Sunday, May 19, 2013
About 500 Boy Scouts from 24 area troops participated in the 25th annual Boy Scout Encampment on May 10-11 at McGuire Nuclear Station. Scouts spent the night on the EnergyExplorium lawn and took part various merit badge classes on May 11. Scouts could choose from 20 class topics,… read more about Boy Scouts, Duke Energy celebrate 25-year partnership
DAVIDSON – U.S. Rep. Mel Watt’s ties to Davidson aren’t the kind most politicians would have to a city near their governing district. Watt was a shoe-shiner at two segregated Davidson barbershops as a young boy. In a May 2 address to an oral history class at Davidson College, Watt – recently… read more about Watt discusses appointment, equality with students
Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln, and Catawba Counties affected RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health has issued a fish consumption advisory for striped bass and largemouth bass in Lake Norman in Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln, and Catawba… read more about Fish consumption advisory for Lake Norman
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Sirens located around McGuire Nuclear Station will be tested at approximately 11:50 a.m. April 10. No public action is required during this three-minute test. By testing the sirens, state and county officials and Duke Energy ensure the sirens are operating… read more about Duke Energy and County Officials to Test Sirens around McGuire Nuclear Station
Updated with additional photos: DAVIDSON – The Fifth Third Bank in Davidson was robbed today at approximately 11:55 a.m. Police are looking for a white man in his 40's, 5'8-1/2" to 5'11" with a slender build, scruffy grey beard, short grey hair in a dark blue hooded sweatshirt and dark… read more about UPDATED PHOTOS: Davidson PD looking Fifth Third Bank robber
HUNTERSVILLE – Thousands of plastic eggs disappeared in seconds as children scooped them up during Rural Hill’s 4th Annual Community Egg Hunt on March 30. The two egg hunts, one for children 4 and younger and another for those 5 and older, saw about 600 children search for 5,000 plastic… read more about Rural Hill offered family fun Easter weekend
By Kaitlin Roberts - Davidson College Intern HUNTERSVILLE - Two area-nonprofits, Leadership Link and The Father’s House, will host the fourth annual Freedom Fest, an international outreach event to raise funds for enslaved youth in Ghana, next week at Journey Church. The April 12 event will… read more about Freedom Fest spotlights international help programs
By Corinne Hester - Davidson College Intern Counselors Shannon White and Christine Wisdom knew the community needed a teen counseling group after a local student committed suicide last year. “We kept hearing from teens that there wasn’t a place to talk about stressors,” White… read more about Teens learn to talk about stress in group
RALEIGH – N.C. Sen. Jeff Tarte has recently voiced-off on his Facebook page to generate law-making suggestions in exchange for cash. “Time to listen to all of you,” said Tarte on his Facebook page. “Yes, legislators actually do this from time to time. Going to make a habit of it right here, and… read more about Sen. Tarte asks Facebook friends for big ideas
Char-Meck Library expands hours starting April 1 CHARLOTTE – Charlotte-Mecklenburg public libraries began their extended hours beginning April 1. Davidson and Cornelius expanded service to include a full fifth day. They will now be open from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and… read more about Herald Weekly news briefs for April 5-11
CORNELIUS – Relay For Life Huntersville and Cornelius kick-off May 31 at Bailey Road Park, 11536 Bailey Road, Cornelius. The relay walk event begins with an opening ceremony at 7 p.m. and concludes at 7 a.m. June 1. Relay teams camp out overnight and members take turns walking or running… read more about Relay For Life comes to the Lake Norman area
HUNTERSVILLE – The Vermillion subdivision off Vanguard Parkway will have room for more families, after the town board approved changes to the subdivision’s Phase 4 sketch plan during its April 1 meeting. Bowman Development Group, the subdivision’s developers, will convert three 60-foot-wide… read more about Huntersville board OKs Vermillion changes
HUNTERSVILLE – The Lake Norman Regional Economic Development Corporation’s search for Jerry Broadway’s replacement is over. The EDC hired Ryan McDaniels, a former vice president for business recruiting at Cabarrus Economic Development, to replace Broadway, who announced his retirement late last… read more about Cabarrus’ McDaniels takes over Lake Norman EDC
Milan La'Shea Sherry Little AUGUSTA, Ga. – Funeral services for Milan La’Shea Sherry Little, infant, were held April 2, 2013, at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home. She died March 29 at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital in Columbia, S.C. Little was born Sept. 3, 2012, in Augusta, Ga., to Jared… read more about Herald Weekly Obituaries for April 4-10
DAVIDSON – Caitlin Hickey, a Davidson College junior, wanted to blend her love for art and anthropology. A Hispanic studies and anthropology double major, she is working with anthropology professor Helen Cho this semester on a forensic facial reconstruction project. Hickey is reconstructing… read more about Hickey dives into forensic anthropology
CLICK HERE for photo gallery of the Junior ROTC HUNTERSVILLE – Hopewell High School’s Junior ROTC has proven itself a force to be reckoned with in the classroom and on the field. Not only does the group boast a 100 percent graduation rate and impressive grade point averages, they also hope to… read more about Hopewell’s JROTC win in and out of the classroom
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… read more about Huntersville couple celebrates 72nd anniversary