Cornelius News
Jeff Tarte: Mayor, NC Senator and a Harvard grad
By Dave Yochum. NC Sen. Jeff Tarte attended the Executive Education program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University for senior government executives in July. Tarte, the former mayor of Cornelius, landed a $13,000 scholarship to attend the $14,000 program. The scholarship was funded by venture capitalist Charles Kahn whose plan is […]
Interview: What’s on the (next) mayor’s mind
By Dave Yochum. When he officially takes office in December, 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. He was born and raised here and vividly remembers the way Cornelius was: From Mrs. Harrill’s five and dime […]
National Night Out is tonight
The Cornelius Police and the Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture Department (PARC) are hosting “National Night Out” this evening at Smithville Community Park. The event, which runs from 6 pm to 8 pm, is free. The focus is on building and maintaining relations between the police and the community. The annual event has fun […]
Cornelius Police install exhaust monitors on Explorers
July 31. By Dave Yochum. The Cornelius Police Department has installed carbon monoxide detectors in 18 Ford Explorers after nationwide reports of potentially dangerous levels of CO in the popular police vehicles. Austin, Texas, pulled more than 400 Ford Explorers from its fleet last week. The 18 Ford Explorers represent 25 percent of the town’s […]
Eleven candidates running for Town Board in 2017
By Marco Wertheimer. The candidate pool for the upcoming Cornelius Town Board election is set. With a record 11 candidates vying for five spots on the town board, the election Nov. 7 looks like it will be a horse race. There were 10 candidates in 2013, a record at the time. Among the more remarkable […]
Charter charts course for Cornelius retail
July 25. By Dave Vieser. Real estate developer Charter Realty & Development has begun marketing a retail project on 11 acres between West Catawba and Knox Road, suggesting the town at some point will enable the development to move forward. Signs have been erected during the past week stating “shopping center coming soon.” Charter Cornelius, a division […]
Andrew’s bumper crop!
July 26. There’s a young man on Shevington Drive who has a very green thumb. Eight-year-old Andrew Tarkovich is growing tomato plants that are almost seven feet tall and it’s not even August. His plants are tall enough for a photo spread in National Tomato Journal. Andrew has already been harvesting vegetables since March. His […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations reported by the Cornelius PD – July 12 – July 18
Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 170712068 Fraud 9624 Bailey Rd #I 13:00:55 07/12/17 ACT Hambrick, Frank Dean 170712073 Fraud 20125 N Main St 13:47:05 07/12/17 ACT Hance, Edward Donald 170712090 Damage Property 19301 Meridian St 16:36:23 07/12/17 ACT Alexander, Wanda Thompson 170712097 Larceny 9776 Bailey Rd 18:18:11 07/12/17 ACT Zeller, Katherine Ann […]
Meet our next mayor
July 21. Woodrow Washam Jr. will be the next mayor of Cornelius. As of noon today, no one else has filed to run against the long-time community leader, two-term town commissioner, banker and church organist. He has strong ties to the east side of town, where he was born and raised, and the west side […]
Sisson announces; it looks like 11 running for Town Board
July 21. And…it looks like there will be 11 candidates for the five-member Cornelius Town Commission on the November ballot. “Anti toll conservative” business leader Tricia Sisson filed yesterday to run for the non-partisan governing board. And Magnolia Estates resident Richard Stillwell, who ran for mayor back in 2007, says he will file to run […]
