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Town Board meets Tuesday
Jan. 20. If all goes as expected at Tuesday night’s Town Board Meeting, O’Reilly Auto Parts will get the green light to build a store in Cornelius. The second and final public hearing on a rezoning request is slated for town board action, as the applicant seeks to build a 7,200 square foot store on […]
Peninsula Community Foundation announces grants
Jan. 20. The Peninsula Community Foundation has awarded a grant of $6,000 to the Neighborhood C.A.R.E Center in the Smithville section of Cornelius and a grant of $5,150 to Little Smiles, which is a volunteer-driven, non-profit that helps nurses, social workers, police and EMT’s bring joy to children in difficult situations. The Neighborhood C.A.R.E Center […]
Claude McConnell passes away at 95
Dr. Dr. Claude Hardison McConnell, 95 of Davidson, passed away Jan. 17 at The Pines at Davidson, where he was a resident. He was born May 28, 1924 in Lewisburg, Tenn. He was the next to the youngest of eight children born to Jennie Groves McKnight McConnell and Edmund David McConnell. He graduated from Marshall […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department Jan. 17
Incidents 200109089 Larceny 20420 W Catawba Av 16:29:00 01/09/20 ASN Hearn, John 200110109 Fraud 21400 Rosslare Ct 20:30:28 01/10/20 ACT Demao, Holly 200111062 B&E Commercial 18200 Statesville Rd 12:49:34 01/11/20 ASN Jays at the Lake 200111081 B&E Vehicle 21300 Davidson St 16:25:15 01/11/20 ASN Archer, Nancy 200112008 Robbery Weapon 18635 Old Statesville Rd 01:31:29 01/12/20 […]
LKN business leaders take shots at each other in Lincoln County trial
Jan. 17. By Dave Yochum. If Hilary Clinton had been elected, none of this would have happened. It turns out the Donald Trump presidency coincided with a precipitous decline in the firearms and shooting range industry. People didn’t feel like their right to bear arms wasn’t threatened, and business at Denver Defense, a gun range […]
When is recycling a waste?
Jan. 17. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius has suspended using two residential recycling bins located at the Harborside Villas and Silver Quay lakeside communities. The containers will continue to function, but only as regular trash receptacles. “We were informed that Republic is no longer collecting single stream recycling in Dumpsters,” said Assistant […]
Recent voting highlights changing demographics
Jan. 16. By Dave Yochum. The vote on Mecklenburg County’s sales tax in November highlights the gap between Charlotte and the suburbs. The quarter-cent tax won in some close-in Charlotte precincts but it lost big-time up here in North Meck and Cornelius in particular. In three Cornelius voting districts or precincts, all on the west […]
Are we the fastest-growing metro area in the US?
By Erica Batten. Over the past decade, Raleigh and Charlotte have been among the top 10 fastest-growing metropolitan areas nationwide. Wells Fargo Senior Economist Mark Vitner and Allen Tate President and CEO Pat Riley discussed regional and economic trends at a recent Newsmakers Breakfast hosted by Cornelius Today. “Charlotte may be the fastest-growing metro area […]
Remember the Scottish bard
The author of Auld Lang Zyne and other cherished Scottish works died 225 years ago but Robert Burns is still remembered. His birthday Jan. 25, 1759 will be commemorated at a traditional Scottish supper at Historic Rural Hill, the Davidson family plantation in Huntersville. The dinner will include a silent auction as well as a […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department Jan. 9
Incidents 200105099 Fraud 21241 Pine St 20:48:00 01/05/20 ASN Wolfson, Lance 200106021 Larceny 19603 S Main St 05:59:32 01/06/20 ASN Styers, Douglas 200106049 Larceny 18611 Starcreek Dr 08:54:59 01/06/20 ASN Jordan, Jonathon 200106059 Larceny 18611 Starcreek Dr 09:48:22 01/06/20 ASN Davis, Stephen 200107045 B&E Vehicle 19925 Jetton Rd 08:19:27 01/07/20 CAA Hamilton, Quincy 200107082 Fraud […]
