Get ready for more ways to watch first-run movies or TV series such as “True Blood” or “Game of Thrones.” MI-Connection Communication System on Wednesday unveiled a new service that lets HBO and Cinemax subscribers on the town-owned cable network watch programs on any of their devices – from TVs to computers to tablets. Read the full story

Frank Dominguez

WDAV-FM has removed the “interim” from Frank Dominguez’s title, naming him as its permanent general manager. The longtime host and program director has been interim GM since last November, when previous chief Scott Nolan stepped down.

Dominguez was appointed general manager and content director last week at the Davidson College-owned classical public radio station, which broadcasts at 89.9 FM. Read the full story

Karen Bentley

Karen Bentley, Mecklenburg County Commissioner for District 1, will be the guest speaker at the next Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce Focus Friday issues session this Friday, June 21. Bentley will give an update on Mecklenburg County issues, including the status of a possible re-do of the 2011 property revaluation, the search for a new County Manager, Public Access Swimming, and the County Budget.

The monthly Focus Friday meetings are open to all chamber members and guests and include a question-and-answer session. The program is sponsored by DavidsonNews.net and CorneliusNews.net. Read the full story

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Quinn, 14, and Ethan Schneider, 12, of Huntersville won first place in the 2013 National History Day U.S. finals at the University of Maryland Thursday. They won in the Junior Group Documentary category for their 10-minute film “Hydroelectric Carolinas: How a visionary idea and a chance partnership transformed the Carolinas forever.” Click to watch.

Can’t see the video? Go directly to the video on YouTube.

Robert Lee cleans up a broken limb Friday, which fell on Goodrum Street in Davidson during Thursday’s storm. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

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Thunderstorms that blew through the Lake Norman area on Thursday afternoon knocked down limbs and power lines, produced hail in parts of Charlotte and lighting strikes, including one reported at a car dealership in Huntersville. A car fell on a tree on Hambright Road, and a house burned in Huntresville’

But areas to our northeast, especially Winston-Salem and Greensboro, were even harder hit. Read the full story

NBA basketball stars Dell (retired) and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors are combining their passion for golf and love of community through the Curry Celebrity Classic, at River Run Country Club on Monday, June. 17. Proceeds from this tournament will benefit the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson. That’s one of several Ada Jenkins fundraisers on tap in the coming days. Also ahead: A Celebrity Bartender Fundraiser Thursday at Alton’s Kitchen to aid Big Brothers Big Sisters of Charlotte. Read the full story

A lightning strike last August knocked out the main antenna at classical public radio station WDAV-FM in Davidson, and a backup antenna has limited the station’s reach since then. But this week, the station switched on a new antenna that returns its signal to full strength – and even adds listeners, station officials said. Read the full story

CORNELIUS – The Cornelius Planning Board on Monday night unanimously recommended approval for a rezoning that will allow construction of a Harris Teeter grocery store at Antiquity Cornelius, a mixed-use development just off NC 115 in downtown Cornelius. The rezoning request now goes to the Town Board for final approval, on July 22. See the full story on CorneliusNews.net.