At the end of the week, the image is wiped away. (Michele Trovato/DavidsonNews.net)

Hundreds of college students and local residents stopped by in recent days to watch Tibetan monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery create a colorful sand painting at the Davidson College Union.

On Thursday, a closing ceremony celebrated the completion of the sacred mandala, and ended with a monk wiping the sand away – a symbol of the impermanence of things. Read the full story

Construction crew repairs an old dam at a pond on town owned land off Beaty Street (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

The town of Davidson is in the midst of a $138,000 project to repair an old  dam off Beaty Street that state officials consider to be a “high hazard.” The earthen dam holds back a pond on about 14 acres that the town owns, across from the entrance to Ingersoll-Rand. Read the full story

Campers gathered around a bonfire at Saturday’s 2nd annual Davidson Lands Conservancy campout at Fisher Farm. (Rodney Graham photo)

More than 100 people joined the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s second annual Saturday in the Park family fun day and camp-out Saturday at Fisher Farm Park in Davidson. After a day of birdwatching and other activities, the crowd braved a chilly night in tents to get closer to nature. Read the full story

October means Boy Scout popcorn sales! Just ask scouts (from left) Ryan Densmore, Alex Dellinger, Thomas Petrie and Will Densmore of Pack 58 in Davidson. (Brenda Barger/DavidsonNews.net)

It’s October!  Time for apple picking, pumpkin searching, costume planning and of course, Boy Scout popcorn.  Just like Girl Scout cookies in the spring, one cannot refuse good popcorn for a good purpose.  Selling all kinds of delicious popcorn this past Sunday at Harris Teeter in Davidson were Ryan and Will Densmore, Thomas Petrie and Alex Dellinger.  The scouts were quick to mention that Trail’s End, provider of the popcorn, ships popcorn to U.S. troops around the world and that 70 percent of troop sales goes to local scouting.  For more information on Davidson scouting, go to www.cubpack58.org.  Popcorn would give you something tasty to munch while watching this Wednesday’s much anticipated debate between President Obama and Governor Romney.

Around Davidson today visit with Davidson resident Aimee Symington who is president of a new business called Finesse Worldwide Inc.  There is also news of a “Spaniel Soiree,” birthday wishes for Lyndsay Kibiloski and a  Noteworthy Note. Read the full story

With fall arrived, birds are migrating south through the Lake Norman area again – including hummingbirds. Robert Taylor keeps a feeder in his yard in Davidson’s River Run neighborhood and watches when they come through. He captured some great photos during last spring’s northward migration. See them on PETS & ANIMALS»

Davidson College Store’s Jill Lazarus and Gwen Gardner hold a giant ribbon Tuesday as Mayor John Woods and Davidson President Carol Quillen handle the giant scissors. With them (from left): Mike Kessler, Ed Kania and Richard Terry from Davidson College and Bill Russell and Jack Stevens from the Chamber of Commerce. (Bill Giduz/Davidson College photo)

A ribbon cutting with college and local officials Tuesday morning formally opened the new Davidson College Store in the former BB&T building at 137 N. Main St. Read the full story

Did you get caught in this Tuesday? The NC 115 repaving project is wrapping up with final details, such as replacing decorative crosswalks. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation are down to the last few punch list items on its summer repaving project on N.C. 115. This week, they’ve been re-building the popular decorative crosswalks on Main Street, beginning on North Main Street and working their way south. Read the full story

Contractors for the N.C. Department are wrapping up this summer’s repaving project on N.C. 115 through town, including replacement of storm drain grates on the roadside. Workers have been out several nights this week, completing paving around the new grates. Story and photo on CorneliusNews.net.