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Vaccine clinic full
Feb. 22. A vaccine clinic at the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson on Tuesday, Feb. 23 is full. It was only available for individuals in Groups 1 and Groups 2. There were 252 shots available, or nine shots every 15 minutes. Everyone who has an appointment for the first shot will be scheduled to receive […]
‘Gabby’ Henderson funeral Feb. 25
Feb. 19. By Tonya Rivens. The funeral for Gabriel “Gabby” Henderson will be held at 2 pm Thursday, Feb. 25 with visitation from 1:30 pm until 2 at Wayne Russell Funeral Home, 3715 Beatties Ford Road, in Charlotte. The 25-year-old mother of five was accidentally shot at her home on Meridian Street on Monday. The […]
Wastewater spill off Nantz
Feb. 19. Charlotte Water crews responded to a wastewater overflow near Yachtman Drive which is between Ramsey Creek Park and Jetton Park. Out of about 300 gallons that spilled due to a pipe failure, 150 gallons reached Lake Norman. Anything put in plumbing or a manhole can cause wastewater overflows, spilling raw sewage into a […]
Weekend weather
Feb.19. Happy Friday: Look for something called the “sun” today, Saturday and Sunday, with highs in the 40s. (Today, 48; Saturday, 44; Sunday, 47). The rain comes back Monday with showers between 7 am and 4 pm, high near 53. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Sunny and warmer Tuesday.
Focus Friday with NC Supreme Court Chief Justice
Feb. 18. NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby will be the guest speaker at tomorrow’s Lake Norman Chamber Focus Friday from 8:30am to 9:30 am on Zoom. Newby, the 30th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, defeated Democratic incumbent Cheri Beasley by 401 votes out of 5.39 million cast. Email the […]
PTA leader plans to run for CMS District 1 seat
Feb. 17. Connie Cabbs, who has served as the Mecklenburg County PTA president for two years as well as three terms on the North Carolina PTA board, plans to run for the District 1 Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools board seat currently held by Rhonda Cheek. Cabbs, a real estate broker, has also been the Federal Legislative […]
Get ready for freezing rain
Feb. 17. Now that the rain is over, it’s time for [pause] freezing rain. While we’re going to see some sunshine today, the National Weather Service predicts freezing rain before dawn tomorrow until around noonish Thursday. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Read the long-range forecast here. Weekend outlook: […]
Young mom killed in accidental shooting in Cornelius
Feb. 16. UPDATE 6 pm. A 25-year-old mother has died after a child accidentally fired a weapon, hitting the mother and another child, according to members of the grieving family. The tragedy occurred in the Cornelius Village apartments around 7 pm Monday on Meridian, not far from the Cornelius Animal Shelter. Family members identified the […]
CMS District 1 board member may run for re-election in 2021 after all
Feb. 15. By Dave Vieser. Rhonda Cheek, the District One Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools representative, may run for re-election after all. Cheek, of Davidson, has told fellow board members she did not plan to run again for the School Board this fall, but when contacted over the weekend on a separate issue, she said those plans […]
Got a helicopter?
Feb. 14. Duke Energy and officials from county officials from 10 miles around McGuire Nuclear Station are asking for the public’s assistance to update emergency management strategies, specifically evacuation times. Nuclear plans, mandated by the federal government, include the evacuation of residents within a 10-mile emergency zone before a release of radiation occurs. Plans are […]
