John Woods

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The lead spokesman for the Red Line Regional Rail Project said Tuesday that the contentious debate of recent weeks is “exactly what we want to see” as officials seek input and revise a business plan for the proposed $452 million rail line. John Woods, who is Davidson’s mayor and chair of the Red Line Task Force, also told a small gathering of reporters at Davidson Town Hall that outside analysis by people from other parts of the country is welcome, but final decisions about the project ultimately must be made by local leaders concerned how “to best enhance our community.”

Listen to Mr. Woods’s remarks and a Q&A with reporters below.

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A full moon rose Monday night behind the Davidson College Presbyterian Church steeple. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

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Joann Rautenberg and Dick Cole (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

We love to read about Cynthia Lawing’s Musical Interlude Programs which occur monthly at Tyler-Tallman Hall on the Davidson College campus.  Not everyone can attend the noontime concerts, so Around Davidson decided to bring you today an interlude of music you can listen to at any time: Recordings of two special pianists from The Pines at Davidson retirement community.  We know how much talent resides at The Pines, but for today we’re focusing on two home grown folks who love to play the piano:  Dick Cole and Joann Rautenberg.  We hope you will enjoy getting to know each of them and their music.

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It was foggy again Saturday in downtown Davidson. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

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Morning sun streams in to Raeford's Barber Shop on Main Street Davidson Friday. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

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Davidson College President Carol Quillen testified Thursday, Feb. 2, about “Innovations in College Affordability” before a U.S. Senate committee hearing in Washington, D.C.

Her testimony for the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) focused on The Davidson Trust, Davidson College’s commitment to meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need with grants and employment, and without packaged loans.

For more information, please visit davidson.edu/senate-hearing

See also DavidsonNews.net’s Feb. 2 news report on the Davidson Trust, five years after it was announced, “Davidson’s no-loan policy brings results and attention”

Sun burns through the fog on the Davidson College campus Thursday morning. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

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Cub Scouts from Pack 58 helped install erosion fencing at Brackett Bluff Nature Preserve, near Fisher Farm, on Saturday.

Davidson’s Cub Scout Pack 58 worked with Roy Alexander of the Davidson Lands Conservancy on Saturday, Jan. 28, to install a silt erosion barrier in the new Brackett Bluff Nature Preserve” near Fisher Farm Park.

The silt barrier will help maintain the pristine quality of the preserve by controlling run-off during storms.  The Conservancy had discovered that a previous silt fence had begun to fail, and that erosion from an adjacent landfill was threatening the property.   Read the full story