Davidson News
Wine, beer on app tap at Food Lion
Dec. 8. Just in time for the holidays, Food Lion is offering beer and wine deliveries right to your door, thanks to a partnership with Instacart, an online shopping app. Food Lion, of course, already delivers groceries to customers at home, as do Publix and Harris Teeter. Both competitors added beer and wine deliveries in […]
Toll lane construction will shut down HOV lane
By Dave Vieser. Just in time for the holiday season, the state DOT is closing a portion of the southbound HOV lane on I-77 to facilitate construction of the toll lanes between Charlotte and Lake Norman. I-77 Mobility Partners said it would close the HOV lane from I-85 to its end, near Oaklawn Bridge just north […]
Absentee ballots leaning to Cooper
Nov. 15. With 10 counties reporting absentee vote totals, Roy Cooper’s margin over Gov. Pat McCrory has grown. After the first day of counting late absentee votes, Cooper gained 408 votes over McCrory, building his lead to 5,387 votes. Cooper is actually seeing stronger margins from absentee ballots counted after election day. Cooper % post E-Day Abs: […]
Shipt beer, wine deliveries begin Nov. 16
Nov. 15. If you need more wine for a party, and don’t have time to jump in the car, Shipt will get it for you from Harris Teeter. Starting tomorrow, Shipt members 21 and older can shop Harris Teeter’s selection of beer and wine online and have it sent to their homes pronto. Both Harris Teeters in Cornelius, […]
EarthTalk: Has wildlife been affected by the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown?
How has wildlife been affected around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in Russia three decades ago? The Chernobyl disaster confirmed everyone’s worst nightmares about the awesome power of nuclear reactions. When the Ukrainian reactor collapsed, the radioactive fallout profoundly contaminated the surrounding environment, affecting any living beings located within the so-called “Exclusion Zone” […]
Davidson Home Transactions: November 2016
November 2016 – Cornelius Today: These recent property transactions in Davidson were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. Davidson 9/23/16 $879,000 National Residential Nominee Services to Kristina Christopher & Benjamin Jones, 17538 River Ford Dr. 9/23/16 $911,500 Cristy & Charles Swink to National Residential Nominee Services, 17538 River Ford Dr. 9/26/16 $275,000 Sarah […]
I-77 mess took toll on McCrory in N. Meck
Nov. 10. By Dave Vieser. [Update 5 pm] It looks like Gov. Pat McCrory lost by a razor thin margin Tuesday, thanks–or no thanks—to a dramatic loss of support from Republican Northern Mecklenburg precincts. Democrat Roy Cooper is only 4,979 votes ahead, but unless the results change, it looks like the toll lanes are to blame. […]
Bradford scores big in Peninsula/Precinct 242
Nov. 8. By Dave Vieser. [10:30pm] A strong showing in The Peninsula has helped Republican incumbent Representative John Bradford in the District 98 contest. Precinct 242 went 1,560 votes for Bradford, 510 for challenger Jane Campbell. Bradford forces were camped at Jack’s Corner Tap in Cornelius, where there was a festive mood. The atmosphere is […]
Polls close at 7:30 pm
Nov. 8. There were 21,067 early votes cast through Saturday at Cornelius Town Hall, reflecting the power of early voting in North Carolina. All told, 284,000 early votes were cast in Mecklenburg County through Saturday. All four precincts in Cornelius had little or no waiting mid-afternoon. The results of early voting and absentee ballots will […]
No wait at Cornelius polls; vote until 7:30 pm
Nov. 8. By Dave Yochum. It looks like most people voted early based on the turnout at polling places around Cornelius and Davidson this morning. There were short lines at 6:30 am when the polls opened, but they dissipated by 7. So far, however, it looks like turnout is at historically high levels, thanks to early […]
