Campaign season is getting into full swing and candidates are busy with receptions and campaign appearances. DavidsonNews.net and CorneliusNews.net are joining in by co-hosting two forums this month with the Lake Norman Chamber, to help voters learn more about candidates for county commissioner and statehouse. The first is this Thursday, Oct. 9, at Cornelius Town Hall, with another scheduled Oct. 23 at Huntersville Town Hall.

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By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

Residents of the Lake Norman region have been remembering the lake’s 50-year history over the past couple of years with research projects, programs and other events. Now, there’s a new history, too.

Author and historian Chuck McShane‘s “A History of Lake Norman: Fish Camps to Ferraris” was published Sept. 30. It’s an accessible 120-page account of the lake’s origins and evolution, illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs and charts.

McShane is on a local book tour this week, beginning with a program at Cornelius Library on Tuesday and including stops at Duke Energy’s EnergyExplorium in Huntersville Friday and Main Street Books in Davidson Sunday. (See a list of public events below.) Read the full story

MOORESVILLE – Mooresville police on Friday arrested six women in a sweep of local massage parlors. The police department said police executed three separate search warrants at businesses on NC 150 and Williamson Road offering massages.
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Ada Jenkins Center hosts its 6th annual “FIRE!” barbecue fundraiser Saturday, from 3 to 7pm at the center, 212 Gamble St. The afternoon and evening will include the community dinner, a barbecue cook-off, a “Piglet Park” kids’ fun zone and – new this year – a corn hole tournament with cash prizes. Read the full story

By GREG WALTERS
DavidsonNews,net/CorneliusNews.net

I’ve been a remote worker since 2009, but even when had a cubicle, I would do whatever I could to stay out of the office.

This was radical, unheard of and frowned upon. It didn’t stop me from scheduling my day around lunches under wi-fi, breakfast meetings at the coffee shop, phone calls from the beach. Read the full story

Time to decorate for Halloween! The Pumpkin Patch for Missions opened this week and continues through Nov. 4 at Davidson United Methodist Church’s McKay Youth House, 260 S. Main St., Davidson. The Youth Ministries of the church hosts the annual pumpkin sale to benefit youth mission trips and activities. Read the full story

Updated 4:42pm
An East Rocky River Road resident set off several large fireworks over the weekend, raising concern among some River Run residents who thought they heard gunshots. Meanwhile, police are investigating the theft of a $5,200 Spearfish One mountain bike from the McConnell neighborhood. Police also responded to calls about an assault on Jackson St, where four assailants punched and kicked a victim who tried to stop them from kicking a dog. Read on for details.
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By JONATHAN COX
DavidsonNews.net

MOORESVILLE – Most of the attention paid to congestion in the Lake Norman area has focused on the north-south corridor along I-77. But at a summit hosted by the Lake Norman Transportation Commission Tuesday, officials took a closer look at how to improve east-west traffic along highways 150 and 73.

NC 150 in Mooresville and NC 73 in Davidson and Huntersville are the main east-west routes through the region, providing an important thoroughfare for businesses and commuters. Officials said that widening the two-lane roads is necessary to ensure that traffic continues to flow smoothly as the region grows. Read the full story