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Willow Pond restoration project approved by Town Board
Jan. 20. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board unanimously approved a $916,146 contract with RES Carolinas to begin the restoration of Willow Pond just east of Hwy. 21. When completed, the project will bring the stream back to a more natural habitat with the removal of an earthen dam and stream/bank grading and restoration […]
Food pantries receive timely donations from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Jan. 20. Local food pantries in North Carolina’s received approximately 40,000 pounds of donations from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With food pantries experiencing serious shortages due to COVID-19, and seeing an increase in need, the Church has increased its efforts to provide food commodities to organizations across the United States using […]
Hope House collecting shoes for novel fundraiser
Jan. 18. The Hope House Foundation, which provides transitional housing to women and children experiencing homelessness, is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser now through March 15. Called “Kick Homelessness to the Curb,” the first goal is to collect more than 2,500 pairs of gently worn, used shoes. The subsequent goal is then to collect a […]
Holiday Weekend Weather
Jan. 15. We have a cold front which means clouds and rain today, followed by a sunny chilly day Saturday with a high near 45. The National Weather Service forecasts more sun Sunday with a high near 47. More of the same for Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. […]
Our newsletter returns Tuesday
Jan. 15. We will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, reopening on Tuesday Jan. 19. The e-newsletter will resume at that time.
Town Board meets Tuesday
Jan. 15. The Cornelius Town Board’s second January meeting will be held Tuesday Jan. 19 at 6 pm due to the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday. The Board of Commissioners will, for the first time, accept public comment on a fiscal year budget for the town before its submission to the Town Board. Previously, […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests and citations Jan. 6 – 12
Reported by Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 210107072 Fraud 18500 Peninsula Club Dr 15:10:00 01/07/21 ASN Tison, Sarah 210107083 Larceny 20125 N Main St 17:02:00 01/07/21 CLO Food Lion 210107101 Larceny 20008 W Catawba Av 20:13:00 01/07/21 CLO Circle K 210108008 Larceny 17111 Statesville Rd 02:45:00 01/08/21 CAA Home […]
NCDHHS greenlights vaccines for those 65 and up
Jan. 14. By Dave Vieser. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Service has changed the age limitations for COVID-19 vaccines, now making them available to anyone age 65 and older. The change conforms with new guidelines announced by the federal government on Tuesday. Federal health officials believe the new age limit will be simpler […]
First person: The COVID-19 vaccination is easy
Jan. 15. FIRST PERSON. By Dave Vieser. I consider getting a Covid 19 vaccine shot essential, so I got my first COVID-19 vaccination this week. With almost 2,000 cases so far in Cornelius alone, I hope the following is helpful. I’m 75, and received an email last week from Atrium Health, advising me that it […]
FBI seeking info re Jan. 6 events
Jan. 13. The FBI is looking for bad actors in the wake of the events last week in Washington DC. The agency has already opened more than 170 case files. The event was apparently on the FBI radar well before Jan. 6. “In the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 rally, the FBI worked […]
