By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

Concerns about unsupervised children roaming downtown streets and shops have brought an end to the longtime Davidson tradition of Fridays on the Green. Davidson Elementary School officials told parents last week they no longer may give their fifth-grade-aged children permission to walk downtown on Friday afternoons. But some local business owners see no major problems and are lamenting the change, saying it will hurt their businesses.

The school’s interim principal said the ban was prompted by complaints from parents and businesses and concerns about safety and unruly behavior. She also told DavidsonNews.net the students are too young to be out without an adult. Read the full story

Two people were taken to the hospital Thursday after a car wreck at N.C. 115 and Catawba Avenue in downtown Cornelius. See a story and photos on CorneliusNews.net.

A letter from Davidson resident and bike shop owner Ty Burns

To the Editor:

I have given serious thought to the article that was recently published with regards to cycling in Davidson. (Feb. 17, 2012, Photo commentary: Is Davidson really bike friendly?”)

I am not sure any one person is truly an expert on whether Davidson is a bike friendly town.” But given that I live in Davidson, I own bike shops in Davidson, Huntersville and Mooresville, and I ride four to six days a week, I just might be in a position to offer a few thoughts. Read the full story

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The Mecklenburg County Commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday night whether to cap the tax rate on proposed new fire tax districts in the unincorporated areas of the county. A resolution on the agenda at Tuesday’s meeting also would schedule an April 3 public hearing on the plan. As the region continues to grow, the county has been discussing changing the way fire service is paid for in areas beyond the town limits in Davidson, Cornelius and other county municipalities. Read the full story

To the Editor:

Davidson claims to be a bicycling and walking kind of town, but some of our residents forget that. We in Davidson, unfortunately, know all too well the consequences of cars disregarding the rights of pedestrians and cyclists. Read the full story

Davidson firefighters over the past week helped Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department with a major accident on I-77 and assisted Cornelius and Huntersville units at an early morning house fire on Brinkley Street. Other calls included a smoke alarm at the Homewood Suites triggered when a resident tried fry a whole fish in his suite’s kitchen. Details on these stories and more (along with a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story

Police are investigating a variety of incidents this week, including one in which a woman reportedly made repeated harassing phone calls to a man over two days. Last Thursday on Davidosn-Concord Road (N.C. 73), a Davidson driver going 55 mph struck a deer. And a Cornelius woman’s unoccupied GMC rolled out of its parking space at The Brickhouse Tavern and struck a nearby unoccupied Pontiac. No injuries were reported, but the Pontiac had to be towed. Details on these incidents along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement may be found below. Read the full story

Davidson’s Town Board on Tuesday, Feb. 14, will hear a report from its auditors on the Fiscal 2011 budget, hold a public hearing on a proposal to designate Davidson IB Middle School on South Street as a historic landmark, and vote on a plan to create a new fire district in the unincorporated areas of town. Read the full story