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COVID update Feb. 15: New cases down by 90% in a month
Feb. 15. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 2,888 new COVID cases today—the lowest daily increase since Dec. 21 last year. Hospitalizations also fell—to 3,042 statewide, the lowest number since Jan. 4. The daily volume of new cases, from Jan. 14 to Feb. 14, is down 90 percent (35,759 vs. 3,383). Deaths […]
Registration opens for Rescue Ranch’s spring and summer critter camps
Feb. 14. Parents of preschoolers to eighth-grade students can now register their children for Rescue Ranch’s 2022 Critter Camps, daily spring and daily/one-week summer camp sessions offering hands-on educational experiences with animal interactions. Critter Camps are designed to be fun, educational camp experiences for children who love animals. All camps involve daily interaction with animals, […]
Cornelius girl receives DAR essay award
Feb. 14. The Alexandriania Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution awarded Bailey Middle School 8th-grader Josephine Ferrari from Cornelius the District 3 First Place Winner for the American History Essay Contest. The topic was the “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, […]
COVID update Feb. 11: Hospitalizations continue falling
Feb. 11. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported statewide COVID-related hospitalizations fell to 3,556 as of noon Friday, down 31 percent from the peak of 5,158 patients set on Jan. 27. Deaths Deaths, which lag hospitalization data by a couple of weeks, climbed by 85 between Thursday’s NCDHHS report and Friday’s. Statewide, […]
Last call for leaves
Feb. 14. Cornelius has extended leaf vacuuming services through Friday, Feb. 18, because of the inclement weather in January. Place your leaves on the curb to vacuumed. Leaves may be bagged for collection by Waste Pro after this date.
Cornelius budget retreat at Graylyn March 30-31
Feb. 21. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, town officials will resume their annual budget retreat at the Graylyn International Conference Center in Winston-Salem. The retreat, officially listed as a special town board meeting March 30-31, is a strenuous, two-day work session where the mayor, members of the Board of Commissioners and key […]
Weekend weather: Spring, then winter
Feb. 11. Enjoy the sunny spring day today and tomorrow because it gets cold again on Super Bowl Sunday—and not warming up again until Thursday next week. The high today and tomorrow will be about 66, with breezy conditions today, not so much tomorrow. Super Bowl Sunday is an entirely different matter. The National Weather […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests and citations Feb. 2-8
Reported by Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 220203096 Fraud 20651 Catawba Av 17:04:47 02/03/22 ASN State Employees Credit Union 220203098 Fraud 20651 Catawba Av 17:41:10 02/03/22 ASN State Employees Credit Union 220204037 B&E Commercial 19475 Old Jetton Rd 07:51:00 02/04/22 ASN Carolina Asthma&Allergy Center 220204061 Fraud 20007 North Cove […]
Carowinds: Spring is in the air
Feb. 10. If you have daffodils popping up, here’s another sure sign of spring: Carowinds just said it will open for the 2022 operating season on Saturday, March 12. And if you’re all about advance planning, SCarowinds runs Sept. 16 to Oct. 30 on select nights this year. News background Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN), the […]
COVID update Feb. 10: Hospitalizations fall 19% in a week
Feb. 10. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported statewide COVID-related hospitalizations fell to 3,686 as of noon today, down 19 percent in a single week. Deaths Deaths, which lag hospitalization data, climbed by 98 in today’s NCDHHS report, up from 76 new deaths yesterday. From Dec. 31 to yesterday, there have […]
