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Applications are now available for April is for Arts
Feb. 21. April is for Arts, a celebration of art and culture in North Mecklenburg, features numerous events throughout the month of April in Davidson Cornelius, and Huntersville. This includes the Gallery Crawl and Art on the Green, North Mecklenburg’s largest annual multi-artist festival, an event held on the Davidson Village Green which includes artists’ […]
COVID update Feb. 18
Feb. 18. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported that there were 2,634 people hospitalized statewide due to COVID, down 43 percent from one month ago. Today’s new case volume was 4,871—down from 31,902 new cases logged on Jan. 18. Deaths Nevertheless, there were 87 new deaths statewide attributable to COVID-19, according to […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests and citations Feb. 9-15, 2022
Reported by Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 220210106 Larceny 20700 Torrence Chapel Rd 15:43:37 02/10/22 ASN Walsh, Monica 220211024 B&E Vehicle 21032 N Main St 05:41:55 02/11/22 ASN Noell, Andrew 220212060 Larceny 19621 Statesville Rd 15:05:00 02/12/22 ASN Napa Auto Parts 220214107 B&E Residential 10719 Washam Potts Rd 18:54:00 […]
Catawba reopens after gas leak downtown
Feb. 17. The trouble with natural gas at the downtown Cornelius construction site repeated itself for the second time in a month outside the Cain Center for the Arts building. Traffic was re-routed briefly from Catawba Avenue around 1 pm due to the leak. Town officials said everything was fixed and Catawba reopened by 1:35 […]
COVID update Feb. 17: Governor says it’s time to take focus off masking
Feb. 17. With Mecklenburg County’s mask mandate going away in less than 10 days, the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 5,583 new COVID cases today—down from an upward blip yesterday—and another nice decline in statewide hospitalizations. Hospitalizations fell to 2,711 statewide, down 5.6 percent in a single day, and 12.3 percent since […]
How to apply for at-large seat on Meck County Commission
Feb. 17. Got a yen for public service? The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners is looking for someone to fill the at-large county commissioner seat vacated by Ella Scarborough through Dec. 5 of this year. Scarborough, who requested medical leave, is a Democrat, and you have to be one as well to apply. —The application […]
COVID-19 update Feb. 16: Will Mecklenburg drop mask mandate?
Feb. 16. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 6,079 new COVID cases today—higher than the past two days but 16.4 percent lower than the average number of new daily cases last week. Hospitalizations also fell—to 2,872 statewide, the lowest number since Jan. 3 and 44 percent lower than the peak reached on […]
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, […]
