local politics
Coming soon: A roadside sign near you
Sept. 20. Get ready for the biennial blossoming of streetside campaign signs for local politicians. They’ve already sprung up on Catawba and in the lawns of supporters. The signs are allowed to go up 30 days before Early Voting begins on Oct. 19; they must come down, as per Cornelius ordinance, 10 days after the […]
Expert: Neither candidate for mayor is a nincompoop
Aug. 17. Former Cornelius Mayor Jeff Tarte says he will not be endorsing any candidates municipal or county roles, including mayor of Cornelius. He will, however, host “meet and greets” with both candidates for mayor. Incumbent Woody Washam faces an opponent—Commissioner Denis Bilodeau—for the first time in four campaigns for mayor, having run unopposed three […]
10 candidates for 5 Town Board seats
July 21. Now there are 10 candidates for five seats on the non-partisan Cornelius Town Board. Charmaine Nephew of Chapel Point Lane has filed her paperwork with the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections to run this fall in the biennial local elections. She is a member of the town’s HR committee which has helped improve […]
Christy Clark files to run for H’ville mayor, it’s now a 3-way race; 17 running for Town Board
July 21. Former NC Rep. Christy Clark has filed to run for mayor of Huntersville, scrapping plans to go after her former District 98 seat next year, currently held by Cornelius resident John Bradford. “It is important for an experienced candidate to take on the race for mayor of Huntersville,” she said. “In the long […]
Veteran Commissioner Dave Gilroy will not seek re-election
July 20. By Dave Yochum. Veteran Town Commissioner Dave Gilroy says he will not seek re-election. “I’m definitely not running for re-election this year,” he told Cornelius Today. He is currently mayor pro tem, meaning he logged the highest number of votes in the 2021 local elections. When he lost his bid for re-election in […]
Bob Menzel is the 9th candidate running for Cornelius Town Board
July 20. Retired business owner and community leader Bob Menzel will run for the Cornelius Town Board, bringing the field to nine people for five seats on the Town Board. Incumbent Dave Gilroy is not running. Two years ago we called it a horse race when there were nine candidates. One more day remains to […]
2-year terms? Or 4? Voters get to decide this November
July 18. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius voters will get to decide whether the terms for the mayor and the Town Board will remain at two years, or change to staggered four-year terms. The decision, made at the Town Board July 17 meeting, was unanimous (4-0), and will place a special question on local ballots this […]
Now there are 8: Thurman Ross files to run for Town Board
July 14. Thurman Ross, a veteran town commissioner over the past two dozen years, has filed to run for the non-partisan local governing body this fall. As of 9 am today, there are eight candidates for the five-member board. Filing closes July 21. Ross has been on the Town Board much of the past two […]
Robert Carney tosses his hat in the ring for Cornelius Town Board
July 13. Cornelius resident Robert Carney, an 8-year resident of Cornelius, will run for the Cornelius Board of Commissioners. The former executive director of both the Mooresville-South Iredell Economic Development Corp. and the Cabarrus County Economic Development Corp. plans to make growth management and transportation the central issues of his campaign. “Cornelius has reached a […]
Former Cornelius Commissioner Mike Miltich has filed to run again
July 12. Michael ‘Dr Mike’ Miltich has filed to run for the Town Board in the local non-partisan fall elections. At this point there are six candidates for five seats. Miltich, who lives on Nantz Road, previously served three terms as commissioner. During his last term, he was elected chair of the Charlotte Regional Transportation […]
