Volunteers planted trees on Davidson’s West Side Saturday as part of an Earth Day “Neighborwood” tree planting. (Bill Giduz/DavidsonNews.net)

Volunteers planted trees Saturday in Davidson’s West Side neighborhood as part of an Earth Day “Neighborwood” tree planting. (Bill Giduz/DavidsonNews.net)

‘NEIGHBORWOOD’ TREE PLANTING

Volunteers planted trees in Davidson’s West Side neighborhood on Saturday, April 20, in what organizers called it a “NeighborWood” tree planting. Read the full story

It’s a bit early to bring it up this year, but those small green worms always prompt questions as they begin dangling from trees during the march toward spring. They’re called canker worms, and they can wreak havoc on the foliage. Many of our neighbors prepared this year by banding their trees. Did you? Read more in REAL ESTATE & HOME»

Common Laws is a general legal information column written by local attorneys David and Lyn Batty. Some people may find it hard to believe that two lawyers could coexist in one marriage, but marital disagreements can sometimes be defused by a well-placed evidentiary objection. Lyn is a solo practitioner and a former law librarian. David finds safety in numbers and practices with a firm in Charlotte. Common Laws appears the second Monday of every month.

I think that I shall never see a lawsuit lovely as a tree.

You should sue. Well-intentioned friends and neighbors offer this advice as the solution to any number of difficult problems. As lawyers we can tell you that litigation is almost never the ideal solution to a legal problem. One of our favorite television shows stars Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a solicitor living in a small coastal town in England. Kingdom is particularly skilled in brokering resolutions to disputes without resorting to trial. Explaining why he avoids court, Kingdom says: Read the full story

An old oak dropped a big limb onto power lines next to Lake Norman Christian School in downtown Davidson Friday afternoon, knocking out power to the area and briefly closing South Street. The incident also shut down traffic signals on Main Street as rush hour began. Read the full story

Davidson firefighters helped cut up a tree across South Main Street on July 31. (Belinda West photo)

Last week, firefighters once again helped remove a tree that had fallen across South Main Street. Emergency personnel used chainsaws to cut the tree into manageable pieces before dragging it out of the roadway, opening both lanes of travel.  Personnel from Duke Energy also responded to repair power lines that were damaged when the tree fell. Also last week, a vehicle overturned at the foot of the I-77 Exit 30 ramp. The lone occupant of the vehicle was found walking around outside of the vehicle and was not injured.  Details on these stories and a tally of the week’s medical calls may be found below. Read the full story

A large old oak fell across South Main Street near Merrill-Jennings Galleries on Tuesday night. (Gary Knox photo)

Traffic on South Main Street came to a halt around 7 p.m. Tuesday night when a large oak tree toppled across the road. Davidson police and firefighters were on the scene shortly after to control traffic and remove the limbs. Power reportedly was knocked out in the area, including to the Twin Oaks neighborhood, off South Main Street.

Davidson firefighters helped cut up the tree. (Belinda West photo)

Davidson firefighters helped remove a large tree limb that fell on wires on North Main Street May 15. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Firefighters responded to a several alarm malfunctions over the past week, as well as an oven fire on Pine Road and a two-vehicle collision on I-77. Emergency workers helped clear a large tree limb that was blocking North Main Street, and a kitten was rescued from a storm drain on Kiser Corner Lane in Summer’s Walk. The kitten was left with Davidson Police. Read the full story

Firefighters stayed on the road this week responding to small fires, a large tree limb that fell across Davidson-Concord Road late Tuesday night, 10 medical calls, and a number of other alarms. A small electrical fire in the basement last Friday sent smoke through the WDAV radio studios on North Main Street, but was out before firefighters arrived. Malfunctioning fire alarms on the Davidson College campus triggered a number of repeat trips to the Connor Eating House and faculty condominiums. A small kitchen fire in a Davidson College apartment was quickly contained, and a malfunctioning alarm in River Run was assessed by firefighters before the homeowner was advised to have the alarm system serviced.

More details on these stories, along with additional information on the large tree that fell across Davidson-Concord Road on Tuesday night and a tally of the week’s medical calls, may be found below. Read the full story