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Patriot Pier planned for Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius
Sept. 26. Making the fishing pier at Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius accessible to disabled veterans is the goal of the Patriot Military Family Foundation, a nonprofit based in Mooresville. The organization hopes to build a fishing pier that veterans who have been injured in the line of duty can enjoy. The goal is to dedicate […]
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Sept. 26. Making the fishing pier at Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius accessible to disabled veterans is the goal of the Patriot Military Family Foundation, a nonprofit based in Mooresville. The organization hopes to build a fishing pier that veterans who have been injured in the line of duty can enjoy. The goal is to dedicate […]
Sept. 22. By Dave Vieser. More than 100 people came to Town Hall to this week to look at traffic options designed to relieve congestion on Main Street, between Washam Potts Road and Potts Street. The meeting was one phase of a comprehensive $143,367 traffic study of this portion of Hwy. 115 being conducted by […]
Sept. 21. Bethel Presbyterian Church is holding its 22nd annual BBQ event on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. It’s a Cornelius tradition. The event will take place at the church, 19920 Bethel Church Road. It will include a silent auction and a baked goods and handmade quilt sale to benefit the Barium Springs […]
Sept. 21. By Dave Yochum. Look for Charlotte-area gas supplies to get back to normal in four or five days, says one of the leading oil industry analysts in the United States. Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at Oil Price Information Service, said the Colonial Pipeline, despite repairs that are expected to be […]
Sept. 20. UPDATE 9:30 PM. By Dave Yochum. It’s happening: Slowly but surely Cornelius gas stations are running out of gasoline. The Cashion’s in downtown Cornelius only had premium left to sell, and motorists were lining up to buy it. By mid-afternoon, the Circle K at West Catawba and One Norman Boulevard was out of gas, […]
Sept. 19. Two employees at Good Clean Fun, a woman-owned playground cleaning and maintenance company on Northline Drive, were robbed at gunpoint early this morning. The incident took place between 6:40 am and 6:45 am and the perpetrator, described as a thin black male in his mid- to late 20s, fled the scene on foot […]
Pizza. Even the word sounds delicious. Believe it or not, there were something like 75,000 pizza establishments in the United States in 2015, up 4 percent from 2012, according to Statista.com. That works out to 4,200 Americans for every pizza parlor in all 50 states. Cornelius is under-pizzaed any way you slice it: Ten places […]
Sept. 16. The Mooresville/Lake Norman office of United Way of Central Carolinas is calling for volunteers for its fifth annual Day of Caring on Saturday Sept. 24. Nearly 500 volunteers are needed in order to complete community improvement projects across Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Mooresville and Troutman. Day of Caring starts at 8 a.m. at The Cove Church on […]
Sept. 15. Is that punchbowl Great Aunt Mabel left you worth anything? Bring it to “Trash or Treasure: What’s in Your Attic?” on the morning of Saturday, Sept 24 on the lawn behind Town Hall. Experts in ceramics, paintings, books, prints, toys, folk art, collectibles, furniture and other categories will examine your items to help […]
By Donald White. The General Assembly has already resolved many complex and contentious issues facing North Carolina, and barring a major shift in power to Democrats after November’s election, recently passed measures such as tax cuts and House Bill 2 will likely remain on the books. The latter issue has turned House District 98’s contest into […]
Sept. 22. NC Sen. Jeff Tarte has cancelled a long-planned fundraiser in Matthews tonight because of the state of emergency declared by Gov. Pat McCrory in the wake of unrest in Charlotte. “I have chosen to postpone the fundraising event to be held tonight in Matthews. I ask if you need to be out and […]
Sept. 22-Oct. 2
Beer lovers, it's practically a requirement that you go to the Lake Norman Beerfest this weekend. With unlimited samples of more than 75 beers and Southern Sauce barbecue, your weekend is set! For the musically minded, William Fried will perform Debussy's "Preludes." 3 p.m. Sunday at Davidson College.Read More...
