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Pounding for Parker Foundation blood drive is Sunday
The Pounding For Parker Foundation will host a blood drive at Lost Worlds Brewing Sunday, Sept. 27 between noon and 5 pm. OneBlood will follow social distancing protocols with only four donors allowed on the bus at a time with adequate space between them. While not required, you can sign up for a time slot […]
Hello Fall!
Sept. 22. If it seems like summer was only yesterday, well, it was. Today’s the first day of fall in not just Cornelius, but the entire Northern Hemisphere. The fall equinox occurred at 9:31 am, at the same moment worldwide, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Weather-wise, fall began sometime over the past month, but […]
Jack Burney Community Service Award Committee accepting nominations
Sept. 22. The Town of Davidson is accepting nominations for the G. Jackson Burney Community Service Award through October 14. The award honors G. Jackson Burney and those who improve the Davidson community through unselfish service over a lifetime. The annual award is presented in late November or early December. Burney led a life dedicated […]
Organ at Davidson concerts are back
Sept. 21. Organ at Davidson begins its 2020-2021 season on October 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, 100 N. Main St. in Davidson. Joby Bell from Appalachian State University will be playing. Bell is a scholar of the French Symphonic Organ and will present Charles-Marie Widor’s 7 th Symphony Organ at Davidson concerts are free […]
Ranson/Rosedale park lands $150,000 grant
Sept. 21. Ranson/Rosedale Park has received a $150,000 state grant, one of nearly $5 million in funding for 16 local parks and recreation projects. Ranson/Rosedale Park is an undeveloped 13-acre park site located between a single-family neighborhood and the Rosedale mixed-use development a half mile west of I-77. An existing Mecklenburg County Greenway currently connects […]
Police blotter: Incidents, arrests, citations Sept. 9-15
Reported by Cornelius Police Department Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 200910028 B&E Vehicle 10428 Watoga Wy 02:57:44 09/10/20 CLO Rambis, Timothy 200911106 Larceny 19128 W Catawba Av 15:30:00 09/11/20 ASN 7 Eleven 200912058 Larceny 22415 Market St 12:22:00 09/12/20 ASN Horsfall, Jacob 200912096 Larceny 21500 Catawba Av 18:46:00 09/12/20 CLO Walgreens 200913054 […]
Stream restoration to begin in Fisher Farm Park
Sept. 21: The NC Division of Mitigation Services is partnering with the Town of Davidson to develop the unnamed tributaries to West Branch Rocky River Mitigation Site, located in Fisher Farm Park. This project will begins today and should take four months to complete. Several sections of existing project channel are significantly degraded with poor […]
Awesome weekend weather
Sept. 18. Get ready for a beautiful weekend, starting this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds, high around 79-80. The National Weather Service says Saturday will be partly sunny and breezy, with a high only around 68. Sunday will be sunny with a high near 67. Open your windows Saturday and Sunday night: […]
Tai Chi for Health classes returning
These sessions, led by certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Higgins, offer a health and fitness exercise as well as a moving meditation. Gentle, flowing movements stretch and strengthen muscles, tendons and joints while placing the least amount of stress and tension on the body. Choose Intro to Tai Chi classes for beginners or Intermediate Tai […]
Duke Energy experts getting ready for rain
Sept. 16. The weather today is A-OK but be prepared for downpours Thursday and Friday—serious enough that Duke Energy is “aggressively” lowering lake levels across the Catawba, Nantahala, Yadkin and Keowee/Toxaway river basins. Hurricane Sally, on its way northeast from the Gulf of Mexico today, is the reason. Expect showers mid-day Thursday with a […]
