Audrey Landau played the title role in W.A. Hough HIgh's "Annie the Musical." (Cristina Mourao photo)

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CORNELIUS – W.A. Hough High School presented its first-ever school musical this past weekend, March 8-11 – “Annie the Musical,” directed by Catherine McDougall and starring Audrey Landau in the title role.

Nearly 30 students filled roles in the show, which was accompanied by a pit orchestra led by band director Robert Carrington. Heidi Hickox was the show’s choral director and Heather Runyon was choreographer. Read the full story

Sunset earlier this week above Naramore Street, off Beatty Street in the Davidson Bay neighborhood. (Tom Carroll photo)

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Photographer Tyler Buckwell was there Monday night when Davidson’s Clint Mann spotted that big lane to the hoop with 1:04 left against Western Carolina. Photo and a short story, along with news about the tournament MVP and all-tourney team, in SPORTS»

Coach Bob McKillop talked to fans after the team bus arrived Tuesday just before 1 p.m. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

A cheer went up outside Baker Sports Complex just before 1 p.m. Tuesday as a bus carrying Coach Bob McKillop and the Davidson College men’s basketball team arrived from Asheville. Twelve hours earlier, the Wildcats had survived a double-overtime scare against Western Carolina to win the Southern Conference tournament.

Davidson students are on spring break, but about 50 college employees, residents and other Wildcat fans showed up to welcome back their team. Someone even found a banner in the Baker attic, left over from the Cats’ 2008 NCAA tournament run, that read: “Welcome Back Cats – Thank You!” Read the full story

Chambers building at Davidson College in Sunday afternoon sun. This photo was shot on an iPhone and manipulated with Instagram's "Hefe" filter. (Callan Bryan photo)

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We've had some stunning sunsets here in Davidson lately, haven't we? Jay Wilson caught this one last week off Griffith Street. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

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The N.C. 73/U.S. 21 intersection east of I-77 exit 25 has been re-engineered to eliminate some left turns. Here’s an N.C. DOT video explaining how drivers will use new intersection.

See a related story on the changes, “Intersection redesign to end left turns on NC 73 at US 21″

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

By CHRISTINA RITCHIE ROGERS
DavidsonNews.net

CHARLOTTE - The Red Line Task Force is looking to extend the deadline it set for reviewing plans for a commuter rail line north of Charlotte to give local governments, the state, Charlotte Area Transit System and Norfolk Southern Corp. more time to analyze financial and operational assumptions.

The task force had hoped to get feedback from the seven local governments along the line, CATS and the N.C. Department of Transportation by the end of March. The plan then would be revised and sent to back local governments for approval in June. But recent feedback from Norfolk Southern Corp., which owns the tracks between Charlotte and Mooresville, has thrown a wrench in the original plans. Read the full story