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Race for Jace: Runners pay it forward for boy with cancer
Three Huntersville Police officers who are running in the Skidaway Island Half Marathon March 24 in Savannah are collecting donations for Warrior Jace and the Thompson Family. Diagnosed with a brainstem tumor back in October, Warrior Jace has been an inspiration to countless people, having endured more than most adults in a few short months. […]
Peninsula Foundation sending more than $100K to charities
By Kate Stevens. For the fifth year in a row, the Peninsula Community Foundation has raised more than $100,000 to distribute to North Mecklenburg County charities to help address the unmet needs of the area’s young, poor, elderly and handicapped. In 2017, the Peninsula Community Foundation raised $117,000 for local charities, said Caroline Stevens, foundation […]
Pastor Lemings travels to Oklahoma for World War II veteran’s graveside service
A very special funeral service was held in Cornelius at Grace Covenant Church recently, while the graveside service was held in Oklahoma, with Rev. Farrell Lemings presiding. It was the first time Lemings had traveled out of state for a burial. It was all for a very special man: Lt. Col. Harry P Frizzel, whose […]
Cashion’s Quik Shop employees honored for helping nab alleged crook
Feb. 23 – Two quick-thinking convenience store employees were honored Thursday by Cornelius Chief of Police Bence Hoyle for chasing a suspected robber who allegedly stole money from the store’s register on Jan. 17. Hoyle awarded Cashion’s Quik Stop employees Anne Price and Mary Sharris with the Chief’s Award of Recognition and $125 each as […]
Open house for proposed regional rec center in Cornelius planned for March 10
Feb. 22 – Mecklenburg County is planning a new regional recreation center and wants to hear from you. On Saturday, March 10th from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., the County’s Park and Recreation Department, along with the parks departments from the towns of Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville, will host an open house at Bailey Middle School to […]
Town Board delays approval of larger landscape buffers
Feb. 22. The Cornelius Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to hold off on any decision regarding changes to the town’s land development code, specifically an increase in the size of the street landscape buffer required for new projects. “This would have been the final step in a multi-year update to our code,” said Town Planning […]
JV Washam Elementary Honor Roll 2nd Quarter 2017-18
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Town Board public hearing on landscape buffers tonight
Feb. 19. The Cornelius Town Board will conduct a public hearing tonight on proposed changes to the town’s land development code. The principal change would be an increase in the street landscape buffer required for new projects within the town. “Monday will actually be the final step in a four-year process to update the town’s […]
Eat This Up! New brews at a D8 in the future at D9 Brewing
D9 Brewing Co. has a couple of new brews: Defying Gravity (4th Edition) Lagrangrian One Gate. This 14 percent sour ale mixes black raspberries with a special 10-spice blend. Langrangrian is when gravitational pull is equal among multiple rotating planets, stars and moons. Yes, we had to look this up. Discord is a sweet, “brazenly […]
Registration for 115+ camps opens March 1
Registration for the Cornelius PARC Department Summer Camp program opens Thursday March 1. Be sure to act fast; they fill up fast. The Summer Camp Guide is available online and in the PARC office. Brochures will go home with JV Washam and Cornelius Elementary students next week. There are 115 half-day and mini camps, as […]
