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Davidson National Night Out is Aug. 3
July 23. National Night Out is a really fun event across the country. The Davidson Police Dept.’s crime prevention and community-building edition runs 5 pm to 7 pm Tuesday, Aug. 3 at Roosevelt Wilson Park. This year’s event will offer hamburgers and hot dogs, along with sides and an ice cream truck. There will be […]
Weekend weather: 90s it is
July 23. It’s full-on summer, with highs forecast in the lower 90s at least through Thursday next week. The haze is still with us, thanks (but no thanks) to the wildfires out west. Look for sun and haze today and Saturday, with just a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. If you like humidity, you’re in for […]
Lake Norman Humane seeks donations
July 23. Four puppies were found in a ditch earlier this week and are at Lake Norman Humane receiving emergency lifesaving care for Parvo. Weighing barely 3 pounds at approximately 7 weeks old, they are dehydrated and malnourished. Parvo is a devastating virus that is all too often fatal in puppies. The prognosis is guarded, […]
COVID-19 update July 22; new cases up 52.3%
July 22. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services Thursday reported 1,800 new COVID-19 cases statewide, as well as a total of 751 people hospitalized due to the coronavirus. The median of the past seven business days of new cases (705) is 52.3 percent ahead of the past 31 days of new cases, based […]
The creation of a traffic mast takes time
July 22. By Dave Yochum. When a dump truck with its bed still in the raised position struck a traffic light at West Catawba and Jetton Road last year, it was a moment in Cornelius transportation history. The big Kenworth driven by a Concord man bent the mast or pole that holds up the arm […]
Hearing for ‘Greenway Gartens’ mixed-use project now set for Aug. 9
July 22. By Dave Vieser. A public hearing on Northwood Ravin’s plan to redevelop approximately 25 acres on Zion Avenue (the former Curtis Screw site) into a mixed-use complex including townhomes, commercial space and a brewery have been postponed. The Planning Board hearing is now scheduled for Monday Aug. 9 at 6:30pm, while the Town […]
Check out the good times coming this week
July 23. Trying to figure out what to do? This calendar, published weekly on Thursdays, can point you to some of the best options in Lake Norman. Submit your entertainment and event news to corneliustoday@gmail.com. We’ve included some additional dates for events you need to register for in advance. Here’s a look at what’s coming […]
Bailey’s Glen residents show coffee pods can be recycled
July 22. By Suzanne Fulton. Bags and bags of used coffee pods are on their way to TerraCycle thanks to the Bailey’s Glen Recycling Committee and Subaru. In response to a request sent by the committee in early June to fellow homeowners, the plastic pods poured in. This past Tuesday, five members of the committee […]
Governor calls for masks at all times in elementary, middle schools
July 21. With COVID-19 numbers in the US and North Carolina spiking due to the Delta variant, Gov. Roy Cooper is calling on elementary and middle schools to require masks indoors. “This pandemic is not behind us yet,” Cooper said. “We will continue to listen to experts. If the pandemic worsens and additional action is […]
New COVID cases hit 1,434 statewide
July 21. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,434 new COVID-19 cases statewide, well above the daily increases of 300-500 seen in late June/early July. The positive test rate increased again, to 7.9 percent, up from around 2 percent in late June/early July. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose to 694 in […]
