Davidson News
Pro golf event director is a Cornelius resident
By Dave Yochum. The owner of a Cornelius boutique sports-marketing business—he’s a former sports business journalist—will be running the show at the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s Symetra Classic at River Run Country Club in May. It’s a big deal: The three-day LPGA event in Davidson will generate some $500,000 to $750,000 in direct spending by players […]
Cornelius resident will be new Davidson Town Clerk
April 6. UPDATED. The Town of Davidson is getting a new Town Clerk and the Cornelius Police Department will be losing its official spokesperson. Betsy Shores, a resident of Blue Stone Harbor, will replace Carmen Clemsic as Davidson Town Clerk who will move to Recreation Program Manager in the Davidson Parks & Recreation Dept. The […]
Toll lane opens amidst pomp, circumstance, squishing
April 1. By Cornelius T. O’Day. Sporting matching red outfits and black Florsheims, the North Korean Cheerleading team performed at the grand opening Saturday of the first stretch of I-77 toll lanes between Mooresville and Davidson. Speaking from Raleigh, the former mayors of Davidson and Cornelius said the opening was mostly a success despite […]
Human trafficking: Slavery in our back yard
March 30. By Melissa Atherton. The Ada Jenkins Center hosted a human trafficking forum with panelists from the Davidson Police, Project NO REST and Council for Children’s Rights. Panelists addressed the big questions: What is human trafficking? Why is it happening? How can we prevent it? “We are not going to stop this until everyone […]
Davidson Farmer’s Market is 10!
March 29. Davidson Farmer’s Market officially opens for the spring April 7, with a series of events planned to celebrate 10 years of local food and community. “As the Lake Norman and greater Charlotte area continues to grow, we at the market are so grateful for our vendors and supporters who continue to support the […]
New leadership team at Davidson-Cornelius Child Development
March 26. By Dave Yochum. The search to replace Libby Johnston, the former executive director of the Davidson-Cornelius Child Development Center, is over. Anna Washington, most recently executive director of the Boys & Girls Club in Statesville, will replace her. Meanwhile, Ruth Schultes-Huth is joining the DCCDC as the new operations director. The two will lead […]
RSVP: Newsmakers Breakfast on Affordable Housing is Wednesday
Affordable housing—an increasingly important subject as property values soar—will be the topic of the Cornelius Today and Business Today Newsmakers Breakfast Wednesday March 21 at The Peninsula Club. Workforce housing is the term used by planners and economic developers to describe suitable living accommodations for people like first responders, single parents, teachers and service workers […]
Is a single general purpose lane on I-77 between Exit 23 and Exit 28 going to help?
March 16. By Dave Vieser. Members of the I77 Advisory Group took a hard look at several toll lane options, including the possibility of converting one of the toll lanes between Exit 23 and Exit 28 into a general purpose lane. The idea, which comes out of the Mercator consultant report, did not go over big with […]
How do you merge gradually in bumper-to-bumper traffic?
March 5. By Dave Vieser. Local officials kicked the tires on the I-77 exit scheme and pronounced the plan a clunker at the third meeting of I77’s Advisory Group. “It appears that the design calls for about a half mile of stacking space,” said County Commissioner Jim Puckett. “I can tell you from personal experience […]
First Baptist pine needle sale
The Youth of First Baptist Church of Cornelius are having their annual pine needle sale fundraiser Saturday, March 10 and 17, from 8 am to noon at the church. Funds raised will support their summer camp. Pine needles are $4.75 per bale on-site, or $5.50 delivered. Pre-order by phone by calling the church office (704) […]
