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Proposed budget for FY 2025 emphasizes public safety, infrastructure
May 8. By Dave Yochum. Town Manager Andrew Grant has proposed a new $40.6 million budget for the next fiscal year with the tax rate staying the same—17.31 cents for the local portion of property taxes. For a home assessed at $500,000, that amounts to an annual town tax of approximately $865—which is about one […]
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May 14. The Cornelius Jazz Festival, with Holly Hopkins Jazz and Adrian Crutchfield performing, will be held this Saturday at Smithville Park, 19710 S. Ferry St., right at the corner of Catawba Avenue. There will be food trucks as well as wine and beer vendors, not to mention a face painter, a caricature artist, local […]
May 14. By Dave Vieser. Town officials say two new crosswalks on West Catawba Avenue, which should be installed and activated by Memorial Day, will be a big step toward making the two-lane artery safer for pedestrians. But they’ll be torn up shortly before a $34 million widening project takes place in 2028-2029. Background Joan […]
May 14. The Cornelius Police Department will host a dedication and launch for the Joshua Murray Boating, Safety, Education and Awareness Center on Saturday, May 18. The Boating Safety Center comes in response to lake drownings in recent years and honors Officer Joshua Murray‘s legacy. The event is 10 am Saturday, May 18, at the […]
Monday, May 13 Summer Dinner Program 6:30-8:30 pm | May 13. Michael Connor will speak on the life of the Black community in Cornelius and the surrounding area during the second half of the 20th Century. He will focus on the schools available including the endangered Torrence-Little school, using his own family’s experience to illustrate the […]
May 13. Huntersville Mayor Christy Clark will read the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on the steps of historic Hopewell Presbyterian Church on May 19 in honor of Mecklenburg Independence Day. Local history says the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was the first declaration of independence made in the Thirteen Colonies. It was said to be signed […]
May 13. These property transactions were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. 3/18/2024 $305,000 David Wood & Linda Mistretta and Nicholas & Samantha Wood to James Flanagan, 7510 Woods Ln. Unit 37 3/20/2024 $278,000 Patricia Brazil to Jerry Vargas, 17714 Caldwell Track Dr. 3/20/2024 $4,700,000 Landon & Caitlyn Eckles to William & Judy […]
May 10. Around midnight on Sept. 22, 1989 Hurricane Hugo made landfall just north of Charleston as a Category 4 storm and then made its way to Charlotte with 100 mph winds. WBTV reported that Charlotte was covered in downed trees lining the streets or atop power lines. Hurricane season begins Hurricane season begins June […]
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show May 10. Well, here we are. It’s summertime and we’re gearing up for another summer of youth travel sports. In the last few years I’ve been to mountainy places like Asheville. Boring places like Goldsboro. Smelly places like Philadelphia. Fancy places like Naples. And countless other towns that I […]
