Posted on May 30th, 2008 by David Boraks
Rev. Simmons
The Rev.Lib McGregor Simmons will be installed Sunday, June 1, at 3 p.m. as the new pastor at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. Rev. Simmons grew up on a farm in South Carolina, graduated from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga., and received her master of divinity degree at Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta. She [...]
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Nathan Hartle
Melissa Ohlman Roberge, Jim Nash and Cindy Rice of Davidson Community Players, outside the group’s new Armour Street home.
By NATHAN HARTLE
DavidsonNews.net
With the upcoming renovation of their new playhouse, the Davidson Community Players (DCP) are looking forward to the end of their theater-hopping days.
Executive Director Cindy Rice called the purchase and remodeling of the old [...]
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by David Boraks
For years, state and local officials have been discussing and debating the need to widen I-77 between Huntersville and Statesville. Now, The Charlotte Observer reports, the state is inching toward a solution. An environmental analysis of the project, including the causeways north and south of Exit 30, could begin in January, the newspaper reports. [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Laurie Dennis
Well, yes, there is a chance of thunderstorms Sunday, but we’re hoping for clear skies to at last prevail over Sunday’s concert on the green, which will feature a Beatles band and follow a family-fun bike ride through town. This weekend will also include a qigong class at the farmer’s market and the [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Brenda Barger
Memorial Day is behind us and we can now slowly slip into those lazy routines. A trip to downtown Davidson often means a stop in the public library to check out a book, view the latest art from the elementary school or catch the latest local news. Doesn’t it seem that college students, doctors, [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Brenda Barger
In this special sports edition of “Around Davidson” we bring you news of a repeat win for Douglas Clark-Brown and David Osborn at the collegiate croquet championships, plus Lynn Brickels’ golf hole-in-one.
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Posted on May 29th, 2008 by David Boraks
Nine months after the departure of its in-house animal control officer, Davidson has come up with a permanent solution for handling animal control calls: contracting for coverage with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control. The town announced the arrangement Thursday. Davidson had been considering various options, including participating in a planned animal shelter in Cornelius.
Meanwhile, the [...]
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Posted on May 28th, 2008 by David Boraks
Town Hall telephones were on the fritz Wednesday and voice mail may be out Thursday and possibly Friday as well, the town said Wednesday night.
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Posted on May 28th, 2008 by David Boraks
ALSO AT THE TOWN BOARD
The board discussed a presentation and listened to citizen comments about the proposed N.C. 73/ Davidson-Concord Road area plan. The plan is designed to guide future development in the area east of town, where a development moratorium will expire in July.
The board tentatively settled on a proposed [...]
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Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Laurie Dennis
Second graders Jordan Taylor and Kelsey McGoldrick (below) were among more than 100 Davidson Elementary readers who curled up in rocking chairs Friday to raise money for a special scholarship. Learn about the “Rock and Read” event, plus names of local graduates at Cannon School, end dates for area schools and show times for [...]
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