The Veterans Memorial Monument at Rotary Plaza (David Boraks / DavidsonNews.net)

The American Legion Post 86 in Cornelius will host a Memorial Day celebration Monday, May 28. The event begins at 11 a.m. at the Cornelius Veterans Memorial Monument at Rotary Plaza, on N.C. 115 near Town Hall.

Plans are still being finalized, Post 86 Commander John Washam said, but the ceremony will include an invocation and benediction, the National Anthem, color guards from local high schools and a 21-gun salute. Commander Washam will lead the ceremony.

WANT TO GO?

The program begins at 11 a.m. Monday, May 28 at the Veteran’s Monument, on N.C. 115 adjacent to Cornelius Town Hall. It is open to the public.

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Updated Wed., May 23, 2012, 7:24 a.m.
Davidson commissioners voted 4-0 Tuesday to revise an agreement with the Town of Mooresville governing ownership of the MI-Connection Communications System. The deal will save Davidson about $1 million this year, and help ease the financial burden the town has felt as it helped cover losses at the jointly-owned high-speed communications network. Read the full story

Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce members have hit their goal of raising $71,500 to pay for construction of a Habitat for Humanity House for a family in Cornelius. The group hit the target thanks to a recent fund-raising party and last-minute pledges from local businesses, according to Denis Bilodeau, chair of the chamber board’s community affairs division. See REAL ESTATE & HOME»

MOORESVILLE – Mooresville’s Town Board on Monday voted 4-2 in favor of revising the way Mooresville and Davidson share ownership and expenses from MI-Connection Communications System, the local high-speed communications network they jointly own. Davidson’s Town Board is expected to vote on the proposed revisions Tuesday night. Read the full story

Davidson firefighters helped remove a large tree limb that fell on wires on North Main Street May 15. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Firefighters responded to a several alarm malfunctions over the past week, as well as an oven fire on Pine Road and a two-vehicle collision on I-77. Emergency workers helped clear a large tree limb that was blocking North Main Street, and a kitten was rescued from a storm drain on Kiser Corner Lane in Summer’s Walk. The kitten was left with Davidson Police. Read the full story

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The town boards of Mooresville and Davidson this week will take up critical revisions to the agreement that governs their jointly owned communications network, MI-Connection. Mooresville’s board on Monday and Davidson’s board on Tuesday will vote on changes that would adjust the towns’ ownership shares and limit Davidson’s financial pain while the system keeps losing money. The new agreement also would limit Davidson’s gains later, if the system turns profitable, and give Mooresville a chance at bigger payoffs. Read the full story

CORNELIUS – The W.A. Hough High girls soccer team moved a step closer to a state championship on Friday, surviving a 2-0 match with I-MECK rivals Lake Norman to advance to the state 4A semifinals for the second straight season. SPORTS»

Davidson Presbyterian Church will host another in its series of fundraising church breakfasts this Saturday, May 19, in downtown Davidson. Meanwhile, Davidson United Methodist Church‘s Boy Scout Troop 82 plans a pancake breakfast on the lawn Sunday, June 3;  Hopewell Presbyterian plans a picnic lunch at Latta Plantation this Sunday; and Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Cornelius will celebrate its 185th anniversary. Also, Davidson College Presbyterian has a special graduation day schedule, and DCPC and other area Presbyterian churches are helping out Ramah Presbyterian, a sister congregation, for a couple of months this spring while the pastor is on medical leave. Read below for details. Read the full story