Davidson News
CMS changes timeline for middle school return to classrooms
Nov. 11. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education has revised the timeline for middle school students to return to in-person instruction. The new timeline delays until after winter break the return for all students in grades six through eight in traditional middle schools for in-person instruction, with one exception: Sixth- through eighth-graders in K-8 schools will […]
Beaty Park clean-up in Davidson
Nov. 11. The Davidson Lands Conservancy and the Town of Davidson will host a volunteer work day at Beaty Park on Saturday, November 21, from 9 am to 11 am. Meet at the parking lot, 832 Beaty St., Davidson. Face coverings and advance registration are required. Clean up of invasive plant species will be done. […]
Area Veterans Day observances are virtual this year
Nov. 10. Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville will honor veterans this year in virtual ceremonies on various social media platforms. Cornelius The Town of Cornelius and American Legion Post 86 will host this year’s Virtual Veterans Day Celebration, starting at 11 am today to honor military veterans and those currently serving in our Armed Forces. American […]
Davidson Fire Department launches Community Connect program
Nov. 4. The Davidson Fire Department has launched the Community Connect program, a regional effort to enhance the safety of town residents and their property. Community Connect is a free, secure, and easy to use platform that allows people to share critical information about their households to aid first -esponders and emergency response personnel when […]
District 98: Early Voting results favor Clark by 1%
ELECTION NIGHT. Incumbent NC Rep. Christy Clark is only slightly ahead of opponent John R. Bradford III in Early Voting results just posted by the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections. The actual numbers are 27,671 for Clark (50.47 percent) vs 27,155 for Bradford (49.53 percent). These results do not include voting today. Historically, Early Voting […]
How local history is learned and taught
Nov. 2. A lecture, “How we Teach History: Looking at Local Confederate Monuments” will explore the ways in which people in both the Davidson College and the broader town community recall learning about the Civil War and Reconstruction eras in relation to their views on the removal of Confederate statues in the South. Presented by […]
Davidson board OKs Davidson Cottages conditional master plan
Nov. 2. The town board approved the Davidson Cottages Conditional Planning Master Plan Amendment to develop a residential community. The proposal includes 30 single-family detached homes and two duplexes fronting Davidson Gateway Drive and publicly-accessible internal courtyards (34 units total). Additionally, the plan proposes a trail connecting throughout the property and a small gathering space […]
Organ at Davidson Nov. 9
Oct. 22. Organ at Davidson’s 20-21 season continues Nov. 9 with Cory Westby, organist at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Hickory. The 7:30 pm event is free, and will be streamed live on Facebook and YouTube. Organ at Davidson concerts, which are supported by donations, are open to the public with social distancing […]
Early voting ends at 3 pm Saturday
Today is the last day for Early Voting. Thirty-three polling places are open until 3 pm: 1 — Cornelius Town Hall 2 — Hough High School 3 — North County Library 4 — North Mecklenburg High School 5 — Butler High School 6 — Matthews Elementary School 7 — Spectrum Center 8 — Bank of […]
Number of new COVID-19 cases sets a record
Oct. 29. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services reported 2,885 new COVID-19 cases statewide today, the largest daily increase since tracking began in March. The increase is well ahead of the records set two weeks ago: 2,532 new cases on Oct. 15 and 2,684 new cases Oct. 16. The median number of new […]
