Archive for the 'Davidson general news' Category

Rollover on Griffith St.; no serious injury

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Emergency workers remove a car that overturned on Griffith Street.
A car rolled over on Griffith Street around 11 a.m. Friday, coming to rest near the median strip across from the new Harris Teeter. Emergency workers at the scene said the driver was not seriously injured. They said she apparently drove up on a […]

Volunteers help build Fisher Farm Park

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Charlie Hepper, Frank Holder, and Jim Mead work on Fisher Farm trails.

BY NATHAN HARTLE
DavidsonNews.net
Residents wishing to lend a hand in the development of Fisher Farm Park have found a new way to pitch in as Davidson continues to create a unique natural recreation area east of town.
Since late March, Cornelius resident Jim Mead has led […]

Town Day features events new and old

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

by Nathan Hartle 
The sun came out and Main Street came alive for Davidson’s Town Day 2008. The event featured a number of new additions, including a pinewood derby track set up by cub scouts and a cooking demonstration by Chef Mark Anthony Hibbs of the Charlotte restaurant Ratcliffe on the Green.
Budd Berro, President of Downtown […]

New town website ready for debut

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

The town of Davidson will unveil a redesigned Website on Monday, May 5, replacing the current text-heavy site with one that has maps, photos, a town calendar, easier-to-use archives of board agendas and minutes, and guides to town services. The website is at http://www.ci.davidson.nc.us/.

School breaks ground for arts/athletics center

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

“Why are we here?” asked Bonnie Cotter, Head of School at Davidson Day.
“To get a gym!” yelled a member of the assembled student body.  And that was just about right, as the school was gathered Friday to break ground for a new $2 million arts and athletics center.
Ms. Cotter invited a representative of the three school […]

Hawaiian Shirt Fridays return this week

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

A crowd gathered at Summit Coffee on Main Street Wednesday to promote the return of Hawaiian Shirt Fridays. Kenn Latzer (second from left) is organizing the fun for the third year. That’s Mayor John Woods at far right.
With the return of spring, Davidson resident Kenn Latzer has been seen around town organizing the return of […]

Free clinic open house on Thursday

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The Community Dental Clinic and the Free Clinic of Our Towns at the Ada Jenkins Center will join 74 free clinics in a Statewide Open House Thursday, May 1, 5-8 p.m. at Ada Jenkins, 212 Gamble St.

Watching Kabul from Davidson

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Bob Maier, right, with Nathan Hartle, who has helped editing and writing for Afghan news websites.

Davidson may be a long way from Kabul, Afghanistan, but it’s hardly out of mind for resident Bob Maier. Mr. Maier is in the midst of writing a five-part series of articles about conditions there for an English-language news […]

Day Care Dash planned on Town Day

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

The annual Davidson-Cornelius Day Care 5K race and Fun Run has a new name this year - The Day Care Dash. Starting and finishing on the Village Green and winding through Davidson neighborhoods, the race takes place again this year on Town Day, which is Saturday, May 3. Also, local bicyclists are […]

Art on the Green draws a crowd

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Printmaker Natalia Moroz sits in her booth at Art on the Green in downtown Davidson on Saturday. She was named best in show. Below left, painter Jane Ellithorpe has a popular booth.
A collection of potters, painters, printmakers, photographers, jewelry makers and woodturners showed and sold their work Saturday during Downtown Davidson Inc.’s 2008 […]