Cornelius News
Child care center planned for Westmoreland
Nov. 16. True North Cos. of Roswell, Ga. is seeking zoning approval for a new child care center at 8715 Westmoreland, just west of the Legacy Apartments and to the east of the proposed mixed-use development on the iconic Alexander Farm. The facility would be known as the Vanderbilt Children’s Cottage. There will be a […]
Meet Betsy Shores, voice of Cornelius Police
By Dave Vieser. When a potential bomb threat near Town Hall brought over a dozen media outlets to Cornelius, Police Communications Specialist Betsy Shores broke away from her vacation to help the department handle media relations, allowing officers to focus on an hours-long incident that shut down downtown. This type of dedication has led the department […]
New town home project expected off Magnolia Estates Drive
Nov. 13. By Dave Vieser. In February 2005, the Cornelius Town Board approved a Conditional Use Permit to BV Belk Properties for a multi-unit residential project, to be known as Magnolia Villas. It consisted of 15 acres of vacant, wooded land which begins near the southeast corner of Magnolia Estates Drive and West Catawba Avenue. […]
Can Ross’ 5-vote lead be lost when provisional votes are counted?
Nov. 10. By Dave Yochum. With an undetermined number of provisional ballots still to be counted, the Cornelius Town Board results at fifth and sixth place are the subject of much discussion. Only five votes separate the fifth-place finisher—Thurman Ross, who unofficially reclaimed his seat on the five-member, non-partisan Town Board—and sixth-place finisher Jim Duke, […]
Honor Flight: Long after the wars have ended, veterans get the trip of a lifetime and the welcome home they deserve
By Dave Yochum. The Queen City Honor Flight in October brought veterans from Cornelius and all around Charlotte to Washington, D.C. where they saw the imposing monuments and memorials erected to their branches of the service or the war in which they fought. Their return home was just as moving. When the chartered American Airlines jet […]
Interview: What’s on the (next) mayor’s mind
By Dave Yochum. When he officially takes office in December, Mayor-elect Woody Washam will bring a sense of old and new as well as east and west to the center seat at the dais in Town Hall. Washam was born and raised here and vividly remembers the way Cornelius was: From Mrs. Harrill’s five and […]
Miltich is top vote-getter in Cornelius Commission race; Naas, Bilodeau land seats on board
Nov. 9. By Dave Yochum. UPDATED Results are in for the Cornelius Town Commission race. In a surprise, two-term Town Commissioner Jim Duke is five votes short of the necessary fifth-place finish. In terms of ideology and neighborhood roots, he will be replaced on the town board by Denis Bilodeau, another long-time business and community leader. […]
Thurman Ross takes lead in early voting
ELECTION NIGHT 8:30. BY DAVE YOCHUM. Early voting results are in for the Cornelius Town Commission race, and, while preliminary, they hint at voter sentiment. Long-time Town Commissioner Thurman Ross is in the lead with 756 votes. Next up in early voting are: Mike Miltich, 751 votes; Kurt Naas, 748 votes; Denis Bilodeau, 744 votes; […]
Voter turn-out looks strong in local election
ELECTION DAY 4 PM. BY Dave Yochum. Voter turn-out looks higher than in previous off-years as Election Day winds down in Cornelius where 11 people are running for five seats on the Town Board. Almost all of the candidates are out at the Jetton Park or Town Hall polling places greeting voters and hoping to […]
Two who put others first remembered
By Dave Yochum. Two lives are merging at Davidson College, one cut too short, the other long and full; one white, one black. Both passionate about serving others. The newly dedicated Student Resource Center on campus is called Lula Bell’s and resides in the already named Lula Bell Houston Laundry. Lula Bell, 94, is a fixture […]
