Uh oh. Did you drop the key to your Isuzu automobile in the last day or so? Some walkers found a key on South Downing St. near Concord Road in the McConnell neighborhood on Monday. Read the full story

Life can’t get much better than in the Davidson Dog Park. Friends are there, everyone gets along (dogs and humans) and there’s plenty to do with balls and Frisbees and books. Yes, books — there’s a lending library for humans. Leave one, pick one up. Read Chip Dawson’s report on our PETS & ANIMALS page.

Emergency workers helped an occupant of a vehicle that struck a utility pole on Concord Road Monday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Updated Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011
A driver lost control of his car and struck a telephone pole on Concord Road around 11:35 a.m. on Monday. A woman passenger appeared to have minor injuries after the crash, which closed the town’s main east-west street for a while. Read the full story

Drivers stopped Thursday for a man crossing Concord Road at Faculty Drive, where a new sign has been installed. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Someone has hung a Christmas wreath on a telephone pole at the Concord Road crosswalk where Davidson College Professor Rob Whitton was struck by a car the night of Nov. 3. This week, the town began the first of a series of planned improvements prompted by the fatal incident, installing new warning signs in the middle of the road at Faculty Drive and three other crossings. Meanwhile, improved lighting also is in the works for Concord Road, town officials said. Read the full story

Luminaria stretched the full length of Rollingdale Lane in River Run Saturday night. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Updated Dec. 15
From Naramore to North Main and Winged Oak to North Downing, thousands of luminaria lined the streets and sidewalks of Davidson Saturday night in the annual Noel for Neighbors fund-raiser for Davidson Housing Coalition. The candle-lit displays raised more than $16,500 for the organization, which provides affordable housing and home ownership education programs. Read the full story

A 17-year-old told police he was robbed at gunpoint by two men he knows Sunday night behind Summit Coffee in downtown Davidson.  Meanwhile, police are investigating several reports of vehicle break-ins at the parking lot of 209 Delburg St., The Davidson Cotton Mill, on Saturday and Tuesday. Read the full story

Two 18-year-old men from Cornelius and Huntersville are facing a variety of charges this week after they were arrested in Davidson Friday night in an incident that began when police received a complaint about a suspicious car on Ashby Drive in the McConnell neighborhood. Meanwhile, a Davidson police officer who was punched in the nose after he confronted the men was treated and released at a hospital and is expected to be back at work this week. Read the full story

Updated 10:31 p.m.
Davidson police captured a teenaged drug suspect Friday night after a manhunt in and around the McConnell neighborhood. A second teen also was in custody and a Davidson police officer was being treated at the hospital after being punched in the face in an incident around 6 p.m. on Ashby Drive.
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