Rotary Club annual golf tourney at Larkin Golf Club
The Rotary Club of North Mecklenburg will hold its annual charity golf tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Larkin Golf Club in Statesville. The Captain’s Choice tournament will begin with registration...
View ArticleFirefighters join annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb Sat.
Firefighters from Cornelius and Huntersville will join colleagues from Charlotte Fire Department Saturday in the 4th annual Charlotte Firefighters 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb. The 110-story climb in fire...
View ArticleHoist a pint or sip a latte Wednesday for CorneliusNews
Summit Coffee in downtown Davidson will host a Community Pint Night from 6-10pm on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in support of DavidsonNews.net and CorneliusNews.net. Come out and meet the staff and hoist a...
View ArticleN. Meck Rotary schedules golf tourney, appoints officers
The new officers of the North Mecklenburg Rotary Club (first row from left: Denis Bilodeau, Erika Erlenbach, Donna Moffett, Sandi Vizner; Second row from left: Joanne Ellis, Marilyn Celenza, Richard...
View Article20th annual BBQ Thurs. at Bethel Church
Hundreds at lunch at the 2012 Bethel Church barbecue. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net) The 20th Annual Bethel Presbyterian BBQ, Silent Auction, Baked Goods & Handmade Quilt Sale will take place on...
View ArticleSave a Life tourney is organ recipient’s way of paying it forward
NASCAR veteran Bobby Allison (left) is honorary chair and Gary Simmons is the organizer of the Save a Life Classic Oct. 6 at Trump National Golf Club. Gary Simmons is alive today because of a liver...
View ArticleWith donation, Smithville Community Coalition can seek nonprofit status
Katie Dixon, president of the Cornelius Cultural Arts Group, presents a check to Lisa Mayhew (Jack Conard Jr. photo) By JONATHAN COX CorneliusNews.net Festival-goers at September’s ‘Tawba Walk art...
View ArticleCornelius Elementary hits the ground running with Cougar Dash
Carolina Panthers mascot Sir Purr led the students through a series of warm-up exercises (Jonathan Cox/CorneliusNews.net) Students from Cornelius Elementary walked, skipped, and ran as parents and...
View ArticleCornelius-Lemley Fire serves BBQ chicken Sat.
Cornelius-Lemley Fire & Rescue will host its annual Chicken BBQ fundraiser will be held this Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at 11am at Cornelius Fire Station No. 1, 19729 S. Main St. Adult plates include...
View ArticleHuntersville Baptist sale nets $47K for charities
Huntersville First Baptist Church is saying thanks to the community, other churches and volunteers who helped out with their annual World Hunger Day yard sale on Sept. 27. The sale raised $47,331 for...
View ArticleA victim advocate for Lake Norman
Michelle Wallace (Jonathan Cox/DavidsonNews.net) By JONATHAN COX CorneliusNews.net/DavidsonNews.net When victims of domestic abuse come to Safe Alliance’s Lake Norman office in Cornelius for help,...
View ArticleOur Towns and Iredell Habitat affiliates merging
Jeff Porter will lead the newly merged Our Towns Habitat for Humanity as CEO. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net) By DAVID BORAKS CorneliusNews.net/DavidsonNews.net The Lake Norman and Iredell County...
View ArticleMt. Zion Methodist BBQ, then and now
On left, Charles Hunter prepares the farm-raised pigs for the smokers. 75 years later, volunteers prep BBQ sauce. The Mt. Zion United Methodist Church barbecue has continued as a Cornelius annual...
View ArticleTown to review rules after complaints over sign removal orders
Cornelius firefighters Matthew Saunders (left) and Terry Rafferty posed with a sign for the 2013 fire department chicken barbecue. Two weeks ago, the department was ordered to remove signs before the...
View ArticleLocal restaurants participate in United We Dine Thursday
Local restaurants are partnering with the Town of Cornelius to support United Way of Central Carolina’s 2013 Community Campaign by participating in the 3rd Annual United We Dine for United Way in...
View ArticleSafe Alliance ‘Evening of Hope & Healing’ Sat. at Peninsula Club
Click to enlarge the flier. Safe Alliance will host “An Evening of Hope & Healing” dinner, dance and silent auction on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 7-11pm at The Peninsula Club. The evening includes...
View ArticleWith Habitat, a new home for Maldarellis in a changing neighborhood
Ken Johnson (in grey) said that after building roughly 180 houses with Habitat for Humanity, he has never been as proud of a homeowner as he is of Patrick Maldarelli (left). (Jonathan...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Touch a truck!
Gavin Rogers of Davidson barely measured up to the wheel of this fire truck at last weekend’s “Touch a Truck” event at Kenton Place in Cornelius. (Christina Rogers/CorneliusNews.net) Gavin Rogers of...
View ArticleChurches dedicate La Escuelita San Alban at Cornelius Presbyterian
The Rev. David Buck of St. Albans hands scissors to cut the ribbon to Delia Zarate, director of La Escuelita San Alban. With them are lead teacher Carolina Rosenberger (third from left), steering...
View ArticleSign code changes likely, but not until next year, town says
Cornelius firefighters Matthew Saunders (left) and Terry Rafferty at the Fire Department’s 2013 Barbecue fundraiser . (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net) By JONATHAN COX CorneliusNews.net The town has...
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