Cornelius News
Be connected: New meetings will connect residents with Town Hall
Jan. 23. Cornelius residents will have a chance to get to know their elected officials during the town’s new “Connecting Cornelius” meet-ups. The first “Connecting Cornelius” event is scheduled for Feb. 5 at 8:30 a.m. at Harvey’s, located at 19906 N. Cove Road, Suite A, near Alton’s Kitchen and Cocktails in Jetton Village. Mayor Woody Washam […]
Key transportation board revived; new by-laws adopted
Jan. 22. By Dave Vieser. Shortly after his election, Mayor Woody Washam pledged to quickly reinstitute the town’s Transportation Advisory Board (TAB). “Ask anyone in Cornelius what our major growth challenges are, and transportation is sure to come up,” he said at the time. Less than two months later, the town board has adopted a new […]
Aquesta announces 20 percent stock dividend
Jan. 19. Aquesta Financial Holdings, the parent company of Aquesta Bank and Aquesta Insurance Services, has announced a 20-percent stock dividend. Shareholders of record as of Feb. 9 will receive one share for every five they own, payable Feb. 23. A shareholder owning 1,000 shares prior to the transaction will now own 1,200 immediately afterwards. […]
Police nab a real McCoy 4 hours after robbery
Jan. 18. Cornelius Police made quick work out of a robbery at Cashion’s Quik Stop Wednesday on S. Main Street. The suspect, a 42-year-old white man, walked inside, asked for change for a dollar and then reached across the counter and took money from the drawer. CPD commended the employees of the busy corner store […]
CMS closing again, roads much improved, but drive with care tonight
Jan. 18. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are closed one more day, but except for cabin fever and First-World problems—the prepared food counter at Publix was closed for lack of employees—it looks like Cornelius has made it through the snowstorm in fine shape. Roads are mostly clear, including neighborhood streets, thanks to bright sun and temperatures that reached […]
Watch out: Roads are icy
Jan. 18. 9:30 AM. Roads like Jetton, Knox and Bethel Church are clear but very icy, with some drivers cruising slowly through stop signs because they know they can’t stop, and hot-doggers passing more cautious drivers on West Catawba which is icy and dicey. The National Weather Service says it’s 18 degrees in Cornelius; it […]
CMS: Closed again, make-up Jan 22, Feb. 19
Jan. 17 UPDATE 5:15 PM. CMS says no school Thursday, the second day in a row school’s out because of weather. Residents in eastern parts of Cornelius report 5-6 inches of snow. Some areas on the west side got 4-5 inches as the snow lingered almost all afternoon. Either way, roads are expected to be […]
3-5 inches forecast for Cornelius, roads getting icy
Jan. 17. UPDATE 1 PM. The snow is coming down nice and steady, it’s sticking and the National Weather Service is sticking to its forecast for 3-5 inches of snow in Cornelius. There will be a hard freeze tonight—17 degrees, so plan on treacherous conditions tonight and early tomorrow. Roads are already icy in unexpected […]
CMS closed, weather service says ‘let it snow,’ bread OK
UPDATE 6 am. Jan. 17. Snow was coming down heavily at 6 am, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are closed and overnight the National Weather Service changed the forecast for snow from 1-2 inches to 3-5 inches. The flakes right now are big and falling fast. The worst—or best—is expected during morning drive time. The Waffle House […]
Infill project on Town Board agenda
Jan. 16. It’s a small residential development, but how the Cornelius Town Board votes on Oakbrooke Inc.’s plan to rezone and develop 1.63 acres at the end of the Queen Street will provide insight on how the board balances concerns over development against the rights of property owners. Oakbrooke wants to build five new homes […]
