeral Tuesday for Eudean Knox
Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, March 13, for Eudean Knox who died last week in an automobile accident. Visitation begins at noon at Torrence Chapel AME Zion Church on Torrence Chapel Road. The funeral will be at 1 pm with Rev. Ellison Bowman officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The beloved community […]
Newly published fantasy author lives in Cornelius in real life
By Dave Yochum. Michael Liguori is a mild-mannered e-commerce guy by day, and a mild-mannered fantasy novelist by night. Hydra Publications just published “Virtue and Vengeance,” a 500-page fantasy novel. Hydra has also published fantasy novels from New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak and Amazon bestselling author Stuart Thaman. Louisville-based Hydra is the […]
Amadeo siblings score college milestones
Gabriela Amadeo and Sal Amadeo, sister and brother from Cornelius, are racking up honors in college. Gabriela is among several students who have been nominated for Outstanding Student of the Year at Campbell University’s School of Education. Gabriela, a member of the PSI CHI International Honor Society, is a psychology major and will graduate in […]
