Lake Norman Citizen

06/03/2026

The production is set for a limited eight-show run at the Duke Family Performance Hall at Davidson College from June 17-28.

DAVIDSON – Long before the world heard of Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger or even Ronald Reagan, there was Eva Perón, a woman who proved that star power could help launch a political career. “Eva Perón pioneered the merger between politics and entertainment,” Davidson Community Players E...

06/03/2026

A final decision in Davidson about the tax rate is expected at the town board’s June 9 meeting.

DAVIDSON – Confusion. Complexities. Uncertainties. Frustration. Those are not words traditionally associated with a late-in-the-process budget discussion involving municipal leadership. And when veteran Finance Director Piet Swart reluctantly falls back on a term like “conjecture” (defined as ...

06/03/2026

Cornelius commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of the town manager’s recommended budget, which includes an increase to the property tax rate.

CORNELIUS – Commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of adopting Town Manager Andrew Grant’s recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2027 at the board’s June 1 meeting. The spending plan, which takes effect on July 1, includes a two-cent increase to the town’s property tax rate. The new rate will be 19.3...

05/28/2026

Read up on the various farmers markets in the Lake Norman area as summer approaches.

LAKE NORMAN – Memorial Day is traditionally considered the beginning of summer, but with the cool temperatures that prevailed much of the weekend, summer may still seem far away. It’s not. Tomato plants are in the field, corn is sprouting, cucumbers and squash are almost ready to pick. Local far...

05/28/2026

As part of the right-of-way acquisition process for the West Catawba widening project, the town donated three parcels in the area of Robbins Park to the N.C. Department of Transportation.

CORNELIUS – Commissioners will vote next month on Town Manager Andrew Grant’s Fiscal Year 2027 recommended budget, which is balanced at just north of $43 million and includes a two-cent property tax increase, as well as an approximately $2 million appropriation from the town’s General Fund bal...

05/27/2026

After a one-year hiatus, the Christ the King girls soccer program is back in the state championship game following last night’s regional championship victory versus Mountain Island Charter.

Read about how they got it done:

Christ the King secured its title as 2A West regional champions and defeated long-time rival Mountain Island Charter with a gritty 1-0 victory Tuesday in women’s soccer. In last year’s regional final, the Crusaders fell to the Raptors, breaking Christ the King’s three-year streak as state cham...

05/27/2026

With the commissioners split 3-3, Mayor Christy Clark broke the tie with an affirmative vote, granting approval to a 44-acre development with 87,000 square feet of commercial space and 413 residential units, including apartments and townhomes.

HUNTERSVILLE – With a 4-3 vote, the Huntersville Town Board approved a rezoning to allow a second major mixed-use development in anticipation of the Red Line commuter rail on May 19. The Knox Crossing development will span approximately 44 acres at the northeast corner of Sam Furr Road and Old Sta...

05/27/2026

After 11 years on the job as Davidson Town Manager, Jamie Justice is set to retire on the last day of June.

DAVIDSON – Dressed casually, sporting a neatly trimmed, slightly graying beard and with coffee in hand, Davidson Town Manager Jamie Justice fit the image of a college professor holding court between classes in a late April discussion at Summit Coffee on Main Street. And on the subject of municipal...

05/25/2026

Mountain Island Charter won a 3-2 thriller versus CSD on Friday night to advance to tomorrow’s 2A West regional championship game. Check out these photos from the victory:

05/21/2026

The tree was removed on Monday, but the town plans to replace it in the fall.

DAVIDSON – The town of Davidson removed a large water oak (Quercus nigra) on Main Street, near the Davidson Book Garden and the mid-block crosswalk, on May 18. For many years, this large water oak has grown and watched over Main Street, the library and historic downtown Davidson. The town had the ...