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YMCA limits beach hours due to lifeguard shortage
May 26. The Lake Norman YMCA’s beach will be open this summer, but with limited hours due to the lifeguard shortage. The Y says the beach will be open noon to 4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer, with extended hours Memorial Day weekend. Lakefront activities will vary day-to-day. Beach access is included […]
Ada Jenkins pivots with fundraisers; golf tourney brings in $36K
May 26. Ada Jenkins Center’s Golfing for Good event May 17 raised $36,200 for the non-profit community resource hub for families in Cornelius, Davidson, and Huntersville. AJC’s spring gala was the agency’s primary fundraising event until COVID-19 hit last year. The gala was canceled during both 2020 and 2021 due to COVID; in its place, […]
Town of Davidson offices will close, but waste pick-up is on for Memorial Day
May 26. The Town of Davidson offices will close Monday, May 31, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Offices will re-open Tuesday, June 1. Waste Pro Services will operate on a regular pick-up schedule for both garbage and recycling collection. In Cornelius, WastePro will operate on a one-day delay next week.
COVID-19 update May 26
May 26. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 866 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, for a total of just under 1 million cases since the pandemic began last year. Deaths attributable to COVID-19 rose by 27 since yesterday, for a total of 13,031 in North Carolina. Statewide, there were 695 […]
Mod 60s at Birkdale Friday
May 26. Get fashionable and hip, 60s and 70s style, with The Mod 60s, a family-friendly cover and originals band. The show runs from 6 pm to 8 pm Friday in Birkdale Village near the fountain. Bring lawn chairs and blankets to sit on. Red Rocks Cafe will host a bar onsite. Guests are still […]
Information meetings scheduled for classical, Christian homeschooling
May 26. The local community of Classical Conversations®, a classical education resource for Christian homeschoolers, will hold open information meetings for interested parents at 9:30 am June 7 and at 6 pm June 21 at Bailey Road Park in Cornelius. All families interested in homeschooling are invited to attend one of these meetings. Classical Conversations […]
Waste pick-up will be delayed a day because of upcoming holiday
May 25. Waste pick-up will be delayed one day next week because of the Memorial Day holiday. Monday’s pick-up will be Tuesday, and so on. Town Hall will also be closed in observation of Memorial Day.
Demolition under way at Cain Center site
May 25. By Dave Yochum. Those crashing sounds you might hear downtown are Griffin Brothers Cos. demolishing the concrete foundations at the future site of the Cain Center for the Arts. The 30,000 square foot structure will include a 400-seat theater, two visual arts classrooms, a dance studio and conference room, a two-story lobby, Gallery […]
Rockie Lynn at LangTree Live Thursday
May 25. Country music star Rockie Lynn and the Rockie Lynne Band will perform at LangTree Live from 5 pm to 9 pm Thursday May 27. The Statesville native, a veteran of the United States Army, is the founder of Tribute to the Troops. He often performs with his band at town-sponsored national holiday observations […]
COVID-19 update May 25
May 25. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 525 new cases of the coronavirus statewide, a number even lower than yesterday. Meanwhile, total deaths attributable to COVID-19 surpassed 13,000, an increase of 15 from yesterday. Statewide, there were 699 people hospitalized, as per today’s NCDHHS report. Testing The statewide positive test […]
