Cornelius News
Weekly Calendar. May 28 – June 2: Hamburgers, books, music, food trucks
Tuesday, May 28 National Hamburger Day Noon – 2 pm | May 28. Join the Cornelius Police Department at Robbins Park, 17500 W. Catawba Ave. Author Jerel Law’s latest book launch 4-7 pm | May 28. Come meet Jerel Law, Huntersville author of the Jonah Stone: Son of Angels series and get his exciting new […]
Former Commissioner Jim Duke has passed away
May 27. James Edward Duke, who served three terms on the Cornelius Town Board, passed away on Friday, May 24 after a brief illness. He was born in Monterey Park, CA on Sept. 2, 1941. After graduation from Venice Senior High School, he obtained his undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University and graduate degree from […]
Testimony: Madalina was the kind of girl who thanked her bus driver each day
May 24. By Mark Washburn. Fingers were pointed three times at the stepfather of a missing Cornelius girl in a Mecklenburg courtroom Friday. First by Austin Butler, the assistant district attorney prosecuting Christopher Palmiter for failure to report the girl missing for three weeks after her disappearance in 2022. “Twenty three days,” thundered Butler, pointing […]
Mental illness will be raised in case of missing child
May 23. By Mark Washburn. Hints emerged Thursday about the defense strategy in the trial of Christopher Palmiter, the stepfather of a Cornelius girl who vanished around Thanksgiving 2022. While interviewing potential jurors, Brandon Roseman, Palmiter’s attorney, told the pool, “The topic of mental illness will come up in the trial,” raising the possibility he […]
Weekender May 23-27: Find something to do on Memorial Day weekend
Thursday, May 23 LangTree Live 6:30 – 9 pm | May 23. Black Glass, Carolina’s premiere Rock and Roll Cover Band. No outside coolers. LangTree Lake Norman, 401 Langtree Rd., Mooresville. Friday, May 24 Live Under The Oaks 6-8 pm | May 24. Justin Mintun. Unwind with live musical performance. No coolers are allowed on […]
Missing Madalina: The mystery isn’t the point, jurors told
By Mark Washburn. May 22. Jury selection began Wednesday in the trial of the stepfather of missing Cornelius teenager Madalina Cojocari with one promise from the prosecutor: “What happened to Madalina is not what this case is about,” said Austin Butler, assistant district attorney. “I don’t anticipate anyone learning where Madalina is during this case.” […]
Meck County aims to sink backyard pool side hustles
May 22. By Dave Yochum. If you’ve thought about renting your pool for fun and profit, Mecklenburg County Public Health is throwing cold water on the idea. Short-term rentals of residential swimming pools are not allowed even though there is an app called Swimply for people who want to rent pools by the hour, like […]
Jury selection begins Wednesday for Palmiter trial
May 21. By Mark Washburn. An attorney for the stepfather of missing Cornelius teenager Madalina Cojocari was frustrated Tuesday when motions he made demanding more evidence from prosecutors were denied. Brandon Roseman, attorney for Christopher Palmiter, argued that much of the evidence taken in the investigation of Madalina Cojocari’s 2022 disappearance has not been delivered […]
Tax rate will stay flat at 17.31 cents per $100 of valuation
May 21. By Dave Vieser. At their Monday May 20 meeting, the Cornelius Town Board unanimously approved the proposed 2025 fiscal year budget which will keep property taxes at the current rate. The town tax rate will remain steady, at 17.31 cents per $100 of assessed value. For a home assessed at $500,000, that amounts […]
It looks like a pre-school may come to W. Catawba
May 21. By Dave Vieser. A vacant parcel on West Catawba may soon be occupied by an early childcare center and preschool. The 1.32 acre property is located on West Catawba between Edinburgh Square Drive and Westmoreland Lake Drive. First Hartford Realty Co. of Manchester, CT has applied to the town for a rezoning which […]
