Fog settled on Mimosa Cemetery around 7 a.m. Monday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

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Davidson police are investigating several residential thefts over the past two weeks, one in which a $300 chainsaw was taken from Meadowbrook Lane home where a suspicious person had been seen earlier. In River Run, two newly-installed 25 MPH signs were missing. Meanwhile, a Summers Walk man found that someone had used his Social Security number to file taxes this year. And a woman told police her  personal information had been used to open a Dish Network account in February.  Details on these incidents (along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement) may be found below. Read the full story

Officials from the N.C. Department of Transportation, Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and the Red Line Task Force are seeking a meeting, possibly in mid-June, with Norfolk Southern Corp. to discuss the rail company’s misgivings about the proposed Red Line Regional Rail Project north of Charlotte. Read the full story

The Red Line Task Force of the Metropolitan Transit Commission holds its monthly meeting Wednesday, April 25, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., at Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 E. 4th St., Room 266, Charlotte.

Wednesday’s agenda includes a wrap-up of the business plan review, an update on proposed new station criteria, and information about an upcoming meeting with Norfolk Southern Corp. Read the full story

It was a sunny Saturday at Art on the Green in downtown Davidson. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

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Hundreds of visitors strolled among artists’ booths under a bright sun at Art on the Green Saturday in downtown Davidson. Four artists won awards at the event, and they’re among the booths not to miss on Day 2 of the festival Sunday. Meanwhile, the rainy weather has brought cancellation of Sunday night’s first Concert on the Green of the season, which was to have been a performance by the Davidson College Symphony and Jazz Ensemble. Read the full story

Firefighters responded to a several wrecks this week, including one incident at North Main and Beaty streets Monday night that brought injuries, and one on I-77 in which no one was injured. Engine 1 responded to a motorcycle wreck on Catawba Avenue as well, but the driver of the motorcycle left the scene before emergency units arrived. Construction dust at homes on Charden Road and Pine Road triggered smoke detectors that prompted responses from firefighters, as well. Details on these stories and more (along with a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story

The 2012 Pawz Too Run 5K, 10K and dog festival brought dozens of dogs and dog lovers to the Davidson Village Green Saturday. See a story and photos on our PETS & ANIMALS page»

Phi Hall at Davidson College, off North Main Street, hides in the fog. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net file photo)

Leland Park, the former Davidson College library director, will give a lecture Sunday on the history of the college’s Phi and Eu  halls, two of the oldest buildings on campus which are on the National Register of Historic Places.

The talk will be at 4 p.m. at Phi Hall, 216 N. Main St. It’s sponsored by the Davidson Historical Society. Read the full story