Community
Psychiatrist: Prepare for mental illness at work
By Dave Yochum. The crash of the German jetliner in late March raises questions about mental illness and how employers should deal with troubled employees. Authorities say the co-pilot had a mental illness that he hid from the airline and that he was treated for suicidal tendencies before he became an airline pilot. “It is incredibly […]
Montreat College golf tournament
The Montreat College Bob Watt Memorial Golf Tournament will be Friday April 17 at the Rumbling Bald Resort in Lake Lure. The event gets under way at 9 am, with a putting contest at 9:30 and a shotgun start at 11 am. There will be dinner and awards at 4:30 pm. Fees are $150 per play and $600 per team. Sponsorships range […]
Relay for Life is May 1
Relay For Life Cornelius/Huntersville, the annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society at Bailey Road Park, starts at 6 pm on May 1. Teams of volunteers come together for a fun evening of fundraising activities, including games, chair massages and food. Anyone who knows someone who has been affected by cancer is encouraged to attend. The Relay is […]
Final section of I-485 named for Allen Tate Cos. founder, but exactly when it will open is unclear
April 1. The final section of I-485 in northeast Mecklenburg County has been officially named the H. Allen Tate, Jr. Highway in honor of the founder and CEO of Allen Tate Companies and regional transportation advocate, Allen Tate. Gov. Pat McCrory attended the ceremony that marked the virtual completion of the 67-mile loop around Charlotte. […]
$500,000+ Homes Planned for vacant land near Harris Teeter
By Dave Vieser. Simonini Homes will build 22 houses with a starting price in the mid $500,000s on the vacant 5.6 acre parcel behind the Jetton Cove Harris Teeter. Specific plans for the prime parcel were outlined Tuesday night at Cornelius Town Hall. As community meetings go, this one was quite congenial. The developer is Best Equity Ventures Organization V. The proper […]
Publix plans new store in Mooresville
March 29. Publix Super Markets will open another store in Lake Norman, this one on the southeast corner of Brawley School Road and Williamson Road in Mooresville. The 49,000 square foot store will open in 2016, bringing a third grocery store within a half mile of the intersection on the west side of Mooresville. Publix […]
LKN Transportation Commission wants funds to find way back here
The members of the Lake Norman Regional Transportation Commission (LNTC) are asking the state to reallocate more funds back to local Department of Transportation divisions. This would reverse budgeting procedures implemented last year as the state compiled its Strategic Transportation Investments (STI) list. “The legislation which formed the STI created three tiers – Statewide, Regional […]
McCrory’s visit to dedicate Catawba avenue bridge postponed
Plans for Gov. Pat McCrory to dedicate the Catawba Avenue bridge over I-77 any time soon may have been thrown under the bus by a hail of criticism of the so-called “aesthetic improvements” portion of the bridge re-do. When completed the bridge will have new landscaping, abutments and special lanterns, lending a nautical feel […]
Park and Ride facility eyed for shopping center at Exit 28
By Dave Vieser. Although a healthy number of express bus riders live in Cornelius, the town has never had a park and ride facility within its borders where riders can leave their autos and access CATS Express Buses. That may be about to change, according to officials from both the town and the Charlotte Area Transit […]
Regulations stymie bank lending
By John Rehkop. Community banks want to lend more, and they have the capital to do so. But the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and other industry lobbying groups say a steady inflow of increased banking regulation that emerged from the financial crisis has bogged down many community banks in an avalanche of paperwork, and […]
