Also, police offer crossing-guard training

Next week’s monthly Walking Wednesday walk-to-school program will add a new twist – what organizers are calling “Bus ‘n Walk.” Bus riders with parental permission that day will have the option of getting off the bus at a designated stop and walking to school accompanied by adult volunteers. Meanwhile, Davidson police will offer free crossing-guard training on Tuesday, Jan. 8, from 9:30–10:30 a.m. at Town Hall for volunteers interested in helping during monthly Walking Wednesdays. Read the full story

If you’re going out of town for the holidays, make sure you take precautions to safeguard your home. Davidson Police can help by checking your home while you’re gone. Read the full story

Police escorted a visitor out of Davidson Elementary School Thursday after a computer ID system identified him as a registered sex offender. It was the first incident of its kind since the system was installed last year, Principal Celeste Ellis said Thursday afternoon. Read the full story

Town officials and residents working on a proposed Bicycle Master Plan are seeking input on what’s needed in town to make bicycling safer and easier. If you have ideas for bike lanes, safety programs or other initiatives, you can let them know through an online survey. Read the full story

Despite the cold weather, 359 kids and their families walked to Davidson Elementary School this morning in the latest in a series of Walking Wednesdays. The events are sponsored by the Davidson Walks committee, to encourage walking and biking to school in Davidson. Read the full story

What would make our town a better place to walk and bike? The Davidson Walks Committee is seeking residents’ input as it compiles a list of infrastructure projects that would make walking and biking in Davidson safer and more convenient. Read the full story

Antique cars decorated for the season and members of the Hopewell High School Marching Band (left) were among dozens of units in the 25th annual North Meck Christmas Parade Saturday. The route took marchers from Main Street Davidson south on Hwy. 115 to Cornelius. The parade was interrupted for about 30 minutes when a clown fell off her bicycle near Fuel Pizza and suffered knee injuries that required medical attention. Contributing to the delay was a man whom police called “an irate citizen,” who got into and moved the ambulance that responded. Police said the man was issued two citations.

Police arrested a 37-year-old man this morning on charges related to a June 24 home invasion and gunfire on Mock Road on the West Side. Read the full story