Cornelius News
With Thanksgiving one week away, what’s the cheapest grocery in Cornelius?
Nov. 21. By TL Bernthal. Many of us are frustrated by how much it costs to put food on the table, especially with Thanksgiving just one week away. That said, the average price nationwide for a 16-pound turkey is $25.67, down 6 percent from last year. The average cost of this year’s dinner for 10 […]
Weekender Nov. 21-24: Lighting at Birkdale, Thanksgiving Community Service, music
Thursday, Nov. 21 Free Film Screening 6:30 pm | Nov. 21. A screening of Duality: A Collection of Afro Indigenous Perspectives, a groundbreaking film by award-winning filmmakers Kimberly M. Night (Black Indians NC) and Frederick D. Murphy (History Before Us). This thought-provoking documentary delves into the intersectionality of Indigenous and African American identities in the […]
Madalina mystery still hangs heavy after two years
Nov. 21. By Mark Washburn. Exactlyly two years have passed since a Cornelius girl vanished, leaving a mystery and an international investigation that is still progressing. Madalina Cojocari as last seen in public about 5 p.m. Nov. 21, 2022 getting off her school bus from Bailey Middle School. Her mother, Diana Cojocari, and her stepfather, […]
‘Community Space Station’ coming to JV Washam in February
Nov. 20. J.V. Washam Elementary School in Cornelius and Huntersville Elementary School are partnering with Discovery Place which has been named a NASA Community Anchor. It all starts in February across the greater Charlotte region. Discovery Place is one of 13 institutions nationwide to share $510,000 in funding that will be used to develop programming […]
Speed limit coming down on Bethel Church Road
Nov. 20. By Dave Vieser. There’s likely to be a New Years gift for residents on or near Bethel Church Road: A lower speed limit. NCDOT spokeswoman Jen Goodwin told Cornelius Today this week that they are working on getting the ordinance process approved for 35 mph. The process typically takes roughly six weeks. After […]
Town audit provides good news, including a surplus
Nov. 19. By Dave Vieser. The town’s annual audit, unveiled at Monday’s Town Board Meeting, landed the best rating a town can achieve, an “unmodified opinion.” Quotable “The Finance Department which serves our town government does a stellar job for our board and me. This is evidenced by the year after year clean audit received […]
Cornelius Home Sales
Nov. 19. These property transactions were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. 9/25/2024 $391,000 William Hawblitz to WHI LLC, Lot 130 Oakhurst 9/25/2024 $2,640,000 Circle K Stores Inc. to Mark & Elizabeth Korpela, 20417 Island Forest Dr. 9/25/2024 $2,695,000 Denis & Chantal Bilodeau to Edward & Sun Kim, 18102 Watercraft Pl. 9/26/2024 $302,000 […]
Davidson Home Sales
Nov. 18. These property transactions were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. 9/25/2024 $1,461,500 Copper Builders to Debra Lego, 1214 Portofino Pl. 9/30/2024 $3,050,000 Robin Eletto to Michael Rauchwarg as trustee of the James H. Richardson Jr. Irrevocable QTIP Trust, 14707 June Washam Rd. 9/30/2024 $475,000 Robin Eletto to Michael Rauchwarg as trustee […]
Weekly Calendar Nov 18-24: Birkdale tree lighting, music, Thanksgiving Community Service
Tuesday, Nov.19 Francophone Film Series Presents: Our Body 7-9 pm | Nov. 19. Synopsis: French documentary titan Claire Simon observes the everyday operations of the gynecological ward in a public hospital in Paris. In the process, she questions what it means to live in a woman’s body, filming the diversity, singularity and beauty of patients […]
Trump carried Cornelius, but Harris prevailed in one precinct
Nov. 15. By Dave Yochum. You might say Cornelius was a tale of two cities on Election Day. Kamala Harris won Precinct 202, which includes neighborhoods around Town Hall, including Old Town Cornelius and Antiquity. Cornelius’ three other precincts—242, 208 and 240—went for Trump. The actual vote at 202/Town Hall was 3,771 for Harris, 3,652 […]
