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Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department Apr. 11
Incidents 190404006 Damage Property 20832 Catawba Av 4/4/19 2:36 CLO Saeed’s Bar & Grill 190404042 Larceny 20008 W Catawba Av 4/4/19 16:58 CLO Circle K 190406066 Larceny Unauth 11120 Heritage Green Dr 4/6/19 19:23 ACT Harring, Malek Thomas 190408035 Larceny 19706 One Norman Bv 4/8/19 16:19 ACT Escribano, Manuel Caballer Arrests 190403065 (F) Breaking […]
Local investors purchase historic downtown building
April 9. By Debbie Griffin. Mecklenburg County property records confirm the sale of a century-old building at 21320 Catawba Avenue in Cornelius, piquing curiosity about its rich history and possible future. Former owners Miriam Smith Whisnant, L. Rodney Whisnant and Lilyan Smith Hunter sold to Corner Oak which is owned by Gordon Cashion and Robert […]
Trooper shortage on I-77: Traffic, population grow faster than State Patrol
By Debbie Griffin. In spite of rapid growth and monumental increases in traffic, I-77 between here and Charlotte has just three more troopers assigned now than it did 10 years ago. The toll lanes, with what appear to be challenging transitions to general purpose lanes, are a wild card in terms of traveling safety when […]
Rivens new spokesperson for Meck Sheriff
Tonya Rivens is the new public information manager for the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. The Cornelius native is well-known for her stints at WCCB News Rising and WBTV where she did the traffic report for six years. The UNC-Chapel Hill grad still hosts “Sounds of Inspiration” Sundays on Streetz 103.3/100.5 FM. Rivens received the Martin Luther […]
Hough High attendance is down after social media scare
April 5. Attendance is down considerably at Hough High School after a student posted on social media that “I will make you bleed,” apparently because of a name—a common first name from the Old Testament—he has been called. ”This is the warning, this is the only warning,” he said in a video on SnapChat. The social […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department Apr. 4
Incidents 190327054 Larceny 20430 West Catawba Av 3/27/19 18:32 ACT Shubin, Montgomery Jade 190329017 Damage Property 19930 West Catawba Av 3/29/19 9:43 INA Dayman, Kelsey Marie 190331011 B&E Commercial 16930 West Catawba Av 3/31/19 10:41 ACT Charlotte Payroll, LLC 190402040 Fraud 20651 Catawba Av 4/2/19 15:08 ACT State Employees’ Credit Union 190402054 B&E Residential 21207 […]
Yes, that’s snow!
April 2. The weather-folk were right: Snow before noon in Cornelius. It’s fun and it’s April, but don’t pull out the sled. The National Weather Service is calling for light rain between noon and 2-ish. It’ll be cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Readers let us know it was snowing […]
Shakespeare on the Green auditions April 8-9
TheDavidson Community Players will hold open auditions for a production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on the Village Green. Rehearsals for the play, considered one of the playwright’s most magical, will begin the week of April 14. It has roles for actors of all ages and experience level. The performance will run May 16, 17 […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department Mar. 28
Incidents 190320015 Larceny Unauth 7620 Norman Island Dr 10:25:00 03/20/19 ACT Wright, Kenneth Junior 190320040 Fraud 19530 Oak St 20:10:56 03/20/19 ACT Sossamon, Stephanie Alina 190321002 B&E Residential 19512 Center St 01:12:33 03/21/19 ACT Hernandez, Juan Daniel Rangel 190321033 B&E Vehicle 19706 One Norman Bv 12:07:28 03/21/19 ACT Taylor, Lisa Rene 190323007 B&E Vehicle 19519 […]
Women’s Conference April 11
The 2019 Women’s Conference will be held Thursday, April 11 at The Peninsula Club. The conference, which is put on by the Lake Norman Chamber’s Diversity Council, runs from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This year’s keynote speaker is Amy Burkett, general manager of WTVI, the PBS station in Charlotte. The theme for this year’s […]
