Cornelius News
Weekly calendar July 15-21: Day of Action rally, puzzles, music and ‘Ripcord”
Wednesday, July 17 John Lewis Day of Action Rally 7 pm | July 16. Everyone is invited to join Unity in Community for singing, speakers, spoken word and music to remember John Lewis’ life and legacy working to strengthen voting rights. Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St., Davidson. Puzzle Palooza Jr. 5:30-8 pm | July […]
More Boat Hosts needed, a member of the US Olympic luge team will attend the Big Day at the Lake picnic
July 12. With Year 20 of Big Day at the Lake one week from tomorrow, event organizers say 232 Bigs and Littles from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Carolinas are coming to Lake Norman for a full day of fun. Except they are a little short on Boat Hosts, according to Dave Yochum, founder […]
Town Board meeting Monday focuses on 2 new projects on W. Catawba
July 12. By Dave Vieser. Details concerning two new development projects on West Catawba Avenue will highlight the Cornelius Town Board meeting on Monday. While no decisions will be made at the meeting residents are invited to attend, and to make comments. Both projects have already been the subject of community meetings, but Monday’s meeting […]
When did my wife stop making sense? Or is it me.
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show July 12. A big part of being married is getting to the point where you begrudgingly learn to accept some of the things your spouse does around the house that make no sense. After all, none of us are perfect. I leave things laying around everywhere. It takes me […]
Ribbon cutting for Jetton Extension
July 12. Nine months after the $3 million redo of Jetton Road Extension/Sefton Park began, Mayor Woody Washam led the official the ribbon-cutting today for the .75 mile stretch of road that runs from West Catawba to Liverpool. New bike lanes run in both directions, and there is a 10-foot-wide, multi-use path on the south […]
Weekender July 11-14: A hot weekend of music, markets and a rodeo
Thursday, July 11 LangTree Live 6:30-9 pm | July 11. Untethered Duo (Nick Prestia Band). Classics and originals arrange in a funny soulful style. LangTree Lake Norman, 401 Langtree Rd., Mooresville 28117. Friday, July 12 Second Friday Street Festival 6-10 pm | July 12. Live concert, food trucks, craft brews, artisans and vendors, kids zone, […]
Movie filmed in Cornelius now streaming
July 11. A new feature-length movie by indie filmmaker Glenn Roberson was filmed inside and outside the Oak Street Mill in downtown Cornelius “pretty extensively,” as well as the Old Town Public House. “When First We Practice to Deceive” is available on a half-dozen streaming services, including Tubi, the No. 1 free ad-supported entertainment streamer. […]
Fire Chief Barbee: Running toward danger for 30 years
NEWSMAKERS BREAKFAST | By Erica Batten “Not many fire departments have the biggest lake in North Carolina in their back yard,” said Cornelius Fire Chief Guerry Barbee at the June Newsmakers Breakfast hosted by Cornelius Today. Lake Norman safety is just one of the unique challenges Barbee faces as he leads the fire department’s transition […]
Innovative work of art—and technology—brightens tunnel under I-77
July 10. By Page Leggett. How eager would you be to walk or bike through a 300-foot-long, 12-foot-tall, 16-foot-wide subterranean tunnel? What if it were 30 feet below a busy stretch of interstate? What one person may find exciting, another might find daunting. Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation was faced with the challenge of making […]
Mother of missing Madalina appears to be en route to her native Eastern Europe
July 9. By Mark Washburn. Is Diana Cojocari returning to Moldova? A post on a Facebook account for the mother of the missing Madalina Cojocari, suggested that she was returning to her native Eastern Europe. “On the way from New York JFK to Frankfurt then to Bucharest … after 9 years of absence from the country,” said the Sunday post. It’s since been taken […]
