Cornelius News
Back to school: Watch for buses, kids on Monday
BACK TO SCHOOL | By Dave Vieser Aug. 23. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools open on Monday August 26 including all four in Cornelius: Cornelius Elementary, JV Washam Elementary, Bailey Middle School, and Hough High School. All four schools are located east of I 77. Please keep an eye out for kids and school buses. Background The […]
Jazz Festival Saturday
Aug. 23. Holly Hopkins Jazz and Jay D. Jones are among the jazz artists that will perform Saturday at the Cornelius Jazz Festival in Smithville Park. There will be food trucks, local beer and wine, kids’ activities, local business vendors and more for the entire family. The event runs 6 pm to 10 pm. Bring […]
County plans 114-acre park in North Meck
Aug. 22. The new Eastfield Park, with an abundance of canopy trees, streams and rolling topography, will be akin to a nature preserve, but with plenty of amenities, like a playground, mountain bike trails and a dog park. Construction gets under way in less than a year. Where Located on the north side of Eastfield […]
Weekender Aug. 22-25: Jazz Festival, falconry and more music
Thursday, Aug. 22 LangTree Live 6:30-9 pm | Aug. 22. 3rd Rail. High energy cover rock band. LangTree Lake Norman, 401 Langtree Rd., Mooresville. Friday, Aug. 23 Live Under The Oaks 6-8 pm | Aug. 23. – Dukes & Smith Band. No coolers are allowed on property. A bar will be onsite […]
Lakefront home in Cornelius sells for $11.5 million
Aug. 21. A home on Belle Isle Drive in Cornelius has sold for $11.5 million. The five bedroom, eight bath home was listed at $12 million by Lori Jackson at Ivester Jackson Realty. The house sits on a 1.44-acre lot with 365 feet of shoreline, a sandy beach, a gated entry, outdoor kitchen and infinity […]
Second new traffic light planned for Hickory intersections
Aug. 20. By Dave Vieser. It will be no surprise to motorists who use the Hickory Street/Main Street intersection that the NC Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) has decided to install an additional traffic signal at the Zion Street/Hickory Street intersection, along with the previously planned signal at Main and Hickory. Neither one is currently signalized. […]
Atrium asking NC Dept. of Health to approve 23 more beds at Cornelius hospital
Aug. 19. Atrium Health has filed a Certificate of Need application to relocate 23 licensed acute care beds from Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) to Atrium Health Lake Norman, the new acute care hospital under construction on the old Augustalee property in Cornelius. The change in scope of the project is valued at $19 million, according […]
Weekly Calendar Aug. 19-25: Photography class, Jazz Festival and more
Tuesday, Aug. 20 Photography Class: Finding Your Vision 10 am – noon | Aug. 20. This course teaches digital photography and visual storytelling. Registration required. Ages 12 to adult. The prerequisite for the course is a digital camera, whether an iPhone, iPad, point-and-shoot, or DSLR. Cornelius Library, 21105 Catawba Ave., Cornelius. Thursday, Aug. 22 LangTree […]
Missing something? Check this list
Aug. 19. From a Rolex to a lawn mower, the Cornelius Police Department has found it. If you are the owner of any of the unclaimed property listed below, file a claim with the Cornelius Police Dept. within 30 days. Contact the Property & Evidence clerk at 704-892-1363 ext. 208. ONH means On Hand. Act […]
Mark Robinson presents alter-ego in LKN Chamber speech
Aug. 16. By Mark Washburn. Mark Robinson sought to shed the image of a radical political tyrant and donned instead the cloak of reason and experience in an address Thursday to the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce. Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor against Democrat Attorney General Josh Stein in November’s race, has been shown […]
