🌱 Patch AM: How Knox Road closures could disrupt your Cornelius commute this month

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In today's newsletter:

• How Knox Road closures could disrupt your Cornelius commute this month
• Why Cornelius reversed course on the I-77 toll lane project

Also on today's calendar: Carrying the Light- In Memory of Charlie Kirk and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 91, low: 70.
• Friday: A thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Closures Coming to Knox Road This Month (corneliustoday.com) — Drivers in Cornelius should prepare for phased closures on Knox Road starting Sept. 8 as crews install new traffic signals, sewer bypass lines, and build roundabouts. Expect nighttime and daytime disruptions near One Norman Boulevard and West Catawba Avenue, with Blue Stone Harbor residents using the northeast entrance and alternate routes likely facing congestion and delays.
   

• Charlotte suburbs finalizing plans on landmark I-77 toll lane vote that could cost them millions (qcnews.com) — Cornelius leaders have already reinstated support for the controversial I-77 South toll lane project to avoid a share of nearly $70 million in state design costs. Nearby towns like Davidson and Matthews are still wrestling with whether to oppose the tolls on principle or back the project to dodge hefty financial penalties that could affect local budgets and services.
   

📸 Around Cornelius

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cornelius

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9
• Soul Punch →
  10913 Bailey Rd, Cornelius
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Carrying the Light- In Memory of Charlie Kirk →
  20310 Sefton Park Road, Cornelius
• The Good Death Seminar Series →
  Zoom, Cornelius
  1:00 pm
• Virtual Silent Book Club of Death →
  Zoom, Cornelius
  5:00 pm
• ACOUSTIC TIL' KICKOFF →
  BoatYard Lake Norman, 18418 Statesville Rd, Cornelius
  6:00 pm
• Photography 101 Bootcamps and Extension Classes →
  Northern Regional Rec Center, 18121 Old Statesville Rd, Cornelius
  6:00 pm
• USPSA 2nd Thursday →
  10913 Bailey Rd, Cornelius
  6:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Tacnight →
  10913 Bailey Rd, Cornelius
  6:00 pm
• Drawing from the holster →
  10913 Bailey Rd, Cornelius
  6:30 pm
• Tuba Skinny →
  Cain Center for the Arts, 21348 Catawba Avenue, Cornelius
  7:30 pm
• Departure (Journey Tribute) →
  BoatYard Lake Norman, 18418 Statesville Rd, Cornelius
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Second Saturday Lake Norman →
  Lake Norman Chamber-Commerce, 19900 West Catawba Avenue, Cornelius

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Morningstar Properties, LLC posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Cornelius. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Huntersville, North Carolina in Huntersville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cornelius here.

🗞 Nearby News

Davidson

• Four Lake Norman hospitals seek approval for 3D body scanner. Only one will get it (charlotteobserver.com)
• High school football: Alford throws 4 TD passes in North road win (salisburypost.com)

Huntersville

• Nike just got kicked out of an elite club (sanluisobispo.com)
• MGSD Board approves $88 million budget for 2026-2027 budget, receives clean audit report (iredellfreenews.com)
• Lake Norman Philharmonic (middletownlifemagazine.com)

Ok Cornelius! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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