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That giant sucking sound is most likely coming from a town leaf vacuum
Nov. 5. Free leaf collection is under way, courtesy of the Town of Cornelius. Four trucks are combing neighborhood streets now through the end of January 2025. Click here for truck locations. Cornelius is the only municipality in Mecklenburg County offering leaf vacuuming, just gather leaves along your curb. Davidson is taking a laissez-faire approach […]
Davidson College Presbyterian holding services every hour till 5 pm on Election Day
Nov. 5. Davidson College Presbyterian Church is holding a special 10-minute service every hour from 8 am to 5 pm in the Lingle Chapel on Election Day. The church is located at the corner of North Main and Concord Road on the Davidson College campus. The Lingle Chapel is on the west side of the […]
Helene update: 101 deaths in NC, 7 remain missing
Nov. 1. There were 101 confirmed deaths statewide due to Helene, according to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services; seven people remain unaccounted for more than a month later. —Approximately $195 million in FEMA Individual Assistance funds have been paid so far to Western North Carolina disaster survivors and approximately 239,000 people have […]
Weekend Weather: Pleasant for days
Nov. 1. Warm today then cooler Saturday and Sunday with partly sunny skies all weekend. Friday: Partly sunny, high near 78-79. Saturday: Cloudy, gradually becoming mostly sunny, high around 72. Sunday: Partly sunny, high around 68. Monday: Mostly cloudy, high near 68. Tuesday: Election Day will be partly sunny, high around 76. Wednesday: Partly sunny, […]
Daylight Savings time goes dark early Sunday
Oct. 31. Enjoy an extra hour to sleep this weekend when Daylight Savings Time ends in the early morning hours Sunday, Nov. 3. That means “fall back,” with clocks turning back one hour. (The exact time is 2 am. If you actually feel the time change, please let us know.) The Mecklenburg County Fire Marshal’s […]
Sun Raised Foods holding special lamb dinner this Saturday
Oct. 31. Cornelius-based Sun Raised Foods is holding farm-to-table lamb dinners on Nov. 2 and Nov. 9 at their largest farm in Biscoe. The event starts at 3 pm with a tour of the 200-acre farm where 500 sheep, seven Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs, peacocks, chickens and other animals live. After the tour, guests […]
Helene update: More than 100 fatalities
Oct. 30. There were 101 verified storm-related fatalities in North Carolina as of Oct. 30 due to Hurricane Helene. Three deaths occurred in Mecklenburg County. The fatalities are updated five days a week and verified through official channels and are subject to change based on investigation. For a county-by-county list of fatalities, click here.
Police Blotter: Oct. 23-29
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 241023031 Larceny 19807 Burton Ln 10:04:00 10/23/24 ASN Quick Trip 241023038 Fraud 16930 West Catawba Av 10:22:00 10/23/24 ASN Charlotte Payroll 241023071 Fraud 20435 Chartwell Center Dr 14:39:24 10/23/24 ASN Lake Norman Infiniti 241024086 Fraud 21716 Catawba Av 17:41:00 10/24/24 […]
Mt. Zion BBQ is Nov. 2
Oct. 30. Mt Zion United Methodist Church will hold its 85th Annual BBQ on Saturday, Nov. 2. More information is on the church’s website: mtzionumc.net . The dining room will be open at 11 am day of. There will be hot plates (BBQ, slaw, yams, bread, dessert, drink), BBQ sandwiches and a kid’s hotdog meal. […]
More than 12,300 early voters have passed through Town Hall so far
Oct. 28. Early Voting continues today at 33 locations around North Mecklenburg, including the town halls in Cornelius and Davidson. The 33 Mecklenburg locations are open today from 8 am to 7:30 pm Monday through Friday. The final day of Early Voting is Saturday Nov. 2 when all locations are open from 8 am to […]
