🌱 Winter Weather Preps + Hopeful Historian + Retail Landscape

Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 54 Low: 28.

Here are the top stories today in Cornelius:

1. Cornelius Weekend Weather Forecast (Cornelius Patch)
2. The local retail landscape continues to change (corneliustoday.com)
3. 8 Tips To Prepare For A Winter Storm In Cornelius (Cornelius Patch)
4. Leading historian is hopeful sharecropper house will be saved (corneliustoday.com)
5. City Of Cornelius: Heads Up Cornelius (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Cornelius:

• 1st Block Final Exams/1A&1B Midterms (12:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Cornelius Police Department: "Apparently, we may or may not see some form of winter weather this weekend. 🤷 If we do, we recommend you folks #JustStayHome. In all seriousness, if you must travel here are a few tips: * Beware of the potential for black ice. * Drive s..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Glenridge Heritage Oakhur: "Don’t forget to pre order your Girl Scout cookies!!! - Deadline is the 19th. This will help raise money for the girls to visit the Girl Scout First Headquarters in Savannah!! https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/mckenzie782379" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Peninsula Point: "Imagine, your very own nurse arriving at your door, to care for you. - Every patient deserves time and attention by a professional healthcare member. You may need someone with the experience and knowledge to coordinate your care with yo..." (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.