Ernest Jeffries

Gethsemane Baptist Church in Davidson will celebrate the 7th anniversary of the tenure of Pastor Ernest Jeffries with a service on Sunday, June 12. Meanwhile, the church also is offering a series of free parenting sessions for pregnant women or mothers with children under 2. And local church volunteers are collecting money to pay for an August back-to-school shoe distribution for needy families at Ada Jenkins Center. Read the full story

On Tuesday, Davidson firefighters responded with the Cornelius and Huntersville Fire Departments to a major structure fire in the Glenridge neighborhood in Cornelius, which Cornelius Police are calling the third case of arson in less than six months. Davidson firefighters also attempted to help the BB&T on Main Street identify a strange odor on Friday. And firefighters responded to an alarm at International Kitchen & Bath in Sadler Square that turned out to be the result of a “bug bomb.”

Details on these calls and more, along with a tally of the week’s medical calls, may be found below. Read the full story

Police over the past week investigate reports of graffiti at Davidson IB Middle School’s old gym and a case of contractor fraud, in which a suspect cashed a Davidson woman’s insurance check but never fixed her roof. No traffic accident reports were filed. Details on these stories, along with a list of the week’s arrests and citations, may be found below. Read the full story

Workers at Rushco Davidson Market off I-77 Exit 30 worked on the outside of the building. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Inspection delays are holding off the opening of the Rushco Davidson Market off I-77 Exit 30, but one of the developers said Wednesday he thinks the market and gas station could be open within 7 to 10 days. Meanwhile, the owners are seeking tenants for the shop’s second-floor office space.

“We’re on the verge of getting open,” said Bobby Rusher, of developer Rusher Oil Co. in Salisbury. Mr. Rusher said the new market has been held up awaiting final inspections. He said Wednesday that workers will start stocking the store next week and the shop could be open as early as the end of next week, around June 24. Read the full story

Firefighters this week practiced advanced hose line deployment techniques at the Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department training tower. Meanwhile, on the roads: Firefighters responded to a number of alarms this week and two reported traffic accidents on I-77. One call, a faulty smoke detector at the Davidson United Methodist Church Youth House, prompted a multi-engine response.

Details on these incidents and more, along with a tally of the week’s medical calls, may be found below.
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Davidson firefighters responded to six fire alarm activations as students prepared to exit Davidson College residence halls for the summer. Meanwhile, a bicyclist was transported to a local hospital after colliding with a vehicle in an intersection, and a vehicle clipped a light pole after losing control on I-77 near Exit 30. Details on these stories and others, along with a tally of the week’s medical calls, may be found below.

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After retiring from the U.S. Army a couple of years back, Frank Garcia began been looking around for a business opportunity. This year, an intriguing possibility presented itself: opening a GNC store to sell vitamins and herbal, sports and nutritional supplements. He and wife Rosa opened the shop at Davidson Commons in April. Read more in Health & Fitness, CLICK HERE »

Police are investigating a complaint by Healthy Home Market off Griffith Street that a customer wrote three bad checks on a closed account in February and March. Meanwhile, a local man told police a former tenant had damaged $100 worth of property at a rental facility and stolen a musical instrument valued at $500. The week’s accident reports include several rear-end collisions and an accident in which a bicyclist was hurt after striking a vehicle at an intersection in the River Run neighborhood.  Details on these incidents and more, along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations (15 speeding tickets on Griffith Street), and traffic enforcement, may be found below. Read the full story