LAST CALL: Cornelius Today will host a Newsmakers Breakfast discussion titled “Post-Charlottesville: Where Do We Go From Here?” Sept. 6 at The Peninsula Club. There will be informal give and take as well as questions from the audience, in the traditional Newsmakers Breakfast format. RSVP by calling 704-895-1335.
The speakers are:
- Chaz Beasley, an African-American who is serving his first term in the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represents District 92, which runs from Huntersville west of I-77 south to Charlotte.
- Woody Washam, the mayor pro tem of Cornelius who is running unopposed for mayor. He is a lifelong member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, as well as the organist for the past 50 years.
- John Wertheimer, Ph. D., a noted historian and professor at Davidson College. His most recent book is “Law and Society in the South: A History of North Carolina Court Cases.”
Tensions have been high around the country after the events in Charlottesville, which saw a young woman lose her life. The next day, the Confederate soldiers monument on Zion Avenue in Cornelius was defaced. It has since been cleaned. More recently, Civil War
Newsmakers Breakfasts are open-forum Q&As with people who make the news. Anyone can ask a question.
Doors open at 7:15 a.m. for networking. The buffet-style breakfast gets under way at 7:30 a.m. The Q&A begins at 8 a.m. and concludes at 9 a.m. The cost to attend, $12, includes a full country breakfast. Reserve a seat at 704-895-1335 with Visa or MasterCard.
Sponsors include Payroll Plus, Davidson Wealth Management, Donna Moffett Accountants and KS Audio Video.
