Huntersville-Cornelius-Davidson

The Unknown Soldier

Forty years after her father’s death, Kelly Kemp is reconnecting with the man she never knew

CORNELIUS  – Before leaving for Vietnam in January 1969, Pfc. Kenneth A. Prejean wrote to his bride, “To my lovely Princess, please do not read this unless I do not return.”

Officials mull fate of middle school sports

CHARLOTTE – Todd Harwood cringes at the thought of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools eliminating middle school athletics amid an extremely tight budget year.

Wynfield driver had marijuana in his system

HUNTERSVILLE – The driver in a wreck that killed a 26-year-old Huntersville woman and her 1-year-old daughter had marijuana in his system the day of the crash, police said.

Huntersville Police Capt. Michael Kee said Seth Smith, 28, tested positive for the drug after his Honda Accord smashed into a tree along Wynfield Creek Parkway Oct. 26.

Can drive helps the environment, burned children

The fire-engine red trailer parked outside the Gilead Fire and Rescue Department on Beatties Ford Road might seem like just a good place to recycle aluminum cans, but many might not know its also helping burned children.

Where are your stimulus dollars going in Lake Norman?

Number of jobs created with $24 million spent in area unknown

With a push of a lever, the rats in Mark Smith’s Davidson College laboratory can get the fix they need: more cocaine.

Driver charged in wreck that killed teacher

Teacher's family and friends reach out to driver

HUNTERSVILLE  – Prosecutors have charged an 18-year-old Vale man with misdemeanor death by vehicle in the head-on collision that killed a fourth-grade teacher at SouthLake Christian Academy in January.