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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]