Davidson News
Bradford retains NC 98 seat
Nov. 9. By Dave Yochum. Incumbent NC House District 98 Representative John Bradford (R) of Cornelius defeated Christy Clark (D) Tuesday in a rematch of their close 2020 race. Bradford: 17,925 Clark: 17,064 With all 10 precincts reporting, Bradford won by 861 votes, a 2.5 percent margin. It was similar to the outcome in 2020. […]
Melissa Easley unseats veteran CMS board member
Nov. 9. By Dave Vieser. With two candidates for Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board District 1 splitting the Republican vote, Democrat candidate Melissa Easley won decisively, with incumbent Rhonda Cheek and newcomer Ro Lawsin coming in second and third. Easley: 18,510 Cheek: 14,542 Lawsin: 10,711 Fountain: 9,447 Fisher: 7,663 Two other independent candidates—Bill Fountain and Hamani […]
Shining new light on energy efficiency and streets
Nov. 3. Existing streetlights in Davidson are being replaced on 11 major street thoroughfares with more energy efficient LED lighting. This LED streetlight conversion project is perhaps the single most effective energy efficiency opportunity available to the town, according to town leaders. “This conversion is a huge step forward in terms of energy efficiency, which […]
Davidson home and property sales
Oct. 28. These property transactions in Davidson were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds Aug. 18-Sept. 16. 8/18/2022 $265,000 Trustees of Davidson College to John Corso-Esquivel & John Steele, 185 Morrison Hill Rd. 8/24/2022 $316,000 Wilson Luxury Homes to Elizabeth Kemp & Jonathan Parley, 808 Cotton Gin Alley 8/29/2022 $495,000 Yvonne Hinkley to […]
Road work in Davidson begins today
Oct. 24. As part of Davidson’s annual streets resurfacing project, road work is starting Monday Oct. 24, and will last about three weeks. This is the second year of a comprehensive five-year plan to maintain and improve streets throughout Davidson. The plan focuses paving in tight geographic areas to be the most cost-effective, and will […]
Davidson residents need to call for appoinment for bulk pick up
Oct. 19. Waste Pro, the Town of Davidson’s contracted garbage and recycling collection company, reminds Davidson residents to call in advance to make an appointment for bulk-waste pick up. What is bulk waste? Bulk waste is defined as “furniture or other items where large size precludes or complicates handling by normal solid waste collection, procession, […]
Davidson College among top schools for 2023 in survey
Oct. 17. With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1, and tuition and room and board at a four-year college costing around $23,000 – $52,000 per year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its Best College & University Rankings report, in addition to separate rankings for colleges and for universities. In […]
Davidson seeks service organizations to help with leaf collection
Oct. 14. The Town of Davidson is looking for service organizations to provide leaf raking and collecting for older and disabled community members. Groups interested in being part of the effort are asked to please complete the contact form. While this is not a town effort, the Town of Davidson is helping to facilitate the […]
Chamber candidate forum Oct. 12 at Town Hall
Oct. 12. The Lake Norman Chamber will host a candidate forum for NC House District 98, Mecklenburg County District 1 and Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) District 1 on Oct. 12 at Town Hall. The forum, which will be held in the Community Room from 7 pm to 9 pm, will be moderated by Paul Cameron, […]
Davidson installs dynamic ‘no right on red’ to improve pedestrian safety
Oct. 12. Davidson and the NC Department of Transportation is improving pedestrian safety with new LED signage at downtown signalized crosswalks that provides a prominent alert to drivers turning right. The intersections are: Main Street and Griffith Street, Main Street and Concord Road, and Main Street and Chairman Blake Lane/South Street. LED message boards facing […]
