Noted planner, site designer and author Randall G. Arendt, an advocate for “conservation planning,” will be in Davidson this week for a public meeting and to comment on area towns’ Davidson-Concord Road/N.C. 73 small area plan. The meeting is open to the public Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at Davidson United Methodist Church fellowship [...]
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A suspect in back-to-back bank robberies last week in Davidson and Mooresville turned himself in to the Iredell County Sheriff’s office Saturday night, Davidson police said Monday. The man, Roderick Osborne Alexander, is described as “a person of interest” in the robberies, but has not been charged. He is being held on unrelated charges while [...]
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Our calendar this week includes the annual Conarroe Lecture at Davidson College Tuesday, with author Michael Chabon. Several planning-related meetings are also on the schedule. The Town Board meets Tuesday for its monthly work session, including several planning related matters. The Mayors’ Tranportation Task Force will talk about alternative ways of funding transit and road [...]
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Lib McGregor Simmons
Davidson College Presbyterian Church has named the Rev. Elizabeth (Lib) McGregor Simmons as pastor after a yearlong national search. The Rev. Simmons will be the first woman as permanent senior pastor/head of staff in DCPC’s 171-year history. She was called to the job at a congregation meeting Sunday following the 11 a.m. [...]
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Critics and audiences found a lot to like about this weekend’s production of “Scapin” at Davidson College. Directed by Scott Ripley, a visiting theater professor at the college, the show was a musical adaptation of a Moliere play.
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A pass through the sports section of Sunday’s New York Times may cause a double-take for Davidson readers. There on the bottom of page seven is a photo of Stephen Curry lunging toward the basket. Along with the photo is a complimentary feature on the Davidson College men’s basketball team, “Surging Davidson is [...]
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A man who held up the BB&T branch on Main Street in Davidson may have also robbed a First Citizens branch in Mooresville a short time later. The man had still not been caught as of early this afternoon.
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(updated Monday, Feb. 25, 2008) Presentations about several development projects, budget planning for the fire and planning departments, a vote on borrowing for a new fire truck, and a presentation about the proposed townwide comprehensive plan are on the agenda for the Town Board’s monthly work session Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m.
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Doodle Brown
Smiley “Doodle” Walter Brown Sr., 70, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, at home on East Rocky River Road, where he lived with wife Betty Brackett Brown. He was a pilot and a retiree from Duke Power. Funeral services are Sunday at 2 p.m. at Shearers Presbyterian Church.
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Simon Vouet’s “Prudence Leading Peace and Abundance.”
Tucked away on a side street in Davidson’s St. Alban’s neighborhood is a specialty printing business that this week has a big assignment: reproducing a painting for the Louvre. It’s the latest high-profile job for Fine Art Impressions and owner Gary Kerr, who has gained a worldwide [...]
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