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Town offices, library closing for Thanksgiving
Nov. 26. Cornelius Town Hall and Davidson Town Hall will be closed Nov. 28 and Nov. 29 in observance of Thanksgiving, reopening on Monday Dec. 2. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library will close at 5pm Wednesday Nov. 27 and will remain closed on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29 The Cornelius Today/Business Today newsletter will not be published […]
Police Blotter: Nov. 11-19
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 241119011 Assault 18200 Statesville Rd 02:59:00 11/19/24 ASN Edward Sause 241116061 Comm Threats 19125 Peninsula Point Dr 12:54:20 11/16/24 INA Scott Dill 241116051 Fraud 18214 Ebenezer Dr 10:09:36 11/16/24 ASN Joyce Johnson 241115072 Fraud 8315 Magnolia Estates Dr 16:09:00 11/15/24 […]
Lower turkey prices help keep down Thanksgiving meal cost
Nov. 25. It’s the Monday before Thanksgiving and time to get your turkey, if you haven’t already, so you’ll have time to thaw or brine your bird. Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year than last, but will still be 19% higher than before the pandemic, according to the Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Thanksgiving survey […]
Town holds first New Year’s Eve Bash for kids
Nov. 25. Registration opens today for a New Year’s Eve bash for the youngest party-goers. The New Year’s Eve Bash for kids will Tuesday, Dec. 31, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at JV Washam Recreation Center, 9611 Westmoreland Road. The activities are for children ages 4-6 Registration opens Monday, Nov. 25, and is required, […]
Weekly Calendar: Nov. 25-Dec. 1: Getting ready for Thanksgiving and the weekend
Monday, Nov. 25 Davidson College Concert Series: Piano Quartets of Mozart and Brahms 7:30 pm | Nov. 25. Internationally renowned pianist, Phillip Bush, performs two powerhouse piano quartets with Chamber Music For All. The concert will feature Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478 and Brahms’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in G […]
Parking details for ‘Light up Cornelius’ Nov. 30
Nov. 25. The 13th Annual Light Up Cornelius will take place from 4-7 pm this Saturday in Downtown Cornelius and Cain Park, adjacent to the Cain Center for the Arts. Schedule of Events 4:00 p.m. – Cornelius Youth Orchestras performance 4:20 p.m. – Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive! 4:40 p.m. – Hough High School “Bari […]
Power outage affecting part of Cornelius
Nov. 23. Duke Energy says power will be restored at around noon to nearly 500 customers down Jetton and John Connor. The outage, first reported at 1:25 am, was “was caused by equipment going offline.” Crews were out early this morning. UPDATE: Power was restored around 10:30 am for most customers.
Hough High lacrosse clinics begin Dec. 4; sign up now
Nov. 22. The Hough High School men’s and women’s lacrosse teams are holding a series of clinics next month to help introduce the sport to younger players and get experienced players ready to play at the high school level. The clinics are open to children in Kindergarten through 8th grade—all school affiliations are welcome—and will […]
Everybody counts: Homeless census takes place in January
Nov. 22. In the early morning hours of Jan. 23, 2025 volunteers will span out across Charlotte-Mecklenburg streets, shelters, and encampments to identify individuals who are living without homes. Background The Point-in-Time Count, coordinated nationally by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is conducted each year across the United States to gather data […]
EarthTalk: Where are the ‘climate refuges’ in light of the devastation in Western NC?
Dear EarthTalk: Have extreme weather events in places like Asheville made people rethink where they consider to be good “climate refuges” as the world warms? —K.L., Raleigh Nov. 22. The concept of the “climate refuge,” or a location relatively unaffected by extreme weather phenomena, arose in response to the growing frequency of tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, […]
