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New Cain Center art exhibits: HomeGrown opens today
Jan. 22. The Cain Center for the Arts has two new art exhibits opening today in the Oak Street Mill—HomeGrown and HomeGrown, Jr. Home Grown is an annual mixed-media exhibit celebrating the local artistic community, while HomeGrown, Jr.—new this year—showcases work from artists aged 10 to 16. There is also a special exhibit showcasing local […]
Building a better budget: Take the Mecklenburg County citizen survey
Jan. 19. Mecklenburg County wants to hear what residents think about spending, services and programs as the hard decisions about the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget are beginning to be made. The county budget accounts for about two-thirds of your property taxes. The survey takes minutes to complete and allows residents to convey their priorities, how […]
Police blotter: Jan. 10-16
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 240116030 Larceny Vehicle 20209 Northport Dr 07:24:14 01/16/24 ASN Plummer, Allen 240116039 B&E Vehicle 19530 Dufour Ct 08:56:46 01/16/24 ASN Lott, Jason & Kathryn 240116096 Fraud 20214 W Catawba Av 19:37:00 01/16/24 ACT Bojangles Arrests Arrest Charge Defendant DOB Gender […]
A little surprise in the weekend weather report
Weekend weather: Cold as a ________? Jan 19. Friday is almost balmy compared to Saturday, when the National Weather Service says the high will only be 32-33 degrees. Oh, the right answer to the question is “Saturday afternoon in Sitka, Alaska, if not colder.” Indeed, it will be 36 degrees in Sitka this Saturday afternoon. […]
Cold snap continues
Jan. 18. By Dave Vieser. The National Weather Service has put our area on notice for extremely cold weather this weekend. “Cold air will be moving in quickly Friday afternoon and evening, and not to be outdone, winds will be stout as well,” said forecaster Trisha Palmer. Saturday night’s low is expected to be around […]
Convenience store, day care plans include extending Nantz Road
Jan. 18. By Dave Vieser. Site preparation work has begun for a new convenience store and day care center on West Catawba opposite Nantz Road. Convenience Development Partners will extend Nantz Road to the south and east, behind the storage business and meeting up with another extension that is expected to be built by the […]
Freezin’ for a reason at the Y
Jan. 18. Saturday will be sunny and around 32 degrees—perfect for the Lake Norman YMCA’s Annual Polar Plunge & Chili Cook-off. Teams will be walk, jump and tiptoe into the lake to support funding for programs such as summer camp, Afterschool, Preschool, swim lessons and safety around water for all, regardless of ability to pay. […]
Low highs and low lows on the way
Jan. 16. Get ready for some unusually low overnight temps: 19 tonight, 23 Wednesday night, 32 Thursday night and 19 Friday night. On Saturday night the National Weather Service expects temps here to fall to 15 degrees. The highs this week range from 44 today to only 33 on Saturday. The good thing: Mostly sunny […]
Town budget survey online
Jan. 12. The town’s budget survey is open through the end of February. It takes about five minutes to complete. Click here for the survey. Participants are asked to assign points to the categories they consider priorities. They can also answer a few brief questions that will help the town tailor the budget to meet […]
MLK Day holiday for newsletter
Jan. 12. The Cornelius Today/Business Today newsletter will not publish on Monday in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day..
