🌱 Cornelius Fire Safety Tips + COVID Update +Animal Adoptions

Up and at 'em, Cornelius! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and very warm. High: 77 Low: 43.

Here are the top stories today in Cornelius:

1. COVID update March 2: One new COVID death in 28031 (corneliustoday.com)
2. Cornelius Fire Shows Why To Close Your Doors Before Bedtime (Cornelius Patch)
3. Cornelius: 2 Latest Upcoming Open Houses (Cornelius Patch)
4. Cornelius Area Adoptable Pets: Meet Rain, Ripley, Shadow & More (Cornelius Patch)
5. N.C. Ukrainian family worries about loved ones back home (Spectrum News)

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Today in Cornelius:

• Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Cornelius Police Department: "Happy Birthday, Jackson! For Jackson's Birthday, he wanted to give back to the police department by bringing us cookies and cupcakes! Thank you, Jackson!" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Mizzen Court: "Found near Jetton and Harris Teeter. - Keeping safe until someone claims it!UPDATE: Teddy has been reunited with rightful owner! Thanks all" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Glenridge Heritage Oakhur: "Looking for someone to remove bushes at the front of our house as the roots are messing with the sewer pipes. - Also needing lawn mowed 2x a month." (Nextdoor)

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Events:

• The Charm Exchange at Eleven Lakes Brewery (March 5)
• Divorce & the Home: Spring Housing Market – Vesta's Charlotte, NC Hub (March 8)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update!

— 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.