🌱 Lost Cat + Last Day To Ship Gifts + Omicron Low In NC

Get on up, Cornelius! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Cornelius.

First, today's weather:

Patchy morning fog. High: 65 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories in Cornelius today:

1. Latest Dogs, Cats, Pets Up For Adoption At Cornelius Area Shelters (Cornelius Patch)
2. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: CMS Announces New Chief Technology Officer (Press Release Desk )
3. Coronavirus Cases Up 8 Percent Recently In Mecklenburg County: CDC (Cornelius Patch)
4. What is the last minute to send Christmas gifts in the mail? (Mooresville Patch)
5. Omicron makes up less than 1 percent of COVID cases in southeast (Cornelius Patch)

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Today in Cornelius:

From my notebook:

• Visit North Carolina: "Let’s get palatial. 👸 North Carolina is home to enchanting castles and palaces worthy of fairytale lands. 🏰 📍Smithmore Castle" (Instagram)
• Cornelius Police Department: "The Cornelius Police Department is now hiring a crossing guard to cover the crosswalk in front of Cornelius Elementary School, 21126 Catawba Ave. The hours for the position are approximately 8:00 am to 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 pm to 4:00 p.m. ..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rockridge Shores: "I'm thinking about TDS for internet service. - How are they? Are their speeds as fast as they say? Reliability? Thanks to anyone.😎" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Harborside: "POSTING FOR NEIGHBOR- - lost cat -Harborside Townhomes text/call 704 920 0990 if you see her. Just moved in and she got out!!" (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.