A plywood square covers a section of caved-in pavement on Kimberly Road Tuesday night. (Eileen O’Flaherty photo)

Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities sent a crew to Kimberly Road in Davidson Tuesday night to examine the severity of what residents there called a “sinkhole.” The damage happened after a water line under the road leaked for several days. Read the full story

The Mecklenburg County Health Department on Tuesday issued a warning for residents along Kimberly Road in Davidson after a rabid deer was discovered in the area. According to the Health Department, the deer may have been nursing a fawn, and that fawn also may be rabid.

A healthy animal or human can get rabies when bitten, licked or scratched by a sick animal. Click here for ways to protect yourself from Rabies, as well as guidelines for what to do if you or a pet is exposed to Rabies.

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

To report an incident involving a rabid animal:

• Call Animal Care and Control, at 704-336-3786 or 311.
• Call the Health Department, at 704-336-6440.