A lack of funding and has changed the picture. How will it affect hopes for commuter rail north of Charlotte?

The head of Charlotte Area Transit System said Thursday a long-range plan the system’s board approved in 2006 is “no longer financially feasible” and will need to be reviewed and updated in the coming months. Read the full story

Davidson firefighters responded to at least two fire calls at Davidson College in recent days that involved a bit too much stove-top smoke. Those and other incidents reported this week: Read the full story

As Davidson-Cornelius Day Care Center fights for its life, the outpouring of support has been constant. Some long time supporters wonder what happened.

By MICHELE MILLER HOUCK
DavidsonNews.net

Flash back 12 years: Davidson-Cornelius Day Care Center had a waiting list — for every class.  State funding helped support two-thirds of the center’s students, making it available to a wide variety of kids. Children of college professors and blue collar workers flourished together. A six-figure endowment was growing with the stock market. Supporters say that the center barely missed four stars on its state certification. Read the full story

Updated Thursday, 9/24/09, 5:13 p.m.
Mayors from north Mecklenburg spoke out at Wednesday night’s Metropolitan Transit Commission in Charlotte in hopes of keeping alive the North Corridor Commuter Rail Line, which they fear is being lost in the shuffle as Charlotte leaders push for other projects. Read the full story

Estalene Mundy Sherrill, 80, of Mooresville, died Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at the Huntersville Oaks. A funeral service will be Wednesday. (Details below.) Read the full story

Cornelius police said Friday afternoon they have arrested a suspect in Monday morning’s robbery of a woman outside the Food Lion grocery store. Read the full story

Martha Moore Stephenson of Cornelius passed away Sept. 15, 2009, at her residence. She was 43. Read the full story

Items from Davidson Police Department incident and arrest reports, as well as staff reporting.

Monday’s knife-point robbery in the parking lot of the Cornelius Food Lion was the big news on the police beat over the past two weeks. Cornelius police had no new information Wednesday and are still looking for a black male who threatened a 21-year-old Cornelius woman with a knife and stole $14.

Meanwhile, several auto break-ins were reported in the South Street/Walnut Street neighborhood on Sept. 3. And someone stole a moped from a Delburg Street home on Sept. 5. Read the full story