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Month: October 2016

Architect's drawing of the new station, which will serve the east side of town. (Town of Davidson)

After years of planning, Davidson breaks ground Friday on Fire Station No. 2

October 19, 2016

The Town of Davidson breaks ground Friday morning on a long-needed second fire station off Davidson-Concord Road, near the Beaver Dam historic site.

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Friends - that business in Washington will pre-empt today's Charlotte Talks weekly news roundup from the airwaves, but we'll still be on Facebook Live. Head over to the WFAE page at 9:00 am, where we'll be talking about politics, the city's #MLS pro soccer bid, Congressional redistricting, downtown development and more. The show also airs Saturday at 7am and again Monday. Today's panel will include yours truly, Katie Peralta, Glenn Burkins and Nick Ochsner. Join us.

A moratorium on wind projects in #NC ended last December. Gov. Roy Cooper says it's time to end legislative battles amd make sure wind power is part of the state's future clean energy system. Cooper's Clean Energy Plan released in October calls for fighting climate change by shifting to cleaner sources of electricity. "Part of that future needs to be wind -- particularly offshore wind," he said. Three areas off the #NC coast (in blue) have been designated for licensing. One company - @Avangrid - has a license for an area 24 miles off the Outer Banks and is now surveying. More on @wfae and WFAE.org #windenergy #renewableenergy

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Friends - that business in Washington will pre-empt today's Charlotte Talks weekly news roundup from the airwaves, but we'll still be on Facebook Live. Head over to the WFAE page at 9:00 am, where we'll be talking about politics, the city's #MLS pro soccer bid, Congressional redistricting, downtown development and more. The show also airs Saturday at 7am and again Monday. Today's panel will include yours truly, Katie Peralta, Glenn Burkins and Nick Ochsner. Join us.

A moratorium on wind projects in #NC ended last December. Gov. Roy Cooper says it's time to end legislative battles amd make sure wind power is part of the state's future clean energy system. Cooper's Clean Energy Plan released in October calls for fighting climate change by shifting to cleaner sources of electricity. "Part of that future needs to be wind -- particularly offshore wind," he said. Three areas off the #NC coast (in blue) have been designated for licensing. One company - @Avangrid - has a license for an area 24 miles off the Outer Banks and is now surveying. More on @wfae and WFAE.org #windenergy #renewableenergy

A #DukeUniversity scientist says new data shows dangerous levels of the cancer-causing heavy metal hexavalent chromium occur naturally across North Carolina, and can be a concern in drinking water wells. The element is most likely to be found in high concentrations in the Piedmont, including the Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh. areas. On @wfae and WFAE.org.

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