Cherry trees were in bloom last week in front of the Davidson College President's House, on North Main Street. (Steve Marsh photo)

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Amy Morris (center, with daughter Taylor) and Brandon Morris (with scissors) cut a ribbon Wednesday at their new Elements 4 Life store on Davidson-Concord Road. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Amy and Brandon Morris cut a ribbon Wednesday to formally open their home, yard and outdoor living store The Elements 4 Life, on Davidson-Concord Road near the entrance to the Summers Walk neighborhood. Members of the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce were there to help mark the occasion. Read the full story

Fog crept along the tracks in downtown Davidson on Wednesday. More photos below. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

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Abigail Lennox and Earl's Chair, led by Henry Lebedinsky (right) performed at St. Alban's Saturday. (Tom Carroll photo)

Multi-instrumental musician Henry Lebedinsky was back on his old turf at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davidson Saturday for a concert as part of a “The Deer’s Cry: Music for the Celtic Saints” tour.

Mr. Lebedinsky, who now lives in Minneapolis, is the church’s former organist and music director. His group Earl’s Chair backed New York-based singer Abigail Lennox in a program of tunes, songs and stories from Ireland, Scotland and New England.

Earl’s Chair includes Mr. Lebedinsky on guitar and John Michael Ryan, who was lightning-fast on a button accordian. Ms. Lennox sang the pure, high-pitched tones of the Celtic highlands.

- Thanks to Tom Carroll for the photo and report

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