Cornelius News
Weekly calendar Oct. 30 – Nov. 5: Mt. Zion BBQ, craft show, ‘Elf Jr.’ and more
Calendar Sponsors Monday, Oct. 30 Cornelius Youth Orchestras 6:30 pm | Oct. 30. CYO philharmonic, brass ensemble and junior brass ensembles will be performing. General admission, $9; family bundle, $20. Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville 28115. Lake Norman Annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament 8 am – 5 pm | Oct. 30. […]
How to fix traffic: 10 candidates, 10 answers
Oct. 27. By Dave Yochum. With Early Voting under way—345 people voted yesterday at Cornelius Town Hall—we’re in for an intense election season. There are 10 candidates for five seats on the non-partisan Town Board. That in and of itself is noteworthy; there’s always a gaggle of candidates and their supporters outside Town Hall. But […]
How Cornelius candidates say they will vote on term lengths
Oct. 27. By Dave Vieser. Only one of the 12 Town of Cornelius candidates favors a change to four-year terms according to a poll conducted by Cornelius Today during the past week. Town Board challenger Robert Carney plans to vote for the longer term; seven others, including both mayoral candidates, prefer the current two year […]
Early morning Early Voting brings out the candidates at Cornelius Town Hall
Oct. 26. By Dave Yochum. County-wide Early Voting got under way at Cornelius Town Hall at 8 am, but by 8:30 am there were still more candidates and their supporters than voters. But by 10:30 am there were 69 voters. All five Cornelius Town Board seats are up for grabs, as well as the mayor of […]
Weekender Oct. 26-29: Plan to get out on this busy October weekend
Calendar Sponsors Thursday, Oct. 26-Saturday, Ocr. 28 7th Annual Boos and Brews 7:30 pm | Oct. 26-28. Join the Davidson Community Players for the annual 10-Minute-Play Festival with a Halloween twist. Boos & Brews will feature original plays written, performed and directed by members of the community. These plays all have one major theme in […]
Election guide: 10 candidates for 5 seats on Town Board
Oct. 26. Ten candidates are vying for five seats on the non-partisan Town Board. Five are newcomers, three are incumbents and two want their old seats back, having lost in the biennial elections in 2021. Newcomers: Robert (Robby) Carney, Dr. Scott Higgins, Susan Johnson, Bob Menzel and Charmaine Nephew. Running for the seats they lost […]
Election 2023: 14 CMS at-large candidates
Oct. 26. By Dave Vieser. While much attention is being focused on local town elections, voters will also have the opportunity to cast their ballots for school board members, as well as a school bond proposal. School Board Voters can select as many as three candidates running for the CMS School Board in a non-partisan […]
It’s Bilodeau vs. Washam: 2 candidates, 1 job
Oct. 25. By Dave Yochum. For the first time in 15 years there is competition for the top elected job in Cornelius: Denis Bilodeau vs. Woody Washam, the three-term incumbent. Both were elected town commissioners—Washam for two terms åthe most votes in the non-partisan elections held every two years. Both are members of the North […]
Sentencing in Cornelius investment scheme moved to November
Oct. 24. By Dave Yochum. The sentencing hearings for Marlin Hershey and Dana Bradley have been moved from Oct. 26 in the courtroom of Judge Frank Whitney to some time in November due to a related trial that will take place in Denver, Colo. At least two Cornelius residents are testifying against Hershey in the […]
Hugh Torance House Halloween event Oct. 29 is steeped in history
Oct. 24. The Hugh Torance House and Store is hosting a free family-friendly Halloween Spirit Day event Oct. 29 from 1 pm to 4 pm. There will be pumpkin rolling races, crafts, an age-appropriate Spooky Trail, and some 19th-century Irish yard games that harken back to the misty legends of warriors and fairy tales. The […]
