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National Tourism Week recognizes hospitality leaders
May 4. It’s National Travel & Tourism Week! Visit Lake Norman will honor the spirit of travel throughout the week. VLN has announced its Making Waves Hospitality Award winners for 2019. Hotels: James Pryor, weekend front desk manager for the Hampton Inn Lake Norman in Cornelius for the guest service representative category Erin Hewitt, director […]
Visit LKN lists restaurants open for take-out, delivery
May 4. With restaurants shifting to take-out, and dining mainstays like 131 Main and Dressler’s reopening for takeout, Visit Lake Norman, the local convention & visitors bureau, has added a “Lakeside Curbside” page to help you filter through Lake Norman restaurants that are open for business and offering takeout and delivery. There are 160 around […]
Where you can worship online
May 4: Houses of worship continue to practice physical distancing by streaming worship and prayer services online to keep people connected with each other and their faith. If your house of worship is not included, please email the information to corneliustoday@gmail.com. Here is a list of churches offering online worship or prayer services: […]
Potassium Iodide: Hold on to what you have
May 2. By Dave Vieser. As if dealing with the pandemic isn’t enough, residents in the McGuire Nuclear Plant Emergency Planning Zone have been advised to hold on to any unopened supplies of potassium iodide pills distributed in September 2014, even though they expired in April. The National Research Council, recommends that potassium iodide tablets […]
NC COVID-19 hospitalization up by just 1 since Thursday
May 1. Mecklenburg County’s total coronavirus cases reached 1,651, according to state health data Friday morning, while statewide cases rose to 10,923, up from 3.9 percent from the 10,509 reported yesterday. Statewide, 133,000 COVID-19 tests have been administered, up from 128,000 yesterday. According to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services, 547 are people […]
Rep. Clark co-sponsors Medicaid expansion bill
April 30. By Dave Vieser. NC Rep. Christy Clark (D-98) joined with other Democratic legislators in Raleigh to introduce House Bill 1040, designed to expand Medicaid in North Carolina and increase access to affordable health care for more than 500,000 North Carolinians. “Expanding health care coverage lowers costs for all families,” said Clark, who represents […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department April 29
Incidents 200422084 Larceny 20125 N Main St 14:48:31 04/22/20 ACT Food Lion 200422110 B&E Vehicle 20220 West Catawba Av 18:56:47 04/22/20 ASN Shipp, Charles 200423054 Fraud 17600 Invermere Av 09:57:00 04/23/20 ASN Gibson, Karen 200423064 Fraud 8804 Arrowhead Place Ln 11:23:18 04/23/20 ASN Nicolas, Darin 200426049 Damage Property 7613 Woods Ln 12:01:00 04/26/20 ASN Parmes, […]
Clinical trial begins for ‘promising’ COVID-19 drug
April 28. The first clinical trial for patients with the coronavirus has opened at Atrium Health. The international trial for an experimental drug called selinexor is being coordinated locally by Levine Cancer Institute’s Clinical Trials Division. It was launched in less two weeks—an amazing feat according to Atrium officials. The placebo-controlled trial of 75 patients […]
Pandemic causes surge in domestic violence
April 28. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the daily lives of individuals living with abusive partners. The North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCCADV) has launched ‘A Night of Safety,’ a fund that will address the surging cost of providing shelter to domestic violence survivors caused by COVID19. “We are hearing story after story […]
TDS, formerly Continuum, employs video software to minimize contact
April 28. TDS Telecom, the new owner of Continuum, is launching an installation process that enables techs to eliminate in-home and in-business visits. Thanks to a video software tool, TDS technicians can connect to a customer’s mobile device remotely to share images and video. It allows customers to receive real-time technical support without a technician […]
