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JV Washam Elementary School 2019-2020 Q3 Honor Roll
A Honor Roll Anselmo, Luke Anthony 5 Baldwin, Sydney Grace 5 Black-Cintron, Ryan Antonio 5 Bryant, Conor William 5 Cankurtaran, Tuana Damla 5 Carroll, Caleb Edward 5 Castleman, Jackson Hays 5 Champion, Kate Ann 5 Clement, Keira Helene 5 Covert, Madison Kathleen 5 Creely, Madelyn Noelle 5 D’Alessandro, Olivia Paris 5 Duffy, Andrew Leonard 5 […]
Governor’s order takes effect at 5 pm Monday
Here is the text of the governor’s stay-at-home orde: https://files.nc.gov/governor/documents/files/EO121-Stay-at-Home-Order-3.pdf
Animal Shelter closed to public
March 27. The Cornelius Animal Shelter is officially closed to the public. Adoptions are by appointment only through the town’s website. If you have an animal to surrender, please contact the shelter first. Animal Control staff will respond to priority calls only until the order is released. Click here for adoptable pets. The shelter phone […]
Mark your calendar: April 8 siren test
April 27. McGuire Nuclear Station’s regularly scheduled quarterly siren test will take place at about 11:50 am Wednesday, April 8. Realizing the 3-minute test could frighten an already tense community, Duke Energy spokesperson Christine Pulley told us she wanted to “draw greater attention to this particular siren test given the current unprecedented conditions.” Too true […]
Filing for unemployment
March 26. Over the last 10 days, North Carolina has received more 150,000 unemployment claims and the number of new claims continues to soar. Most states offer up to 26 weeks of unemployment insurance but North Carolina caps it at 12 weeks. The county stay-at-home order is a mandate, which means violators could be convicted […]
Continuum unplugs in-person payments
March 26. Cable provider Continuum is no longer accepting in-person payments at their Mooresville office due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can make payments via check, debit, or credit card: • Check Payments: You can use your checking account to pay online at OurContinuum.com. Check payments can also be mailed along with your payment stub […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department March 26
Incidents 200318058 Fraud 16205 Winnow Ct 10:30:00 03/18/20 ASN Smith, William 200319025 Larceny 20801 N Main St 09:35:18 03/19/20 ACT Carolina Cones 200319034 B&E Commercial 10921 Bailey Rd 12:32:00 03/19/20 ASN CubeSmart Self Storage 200324082 Fraud 16014 Lakeside Loop Ln 11:16:12 03/24/20 ASN Woods, Elaine 200324123 Larceny 20801 N Main St 21:45:00 03/24/20 CAA Carolina […]
Police protection: What does it cost?
By Dave Vieser. Chief Kevin Black is asking the Town Board for an additional $17,000 in the 2020-21 budget to provide front-line officers with body cameras. The will be reviewed in greater detail during the town’s budget discussions which get under way with the help of Zoom, a video conferencing tool, next week. “Body-worn cameras […]
Townhome developer is long-time resident of Oakhurst
By Dave Yochum. Matt Gallagher, the point man for a new townhome development that will be built on Washam Potts, is no stranger to Cornelius or to development here. The 42-year-old has lived in Oakhurst for 20 years with his wife Amy and five kids, ages one to 15. The still unnamed development on Washam […]
Will the RNC take place as planned?
March 25. It’s looking like the big GOP confab in Charlotte will be taking place this coming August, although there are some preliminary logistical changes. The Committee on Arrangements (COA) for the 2020 Republican National Convention will host a tele-town hall on April 15 in place of the on-site Spring Media Walkthrough. It means media […]
