🌱 Fire At Foam Plant + HS Basketball + Real Estate Roundup

Welcome back, Cornelius! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's what's happening in Cornelius today.

First, today's weather:

Becoming cloudy. High: 60 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories today in Cornelius:

1. Cornelius Area Real Estate Roundup (Cornelius Patch)
2. Davidson Community Players presents “Proof” (corneliustoday.com)
3. Fire breaks out at Cornelius foam plant, police say (WSOC Charlotte)
4. Fire At Foamex Closes Two Major Cornelius Roads (Cornelius Patch)
5. North Carolina high school boys basketball weekly preview (2/14): NCHSAA schedules, stats, scores & more (MaxPreps)

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Today in Cornelius:

From my notebook:

• Visit North Carolina: "Love is blooming in North Carolina 💖 Tag your boo in the comments, so y'all can start planning your romantic getaway! 📸 : @erikaalexisedwards" (Instagram)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Upper Peninsula: "Pond/waterfall service/design professional to recommend? - We have a pond/waterfall feature in our back yard that was present when we bought the house a few years ago. It seems to have a leak that 2 different providers have tried to find..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cornelius Lake Norman: "In need of dependable repairman/ handyman - We have a drsin pipe othe roof thstnneefs to be sealed and a small spot of siding that is damaged which needs to be replaced. Anyone have someone dependable?" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Antiquity: "In need of boxes.... - if anyone has any please let me know! 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.