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Weekend weather: Starts wet; sunny on Halloween
Oct. 29. Friday brings scattered showers and thunderstorms with a high near 64 and wind gusts up to 18 mph; Saturday possible showers and a high of 61-62. Halloween will be sunny and 68, with a 7 mph NW breeze. Overnight lows in the 40s through Wednesday, so no worries about a freeze for the […]
COVID update: Hospitalizations fall again; 1 new death in Cornelius
Oct. 28. COVID-19 hospitalizations have fallen for the seventh straight reporting day statewide, according to today’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services coronavirus update. The number of hospitalizations is at 1,364, down 400 in one week. The volume of cases in today’s report, however, rose to 2,493, from 2,160 new cases yesterday, but below […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests and citations Oct. 20-26
Reported by Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 211021166 Fraud 18664 Shawnee Ridge Rd 10/21/21 12:58 ASN Leach, Kortney 211021206 Larceny 10101 Bailey Rd 10/21/21 15:40 ASN Waterhouse, Scott 211022072 Larceny 19128 W Catawba Av 10/22/21 7:17 CLO 7 Eleven 211025137 Larceny 18635 Old Statesville Rd 10/25/21 11:36 ACT AT&T […]
Early Voting ends Saturday
Oct. 28. Today, Friday and Saturday are the last three days of Early Voting; there will not be Early Voting on Sunday or Monday. After two weeks of Early Voting—EV began at the Mecklenburg Board of Elections office Oct. 14—Cornelius Town Hall is the top polling place county-wide, with 1,256 votes cast. There were 246 […]
COVID update Oct. 27
Oct. 27. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations by far, but new cases have climbed. The number of hospitalizations is at 1,406, half that of early October. The volume of cases in today’s report was 2,160, up from 1,340 new cases yesterday. Deaths The NCDHHS also reported 47 […]
Dunn deal: Free car washes for Cornelius Elementary staff
Oct. 27. Businessman David Dunn was looking for a way to celebrate the grand re-opening of LKN Car Wash on Catawba Avenue, but he wanted to do something for the community at the same time. He has donated nearly 70 free car washes to faculty and staff at Cornelius Elementary School. “This was a significant […]
Monday will be a teacher workday
Oct. 27. Monday Nov. 1 is a teacher workday for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. CMS will add three half-days to the 2021-2022 school calendar, making Nov. 17, Feb. 9 and March 30 half-days for students. The intention is to provide more planning time to teachers who are stretched thin amidst high absenteeism among colleagues and a […]
COVID hospitalizations below 1,500 statewide, lowest in nearly 3 months
Oct. 26. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported COVID-19 hospitalizations have fallen below 1,500 for the first time since early August. At 1,443 today, hospitalizations statewide are down 50 percent from Oct. 1. The volume of cases in today’s report was 1,340, up from 1,183 new cases yesterday. Deaths The NCDHHS […]
Mooresville’s Christmas Parade stepping up again this year
The 77th Annual Christmas Parade will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 23, along Main Street in downtown Mooresville. The 2021 parade will have a grand entrance with flashing lights and sirens, as area first-responders kick off the festive event at 3 pm. The rest of the procession will start at 3:30 pm, featuring floats, […]
Novant begins offering Moderna and J&J boosters today
Oct. 26. Novant Health begins offering Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots today, Oct. 26. You do not have to be a Novant Health patient to schedule. Ways to schedule include: • MyChart: MyChart can be used by current patients as well as non-patients. Create a MyChart account by visiting MyNovant.org. • GetVaccinated.org: Anyone […]
