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NC Republicans likely to vote on delaying primaries—again
Jan. 18. The state’s political primary rollercoaster continues: —A hearing in State Supreme Court on the morning of Wednesday Feb. 2. With primary filing currently scheduled to begin on Feb. 18, this raises serious concerns as to whether the state can meet the current primary filing dates leading up to the May 17 primary. —State […]
CMS closing Tuesday due to after-effects of winter storm
Jan. 17. CMS schools will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 18, due to dangerous road conditions caused by the winter storm. A make-up day is scheduled for Feb. 21. The end-of-course and end-of-grade testing make-up day will be announced later and communicated with students and families. Many roads, especially secondary roads, remain covered in snow and […]
Weather tonight, tomorrow
Jan. 16. Tonight, a 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10 pm. Low around 28. Winds 8 to 13 mph; gusts up to 21 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected, as per National Weather Service. Watch for black ice. The Cornelius Public Works team plowed and salted all day. We may have dodged […]
Novant closing testing, vaccination sites Monday due to storm
Jan. 14. Novant Health is closing its Huntersville COVID-19 vaccination site on Monday in anticipation of the winter storm. Located at 17220 Northcross Drive, Suite 110, in Huntersville, the site will reopen Wednesday from 7 am to 3 pm. A testing side at 125 Baldwin Ave. in Charlotte is also closing due to the storm. […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests and citations Jan. 5-11
Reported by Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 220106077 Larceny 8301 Magnolia Estates Dr 13:53:30 01/06/22 ASN Roraback, Albert 220107039 B&E Vehicle 22425 Market St 08:34:30 01/07/22 ASN Heiberger, Andrew 220107091 Fraud 20619 Torrence Chapel Rd 15:17:24 01/07/22 ASN Glidden, Laura 220107111 Larceny Vehicle 21330 Old Canal St 18:38:57 01/07/22 […]
Weekend weather: Prepare for snow, freezing rain, sleet Sunday
Jan. 14. The $640,000 question (adjusted for inflation) is whether we get snow or freezing rain or sleet Saturday night into Sunday. Wellll, the National Weather Service is saying we will get all three. In fact the snow and sleet could be heavy at times. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent on Sunday, so be […]
COVID update Jan. 13: Hospitalizations remain over 4,000
Jan. 13. COVID-related hospitalizations statewide continue to climb, reaching 4,275 in today’s coronavirus update from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. New cases have also climbed but there is a temporary bump in today’s data due to a reporting glitch that has been resolved. Today’s new case total is 44,833. (See below.) Deaths […]
COVID update: NC hospitalizations top 4,000 mark
Jan. 12. COVID-related hospitalizations statewide broke through the 4,000 mark today, hitting 4,098. New daily COVID cases climbed to 25,445 in today’s COVID report from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. There were 17,705 new cases in yesterday’s report. One year ago Last year on this date the NCDHHS reported 6,851 new COVID […]
Atrium cancelling some wellness appointments
Jan. 12. With the continued impact of COVID-19, Atrium Health is canceling some wellness appointments at family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric offices. If you receive a cancellation message for an upcoming wellness appointment, you can reschedule online at any time. Click here to reschedule. If you are unable to reschedule online, Atrium said someone […]
COVID update Jan. 11: Nearly 4,000 hospitalized statewide
Jan. 11. COVID-related hospitalizations statewide rose to 3,991 today, up 67 percent since Jan. 1. Meanwhile, new daily COVID cases fell for a second day having topped 28,000 on Monday. There were 17,705 new cases in today’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services COVID report, down from 18,254 yesterday. On Monday there were more […]
