🌱 Clear Backpack Controversy + Emerald Necklace + Sports

Happy Thursday, Cornelius! Here's what's happening around Cornelius today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 49 Low: 35.

Here are the top stories today in Cornelius:

1. 11 stores, 11 items: Which grocery store has the lowest prices in Charlotte? (Charlotte Observer)
2. Lake Norman Parents React To Clear Backpack Purchase (Patch)
3. Local fraternity provides Thanksgiving meals to residents in Sumter, Clarendon (Sumter Item)
4. UTC Travels To UNC Asheville Wednesday (The Chattanoogan)
5. Cornelius Unveils New Greenway Portion Of Emerald Necklace (Cornelius Patch)

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Today in Cornelius:

From my notebook:

• Visit North Carolina: "Best cure for the winter blues: bundle up & take in epic views 🥾❄️ While enjoying the outdoors, make sure you plan ahead and prepare by monitoring weather conditions frequently! #MakeItYourNature @leavenotraceorg 📍: Grandfather..." (Instagram)

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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.

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