Town officials on Friday confirmed rumors that the town’s public information officer is gone from her Town Hall job. Megan Pillow Davis, who had held the job since August 2010, was at work Friday morning but gone by the end of the day. No further information was immediately available. Read the full story

The Davidson-Cornelius Organizing for America team, a group of volunteers working for President Barack Obama’s re-election, will meet in Cornelius Thursday night. Read the full story

Cornelius Mayor Jeff Tarte and Huntersville business owner John Aneralla finished neck and neck in the race for the 41st District state Senate seat, but neither got the 40 percent needed to avoid a runoff.

OTHER RESULTS

Voters across North Carolina on Tuesday easily approved a constitutional amendment defining male-female marriages as the only “domestic legal union” allowed in the state. Meanwhile, the Republican race for the 9th Congressional District appeared headed for a July runoff as well, with no candidates topping 40 percent. And voters picked slates of candidates for county commission at-large seats. See more on our ELECTION page» Read the full story

Polls are open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Mecklenburg County Tuesday for the 2012 party primaries, and a vote on the proposed “marriage amendment” to the state constitution. Read the full story

By CHRISTINA RITCHIE ROGERS
DavidsonNews.net

After nearly 2 hours of discussion, Mecklenburg County Commissioners Tuesday night voted to call for an independent review of the county’s 2011 property revaluation, to answer citizens’ questions and concerns about the assessment and appeals processes.

Commissioner Karen Bentley, who represents District 1, asked the board to direct the county manager to identify and recommend an independent reviewer, the scope of work, and budget for the review. She also asked the board to allocate funding for the review out of the county’s contingency fund, and proposed setting the date for the next revaluation at Jan. 1, 2014. Read the full story

Early voting for the May 8 primary elections in Mecklenburg County expands this week to Cornelius Town Hall, the Huntersville library and other public buildings around the county. Meanwhile, Christina Ritchie Rogers has profiles of the five Republicans vying to become the next state Senator from our area. See our ELECTION page.

The Charlotte Mecklenburg school board on Tuesday approved a 4-year contract with new superintendent Heath Morrison. Mr. Morrison, who is currently superintendent in Reno, Nev., starts work in Charlotte on July 1. Read the full story

Davidson commissioners got their first glimpse at a proposed 2012-13 budget Tuesday night that envisions little or no increase in spending and projects slightly higher revenues from taxes and fees, amid an improving economy. Read the full story