Lake Norman management information, operations, ongoing efforts
Cowans Ford Dam created Lake Norman – the largest man-made body of fresh water in North Carolina – when Duke Energy dammed the Catawba River in 1963. The total length...
Davidson tax hike to cover new waste fees
DAVIDSON – The town is maintaining course – with a May 24 public hearing the next stage – to raise property taxes to offset a funding shortfall trend for solid waste services. At...
‘Final location’ for historic tenant house secured
CORNELIUS – The newest chapter in the saga surrounding the tenant house could be its last. With unanimous approval from the Cornelius town board May 16, the historic and heavily...
One man charged in Denver Tractor Supply theft
MOORESVILLE – One man who stole a generator from the Tractor Supply on Gilman Road near Denver was arrested May 17 after committing the same crime in Mooresville. According to...
Lake Norman management information, operations, ongoing efforts
Cowans Ford Dam created Lake Norman – the largest man-made body of fresh water in North Carolina – when Duke Energy dammed the Catawba River in 1963. The total length...
Find out where Mooresville commission is proposing social district
MOORESVILLE – Public comment and commissioner debate over a proposed “social district” presented by the Mooresville Downtown Commission brought the most attention to the May 16 town board meeting. Loosely...
80-year-old with dementia found after being reported missing
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said an elderly man who apparently walked away from his home over the weekend was located Sunday night in a nearby wooded area in Iron Station....
One man charged in Denver Tractor Supply theft
MOORESVILLE – One man who stole a generator from the Tractor Supply on Gilman Road near Denver was arrested May 17 after committing the same crime in Mooresville. According to...
Lake Norman management information, operations, ongoing efforts
Cowans Ford Dam created Lake Norman – the largest man-made body of fresh water in North Carolina – when Duke Energy dammed the Catawba River in 1963. The total length...
Letter to the Editor: Spend ARPA funds on pedestrian safety in Cornelius
This letter is in reference to a May 6 article about Cornelius budget and feedback on use of American Rescue Plan Act funds. Dear Editor, My family and I would...
Tears a fitting tribute to the lives, memories of two women
You don’t cry in this business. You can’t, because if you start, there’s no place to stop. My dad tried to teach me that when I depended on, and simultaneously...
Chamber promotes connections, community service, kindness
HUNTERSVILLE – A few years ago in the middle of the initial COVID outbreak, a gentleman called the Huntersville Regional Chamber office. He had volunteered to be the welcome committee...
SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Hough uses 2nd half surge to defeat TC Roberson
CORNELIUS – A second-half surge pushed the Hough girls soccer team past TC Roberson for a 3-1 win Tuesday in the third round of the 4A state playoffs. Down 1-0...
SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Lake Norman Charter gets two hat tricks in Round 2 rout
HUNTERSVILLE – Have the playoffs started yet for Lake Norman Charter? The top-seeded Lady Knights soccer team won their second straight game by the mercy rule, taking down St. Stephens...
Lake Norman High softball coach arrested for sex-related charges
MOORESVILLE – The softball coach at Lake Norman High School was arrested Wednesday on felony sex-related charges. According to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, LNHS staff members notified the School...
SouthLake baseball title run comes up short for team with ‘no egos’
MOORESVILLE – A red-hot SouthLake Christian baseball team was a game away from a NCISAA 3A state championship, but lost two games May 21 to High Point Christian for a...
Emergency keeper leads East Lincoln to third round of playoffs
DENVER – Ginny Overbay is known for a lot of things at East Lincoln. She’s part of a stout group of post players on the basketball court, a scholar student...
Lake Norman restaurants you can get to by land or (inland) sea
Just because you can drive to a restaurant doesn’t mean that’s the best way to get there. As the weather warms up, the lake’s residents and visitors have many options...
Lake Norman Economic Development among area Centralina honorees
HUNTERSVILLE – Lake Norman Economic Development (LNED) was among the area honorees at the Centralina Regional Council’s Region of Excellence program. The awards recognize outstanding achievements supporting Centralina’s mission to...
Management team boasts food, event and ‘experience’ trifecta
MOORESVILLE – It’s completely understandable that during a rare sit-down lunch, Bouk Management partners Chris Boukedes and Steve Jordan were juggling multiple thoughts. It was a Thursday, so some potential chef...
Family business sets standard for marine construction
SHERRILLS FORD – A family-owned business with its roots planted more than 40 years ago, Lake Norman Dredging is among the premier marine construction companies operating in the Carolinas. “We’ve...
Lake Norman restaurants you can get to by land or (inland) sea
Just because you can drive to a restaurant doesn’t mean that’s the best way to get there. As the weather warms up, the lake’s residents and visitors have many options...
Management team boasts food, event and ‘experience’ trifecta
MOORESVILLE – It’s completely understandable that during a rare sit-down lunch, Bouk Management partners Chris Boukedes and Steve Jordan were juggling multiple thoughts. It was a Thursday, so some potential chef...
Family business sets standard for marine construction
SHERRILLS FORD – A family-owned business with its roots planted more than 40 years ago, Lake Norman Dredging is among the premier marine construction companies operating in the Carolinas. “We’ve...
Lake Norman restaurants you can get to by land or (inland) sea
Just because you can drive to a restaurant doesn’t mean that’s the best way to get there. As the weather warms up, the lake’s residents and visitors have many options...
In new location, farmers market represents a community within a community
It’s winter of 2019. The Farmers Market has withered to four vendors and few customers. When the market was under N.C. State University’s Cooperative Extension and located at Rock Springs...
Letter to the Editor: Spend ARPA funds on pedestrian safety in Cornelius
This letter is in reference to a May 6 article about Cornelius budget and feedback on use of American Rescue Plan Act funds. Dear Editor, My family and I would...
Tears a fitting tribute to the lives, memories of two women
You don’t cry in this business. You can’t, because if you start, there’s no place to stop. My dad tried to teach me that when I depended on, and simultaneously...
Decade of commission dedication fuels downtown’s growing popularity
MOORESVILLE – Here in Downtown Mooresville, we like to say, “It’s Happening!” Truth be told, when we coined that catchphrase for our downtown district more than a decade ago, we at...
North Mecklenburg obituaries – Week of April 25
Bennett Gray CORNELIUS – Bennett Gray, 79, of Cornelius died April 25, 2022. He was born Nov. 30, 1942, in Morganton to the late Brownlow and Martha Gray. He retired...
Mooresville obituaries – Week of April 25
Betty Jean Beaulieu MOORESVILLE – Betty Little Hartman Beaulieu, 91, of Mooresville died April 22, 2022. She was born Oct. 19, 1930, in Catawba County to the late Edgar Lee...
Denver-Lincoln County obituaries – Week of April 25
Martha King Eaves DENVER – Martha King Eaves, 99, of Denver died April 24, 2022. She was born Jan. 4, 1923, in Mecklenburg County, to the late Joe and Estus...
