Davidson planner Ben McCrary on Tuesday was named interim planning manager to replace Lauren Blackburn, who is leaving April 20 for a job at the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Read the full story

Based on information from the Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for the period 04/02/12 through 04/07/12 in Davidson. Properties reported can be listed or sold by various participants in the MLS. Listings include properties in the Davidson Zip code that may be in Iredell or Cabarrus counties.

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Based on information from the Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for the period 03/26/12 through 04/01/12 in Davidson. Properties reported can be listed or sold by various participants in the MLS. Listings include properties in the Davidson Zip code that may be in Iredell or Cabarrus counties.

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The sky is ominous. Programing for the evening is preempted. Screens are filled with maps with bright colors and directional tracks and forecasters are relaying watches and warnings and calling for neighborhood after neighborhood to “take shelter immediately!”

It’s tornado season.

I’ve spent most of my life in the north, where storm planning consisted of gathering provisions, gassing up the snow blower, and hunkering down until the worst was over. I always knew that we might be inconvenienced, but my family would be safe. As I sit in my Cornelius home with tornado watches in the air, I don’t have that sense of security. I’ve seen too many photos of concrete slabs wiped clean and homes made into match sticks.

Knowing that I needed more information, I got in touch with some experts, and what I learned made be feel better. So for this column, I want to share that information with you. Read the full story

Based on information from the Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for the period 03/12/12 through 03/18/12 in Davidson. Properties reported can be listed or sold by various participants in the MLS. Listings include properties in the Davidson Zip code that may be in Iredell or Cabarrus counties.

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Based on information from the Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for the period 03/05/12 through 03/11/12 in Davidson. Properties reported can be listed or sold by various participants in the MLS. Listings include properties in the Davidson Zip code that may be in Iredell or Cabarrus counties.

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