Lake Norman Christian School staff and students joined in “See You at the Pole” Wednesday morning. (Alanna Kowalski photo)

Students and staff at Lake Norman Christian School on South Street gathered around the school flag pole Wednesday morning for prayer and songs as part of “See You at the Pole,” a national event at schools, business and churches.

In preparation for the event on Tuesday, eighth grade students cleaned a 1973 plaque in front of the school that  honors the late Dr. James B. Woods of Davidson, a longtime town doctor and father of the current mayor, John Woods.

Cleaning the plaque honoring Dr. James Woods. (Alanna Kowalski photo)

Astronaut Tom Marshburn spoke at Davidson College twice on Tuesday. (Bill Giduz photo)

By LINCOLN DAVIDSON
DavidsonNews.net

Tom Marshburn calls his experience aboard the International Space Station earlier this year “the magic of living in space.” The NASA astronaut and 1982 Davidson College graduate shared that thought and talked about the impact of zero gravity on scientific research in two public lectures at Davidson College Tuesday. 

Listen to a WFAE audio interview with Tom Marsbhurn below. Read the full story

A ribbon cutting formally christened the new building. From left, that’s Davidson Mayor John Woods; Eileen McGuire, MSC’s executive vice president for human resources; CEO Erik Gershwind, and Executive Vice President for Global Supply Chain Operations Doug Jones. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

With a ribbon cutting, tours and a small feast served by local chefs, MSC Industrial Supply Co. on Tuesday showed off its new $31 million “co-headquarters” off I-77 Exit 30. The six-story building overlooking I-77 and Lake Davidson houses 150 employees right now, many who moved from the company’s original headquarters in Melville, NY.

See a related story from Tuesday, “MSC plugs in as Davidson’s newest corporate neighbor.”

The christening was a big milestone for the growing MSC, which decided to split its headquarters in part to help recruiting as it expands its work force. Founded in New York City in 1941 as Sid Tool, the company now has more than 6,000 employees. It sells $2.7 billion a year in industrial tools and supplies to customers ranging from big manufacturers to the military to NASCAR teams.
Read the full story

Wayne Eckert, 61, of Davidson, posed for a photo with his award for 2nd place in his age group in the half marathon. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Davidson Lands Conservancy’s annual Run for Green and Green Day festival brought hundreds of runners and other visitors to the Davidson Village Green Saturday, in the conservancy’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The festival showcased sustainable practices and products from area businesses and organizations, and brought in more than $20,000, DLC officials said. Read the full story

The wreck happened during rush hour around Mile 32 of I-77. (Felicia Van Bork photo)

I-77 southbound in Mooresville was shut down for several hours Thursday night after a wreck involving two tractor-trailers.

The wreck happened around 6pm just north of I-77 Exit 31 at Langtree Road. The NC DOT reported that the road was open again around 9pm.

No further details were immediately available.

The Davidson Elementary Tiger and the Cornelius Elementary Cougar are among the mascots from local elementary schools that will be in Davidson for Saturday night’s Schoolhouse Rock & Run 10K and 1-mile fun run. The race is a fundraiser for E2D, Eliminate the Digital Divide, which is supplying computers to un-wired families in the two towns.

Mascots from local elementary schools were out on Main Street Thursday for a photo-op, helping to promote Summit Coffee’s Schoolhouse Rock & Run 10K and 1-mile fun run, coming up Saturday night. Read the full story

Sunlight made a silhouette of Glenn DeGeorge’s bicycle on the West Branch Greenway Friday. (Glenn DeGeorge photo)

Speaking of cycling, check out our story today in SPORTS about Cycle North Carolina’s upcoming “Mountains to the Coast” supported ride. It starts Sept. 28 in Spruce Pine and takes a week to get to Atlantic Beach.

Do you have photos to share? Read below for info on how to submit your photo of the day. And to see previous photos of the day, CLICK HERE Read the full story