🌱 Novant Visitor Policy + Ada Jenkins Invite + Mental Health

Good morning, people of Cornelius! It's me again, Cassie Fambro, your host of the Cornelius Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy; colder in the morning. High: 61 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories today in Cornelius:

1. City Of Cornelius: Meet The Artist: Gil Horne Jr. (Press Release Desk )
2. City Of Cornelius: Coffee With Ada Jenkins Center (Press Release Desk )
3. Mental Health Help Available To North Carolinians For Free (Cornelius Patch)
4. Main St. Vet puts Habitat office in Cornelius under contract (corneliustoday.com)
5. Novant adjusts visitor restrictions in Huntersville, system-wide (corneliustoday.com)

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Today in Cornelius:

From my notebook:

• Visit North Carolina: "Mentally, we're here. 😌 Drive through this (not-so) secret tunnel on the @blueridgenps and hit the trails at Milepost 422.4 for mountain views and scenic hues year-round. 🌄 📸 : @toddroy · · · · #visitnc @explorebrevardnc" (Instagram)
• Public Information Officer & Firefighter/EMT Bill Suthard, Huntersville Fire Department: "Controlled / Prescribed Burns... - On Monday, Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation conducted a controlled, prescribed burn off McCoy Road (between Hambright Road and Beatties Ford Road). This area will continue to smolder for some day..." (Nextdoor)
• Communications Manager MaeLynn Joyner, Town of Cornelius: "March 7 Coffee Chat - When times get tough, it's a relief to know that there are people ready and willing to help. For a number of our residents, those people have been the team at the Ada Jenkins Center. Join us on Monday, March 7, to ..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Antiquity: "I have a 3 bedroom house for rent in Antiquity, furnished or unfurnished. - If interested call 704-618-1714." (Nextdoor)
• Communications Team, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission: "Ensure That Your Home is NOT Where the Wild Things Are - Winter is the ideal time to prepare for potential wildlife visitors to your property this spring. Foxes, skunks, squirrels, raccoons…they will all be searching for sheltered places..." (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.