State Sen. Jeff Tarte (R-Cornelius) will be the guest at the next monthly Cornelius Coffee Chat hosted by Cornelius Commissioner John Bradford. It’s scheduled Monday, May 20, from 9:30 to 10:45am, at Acropolis Restaurant, 20659 Catawba Ave. Read the full story

Cornelius-Lemley Fire & Rescue responded to 43 calls for service this week including 3 motor vehicle accidents, 8 fire alarms, a truck fire on I-77, and 2 outside fires. More information about these and other calls below, along with a tally of this week’s medical calls. Read the full story

James Sanders of Shared Resources talked to Cornelius Elementary third graders. (Travis Goldstein photo)

Computer firm Shared Resources recently hosted a class of third graders from Cornelius Elementary School for a class on entrepreneurship and its risks. Meanwhile, law firm Copeland, Cook & Richards has moved from North Main Street in Cornelius, and added a partner, Mike Anderson. Plus, a few notes about new businesses, including Civitas Media, a regional newspaper publisher that recently established its headquarters in Davidson. Read the full story

The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce is hosting a series of seminars and networking events to celebrate Small Business Week May 13-17. The week includes the joint Lake Norman, Mooresville, Lincoln County chambers Business After Hours on Thursday, and the annual Small Business of the Year Awards Friday. Read the full story

“I’m so bored!” As predictably as the singing of cicadas, summer brings the familiar cry of ennui from children big and small. Fortunately, once your son or daughter reaches age 14 you can respond as parents have for generations: “Get a job!”

Child labor is the subject of both state and federal laws designed to protect children from dangerous jobs and exploitation. The first federal law regulating child labor was passed in 1916. In 1918, Roland Dagenhart of Charlotte challenged the restrictions, claiming that Congress had no power to prevent him from sending his sons, aged 12 and 14, to work at Atherton Mill. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with Mr. Dagenhart and invalidated the law. The Dagenhart children were free to work. Read the full story

More than 700 runners joined in for the Run Wild 5K and Wild Child Fun Run in Huntersville’s Birkdale neighborhood Saturday, raising $30,000 for the African Children’s Project. Davidson-based Olympian Anthony Famiglietti won the race in one of the fastest 5K times in the area in recent memory. Claire Naisby of Davidson won the women’s division. See results and photos in our latest Running column, in SPORTS»

Public officials and officials involved in the Antiquity Heights project cut a ribbon Friday. (David Boraks photo)

By DAVID BORAKS
CorneliusNews.net

State officials including House Speaker Thom Tillis, Sen. Jeff Tarte and the head of the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency celebrated a grand opening Friday at Antiquity Heights, an complex of 94 affordable apartments that opened last summer. Read the full story

A man was seriously injured Thursday night in a one-car crash on Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road in Huntersville.  Meanwhile, Concord Police are seeking a suspect in a robbery of a BB&T bank branch Thursday afternoon. Plus other items from Cornelius police files this week. Read the full story