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Continuum: New name for MI Connection

By Dave Vieser. Say goodbye to Mi-Connection and hello to Continuum. Ten years after Mi-Connection emerged from the old Adelphia Cable System, the ​local ​cable company has a new name. While […]

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Newsmakers Breakfast Dec. 14 with the new mayor of Davidson

Newly sworn in Davidson Mayor Rusty Knox will be the Newsmakers Breakfast speaker Dec. 14​ at The Peninsula Club.​ A Realtor, singer and the son of former Mayor Russell Knox, he […]

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Lula Bell Houston passes away at 94

Lula Bell Houston, one of the matriarchs of ​the historic ​Smithville​ community​ in Cornelius and a beloved presence for 60 years at Davidson College, passed away in her sleep at […]

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Two who put others first remembered

By Dave Yochum. Two lives are merging at Davidson College, one cut too short, the other long and full; one white, one black. Both passionate about serving others. The newly dedicated […]

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Vote early (not often) at Cornelius Town Hall

Nov. 2. By Dave Yochum. Early voting ​is under way this week at Town Hall, ​and, chances are you aren’t going to wait. ​ Cast your ballot from 10 am […]

Police clip 2 in landscaper caper

Cornelius Police have arrested Rodger Dale Knox III, 36, and Catherine Helene Lassiter, 35, in connection with multiple reported larcenies of equipment from landscapers. Knox was charged with two counts […]

Early voting begins next Saturday at Town Hall

Early voting starts Saturday Oct. 28 in Cornelius Oct. 19. By Dave Vieser. One stop/early voting will begin next week in Cornelius at Town Hall under a new schedule adopted by […]

‘Save Davidson’ endorses Knox for Davidson mayor

Oct. 18. Save Davidson, the citizen group that started out fighting the Beaty Street development​ known as Luminous, has endorsed Rusty Knox for mayor. ​A long-time Realtor and fixture in […]

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Not quite a border war, but Cornelius defends northern edge

Sept. 21. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board will look into how to write a resolution in opposition to the Potts Street Development that straddles the Davidson town line near […]

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Davidson resident, 26, admits vandalizing monument

Sept. 19. By Dave Yochum. A 26-year-old Davidson man has confessed to defacing the Confederate Veterans Monument on Zion Street. The monument, erected in 1905 during the Jim Crow era, […]