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Davidson Cottages update
The Davidson Planning Board will hear an update July 27 on the Conditional Master Plan Amendment request from Saussy Burbank Homes, developer of the Davidson Cottages. The developer proposes a residential community of 30 single-family homes and two duplexes (totaling 34 units) off Davidson Gateway Drive, along with public open space including a park, seating areas, and […]
Blood drive ‘sold out’
The Aug. 3 blood drive sponsored by the Peninsula Community Foundation is full, and not accepting any more donors. The Charlotte-based American Red Cross chapter is in urgent need for blood. If you are interested in donating blood, OneBlood donation sites will be nearby on Aug. 4 at the CVS on Statesville Road in Huntersville, and […]
COVID-19 cases pass 100K milestone, but hospitalizations fall again
July 20. By Dave Yochum. The NC Department of Health and Human Services reported 101,046 cases of COVID-19 at noon today, the total breaking through the 100,000 level in four and a half months of tracking. The statewide total July 1 was 66,513; on June 1, 29,263; on May 1, 11,006. From July 1 to […]
River Run roads to be re-surfaced
This year is the last of a five-year paving plan in Davidson that identified streets in need of resurfacing. Each year was broken down by geographic area for cost- effectiveness. The River Run neighborhood project was bid out on June 23and Blythe Construction was the low bidder at $857,627.14. Because the bids came in under […]
CMS has phone help-line for Plan B Plus Remote
July 20. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Call Center is prepared to field questions, concerns and comments about Plan B-Plus Remote for reopening schools on Aug. 17. In Plan B-Plus Remote, CMS students will attend school in-person on a rotational basis during the first two weeks of the school year. Beginning in week three, all students will […]
Town Board meets tonight
July 20. By Dave Vieser. Tonight’s Town Board meeting—the only one planned for July—will be in person according to Town Manager Andrew Grant. “As we’ve done before, we will practice social distancing and the only general public allowed at Town Hall will be one speaker at a time for public comments,” he said. The meeting […]
Full Remote Academy info
July 17. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has opened registration for the Full Remote Academy. The academy is for families who would like to choose remote learning only rather than attend in-classroom onboarding and/or move to in-classroom instruction should CMS transition to Plan A or Plan B in the future. Registration runs from now to Sunday, July 26 […]
Coronavirus hospitalizations hit new high; NC vs. Sweden, Czechia
July 17. By Dave Yochum. Some 95,477 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 1,606 have died, according to the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services. The increase in positive cases—2,051 from yesterday—is down from yesterday’s increase of 2,160 cases. At the rate we’re going, North Carolina will break through […]
NC ranks 15th by new cases/population
July 17. This map ranks new COVID-19 cases in July as a percent of the state’s total population. The ranking is 1 to 56, including the United States’ territories and Washington, D.C. As the cases to population increase, the state or territory gains a higher rank. Arizona has the highest number of new cases in […]
New landmark on the lake
July 17. There’s a new landmark on Lake Norman. A house under construction at the end of Mollypop—which is off Belle Isle, which is off John Connor—has a commanding view of the lake and a commanding price-tag. The building permit values the construction at more than $7 million. That’s actually a lot of money (spoken […]
