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LKN Chrysler Dodge Jeep is new PARCplus community sponsor
Aug. 31. Lake Norman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram is the new community sponsor of the PARCplus remote learning program in Town Hall. For elementary students in grades 1-5, it’s an extension of PARC’s Summer Day Camp. The full-day experience blends each child’s online school curriculum with full-day supervision and fun, camp-like activities. Eligible students include […]
2020 National Night Out neighborhood registration
Aug. 31. The Cornelius Police Department and Cornelius PARC Department will be hosting a Parade of Lights for National Night Out on Tuesday, October 6 from 5 pm – 8 pm. National Night Out is normally held on the first Tuesday in August when residents have an opportunity to meet Local Public Safety Officers and […]
Loaves & Fishes notified of data security breach
Aug. 31. Tina Postel, executive director of Loaves & Fishes, announced Loaves & Fishes was recently informed of a data security incident by one of its third-party service providers, Blackbaud. Blackbaud is one of the world’s largest providers of constituent relationship management systems, providing donor record-keeping for hundreds of foundations, health care organizations and non-profit […]
Annual sidewalk project
Aug. 31. The Davidson Board of Commissioners unanimously approved moving forward with the engineering for sidewalk on the northside of Beaty Street, from the entrance of Oakhill Apartments to Shearer Street and possibly to north Main Street. The FY2021 budget allocates $130,000 for new sidewalk projects. Staff will begin preliminary engineering, refine the budget and […]
Stormy Saturday, sunny Sunday
Aug. 28. Our weekend weather gets off to a funky start (as you young people say), with late afternoon storms, likely extending into Saturday afternoon, highs around 86 with southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, and gusts as high as 26 mph. Sunday is an entirely different day, with lots of sun, calmer winds and […]
Will he budge? Community leaders sign open letter calling for removal of monument
Aug. 28. By Dave Yochum. A wide variety of elected officials, church leaders and community leaders have signed an open letter to the Mt. Zion Monumental Association that maintains the Confederate Monument facing Zion Avenue in Cornelius, asking them to remove the statue as soon as possible. The letter says the “reckoning happening across our […]
Weekly median of new cases still running ahead of past month’s
Aug. 28. By Dave Yochum. The number of new cases off the coronavirus rose by 1,415 in today’s NC Dept. of Health & Human Services report, down from the past month’s high of 2,091 new cases yesterday. The previous August high, 2,008 new cases, was set on Friday last week. Meanwhile, the state’s median number […]
Modern Dad: Babies can escalate quickly
Aug. 28. By Jon Show. Our neighbors, The Crossfit Couple, are expecting their first child this month. I use the word child because they didn’t find out the gender in advance, which is a practice I don’t understand. I nursed a two-month-long anxiety attack until we found out what we were having—a boy the first […]
Davidson donates fire engine
Aug. 28. Davidson is donating a fire engine to the Millers Ferry Fire Department, located just outside of Salisbury. The Millers Ferry Fire Department lost all three of its frontline fire engines from its primary fire station when a tractor trailer drove through an accident scene on I-85, striking the three trucks on Aug. 11. […]
Davidson Parks & Recreation announces fall programs
Aug. 28. Programs through the Davidson Parks & Recreation Department are open for registration. There are activities for children, as well as opportunities for adults with an emphasis on enhancing physical, mental, financial, and social wellness. In light of continuing COVID-19 restrictions, the department has expanded its offerings to help students and families navigating remote […]
