Six vehicle break-ins were reported Jan. 4 and 5, near Virginia Road and Winged Oak Way. Windows were busted out of vehicles in at least four of the incidents, but the only items reported stolen were $90 worth of clothing and electronics in one case, and $3 cash in another. Meanwhile, $100 worth of athletic clothing was stolen from the Lake Norman Christian School on South Street in a break-in the first Tuesday of the year. Police also are investigating an embezzlement at The Brickhouse Tavern in which an employee reportedly stole $271 from the restaurant. Details on these stories and a tally of the week’s citations may be found below. Read the full story

A 61-year-old Mooresville man who worked at the Rushco Davidson Market was arrested Wednesday on charges of embezzling an undisclosed amount of cash during numerous transactions at the convenience store. Meanwhile, a Pine Road mother stopped by the police station to report that her 14-year-old son had run away from home. And an official from the Lake Norman Christian School also reported than unknown suspects broke into the school sometime last weekend. Details on these stories and a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement may be found below. Read the full story

Davidson police said an appeal to police departments across the region turned up no new information about the alleged abduction of a woman on South Main Street on June 28. They’re also appealing to the victim to come forward if she is OK. Meanwhile, a Davidson police officer was injured Friday as he helped free a deer trapped in a Pine Road fence. Read the full story

A total of 2,250 electric customers in north Mecklenburg and south Iredell counties lost power for about a half hour Thursday night after a snake got into a substation north of Davidson. Read the full story

Firefighters investigated a brush fire on Concord Road caused by a downed power line following one of the numerous windstorms that passed through last week.

Davidson personnel struggled to access the area surrounding the power line, but a Huntersville firefighter with an all-terrain vehicle was able to help. The fire was out upon the Huntersville firefighters’ arrival, but the property owner was advised to stay away from the power line until it could be repaired by Duke Energy.

In addition to the brush fire, a McConnell neighbor’s propane grill caught fire on Wednesday after fat and other residue that had settled in the bottom of the grill ignited. The homeowner quickly turned off the grill’s propane tank and extinguished the fire prior to firefighters’ arrival.

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

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The art of home staging is an increasingly popular tool to help sellers show off their homes’ best sides. This month, agents from Prudential Carolinas Realty called in members of the Charlotte regional chapter of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals to help generate new interest in a unique three-bedroom, 2,985-square-foot home at 375 Pine Road in Davidson. Story and photos in REAL ESTATE & HOME »

This fence on Concord Road was the subject of debate in 2008. See a gallery of fences in Davidson below. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Also on the agenda: A new tax on businesses, discussion of drive-throughs

What should fences in Davidson look like? The Davidson Town Board on Tuesday will hold a public hearing and later vote on proposed amendments to town rules that would “strongly discourage” front-yard fences, and clarify standards for homeowners who choose to erect them.

Also at Tuesday’s meeting, the board will resume a public hearing begun last month on proposed zoning changes that could make it easier to develop a corporate/industrial park at the former Davidson East site, off N.C. 73 east of town. (See “Public hearing resumes Tues. on N.C. 73 planning rules”.) And it will discuss the town’s longstanding rules prohibiting drive-throughs.

The meeting also will include several items related to MI-Connection, the cable and internet system Davidson owns along with the Town of Mooresville.  And the board will adopt a new $40 annual “business license” fee. Read the full story

A chart presented to the city council shows rates rising (left side) for 94% of users, and falling for those who use more water (right). Click image to download a presentation given to the council.

The Charlotte City Council on Monday approved Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities’ proposed overhaul of local water and sewer rates. The vote raises rates for most residential water customers, and lowers them for the biggest users.

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