Davidson Day School on Friday introduced Joel Justus as its new men’s basketball coach and dean of student life. Justus, who has coached at Elon University and Woodberry Forest School in Va., was hired after a national search to replace former coach Ron Johnson. Story in SPORTS»

Mooresville Mayor Miles Atkins welcomes Davidson Day School to the community during a gathering on the future campus site Monday. (Christina Ritchie Rogers / DavidsonNews.net)

Davidson Day School should be able to break ground on a new high school campus in Mooresville this year, school officials said at a gathering on the site Monday. A group of parents and supporters recently gave the school 40 acres off Faith Road, where the school plans to build a college-style campus for grades 7 -12, with multiple buildings, common areas and top-quality athletic facilities. The next task is to raise about $5 million needed to start the work, officials said Monday. Read the full story

Congratulations to the following Davidson Day School middle and upper school students who earned academic honors for second trimester. Read the full story

Police recently caught a suspect in the act of attemping to steal scrap metal from a property owner on East Rocky River Road, but the owner decided not to press charges. Two break-ins were reported at churches: one at the Reeves Temple AME Zion Church and a separate case at the Davidson United Methodist Church Youth House, in which an unknown suspect stole a Nintendo Wii.  Read the full story

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Davidson Police responded to a report of suspected gunmen near Davidson Day School this morning and found a teacher and students engaged in a school activity involving Airsoft plastic pellet guns. Read the full story

Map shows the parcel where Davidson Day School hopes to put a second campus.

MOORESVILLE – Mooresville commissioners last week approved the rezoning of 190 acres between Faith and Mackwood roads, clearing the way for Davidson Day School to build a separate campus for its upper school – grades 7-12.

The rezoning request had been on hold while commissioners considered the proposal. Last month, Davidson Day officials said they hope to purchase the land this month. The parcel lies east of N.C. 115 and north of Faith Road. Read the full story

By CHRISTINA RITCHIE ROGERS
CorneliusNews.net

The parcel of land Davidson Day aims to purchase for its second campus, east of N.C. 115 in Mooresville. Click to enlarge.

Davidson Day School hopes to purchase land for a second campus in early January, but its plans depend on whether town officials agree to rezone the property, which lies east of N.C. 115 and north of Faith Road. The school had hoped to close on the sale this month, but Mooresville town commissioners delayed a vote on the rezoning Dec. 5, saying new board members needed time to review the school’s request.

After months of searching for a second campus site, the school’s board of trustees and developer WGM Design selected the 190-acre parcel in Mooresville, between Faith and Mackwood roads. BB&T Bank owns the property, which is known generally as the “Stafford Property” and is zoned for a residential subdivision with single-family housing. Read the full story

A burst of fall color for your garden

Tomorrow is the first day of fall.  Hooray!  Summer is a wonderful time of relaxation but just speaking the word “fall” brings visions of bright leaves, carved pumpkins and candy corn – not to mention a respite from 90 degree days.  Every garden shop has a bountiful display of mums and Halloween decorations.  Welcome fall!

Around Davidson has notes about two artists, Sophie Ratcliff and Anna Wittstruck, news of the Mabry family’s summer in Maine and a report on three journalists who gathered in Davidson, Rita Simpson, Dot Jackson and Pat Gubbins. Read the full story