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Bike on down May 12

The ​Lake Norman Bike Expo​ and community ride​​ will take place Saturday, May 12​. Hosted by the towns of Cornelius and Davidson, ​the event launches from Davidson Parks and Recreation​, 865 South St. Davidson​. The day starts with a 10-mile community ​r​ide ​with registration from 8 am to 830 am. There will be a Bike […]

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Go gaga over GagaBall April 14

Registration is open until April 13 for the Cornelius PARC Department’s GagaBall Tournament Saturday April 14. The tournament, which runs from 9 am to noon, is at Robbins Park. Open to boys and girls, ages 7 – 14, the tournament fee is $5 for residents; $10 for non-residents. A championship shootout in each age division […]

Celebrities tee up to fight childhood cancer at Golf Classic

Sept. 27. On Oct. 24, local golfers will get a chance to compete with celebrity players and donate to end childhood cancer in the Braylon Beam Celebrity Golf Classic at Trump National Golf Course in Mooresville, with all proceeds going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The tournament is named after Braylon Beam, the 6-year-old […]

Gold’s Gym ‘Summer Slam’ has tons of fun, vendors today

TODAY. The “Summer Slam” gets under way at 8 am at Gold’s Gym in Cornelius. Over 30 vendors will be on site, with events ranging from an outdoor spin class to cardio dance, as well as activities for kids from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. The event is free and open to the public! There are […]

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Cornelius teen lands amateur boxing title

March 21. In a unanimous decision, Cornelius resident Stephen Naas was crowned amateur state champion in the Welterweight Division at the 2016 Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament. North Carolina Golden Gloves is an annual tournament open to all amateur boxers 18 years or older. It is sanctioned by USA Boxing, part of the U.S. Olympic team. […]

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Cornelius students put Panther Pride in writing

Jan. 11. By Dave Vieser. In the midst of their most successful season ever, the Carolina Panthers have attracted some enthusiastic young fans at Cornelius Elementary School where students are writing about their favorite players and why the Panthers are their favorite team. Two students (boy and girl) will be chosen from each class to have their pictures taken on […]

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Davidson resident/SwimMAC CEO will coach in 2016 Olympics

Sept. 15. SwimMAC CEO and Director of Coaching David Marsh will be the head coach of the women’s team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.  The Rio Games will be Marsh’s first as a head coach, although he served as a men’s team assistant in the 1996, 2000, and 2012 Olympic Games. Bob […]