Piedmont Natural Gas workers are installing the pipeline in a cut through the east and northern parts of town. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Work is continuing on an 8-mile section of natural gas pipeline through Davidson, which eventually will help supply gas to a new gas-fired electrical plant in Wilmington. Piedmont Natural Gas began the work in October, as part of a 127-mile pipeline project.

The 30-inch pipes follow a route in Davidson that runs roughly northwest to southeast. The work – and vast areas of brown dirt – is visible where it crosses N.C. 115 north of town, on Grey and Shearers roads, at East Rocky River Road and on N.C. 73 near the Summers Walk neighborhood.

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Doug Bernstein reads “Green Eggs & Ham” in Hebrew, with the help of Emily Dorenfeld, left, during the first day of Sunday School at Temple Kol Tikvah on Sunday. More photos below. (Gayle Shomer/DavidsonNews.net)

Davidson’s Temple Kol Tikvah reopened its Sunday School in a new location on Sunday, Jan. 6, in the temple’s newly renovated home in the former Calvary Church on South Street. The congregation previously had Sunday School classes in the Chambers Building at Davidson College for several years. Read the full story

Davidson bounced back from this week’s disappointing showing against No. 1 Duke by dominating UNC-Greensboro, 85-53, Saturday night before 3,843 fans at Belk Arena. De’Mon Brooks reached the 1,000-point mark in his career in the game. Story in SPORTS»

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Davidson native and musician Jake Troth got a moment in the spotlight Wednesday, Jan. 2, when he performed live on CBS’s “Late Show With David Letterman” alongside rapper Big Boi. They performed “Apple of My Eye,” a hit-in-the-making Mr. Troth co-wrote with Big Boi, of Outkast fame.

Jake Troth sings with Big Boi on “Late Night with David Letterman.”

The tune comes off Big Bio’s recently released album “Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors,” available on iTunes.

In a Facebook post Wednesday afternoon he described the gig on “Letterman” as his first TV appearance.

Mr. Troth, 24, is making a name for himself well beyond his home town, both behind the scenes as a ghostwriter and producer and for his own music.

He studied fashion design at Savannah College of Art and Design, but has long been into music. He’s been profiled as a “GreyGoose Rising Icon,” where he’s noted for mixing “rock, folk and Broadway-inspired tunes into his own songwriting and performances.” His song “Material Things” was the theme song for the VH1 show “House of Consignment,” and his music has been featured on the VH1 show “Mob Wives,” ABC Family’ s “Jane by Design,” and MTV’s “TeenWolf” and “Underemployed.”

Can’t see the video? Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BjynvHflq4

A video production crew filmed an Under Armour commercial Thursday at the Lake Norman Christian School on South Street (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

A video production crew swarmed the parking lot at Lake Norman Christian School off South Street Thursday, setting up lights, cameras and other equipment as they prepared to shoot a commercial for Under Armour athletic gear.

The one-day shoot even included a star – Kemba Walker of the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats. Read the full story

Clouds over the Exit 30 area Monday. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

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Quite a year wasn’t it? With 2012 now in the history books, we take a look back at some of our favorite stories and photos from last year. Enjoy! Read the full story

Tony and Susan Abbott

As is the custom for Around Davidson at this time of year, your correspondent is taking time off during the holidays to be with family. Each year, we ask someone who has lived in our community for many years to share Christmas memories. Today we hear from Susan and Tony Abbott in our annual holiday audio interview. (Listen below)

Abbott is a familiar name around town and on the college campus.  Susan and Tony came to Davidson in 1964 from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, when Tony joined the faculty of Davidson College.  For the next 37 years, Tony taught in the English Department until his retirement in 2001 (although he continued to teach part-time for two additional years).  Read the full story