🌱 Pedestrian Safety In Cornelius + COVID Numbers + Pets

Good morning, Cornelius! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Some sun. High: 54 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories in Cornelius today:

1. COVID update: NC hospitalizations top 4,000 mark (corneliustoday.com)
2. Latest Hospital Capacity In Cornelius Area (Cornelius Patch)
3. 3-judge panel rules NC redistricting maps can stand; appeal likely (corneliustoday.com)
4. Cornelius Area Pets Newly Up For Adoption: Meet Dasher, Dancer, Porkchop & More (Cornelius Patch)
5. Cornelius Kickstarts Pedestrian Protection Program (Cornelius Patch)

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Today in Cornelius:

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Upper Peninsula: "Recommendation for best SNS Nails salon - Looking for a recommendation for the best SNS Nail salon in Cornelius/Huntersville. TIA." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Kings and Bluff Point: "Saw this guy walking by the dock on Amylee off Harbor view. - Very friendly. No collar. Hope he finds his way home" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Bexley at Harborside: "❄️❄️Serious question- winter weather is expected this Sunday. - Lucky me, I start my new job in Charlotte on Monday. Is NC like GA in the way that they literally shut down everything when flurries start? Thanks in advance!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Glenridge Heritage Oakhur: "Gutter Guard, Leaf Filter? - Recommendations? What gutter solution would you recommend from your personal experience? If it is a heavy rain, does the rain just slide past the gutter guard onto my lawn? And with the filter, I’m wondering ..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Bethel Church: "Hi everyone. - I need your opinion on these matters because it’s bothering me a lots. I am reposting my friend post that I found on her personal page. “ I have been working in a nail Salon (Bellagio) for more than two years. I have been ..." (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.