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‘Spamalot’ production is terribly good
Prepare for loads of silliness and laughs June 21-July 1 as Davidson Community Players presents the musical “Monty Python’s Spamalot” at the Duke Family Performance Hall in Davidson. Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the musical is an irreverent parody of the legend of King Arthur and […]
Stay cool!
June 19. It’s going to be extra-hot today—95 in Cornelius according to the National Weather Service. You can be injured by the heat, ranging from heat rash to heat exhaustion and even stroke. Around 600 people in the United States are killed by extreme heat every year. Ramsey Creek Beach is open and the water […]
Town Board meets, sets fees
June 19. By Dave Vieser. At their Monday June 18 meeting, Cornelius commissioners approved an increase in fees for 13 different services provided by the town Parks Department. The fee hikes, if approved, are expected to generate about $7000 in additional revenue annually. ”Each year, our staff reviews fees and recommends changes based on use patterns, […]
Friendship lives on
June 14. By Dave Yochum. When Gail Williams remarried almost exactly a year ago, she had no idea her new husband, Rich Carroll, would pass away one year later. The newlyweds were outgoing and popular members of the Lake Norman Happy Hour group. While Rich, a gregarious Irish retiree, worked part-time at area golf clubs, […]
Ingersoll Rand raised $1.4 million for United Way
Ingersoll Rand has raised $1.4 million for United Way of Central Carolinas, making the company not only the largest United Way donor in the Mooresville/Lake Norman area, but the largest donor from the manufacturing industry throughout the agency’s five-county footprint. Shawn Laskoski is the 2018 United Way campaign chair and an Ingersoll Rand VP. Focusing on […]
Red, White & Bundled shower sends $80,000 in baby items to Fort Bragg
June 12. By Dave Yochum. Susan Tillis and a crew of volunteers in Cornelius loaded $80,000 worth of baby items that were shipped to military families at Fort Bragg. Tillis, an Allen Tate manager in Davidson as well as the wife of US Sen. Thom Tillis, said that all items will be bundled into welcome home […]
New police cruisers on duty
June 7. Start saying goodbye to those big old Crown Victorias, and hello to nine new Dodge Chargers prowling the streets of Cornelius. The Cornelius Police Department has eight new black and whites and one unmarked cruiser—it’s solid black and the officer inside might just sneak up on speeders. The CPD’s Ford Taurus’ are still […]
Police looking for parking lot thieves
Cornelius Police are looking for suspects involved in vehicle breaking and entering cases that occurred May 30 and May 31 in the parking lot of a fitness center and grocery store in Cornelius. Shortly after these crimes occurred the suspects used the credit cards they had stolen at another local grocery store. Anyone with information can […]
Town budget discussion continues tonight
June 4. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board will reopen, aka “continue,” its public hearing this evening on the proposed $23.4 million 2019 town budget. The opening night of the hearing on May 21 brought out a large number of speakers urging the board to increase the salaries for town firefighters in favor of […]
Judy Emmaline Crews passes away
Judy “Willie” Emmaline Crews, 70, of Salisbury, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at her residence. She was born April 30, 1948 in Salisbury to the late Grady Wilhelm and Esther Plowman Wilhelm. Judy graduated from Belmont High School in Gaston County and attended Lenoir Rhyne University majoring in History. Later she attended Montreat College, majoring […]
