Aug. 29. A Newsmakers Breakfast featuring the Republican and Democratic candidates for NC House District 98, Beth Helfrich and Melinda Bales, will be held Friday Oct. 11 at The Peninsula Club in Cornelius.​

Bales, Helfrich

The cost to attend will be $16.

RSVP: Call 704-895-1335

Address: 19101 Peninsula Club Drive, Cornelius

There is also a Newsmakers Breakfast Sept. 24, “Residential Real Estate Outlook,” with two real estate experts:

—Champ Claris, managing broker at Premier Sotheby’s International in Lake Norman

—Gary Scott, president of Allen Tate Companies