Posted on 06 May 2012.
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The late Davidson College math professor Rob Whitton was also a music lover, and often turned up wherever local musicians were performing around town. On Saturday, many of those musicians performed during a day-long tribute at Summit Coffee and The Birdsnest in downtown Davidson.
Professor Whitton died last November after he was struck by a car on Concord Road, near Faculty Drive, while walking home from campus. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 May 2012.
Super moon over Davidson, on Friday, May 4, 2012 - a day before perigee. Jay Wilson used a 300 mm lens to capture this view. It was a bit cloudy to get a good shot Saturday, he said. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)
Saturday was mostly cloudy over the Lake Norman area, but the skies cleared intermittently, offering glimpses of a spectacular “super moon.” The moon was at perigee – its closest point to earth.
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Posted on 05 May 2012.
Fourteen-year-old high school freshman Malia Ellington of Cornelius went out with a pack of runners and then pulled away to win the Town Day Spartan 5K road race on the Davidson greenway and streets Saturday. The event kicked off a day of fun and music on Town Day 2012 in downtown Davidson.
Find more about the race, including full results, in SPORTS»
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Posted on 02 May 2012.
MOORESVILLE – A trio of designers took home awards Tuesday night in Our Towns Habitat for Humanity’s second annual ReStore Restyle design challenge at the Mooresville ReStore. The fundraiser required designers to decorate a 10×10 themed room using items from the Mooresville and Cornelius Habitat ReStores. Photos and a list of winners in REAL ESTATE & HOME»
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Posted on 30 April 2012.
Fog settled on Mimosa Cemetery around 7 a.m. Monday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
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We’re always looking for good photos of Davidson, people and events. Send us your photos for consideration at editor@davidsonnews.net. Read the full story
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Posted on 23 April 2012.
A goose and goslings were spotted in Roosevelt Wilson Park on Friday. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)
We’re always looking for good photos of Davidson, people and events. Send us your photos for consideration at editor@davidsonnews.net. Read the full story
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Posted on 22 April 2012.
It was a sunny Saturday at Art on the Green in downtown Davidson. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Updated 1:08 p.m.
Hundreds of visitors strolled among artists’ booths under a bright sun at Art on the Green Saturday in downtown Davidson. Four artists won awards at the event, and they’re among the booths not to miss on Day 2 of the festival Sunday. Meanwhile, the rainy weather has brought cancellation of Sunday night’s first Concert on the Green of the season, which was to have been a performance by the Davidson College Symphony and Jazz Ensemble. Read the full story
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Posted on 20 April 2012.
Nick Palazzo and Jeff Wilson of iQmetrix picked up trash on Lake Davidson Friday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Ten employees from iQmetrix in Davidson spent Friday morning cleaning up Roosevelt Wilson Park and the shores of Lake Davidson. The corporate community service project for Earth Week was organized by Davidson Lands Conservancy. Read the full story
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