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(Davidson Community Players announcement)
Davidson Community Players is looking for pictures of Constance (Connie) Welsh for our archives. If you have a photo and are willing to share it with us, please call Cindy Rice at the number below. If you think you know someone that has a photo of Connie, please share this with them.

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The Wildcat Mascot (above) works the crowd during a rally to send the basketball team off to Friday’s Sweet 16 game. (Bill Giduz photos)
A crowd of as many as 1,000 Davidson College students and residents rallied Wednesday afternoon near the corner of Concord Road and Faculty Drive to see the team bus depart for [...]

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(Davidson College press release) No loans. No laundry. No cost to attend the “Sweet 16.” At Davidson College students have just learned that they’ll be able to watch their Wildcats play 3rd-seed Wisconsin in person in Detroit Friday night for free - thanks to the college trustees.
Davidson’s Board of Trustees announced Wednesday afternoon that [...]

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(Davidson College press release) Davidson College’s “Sweet 16″ basketball tournament appearance on Friday night has led organizers of the previously announced “Davidson Creates” arts festival to postpone that event until May.
“Davidson Creates” was originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 28-29, but it has been rescheduled until May 2-3.
Festival organizer Darryl Ratcliff said postponement was [...]

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Folks, it’s hard to keep up with all the ways to celebrate the Davidson College men’s basketball team’s trip to the Sweet 16. Here’s the latest we know of on the events calendar, but stay tuned for more:
WEDNESDAY, 5:15 p.m., Dogwood Dell (the grassy area located behind the Martin Chemical Laboratory building and between [...]

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The Town of Cornelius invites citizens to a public meeting Thursday, March 27, at 6:30 p.m. at Cornelius Town Hall to discuss the proposed development of a new animal shelter at the end of Meridian Street, off Catawba Avenue.
Until recently, Cornelius had been considering joining a shelter project under development with Huntersville. But those plans [...]

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Keyword: Davidson
Davidson-related keywords were the hottest Internet search terms Sunday night:
1. davidson college (hotness rating: “volcanic”)
2. butler university
3. butler college
4. davidson university
5. alaska ranger
6. endless yard sale
7. christopher bowman
8. davidson basketball
9. godspell
10. davidson wildcats
11. stephen curry
SOURCE: Google Trends, via Davidson College information technology office

After Sunday night’s NCAA upset win over Georgetown, fingers across the country [...]

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Mayor John Woods

John Woods is not only Davidson’s mayor, but also a rabid Davidson basketball fan and his latest cause allows him to wear both hats at once: He’s leading a campaign to show townwide support for the Davidson College men’s basketball team as it heads off to the NCAA Sweet 16, by asking [...]

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After 34 years in public education, Angela Baucom (at right) is finally ready to retire. That means her role as principal of Bailey Middle School in Cornelius will be ending July 1. We have a full report on her retirement, along with news of Daniel Brown’s basketball success at Cannon School. Plus, don’t forget [...]

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The Town Board meets tonight (Tuesday, March 25) at 6 p.m. at Town Hall for its monthly work session, where commissioners will take a look at Davidson’s options for animal control and animal shelter services and review revenue projections and budget priorities for next year. They’ll also hear about a town staff proposal to eliminate [...]

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