Cornelius News
New project from Crescent wrenches opposition from Davidson, Gilroy
Sept. 13. Crescent Acquisitions’ rezoning request to build nine homes in Cornelius was withdrawn at the Cornelius Planning Board’s Sept. 11 meeting. About 20 people, many from Davidson, were in attendance and applauded the news. For at least one Cornelius Commissioner, the 295-unit apartment project just over the town border is “a good example […]
Buy tix online for Oct. 6 Candidate Forum & BBQ
The stage is set. Oct. 6. Eleven candidates. Town Hall. The Old Fashioned BBQ & Candidate Forum is a unique opportunity to hear what our 2018-2019 elected officials say about issues facing Cornelius. Buy tickets on EventBrite.com (search Cornelius NC). There will be a traditional pork barbecue with all the fixins, a blessing from Rev. Ellison […]
Irma not quite a no-show in Cornelius; same with fuels
Sept. 10. By Dave Yochum. Hurricane Irma is over the Florida Keys right now, forecast to head up the left coast and considerably more inland than originally thought. The National Weather Service says rain and breezy conditions are still expected in Cornelius from around noon Monday until about mid-day Tuesday. It looks like Diesel fuel is running low in Cornelius; at […]
Some gas stations running on empty
Sept. 9. By Dave Yochum. About the worst we’re looking at are wind and rain Monday and Tuesday, but gas and water are drying up around Cornelius as people from Florida to North Carolina and Tennessee brace for Irma. Some pumps are out of fuel at the Circle K on West Catawba. Cashion’s on Hwy. […]
Irma may lean west
Sept. 8. It looks like Hurricane Irma will deal Cornelius a glancing blow late Monday and Tuesday. The center of the storm, which will turn north toward Florida tomorrow, is now likely to track about 100 miles west of Charlotte, according to new forecast. That’s farther than first thought and winds will likely not be […]
Prepare for Irma Monday, Tuesday
Gov. Roy Cooper has declared a State of Emergency for all 100 counties in North Carolina as Hurricane Irma prepares to bear down on the Florida Keys. How it tracks north is unclear, but it’s certain to track into North Carolina. If it leans toward us, the Charlotte region will be in for fierce weather […]
Teen who shot Lt. Quattlebaum will be sentenced Monday
Sept. 6. By Dave Vieser. Sentencing is set for Monday Sept. 11 in the case of Greyson Ferrell, who shot Cornelius Police Lt. James Quattlebaum two years ago. As his trial date approached, Ferrell, now 19, pled guilty in late August to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury and assault with […]
3 in gun range robbery get prison terms
Sept. 6. Three men who burglarized The Range at Lake Norman have been sentenced to prison. Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, said the business was targeted because a picture on its website showed it did not have bars on its windows. Maceo Royster, 20, Emmanuel Hargrove Guy, 19, and […]
Police arrest 3 for felony possession of marijuana
Cornelius Police have seized more than a pound of marijuana and a large sum of cash after executing a search warrant at 19515 Denae Lynn Drive. Police say they received complaints about the residence and obtained probable cause related to drug activity. Following the search, Police seized 1.5 lbs. of marijuana and a large sum of cash. Three […]
Police nab thousands of items for schools
The Cornelius Police Department’s school supply dragnet—better known as Pack the Patrol Car—netted lots of items for students at Cornelius Elementary, J.V. Washam, Bailey Middle and Hough High. Cornelius Police collected over 2,150 school supplies, including 587 notebooks, 328 binders and folders, 181 boxes of crayons, 152 packs of paper, 190 packs of pencils, 120 packs of colored […]
