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Absentee ballots can be mailed, starting this Friday
Sept. 3. This year’s general election is right around the corner: The portal and printable form for requesting an absentee ballot are now available on Vote.MeckNC.gov, with ballots to be mailed out beginning Sept. […]
Tommy’s Appliance Advice: Refrigerator maintenance
Sept. 3. Cornelius resident Tommy Walker had more than 50 years experience in appliance repair and operated Tommy’s Appliance Service until retiring a few years ago. Tommy offers his advice […]
Police blotter: Aug. 21-27
Incidents, arrests and citations reported by Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 240827058 Larceny Unauth 9123 Washam Potts Rd 13:37:22 08/27/24 ASN Kahlil Robinson 240827034 […]
Labor Day Weekend Weather
Aug. 29. Today (Thursday) will be a scorcher, with mid-summer weather all weekend—hot, humid and possible thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday: Sunny and hot, around 95. Heat index above 100. […]
Labor Day closings, waste pick-up, newsletter schedule
Aug. 29. Town Hall will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, in observation of Labor Day. Waste will not be collected on Monday. Collection will take place on a one-day delay for […]
New volunteer opportunities at Ada Jenkins Center
Aug. 28. The Ada Jenkins Center has expanded with two new after-school programs to help area families, which means new volunteer opportunities: Drop In and Volunteer any or all weekdays, […]
Cain rezoning on Tuesday Town Board agenda
Aug. 28. By Dave Vieser. A somewhat unusual rezoning request is on the Cornelius Town Board agenda the Tuesday after Labor Day. Specifically, town commissioners are being asked to approve […]
Here Comes the Bus is super helpful
The CMS Here Comes the Bus app is a free bus tracking system. Download the app to have access to the real-time location of your student’s bus on a map, […]
You might notice more traffic today
Aug. 26. It’s back to school today for more than 140,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students and 19,000 staff members. You’ll see an increase in traffic with 900 CMS buses hitting the […]
Bailey Road: Relief may be in sight
Aug. 26. What about the traffic volume on Bailey Road, where both Bailey Middle and Hough High are located? Between buses, students driving to and from school and carpooling, not […]
