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Weekend weather: Keep an eye out Friday afternoon
May 30. Clouds, sun and T-storms Friday, then mostly sunny and low 80s Saturday, upper 70s Sunday. Friday: Scattered showers, possibly damaging thunderstorms this afternoon, high near 79. Saturday: Sunny, high near 80-81. Breezy, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Sunday: 30 percent chance of late afternoon showers. High 79-80. Monday: Sunny, high near […]
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Nov. 28. A stabbing early Friday morning at Jay’s on the Lake left one man in intensive care and resulted in two arrests, according to the Cornelius Police Department. Officers were called to the bar on Statesville Road at 2:20 a.m. to respond to the incident. The victim, whose name was not released, was stabbed […]
Nov. 28. By Ryan Moxon. Hough outlasted West Charlotte in the west regional final by a score of 24-0 to advance to the 8A state championship football game. The game was dominated by both defenses through much of the first half before Hough took advantage of a botched snap on a punt by the Lions […]
Nov. 28. By Ryan Moxon. It’s the sold out Charlotte-area high school football matchup the entire season has been building toward. No. 2 West Charlotte travels to No. 1 Hough on tonight to decide who will represent the West region in the 8A state championship game. Hough enters the matchup 11-0, while West Charlotte is […]
Nov. 26. Catawba Avenue will be closed Saturday, Nov. 29, from 1 to 8:30 p.m. for the annual Light Up Cornelius tree-lighting event. The closure will extend from Mulberry Street to Oak Street. Businesses near Food Lion will remain accessible during the event. Vehicles turning west onto Catawba from Main Street will be routed through […]
Nov. 27. By Jon Show. For many years my favorite way to start the Thanksgiving Day festivities was to drive up to my parents’ place in Kings Point, grab the Charlotte Observer, pour myself a Bloody Mary, sit on their back porch overlooking the lake, and read the late Ron Green Sr.’s annual column about […]
Nov. 26. Our weekly advice column from Giselle Massi, a former journalist with The Denver Post. “This past year my siblings have been tussling with our elderly parents. I try to stay out of it but I am getting pulled in. It’s getting to be about that time where we think they really would do […]
Nov. 25. Editor’s Note: We have expanded our real estate sales to include additional information like bed/bath and square footage. Due to privacy considerations we will no longer publish the names of buyers and sellers. 9/24/25, $3,020,900, 17806 John Connor Rd, 4BR/3.5BA, The Peninsula, 4,541 sq ft, Built 1998 9/24/25, $415,000, 20840 Sierra Vista Dr, […]
Nov. 25. Editor’s Note: We have expanded our real estate sales to include additional information like bed/bath and square footage. Due to privacy considerations we will no longer publish the names of buyers and sellers. 9/24/25, $132,801, 822 Cotton Gin Aly, 1BR/1BA, Condos In South Main Square, 547 sq ft, Built 2008 9/24/25, $1,720,000, 19155 […]
