Important Dates
Beach Bash Thursday benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters
April 26. Year 13 of Big Day at the Lake officially gets under way tomorrow with a Beach Bash at Port City Club in Cornelius. The fundraiser starts at 5:30 p.m. at Port City Club on Harborside Drive in Cornelius. The cost to attend is $5. Proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte. There will be a live […]
Dive into Big Day at the Lake with the Beach Bash April 27
Big Day at the Lake 2017 officially gets under way Thursday April 27 with the Beach Bash at Port City Club in Cornelius. Put on your beach clothes and enjoy food and drink specials, shag DJ “Youngblood” Scott Smith from 97.1 WSGE and a silent auction and raffle. All proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters […]
‘Live Cliche-Free’ seminar starts with quitting your job
April 1. “No Cliche/Accountability Coach” Marv Gardens will lead an introductory seminar on living “outside the box” Tuesday at the WorldWide Church on Liverpool, in the former Michael Waltrip Raceworld building. He said it is crucial to live life without cliches to be truly original, authentic and robust. At the end of the seminar, participants […]
Siren test April 12
The public alert notification sirens around the McGuire Nuclear Station will be tested Wednesday, April 12, at about 11:50 a.m. The 67 sirens within 10 miles of the McGuire Nuclear Station will be tested for three minutes to make sure each siren works properly. This full-cycle siren test is performed once each quarter in cooperation […]
Torrence Chapel BBQ fundraiser
Torrence Chapel AME Zion Church will be hosting their annual fundraiser, feaguring Port-A-Pit Ribs, Port-A-Pit Chicken, Pork BBQ and Fried Chicken, on Friday and Saturday, April 7 and April 8. Delivery of five plates or more is available for businesses only. After 3 p.m., the general public will be served. On Saturday, April 8, beginning at […]
Sen. Jackson speaking to N. Meck Dems
NC Sen. Jeff Jackson will be the guest speaker at the Democrats of North Mecklenburg meeting April 6. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at The Pearl, 19501 W. Catawba Avenue. RSVP: democrats@demsofnorthmeck.org.
Operation Curbside Clean-Up
Operation Curbside Clean-Up is this Saturday 8 am to noon in the Smithville Community. Organized by the Smithville Coalition, volunteers from non-profits and churches will meet at Smithville Park before setting out on a neighborhood-wide spring clean up day. Organizers are looking for volunteers as well as trucks, trailers, lawn equipment and black trash bags. […]
Newsmakers Breakfast Feb. 23 features chairman of Cornelius Arts Center
Greg Wessling, the chairman of the board of directors for the Cornelius Arts and Community Center, a non-profit that will run the proposed Cornelius Arts Center, will be the speaker at the Business Today Newsmakers Breakfast Feb. 23 at The Peninsula Club. A nationwide search for an executive director is under way. The executive director […]
Bond issue on Monday’s Town Board agenda
The possibility of an additional general obligation bond issue totaling $10.7 million will be considered by the Cornelius Town Board at their meeting Monday night. Voters previously approved a bond issue totaling $20.4 million in 2013, and funds from those bonds are already being used. The new bond issue, dubbed Phase Two, would be subject to […]
Kiwanis breakfast Feb. 25
The Lake Norman Kiwanis Club’s annual pancake breakfast fundraiser will be held Saturday, Feb. 25, from 8 am to noon at Lake Norman Charter School in Huntersville. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children. Breakfast will be served in the Middle School auditorium. Lake Norman Charter is at 12701 Old Statesville Road.
