Cornelius News
John Kepner is chamber’s business person of the year
John Kepner of Raymer Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville received the Business Person of the Year award at the Lake Norman Chamber’s annual gala at The Peninsula Club. Louise Cashion was on hand to help make the presentation which is named in honor of her late husband. About 200 people attended the […]
Aquesta reports strong earnings for 2016
Jn. 23. Aquesta Financial Holdings reports 2016 net income rose 15.8 percent from 2015 earnings. At year-end Aquesta’s total assets were $348.7 million, up 19 percent from $293.1 million at the end of 2015. “I’m very happy to announce continued excellent earnings combined with excellent growth for the final quarter of an outstanding year. Our […]
Work begins at Griffith St. bridge
Jan. 23. Preliminary construction activities and adjacent roadway work have begun at the Griffith Street bridge as part of the I-77 Express Lanes project. Clearing activities are already underway. When the new bridge is complete, it will have new bike lanes and sidewalks. The construction of the bridge will happen in phases. The first phase includes the […]
Cornelius, Davidson women march on Uptown
Jan. 21. Women from all over the region, including Cornelius and Davidson, have descended on Uptown for a Women’s March on Charlotte, one of many anti-Trump inaugural marches under way around the country and in our nation’s capital. Brenda Heerdt of Bailey’s Glen marched today. “I am 72 years young)and put this day in one […]
Hundreds of thousands on mall for Inauguration
Jan. 20. Washington DC. The Bradford family of Cornelus watched the Presidential motorcade go by, on the way from the White House to the US Capitol. Five US presidents are in attendance, as well as Hilary Clinton, who was defeated by the incoming president, but won the popular vote. “It is amazing to see so […]
Hundreds of thousands in DC for Inauguration
Jan. 20. Washington, DC. There are few protestors, at least near the Bradford family, but lines are massive in our nation’s capital to watch Donald Trump be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. NC Rep John Bradford is in Washington with his wife Shea and their children to see the historic […]
John Bradford reporting on Trump Inauguration
Jan. 19. NC Rep. John Bradford, a former Cornelius Town Commissioner, and his family are in Washington, DC to attend President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Cornelius resident and business owner will report on events in Washington over the next two days for Cornelius Today online and on social media. Follow Cornelius Today on Facebook and Twitter […]
Amadeo scholars
Gabriela Amadeo was named to President’s List for the Fall 2016 semester at Campbell University. She is a junior studying psychology. She was recently inducted into the PSI CHI International Honor Society. Her brother Sal Amadeo will be named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 semester at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. He […]
The beginning of new year is good time to begin an update
A new year is always a good time to think about redoing a room, a floor or a whole house. Allen Sutton, the founder of Southern Decadence Design in Denver, says there’s no reason to be intimidated. Flooring, art, favorite pieces and upholstery will suggest a direction to go in. Color choices might come out […]
Board rejects left-turn prohibitions at Torrence Chapel
Jan. 18. By Dave Vieser. After two-and-a-half hours of testimony from several dozen speakers, all opposed to eliminating left turns for traffic on Torrence Chapel Road, the Cornelius Town Board unanimously rejected that aspect of a “traffic improvement” plan proposed by the NCDOT. Mayor Chuck Travis asked the DOT and their traffic engineering consulting firm, […]
