A speeding SUV struck another car and overturned on I-77 southbound just south of Exit 30 in Davidson Sunday night. The N.C. Highway Patrol said several suspects got out of the overturned vehicle and jumped into another car that left the scene. Read the full story
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SUV overturns on I-77, suspects flee in 2nd car
Posted on 19 July 2010.
Posted in Exit 30 area, Lake Norman, Mooresville, Police Blotter, Public safetyComments Off
Police investigate break-ins, minor accidents
Posted on 25 June 2010.
Updated Fri., June 25, 5:45 pm
Police responded to several calls about auto break-ins over the past week or so, as well as minor traffic accidents. In one case, a man knocked over a light pole at the post office on Jackson Street. In another, two cars had to be towed from Griffith Street after a driver pulled a U-turn in front of another driver over I-77. Meanwhile, if you haven’t already read it, we have news about some attacks on cats in the Westmoreland Farms neighborhood. Also, last week saw a flurry of traffic citations on Griffith Street.
Posted in Beaty-Watson-Armour area, Downtown & old Davidson, Exit 30 area, Lake Davidson, Lake Norman, Police Blotter, Summer's WalkComments Off
Fire halts work on furniture outlet in Mooresville mill
Posted on 24 June 2010.
Mooresville firefighters extinguished a smoldering fire at the former Burlington textile mill Tuesday morning that started as workers were renovating the building for a new furniture outlet store. Also last week, firefighters responded to a variety of alarms and minor calls, including one report of an overturned kayak in the waters off I-77 that turned out to be nothing serious. Those reports and the week’s medical calls below. Read the full story
Posted in Business, Cornelius, Davidson College, Exit 30 area, Fire calls, Lake Davidson, Lake Norman, MooresvilleComments Off
Video: Kayakers organize to promote water quality
Posted on 24 June 2010.
Tracy Tripp of Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation leads an organizing meeting Wednesday night for a youth kayak trip this summer that will promote the health of the Catawba River.
A group of young kayakers will paddle the Catawba River in North Carolina this summer to help raise awareness about the river’s water quality. DavidsonNews.net interviewed organizers after a meeting at Summit Coffee in Davidson on Wed., June 23, 2010. Read the full story
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Video: Kayakers to paddle Catawba for water quality
Posted on 23 June 2010.
A group of young kayakers will paddle the Catawba River in North Carolina this summer to help raise awareness about the river’s water quality. DavidsonNews.net interviewed organizers after a meeting at Summit Coffee in Davidson on Wed., June 23, 2010.
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June 23, 2010, “Crazy kayak trip aims to raise awareness of water quality”
Posted in Beyond Davidson, Environment, Lake Davidson, Lake Norman, Living with Growth, Nonprofit news, VideoComments Off
Crazy Kayak Trip aims to raise awareness of water quality
Posted on 23 June 2010.
SOURCE: Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation
A group of youth kayakers is planning a paddling trip this summer along the Catawba River to promote awareness of water quality. The group is having an organizational meeting tonight (Wednesday), from 6-8 p.m. at Summit Coffee.
UPDATE VIDEO: See interviews with organizers of the kayak trip from Wednesday’s meeting, “Video: Kayakers to paddle Catawba for water quality”
Read the full story
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Photo of the Day: Lake Norman sunset
Posted on 30 May 2010.
A cloud obscures a setting sun Saturday night on Lake Norman, near Denver. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
See previous photos of the day, CLICK HERE> Find out how to submit a photo of the day below. Read the full story
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Photo of the Day: On the beach
Posted on 24 April 2010.
Davidson resident Shannon O'Brien, son Keegan and daughter Keeley stroll on the beach at the Davidson College lake campus recently. Her husband, Kevin, is assistant men's soccer coach at the college. (Bill Giduz photo)
See previous photos of the day, CLICK HERE> Find out how to submit a photo of the day below. Read the full story
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