Friday May 25 | Huntersville Herald
Cornelius looks to cut tax rate
The tax rate could drop next year in Cornelius while energy bills climb for residents.
Mooresville businesses among LN Chamber finalists
Two Mooresville businesses are in the running for the 2012 Small Business of the Year award, to be presented Thursday by the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce.
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County commissioners amend noise ordinance
By Thomas Smith Staff Reporter tsmith@elkintribune.com Yadkin County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to alter the county's noise ordinance in order to make it more direct and understandable for law enforcement and citizens.
North Carolina refines taste for beer
Connoisseurs gathered Saturday, May 12, at Rural Hill to get a taste of North Carolina's next big thing - craft beer.
Cornelius celebrates day of prayer
Communities around the country recognized National Day of Prayer on May 3. Lake Norman community members gathered at Cornelius Town Hall for prayer focused on national, state and local leaders, the military and local schools and churches.
Huntersville designer competes for Habitat
Our Towns Habitat for Humanity challenged interior designers to create a 10-by-10-foot room using only products from the Cornelius and Mooresville Habitat for Humanity ReStores in the 2012 Design Challenge.
Hearing set on payments to eugenics victims
N.C. lawmakers will hold a public hearing in Raleigh next week to get feedback on a proposal to pay $50,000 to victims of the state’s decades-long forced sterilization program.
House speaker Tillis defends payments to ex-staffers
Amid calls for him to use taxpayer money differently, State House Speaker Thom Tillis on Thursday stood by his decision to pay two former top staffers an extra month of salary after they resigned over improper intimate relationships with lobbyists.
Daniel Bowers Graduates from UNC Charlotte
Daniel Quinn Bowers, formerly of Rockingham, son of Angela and Dan Hensel of Cornelius, NC, graduated on Saturday, May 12, from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
Armed robbers targeting grocery stores hit again
A pair of violent armed robbers targeting grocery and drug stores has apparently hit again.
'Underneath the Lintel:' Sutch, a strange play
Mark Sutch does Glen Berger's one-man comedy-drama about a librarian who obsesses over a 123-year-overdue book that mysteriously drops through the door of his building.
Teen has special perspective on helping Montagnard youth
When learning a new language, Them said, "If you keep trying and work hard ... people will help you.
North Carolina man injured in accident on Alcoa Highway and Cusick Road
According to Officer Aric Wilson of the Alcoa Police Department, Aaron Stahl, 25, Asheville, N.C., was traveling northbound on Alcoa Highway along with two male passengers in a 2002 silver Subaru Impreza and was turning left near Cusick Road to head back southbound.
Studying Plans For I77: Toll Lanes Ahead?
Consultants and other visitors at Wednesday's drop-in workshop at Cornelius Town Hall looked at maps of the proposed I-77 widening project.
Carolinas HealthCare to build $36 million psychiatric hospital in Davidson
The Charlotte-based health-care system has secured a 23-acre parcel in the 17000 block of Davidson-Concord Road off N.C. Highway 73.
Prickly Pear moves to location on Lake Norman
Previously located on 761 N. Main in a former Catholic church, the Prickly Pear will be serving its modern Mexican cuisine at 637 Williamson Rd - formerly VJ Capa's - next to Vinnie's Sardine Grill & Raw Bar.
N.C. Legislature - Mecklenburg County: Earle wins 9th term; Aneralla, Tarte battling
Republicans Jeff Tarte and John Aneralla appeared Tuesday to be heading for a runoff to decide the newly created N.C. Senate District 41 seat.
Congestion slows I-77, I-485; wreck on Carmel
The commute is a slow go this Tuesday evening in the Charlotte region, with wrecks and congestion clogging Interstate 77 northbound and southbound; Interstate 40 in Statesville; Interstate 485 near Pineville; and Carmel Road in south Charlotte.
A new dog daycare, dog park and bar in Cornelius, NC was granted a conditional use permit at the Cornelius town board meetingA Monday night.A The board was actually unanimous in favor of the new dog venture by Kelly Waugh and her husband.A The location is on Statesville Road and would structure the dog daycare hours from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.A and the ... (more)
State DOT to answer questions on I-77 toll plans
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will hold two public information workshops this week on plans for Interstate 77 high occupancy/toll lanes from Charlotte to Cornelius, Exit 28.