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Davidson College President Thomas W. Ross will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree Friday during graduation ceremonies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, his hometown.
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Town Manager Leamon Brice formally presented a $7.6 million 2008-2009 budget on Tuesday that calls for a 2-cent increase in the tax rate. The modest increase would come in a year when revenue growth is expected to slow even as expenses grow, in particular for street and sidewalk repairs and a new east Davidson fire station.
But later in the meeting, Mr. Brice shifted gears and suggested an alternate approach to funding some of the town’s costliest and most pressing needs: eliminate planned borrowing in the coming year and instead consider a bond package that would be put to a vote on the November ballot.
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 A gymnasium addition would link the existing school to the old gym, which would become a cafeteria. For a larger version, CLICK HERE> |
Davidson and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials on Tuesday unveiled a $7.6 million proposal to jointly renovate and expand Davidson IB Middle School, at 251 South St. In a presentation at the monthly Town Board meeting, officials said the plan would update the aging building and end the town’s 15-year search for a permanent community recreation center.
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Ciara Conway (at right) turned her passion for origami into award-winning success at the North Carolina State Math Fair. That makes the fifth year in a row that Davidson Elementary has placed in the top two at state. 
We also bring you news of a community garden launched by students at Davidson IB Middle, plus Woodlawn students who are advancing to National History Day 2008.
The Town of Davidson has released the proposed agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Commissioners, and at the top of the order of business is a public hearing over the proposed budget for Fiscal 2008-09. There will also be a presentation on a possible joint venture with Davidson IB Middle School to build a community center on the middle school campus. The board meeting will start at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 216 S. Main Street.
Last month, Town Manager Leamon Brice reviewed the proposed budget with the board, and said he would present a propsal for a two-cent increase in the tax rate. That would allow funding of some priorities, but also leaves out some projects that citizens and town department heads have wanted. See our April 23, 2008, article “Board wrestles with new budget.” Includes links to the draft budget as well as a summary of the board’s discussion. Read the rest of this post »
Heavy rains and hail turned the skies dark over Davidson for about an hour Sunday afternoon. The storm front brought reports of tornadoes over Lake Norman and golf-ball sized hail in Concord. By 6 p.m., the skies began to clear over Davidson, resulting in a brief but brilliant rainbow, pictured here over Downing Street in the McConnell neighborhood. Never heard of Mr. Roy G. Biv? He’s the mnemonic scientists use for the sequence of hues in the visible spectrum of the rainbow: red-orange-yellow-green-blue-indigo-violet.
The Donoghue family of Davidson got a special treat Saturday evening during a stroll to enjoy the beautiful weather. Walking along the Davidson Greenway near the Kimberly Road access point, they “noticed an amazing looking moth or butterfly sitting on a fence,” Marnie Donoghue told DavidsonNews.net. “We ran home and looked it up in a bug book.” Read the rest of this post »
The MI-Connection cable system, owned by Davidson and Mooresville, has issued its first quarterly progress report, including a review of financial results that it says shows the sytem is ahead of budget. The report also says subscribers have risen 4.9 percent since the towns acquired the system in December, to the current 15,826. And officials say the planned system upgrade is on schedule. Read the rest of this post »
Shhh! Keep your voice down if you have to walk through the Davidson College campus this weekend as the exam period begins Friday morning. 
That means a quiet weekend and no home sports for the Wildcats. However, the rest of us can enjoy the new Farmer’s Market Saturday, live music at Summit Coffee weekend evenings, a major animal adoption fair in Cornelius and an arts jam at Cannon School. If the weather cooperates, Sunday will feature Band of Oz at the first Concert on the Green for 2008.
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Tuesday’s primary election trained the national spotlight on North Carolina to see who would be the Tar Heel Democrats’ presidential preference. Davidson was among the places visited by Associated Press photographers covering the event. Check out the May 6 USA Today lead webpage photo of Mary Jo Clark of Davidson getting a college student registered.
Also see below for a Lake Norman web diary of the campaign, a student organizer’s comments and the percentage breakdown of the local Obama vote. Read the rest of this post »
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