Registration is now open for the Town Day 5K and Fun Run in downtown Davidson on May 7. It’s a fund-raiser for Davidson Cornelius Child Development Center. Details in Health & Fitness, CLICK HERE »

Community members will share stories of their ancestors May 12 in an effort to celebrate and preserve American history. Read the full story

SOURCE: Davidson Lands Conservancy
The Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC) invites you to sample an array of North Carolina wines, beers, and hard ciders on Friday, April 29, 7 – 9 p.m. at its second annual Toast the Earth event at the Wooden Stone Gallery, 455 S. Main Street, Davidson.
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More than 1,300 parents and children headed out to Lake Cornelius for the Lake Norman YMCA’s Family Fun Day Saturday, April 9.

The Lake Norman YMCA, at 21300 Davidson St. in Cornelius, hosted the event, which included bounce houses, canoeing, archery, gymnastics and arts and crafts. View photos from the day below: Read the full story

Stephen Curry (right) interviews former teammate Bryant Barr at the 2010 BUZZKILL fund-raising tournament. (Bill Giduz/DavidsonNews.net file photo)

Ex-Wildcats, including Stephen Curry and Bryant Barr, will return for April 30-May 1 dinner and 3-on-3 basketball tourney fund-raiser.

The Davidson College men’s and women’s basketball teams will host the third annual Davidson “BUZZKILL,” a 3-on-3 tournament, dinner and auction, April 30-May 1, to raise money to prevent the spread of malaria and provide health education in Africa. Read the full story

Davidson IB staff and students attended Habitat for Humanity's Middle School Build kick off event Monday at Bradley Middle. (L-R): Davidson IB Principal Jo Karney, sixth-grader Kobie Popko and seventh-grader Sophie Swallow.

By KAREN CIMINO WILSON
DavidsonNews.net

HUNTERSVILLE – Davidson IB Middle School students Sophie Swallow, 12, of Davidson and Kobie Popko, 11, of Huntersville said they believe students will learn a lot from raising $65,000 to help build a house through Our Towns Habitat for Humanity.

The students joined their counterparts from J.M. Alexander, Bailey and Bradley middle schools at Bradley Middle School in Huntersville Monday for a kick off celebration with representatives from Habitat for Humanity. Read the full story

Praise dancers from Statesville performed at the gala at Rameses Temple. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

CHARLOTTE – Food, fashion, comedy and dancing were on the menu at the Rameses Temple Saturday night during the Spring Gala fund-raiser for Davidson Presbyterian Church. About 75 people gathered for the semi-formal event, which brought in donations to help the church replace its aging sanctuary on Depot Street in Davidson.

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Work has begun on the patio in front of Davidson public library branch on the Village Green. (Brenda Barger/DavidsonNews.net)

The future of the Davidson library branch on the Village Green may be a bit hazy, but work began this week on a new patio out front to be paved with bricks donated by library supporters.

The bricks, engraved with donors’ names, were incentives in a campaign that raised $211,000 last fall and winter to help fund library operations through June 30 of this year.  Officials said the new patio will have 945 small bricks (4×8 inches ) and 91  larger (8×8 inch) bricks.  Read the full story