Curtis pushes for support of airport bill



“It was never intended to have anything to do with anything outside of Mecklenburg County,” N.C. Senator David Curtis said about the bill that would create the Charlotte Regional Airport Authority. Curtis spoke to Lincoln County Board of Commissioners at its April 1 meeting about the bill. “(N.C. Rep. ) Jason (Saine) will make sure the language is something you […]

Davidson Trio to close out concert series at Davidson College on April 7



 

Davidson’s Cohen picked for all-star game



DAVIDSON – Davidson College forward Jake Cohen has been selected to play in the Reese’s College All-Star Game.The annual event, sponsored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), features the top seniors in college basketball and will be at 5 p.m. Friday on the Final Four court inside the Georgia Dome.The teams are composed of 11 senior players from […]

Huntersville couple celebrates 72nd anniversary



 

Davidson Trio to close out concert series at Davidson College on April 7



Davidson College welcomes back the illustrious Davidson Trio of violinist Rosemary Furniss, cellist Alan Black, and pianist Dana Protopopescu to close this season’s successful Concert Series.The program will feature Beethoven’s Piano Trio Op. 1, No. 3 and Brahms’s Piano Trio in C Major, Op. 87, No. 2, among other canonical works.Rosemary Furniss joined the Davidson family last year when she […]

Dale Jr. becomes pitchman for phone app



OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. is promoting a new phone app that helps prevent distracted driving in a TV commercial airing this month.The 30-second ad, created by Sprint and its agency, Team Sprint – Digitas and Leo Burnett – features Earnhardt using the Sprint Drive First mobile application, which can block and send automatic replies to […]

More former students come forward in sex abuse investigation



MOORESVILLE – A former teacher faces 207 counts of taking indecent liberties with students and one count of first-degree sex offense, according to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.John Thomas Patterson taught fourth grade at Mount Mourne Elementary School for about 17 years until he resigned in 1987. Fourteen of his former students have come forward in a child sexual abuse […]

Citizens Homes earns homebuilding awards



CHARLOTTE – The Homebuilders Association of Charlotte recognized Citizens Homes with two honors at its 2013 Major Achievement Awards on March 21.Citizens Homes won Builder Of The Year in the Under 125 Homes Closed category, as well as Brochure Of The Year in the $151K-$200K category.“The Citizens Homes difference stems from a willingness to build nothing but the best homes […]

Huntersville couple celebrates 72nd anniversary



HUNTERSVILLE – James and Pat Macera celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary today at Shads Landing in Huntersville.James, 94, a WWII veteran and Pat, 90, are originally from New Rochelle, NY, where they owned and operated a true mom and pop fruit and vegetable store called the Wykagyl Market.The happy couple have nine grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

Theater group presents ‘Treasure Island’



DAVIDSON – Davidson Community Player’s Connie Company will present swashbuckling sword fights, double crosses and mysterious secrets in its production of “Treasure Island.”Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel of the same name, Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver and others learn lessons about friendship and loyalty as they discover what constitutes true treasure.“Treasure Island” will be performed at 1 and 4 […]