Sarah Kocieczny

Sarah Elizabeth Konieczny, 33, of Charlotte, died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at the Levine and Dickson Hospice House. A memorial service is planned Wednesday.

Survivors include her mother, Leigh Nelson Shuck, and step-father Douglas Shuck of West Friendship, Md.; father, James (Jim) Joseph Konieczny and step-mother, Robin Stanley Konieczny of Davidson; and maternal grandparents Roland and Hazel Nelson of Greensboro. Read the full story

Davidson’s Town Board holds its monthly meeting Tuesday night, with an short agenda that includes an update from Downtown Director Sandy Lemons, votes on a series of budget amendments, and a vote on the updated and reformatted town Planning Ordinance. Read the full story

Our calendar of events this week in and around Davidson includes music, theater, a Town Board meeting, public lectures and sporting events at Davidson College and the first Shalom Lake Norman Festival. And next weekend is Homecoming at Davidosn College. Those events and more in The Guide, on DavidsonNews.net. GO THERE NOW>

See our Davidson Weekend Calendar, in The Guide, for details on events this weekend in and around Davidson, from the Family Vaudeville Extravaganza to a pair of Davidson women’s and men’s soccer matches on successive nights. Go there now.

A new crosswalk now links South Street in front of Stowe's Corner with South Main Street near Raeford's Barber Shop. Details below.

Items from the Davidson Police Department incident and arrest reports.

A series of auto break-ins, an auto theft and an attempted auto theft were reported Sunday and Monday in homes off Beaty and Armour streets.

Meanwhile, in our traffic alerts section below, read more about a new crosswalk on South Main Street and about better-than-expected progress on the new Davidson-Concord/East Rocky River roundabout.
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"The Color of Water"

DavidsonReads press release

If you haven’t had a chance to read James McBride’s “The Color of Water,” it’s not too late. The DavidsonReads committee hopes you pick up a copy and join this fall’s community read, including a series of events in the coming months.

“We are thrilled to offering a wide variety of events for all ages this year,” said Lisa Jewel, chair of DavidsonReads.

See the DavidsonReads events schedule below

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Updated Sept. 1, 2009, 7:13 a.m.

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The MI-Connection cable system lost $6.4 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, according to unaudited financial results presented this week. That’s less than a June projection that put the potential loss at $7.65 million.

While overall customer growth remains sluggish, system officials said Monday they’re optimistic because of summertime growth in sales of new services, including telephone and high-speed internet. After a $22.5 million network upgrade completed in April, the system now can offer a “triple play” of those two services plus cable TV. As a result, it’s now often selling more products to each customer. Read the full story

Davidson police warned local businesses Monday after an unidentified woman entered a downtown office seeking help relocating to Davidson. The woman may be harmless, the police said in an email alert, but she may also be assessing security and looking for items of value. Read the full story