Davidson Day enters playoffs behind strength of setter-hitter combo


DAVIDSON – Coming off a state championship, the Davidson Day volleyball team got a gut-punch early this season. In the third match of the year, the Patriots lost in straight sets to Caldwell Academy. The loss Sept. 24 broke a 15-game winning streak dating back to last season. But it could’ve been just what the team needed to quickly right […]

North Mecklenburg obituaries – Week of Oct. 23

Charles Royal Crawford HUNTERSVILLE – Charles Royal “Chuck” Crawford, 84, died Oct. 18, 2020. He was born Feb. 18, 1936, in Mecklenburg County to the late Clifford and Virginia Crawford.  He served in the Air National Guard and owned Crawford Well Drilling. Survivors include his wife, Marguerite Hedrick Mumpower Crawford; and sister, Miriam Dye and husband, Don. Services will be […]

Company founded at Davidson College soars to clean NFL, college stadiums


Just two years after it was founded at Davidson College, one company is helping clean some of the nation’s largest sports facilities. Lucid Drone Technologies was created by three Davidson College students in 2018, and this year provides the technology to disinfect Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, home to two professional teams. The Falcons hosted the Carolina Panthers Oct. 11 […]

Equity, inclusion the focus of a Davidson public art proposal


DAVIDSON – An emphasis on racial and social equity and inclusion – a stated priority at the Davidson town board’s retreat early this year that gained added urgency amid the national unrest surrounding the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minnesota – remains a regular town board discussion item, and will now become the focal point of […]

Cooper extends Phase 3 for at least three weeks

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that North Carolina will remain in Phase 3 of the reopening process for three more weeks as the rate of new COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations continue to rise. Cooper stressed the importance of wearing masks, social distancing and using good judgment despite fatigue and frustration caused by coronavirus and restrictions aimed at slowing its […]

Davidson takes steps toward new Grey Road sidewalk


DAVIDSON – After several years of starts and stops coping with state stormwater management guidelines and subsequent project adjustments that nearly tripled initial cost estimates, the town has found a potentially acceptable financial path to pursue construction of a high-priority sidewalk along Grey Road. At the town board’s Oct. 13 session, Davidson Project Manager Doug Wright provided an updated outline […]

Huntersville board doubles down on downtown development decision delays


HUNTERSVILLE – A proposed development in the downtown area continues to dominate town board discussions and trigger a deferral of decisions. At the board’s Oct. 19 session – two weeks after an opposition-heavy public hearing about rezoning for the project began, and two weeks before the continued hearing is set to resume – commissioners debated the separate details of one […]

Athlete Spotlight: Grant Howlett, Lake Norman Charter XC


Though the cross country season doesn’t begin until November for public schools, Grant Howlett has still been competing. In the Charlotte Running Company Cross Country Series at McAlpine Creek Park Oct. 16, the LNC senior reached a 5K personal record in 16 minutes, 23 seconds. He’s expected to be the top runner this fall for the Knights, who return most […]

16 homes proposed for Cornelius near Bailey Road


CORNELIUS – The developer for the Bailey’s Glen subdivision has proposed building two small clusters of homes in the southeast corner of Cornelius. Through a rezoning to be considered at a later date, the Forest at Bailey’s Glen would have seven additional single-family homes on 5.85 acres on the north side of Ayla Lane. As part of the subdivision, these […]

‘Amazing’ fall moments remain at historic Huntersville farm


HUNTERSVILLE – There are a few weeks left in this year’s opportunity to test your navigation and puzzle-solving skills at the Amazing Maize Maze at Historic Rural Hill. A network of paths – with one route providing the proper path toward discovery of a Celtic fortune – meanders through a 7-acre crop of head-high corn at the historic working farm […]