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Weekly calendar: The Drifters, LKN Boat Parade and more
Dec. 15. Here’s a look at some exciting things happening this week around Lake Norman. Check event links for any last-minute updates or changes. Monday, Dec. 15 Modern Holiday Calligraphy for Beginners 6:30-8 pm | Dec. 15. A festive workshop of holiday fun and pretty lettering for beginners. Lost Worlds Brewing. Weird Girl Litfic Book […]
Lake Norman Giants bring home national championship
Dec. 15. By Ryan Moxon. The Lake Norman Giants claimed a Pop Warner national championship on Saturday, the highest title in the nation’s largest youth football organization. The 10U Giants, who lost in the championship tournament last year, beat the Mt. Hope Cowboys of Rhode Island 20-0, following earlier playoff wins over teams from Pennsylvania […]
Weekly weather: Cold, very cold
Dec. 15. It’s cold. You know what’s a great age for kids as parents? When they’re old enough to warm up the car before you drive them to the bus stop on a freezing cold day. Today: Sunny, with a high near 37. Light and variable wind. Tonight mostly clear, with a low around 24. […]
Community meetings this week on proposed medical facilities
Dec. 15. By Dave Vieser. Community meetings have been scheduled this week to give residents more information about Novant Health’s two proposed medical facilities in Cornelius. Both meetings will run from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Woody Washam Jr. Community Room at Town Hall. Community meetings are required by the town before rezoning applications […]
Menorah lighting celebration at Birkdale Village
Menorah Lighting at Birkdale Village Dec. 12. Sunday at sunset marks the beginning of the eight-night celebration of Hanukkah, and Chabad of Lake Norman will hold its 7th annual Hanukkah Festival at Birkdale Village to commemorate the occasion. The celebration is free and open to the public, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Festivities include the lighting […]
Three Cornelius teens cast in holiday play this weekend
Dec. 12. Three Cornelius students will perform in Prancer, a new holiday theater production that begins tonight at Community School of Davidson. Photo by Sheri Weber Based on the 1989 film of the same name, Prancer tells the story of a young girl who recently lost her mother and befriends a reindeer she believes is […]
Weekend weather: Take care of those outdoor pipes
Dec. 12. It’s time to wrap those irrigation pipes and hose spigots if you haven’t already done so. Temperatures will dip into the teens Sunday night and lows will be in the 20s next week. Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tonight […]
Hough wins 8A football state championship
Dec. 12. By Ryan Moxon. A big play in Hough’s defensive secondary sealed the victory Thursday night as the Huskies beat the Millbrook Wildcats 21–0 to win their first football state championship in school history. “We had our ups and downs tonight, and offensively we kind of got stagnant a little bit, but at the […]
Weekender: Festivus and holiday markets abound
Dec. 11. Here’s a look at some exciting things happening this weekend around Lake Norman. Check event links for any last-minute updates or changes. Thursday, Dec.11 Annual Holiday Concert 7 pm | Dec. 11. Evening of festive favorites and seasonal classics, performed by the Lake Norman Philharmonic. For this family-friendly event seating will be on […]
Citizens provide feedback on new bike and ped plan
Dec. 11. By Jon Show. Cornelius residents and members of the town’s volunteer advisory boards attended events earlier this week to help guide the development of a new bicycle and pedestrian plan, Connect Cornelius, which town officials and consultants hope to adopt next year. The town’s most recent pedestrian plan was adopted in 2012, and […]
