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I don’t want a partridge in a pear tree, just flush the d#$% toilet
By Jon Show. As a child, I asked my dad every year what he wanted for Christmas and his response was always the same, “I just want you guys to be happy.” Nice in theory but I can’t wrap that up in a box and put it under the tree. My kids have never asked […]
Bracing for not just snow, but ice
Dec. 8. 4:30pm. It’s started: A light rain, more like a mist, is falling in Cornelius and so is the temperature. From the mid-40s a few hours ago to around 39 at 4 pm, the temperature is headed down, with a low of 29 forecast. The National Weather Service is calling for rain before 9 […]
Forecasts call for snow, ice starting early Sunday
Dec. 7. By Dave Yochum. Judging by the parking lot at Harris Teeter on Jetton, the winter storm heading our way is going to be a serious weather event. Computer models have a strong low pressure system starting with an abundance of rain followed by snow and ice. The ice will be the problem, but […]
Newsmakers Breakfast Jan. 24
Christy Clark and Natasha Marcus will be the speakers at the Newsmakers Breakfast speakers Jan. 24 at The Peninsula Club. Newsmakers Breakfasts, which cost $12 to attend, are open-forum Q&As with people who make the news. Anyone can ask a question. Doors open at 7:15 a.m. for networking. The breakfast buffet gets under way at 7:30 […]
Antiquity HOA seeks help with Old Canal sink hole
Dec. 3. By Dave Vieser. At the Cornelius Town Board meeting Monday night, commissioners received an appeal for help from Phil Bechtold, president of the Antiquity HOA. His comments concerned another sink hole which has opened up on Old Canal Street in the Antiquity community. “Although it’s on private property, this sink hole has created […]
Washam Elementary School 2018-19 Q1 Honor Roll
A Honor Roll Student Name Grade Level Barrett, Kennedy Marie 5 Begley, Lauren Renee 5 Bitel, Christopher James 5 Buck, Marin Evangeline 5 Carson, Heidi Virginia 5 Caty, Campbell Finneron 5 Clark, Caroline Gail 5 Creely, Reagan Evelyn 5 Davis, Aschton Wyatt 5 Dennis, London Grey 5 Dunlap-Jones, Halle Elise 5 Futterer, Macy Lynn 5 […]
Cornelius begins search for Public Safety Director
By Dave Vieser. Cornelius is looking for a public safety director to help oversee the town’s fire and police departments. Budgeted at $100,000 annually, the new administrative layer between Town Manager Andrew Grant and the chiefs could be filled by a consultant or a new town employee. “I’ll evaluate the interested firms and potential candidates, […]
Holly Walk tour is Dec. 2
The Peninsula Community Foundation’s Holly Walk, a tour of five homes decorated for the holidays, is today. Proceeds from ticket sales and sponsorships will go to the foundation which supports Lake Norman charities and the communities they serve. The event runs between 2 and 7 pm. Tickets, at $40 per person, are available at http://www. thepeninsulacommunityfoundation.org. […]
More questions, more answers on I-77 toll lanes
The new lanes in Cornelius and Huntersville will be completed and open by January but closer to Charlotte work won’t be done until later in the year. Detectors have been installed above the toll lanes to read license information on cars using the toll lanes. We put together a Q&A Nov. 24. Here are more questions and answers, […]
New sinkhole closes Old Canal in Antiquity
Nov. 24. Barricades are blocking Old Canal Street in Antiquity after another sinkhole has appeared alongside a busy street that connects South Street in Davidson to Main Street in Cornelius. The sinkhole in the Antiquity subdivision has been temporarily filled with gravel. The 8- to 10-foot hole is adjacent to the pavement, not in the […]
