🌱 Alexander Farm Update + Airport Rebounding + Plant Fire

Good day, people of Cornelius! Cassie Fambro here with your brand-new copy of the Cornelius Daily. I've been under the weather lately and I hope you're well!

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and mild. High: 62 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories today in Cornelius:

1. Reprieve for sharecropper house on Alexander Farm (corneliustoday.com)
2. Cornelius Area Real Estate Roundup (Cornelius Patch)
3. Charlotte Airport Seeing More Traffic As Travel Rebounds (Patch)
4. Giant plant fire forces people to evacuate (Charlotte Patch)
5. Cable digging coming (Cornelius Today)

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Today in Cornelius:

From my notebook:

• Visit North Carolina: "🛑 STOP 🛑 Take a moment to relax with us. Close your eyes, take a deep breath and imagine yourself in the tranquil Cataloochee Valley. 😮‍💨✨ 📸 : @deedyphotography · · · · #visitnc #haynow @visitncsmokies @cataloocheeskiarea" (Instagram)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Caldwell Station: "Looking for a local mover? - I highly recommend Dom Cardone 980-444-1552. He moved some heavy pieces of furniture for me from one house to another. He did an excellent job and made sure there was no damage to the houses." (Nextdoor)
• Communications Specialist Asha Ellison, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: "SHARE YOUR LIBRARY LOVE STORY - Love your Library? Shout about this February for Library Lover's Month. Whether you met the love of your life while searching the stacks, participated in a life-changing program, or fell head-over-heels fo..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Lake Norman: "Does anyone know of a food truck service that caters yummy Mexican fiesta foods? - Looking to have one for a party🇲🇽🌮🌯" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Bethel Church: "Does anyone know any good volleyball clubs for my 13 year old too join? - I’m looking for some place that start soon or in the spring. Thanks!" (Nextdoor)

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— Cassie Fambro

About me: A Texas-native, I've spent most of my life in Alabama but have recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. I have an avid interest in motorsports, so this makes the Carolinas an ideal region to call home. I have a decade of experience in journalism, graduating from the University of South Alabama with honors in journalism with a double major in psychology and a minor in criminal justice. I spent roughly five years of my career in front of a camera in TV news but I have spent years in print journalism and even earned a couple of cool awards like an Edward R. Murrow award along the way. I enjoy covering stories in education, healthcare, government and most of all, stories that directly help people and improve their lives in some way. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my partner Matt, and our two cats, Kenly and Gotenks, going to new restaurants and hanging out at racetracks.