🌱 North Meck Parade + Cheerwine + Cain Center Boon

Hey, Cornelius! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and very warm. High: 74 Low: 43.

Here are the top stories in Cornelius today:

1. COVID update Dec. 2: NCDHHS reports 3780 new cases (corneliustoday.com)
2. North Meck Chrismas Parade Celebrating 39th Year Saturday (Cornelius Patch)
3. Cain Center for the Arts lands $2.5 million from NC budget (corneliustoday.com)
4. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: CMS Announces New Personnel Appointments 11.30.21 (Press Release Desk )
5. Chefs use Cheerwine to Make Holiday Desserts (Charlotte Patch)

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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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