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Oct. 4 Town Board meeting preview
Oct. 1. By Dave Vieser. Rezoning requests from Martin Investments of Cornelius to permit boat sales will be up for approval at the Monday Oct. 4 Town Board meeting. One is for a 10,000 square foot building for boat sales and storage just south of Life Fellowship Church. The other request asks to change the […]
Alert your tastebuds: ‘Taste of Davidson’ coming Oct. 23
Get “A Taste of Davidson” on Saturday, Oct. 23 when the Town of Davidson puts on a first-time ever fall festival complete with food and beverages from local restaurants. The event, which runs from 5 pm to 10 pm, will also feature music from the ACE Party Band. Mayor Rusty Knox said the event on […]
Hello October! Nice weekend ahead
Oct. 1. Enjoy the weekend weather because showers come next week. Today will be partly sunny, with a high near 79; Saturday, mostly sunny, high 83-84; and Sunday, pretty much the same. The showers start on Monday, according to the National Weather Service, with a 50 percent chance of precipitation after 10 am and temps […]
COVID update Sept. 30: 1 new death in Huntersville
Sept. 30. As YouTube launches a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation on the video sharing app, the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting that COVID hospitalizations have finally slipped below the 3,000 mark—2,943 statewide as of today’s NCDHHS report. The last time they were below 3,000 was on Aug. 18. Despite the […]
COVID Update: 2 new deaths in Cornelius, Davidson
Sept. 29. As many parents wait for the Pfizer vaccine to become available to children—not until November according to the Associated Press—the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services is reporting two new COVID-19 deaths in North Mecklenburg—one in Cornelius and one in Davidson. The pandemic death toll in Cornelius is 29; in Davidson, 17. […]
CMS adds virtual option for fragile kids K-2nd grade
Sept. 29. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education has approved a virtual instruction plan that allows medically fragile students in kindergarten, first and second grades to transfer to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual Elementary. Doctors must sign off based on medical need. Once a child has enrolled in the virtual magnet, they will continue there for the remainder of […]
Police blotter: Sept. 22-Sept. 28
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Sept. 29 Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 210922182 Larceny 20125 N Main St 13:15:10 09/22/21 CAA Food Lion 210922185 Fraud 18850 Silver Quay Dr 13:18:47 09/22/21 ASN Kozdras, Beverly 210922190 Damage Property 18850 Silver Quay Dr 13:40:07 09/22/21 ASN Kozdras, Beverly 210922223 Larceny 8315 Magnolia […]
COVID update Sept. 28
Sept. 28. With the CEO of Pfizer predicting a more normal life within a year—in spite of new variants of COVID-19—the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services continues to report more moderate data. The NCDHHS said there were no new deaths in Mecklenburg County today. Hospitalizations statewide—3,073 as of today—have been under 3,500 for […]
Opinion: Mayor Washam responds to Dave Gilroy’s newsletter
Growth is a good problem to have, considering the alternative. But how growth is handled is a major issue during the upcoming Town Board elections. Mayor Woody Washam, who is running unopposed for a third term as mayor of Cornelius, responded to a letter former Commissioner Dave Gilroy sent to his constituents last month. Gilroy […]
Opinion: Dave Gilroy comments on growth, traffic
Dave Gilroy, a Town Commissioner from 2005 to 2019, is running for his old seat on the Town Board, having lost his bid for re-election two years ago. He sent this letter to Cornelius Today as well as constituents. By Dave Gilroy. We have recently seen yet another new, large-scale apartment complex approved in a […]
