The North Mecklenburg Republican Women are hosting an election celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Northstone Country Club. The meeting will focus on thanking candidates and elected officials, as well as nominating a new board of officers for the 2015-16 term. Read the full story

The Town of Davidson Board of Commissioners will hold a Community Chat on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Davidson Friends Meeting House at 625 South St. All citizens are invited to attend. Read the full story

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It was a marketer’s dream in Virginia Sunday, and our town made a cameo appearance.

NASCAR driver and Goody’s spokesman Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville on a day when the Goody’s announced it was expanding its sponsorship of the No. 88 car. And Goody’s debuted a new video shot last month on Main Street in Davidson – featuring many of our neighbors. Read the full story

Shannon McFayden delivered the keynote address (Bill Giduz photo)

Professors Keyne Cheshire and Gerardo Marti were awarded sabbatical fellowships, Shelley Rigger received the Thomas Jefferson Award, and several students were awarded the Goodwin-Exxon and Alumni awards. The awards were distributed during Davidson College’s Convocation ceremony Friday, which was held in the Duke Family Performance Hall. Read the full story

Steve from the computer game “Minecraft” was a popular character this year. More photos below. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

In downtown Davidson Friday, a swarm of ghouls and goblins – OK, princesses and cartoon characters – marched up Main Street in the town’s annual Halloween March. Merchants and vendors – including the DavidsonNews.net crew – handed out candy and enjoyed all the costumes. Here’s our photo gallery:
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Commissioners will meet for a work session at Town Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 28, to discuss updates to the Capital Improvement Plan, the county’s new tobacco ban, and planning ordinance. Read on for details.

The meeting also includes an unusual off-site closed session beginning at 1pm at the McIntosh Law Firm in the Cotton Mill on Delburg Street. Town officials said the session would discuss undisclosed personnel issues.

See the full agenda at the town website.  Read the full story

County commission candidates answered questions at Thursday’s Lake Norman Chamber forum at Huntersville Town Hall, co-sponsored by DavidsonNews.net and CorneliusNews.net. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

See our Election page for profiles of local candidates up for election this fall. Early voting began this week. For a list of locations and times, see our Thursday news item, “Early voting begins at Cornelius, Huntersville sites.”

• Meet the county commission at-large candidates – profiles of 2 Republicans and 3 Democrats
• Meet 98th House District candidate Natasha Marcus
• Meet 98th House District candidate John Bradford
• Candidate forum Thursday at Huntersville Town Hall – see you there!
• Meet state Senate candidate Latrice McRae
• Meet state Senate candidate Jeff Tarte

Still to come, profiles of District 1 County Commission candidates Jim Puckett (R) and Leonard Richardson (D)

SEE our ELECTIONS page

Dashboard photo shows traffic backed up as it exits I-485 in north Charlotte earlier this month. Construction (at left) is continuing on the final leg. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

The NC Department of Transportation on Friday pushed back until spring the expected completion date for the final 5.7-mile leg of I-485, the Charlotte Outer Loop. The DOT and contractor Blythe Construction had hoped to complete the work by the end of December, but with work still continuing and cold weather approaching, they’ve updated their projections. Read the full story