From left, Chase Mueller, Michael Swartz, and Elizabeth Castoral leap into the pool at The Swimming Hole off Lorimer Road this week. The private pool closes Labor Day. End of summer? (Karen Castoral photo)

Read below for info on how to submit your photo of the day. And see previous photos of the day, CLICK HERE» Read the full story

A butterfly lands on a shrub outside Davidson Town Hall Tuesday night. (Christina Ritchie Rogers / DavidsonNews.net)

Read below for info on how to submit your photo of the day. And see previous photos of the day, CLICK HERE Read the full story

Carlos Springs (left) and Brickhouse Tavern’s Nick Lyssikatos took care of the grilling at Tuesday’s National Night Out at Roosevelt Wilson Park. More photos below. (Brenda Barger/DavidsonNews.net)

A large turnout of Davidson citizens and businesspeople gathered at Roosevelt Wilson Park Tuesday evening for the annual National Night Out, a community cookout and crime prevention festival. They enjoyed hamburgers and hot dogs with all the fixin’s plus soda, chips and ice cream sandwiches.  Read the full story

Our regular photo contributor Steve Marsh spotted ospreys nesting on Lake Norman the other day.  He sent this photo and a short description. Read more in PETS & ANIMALS»

Michaela Amato, of Chasing Pedestrians, and Choch, of the duo Brody and Choch, sang together Saturday night on the Barnstock stage. More photos below. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

HUNTERSVILLE – Organizers promised an expanded Barnstock music festival this year, and in the end they came through. This weekend’s two-day showcase of local music at the Brown family barn off Black Farms Road in Huntersville attracted nearly 1,200 fans and raised $10,000 for local charities.

This festival, which included a headline performance Friday by nationally-known rockers Donna the Buffalo, raised money for Davidson’s volunteer fire department, Second Harvest Food Bank, American Red Cross, Cannon School in Concord and W.A. Hough High School in Cornelius. The charities will share the $10,000 equally. Read the full story

Sixteen-year-old Jay Fesperman of Davidson won the junior category of USA Cycling’s Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships last weekend at Beech Mountain. He and GROM Racing teammate Eric Vest competed against other cyclists from around the country. Story and photos in SPORTS»

Workers installed a fence around 212 S. Main St. on Thursday in preparation for demolition of the building. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Workers installed a fence around the one-story building at 212 S. Main St. on Thursday in preparation for demolition of the building. Built in 1955 and once home to the Davidson public library, the building is coming down to make way for a new 4-story office building called Mooney’s Corner. Read the full story

Davidson is playing host to the 2012 East Zone South Regional PONY baseball tournament, with teams of 13- and 14-year-old players from North Carolina and Virginia. The local all-star team DC Force won its first game. See a story and photos in SPORTS»