An accident with injuries blocked traffic on I-77 southbound near Exit 25 during rush hour Wednesday morning, at one point forcing authorities to close the road. Traffic was backed up as far north as Mooresville. Read the full story

These signs were installed on Concord Road last year when the NC DOT resurfaced the road. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By ROLEY ALTIZER

Since the spring of 2004, I’ve been obsessed with walking. From Dec. 14, 2004, (the day I started keeping records) to Dec. 5, 2011, I had walked 8,220 miles throughout town.

I started walking during the spring of 2004 as part of my rehabilitation after having brain surgeries—after I could be trusted to walk from McConnell to the Post Office and back.

I’ve always been an observant and analytical person, so during my years of walking I’ve made hundreds of mental notes about pedestrian safety here in town. Read the full story

Five decorative signs are downtown. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

A collection of whimsical new signs have gone up around downtown, topped with icons of local significance – a fire engines, a gnome and a farmer’s market wagon. They’re among $55,000 in new “way-finding” and parking signage being installed around town this year as the town boosts its self-marketing.

The new signs are already grabbing attention. “There are five with decorated tops,” downtown manager Kim Fleming said Friday. “We just started with five to see what the reaction would be. It’s part of our entire parking and way-finding signage program.” Read the full story

The parade begins in Davidson at 1 pm Saturday and will cause detours from Main and Griffith streets. Click image to download a map.

Here’s a little advance warning: N.C. 115 through Cornelius and Davidson and parts of Griffith Street in Davidson and Catawba Avenue in Cornelius will be closed this Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3, for the 29th annual North Mecklenburg Christmas Parade. More than 2,300 participants are expected for the annual event.

NC 115 will be completely closed between noon and 3 p.m. from Beaty Street north of Davidson south to Washam Potts Road, south of downtown Cornelius. Read the full story

Map of the Summit 5K course, beginning on South Street. Click map for PDF of the course.

South Street will be closed at South Main Street Friday night for the running of the Summit Coffee Twilight 5K, a race on town streets and greenways. The road will close around 5 p.m., and the race is expected to begin at 6 p.m. Read the full story

Updated 5:05 p.m.
Interstate I-85 Northbound at Poplar Tent Road (Exit 52) was closed for about five hours Tuesday afternoon after a wreck just before noon in which a concrete slab fell off a truck and onto another vehicle. Read the full story

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The N.C. Department of Transportation says repaving could begin soon on major roads across Mecklenburg County, including Grey and Davidson-Concord roads in Davidson and several back roads in Huntersville. Meanwhile, state engineers also are planning a resurfacing of N.C. 115 in north Mecklenburg, and Davidson officials and cycling advocates are lobbying for a road design that accommodates bicycles. Read the full story

Emergency workers care for a man whose car flipped in an accident on Concord Road around 12:15 p.m. Monday (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Updated 5:36 p.m.
Two drivers were injured in an automobile crash on Concord Road in Davidson shortly after noon Monday. The crash happened around 12:15 p.m. on Concord Road, just west of the intersection with Thompson Street. Read the full story