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Pet photo contest benefits Lake Norman Humane
Nov. 5. You can enter your pet now in the Lake Norman Humane and Hoptown Brewing Co. 2022 LKNH Brew Spokespet Contest. Entries can be made online through 8 pm Nov. 16, and then the voting begins. Voting ends Dec. 17. Each entry and vote raises money to support the work of Lake Norman Humane. […]
Weekend weather
Nov. 5. Did you get frost this morning? Not at our weather station high atop Cornelius Today world headquarters where we plugged in Alexa. She said it was 33 degrees. The National Weather Service is saying Saturday will be much like today—sunny and 54-55—only quite a bit windier, with gusts as high as 21 mph. […]
COVID update Nov. 4
Nov. 4. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services coronavirus today reported 2,201 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, up from 1,777 new cases yesterday and 1,214 new cases the day before. Hospitalizations fell to 1,173 statewide today, from 1,194 yesterday. Deaths The NCDHHS also reported 20 new COVID-related deaths today. Testing The statewide […]
Reminders: Turn back clocks, test smoke alarms
Nov. 4. The American Red Cross is reminding everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back this weekend for the end of daylight saving time. Home fires take seven lives every day in the United States; smoke alarms are the best defense. Fire tips: —Install smoke alarms on every level of […]
COVID update Nov. 3: Positivity rate improves
Nov. 3. The number of North Carolinians hospitalized due to COVID-19 climbed in today’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services coronavirus update, ending 10 straight days of declining hospitalizations due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, the director of the Centers for Disease control has endorsed a two-dose series of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11, […]
Novant begins Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for children 5-11 years on Thursday
Nov. 3. Novant Health will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 on Thursday, Nov. 4. Appointments are required and availability may vary by location. Where: Novant Health Medical Group – Hanes (196 Hanes Mall Circle, Winston-Salem, NC 27103) is open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Thursday […]
Starbucks supports veterans with your purchases on Veterans Day
Nov. 3. On Veterans Day, Starbucks stores are giving 25¢ for each hot brewed coffee sold to help support veterans’ mental health and well-being,split evenly to Headstrong and Team Red, White & Blue. That’s Thursday, Nov. 11. Meanwhile, starting tomorrow it’ll begin looking a lot more like Christmas at Starbucks with holiday favorites and the dark-roasted […]
Kiwanis raising funds for turkey dinners for those in need at Thanksgiving
Nov. 2. Continuing a 20-year tradition, the Lake Norman Kiwanis Club is raising funds for Thanksgiving dinners for local residents in need. Scheduled delivery dates are Monday Nov. 22 and Tuesday Nov. 23. A donation of $40 will feed an entire family. The goal this year is 300 dinners. To donate via PayPal click here. […]
Free COVID-19 testing begins today at MSC in Davidson
Nov. 1. Mecklenburg County Health Department, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service, is pleased to be able to offer expanded no-cost COVID-19 virus testing capacity as part of a partnership between the state of North Carolina and United Providers of Health. This new community testing site builds on North […]
November is Native American Indian Heritage Month
Nov. 1. November is Native American Indian Heritage Month, recognizing our nation’s first inhabitants. —North Carolina is home to eight state recognized tribes: Coharie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, Sappony and Waccamaw-Siouan. —More than 130,000 American Indians live in North Carolina —North Carolina has the seventh largest […]
