🌱 Patch AM: How Davidson will honor Dr. King on January 19, 2026.

Good day Davidson! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Davidson will honor Dr. King on January 19, 2026.
• When NCAA soccer’s biggest games once kicked off in Davidson

Also on today's calendar: An Evening of Christmas - Free Concert with Robert May.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 51 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 56, low: 32.
• Thursday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MLK Day Celebrations, Observances and Parades in Charlotte 2026 (charlotteonthecheap.com) — Davidson will host its own Martin Luther King Jr. Day program at Town Hall’s Community Center auditorium on South Street, Monday, January 19, 2026, at 10 a.m., featuring music and speakers. The guide also lists parades, service projects, and celebrations across Charlotte, Concord, Kannapolis, and Mooresville throughout the holiday weekend.
   

• Washington wins 2025 DI men's soccer championship (ncaa.com) — Davidson gets a brief but notable shoutout as the host site for several early-1990s NCAA men’s soccer championship matches, highlighting the town’s past role on the national soccer stage. The main focus is Washington’s dramatic 3-2 overtime win over NC State to claim its first-ever Division I men’s soccer title and a full rundown of championship history.
   

📸 Around Davidson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Davidson

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• The Nutcracker
  Duke Family Performance Hall, 207 Faculty Dr, Davidson
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 23

• An Evening of Christmas - Free Concert with Robert May
  525 S Broad St , Mooresville
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Veterans Lunch
  Rowan County Calendar , Christiana Lutheran Church 6190 US 52 , Salisbury
  10:00 am
• Military & Veteran Food Pantry
  Rowan County Calendar , 1935 Jake Alexander Blvd. W. , Salisbury
  10:30 am
• 6pm HQ Holiday Storytime
  Rowan County Calendar , 201 W Fisher Street , Salisbury
  6:00 pm
• 6pm HQ Teen Tabletop Roleplaying Game
  Rowan County Calendar , 201 W Fisher Street , Salisbury
  6:00 pm
• Girls Night Out the Show® at On The Roxx (Cornelius, NC)
  On the Roxx-Cornelius , 19507 W Catawba Ave I , Cornelius
  8:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Celebrations Around the World - Grades K, 2, 4
  Pine Lake Preparatory Mooresville, NC 28115
• Veteran Coffee Mornings
  Rowan County Calendar , 320 N. Main Street , China Grove
  9:00 am
• Employee Appreciation Luncheon
  Lincoln County Calendar Lincolnton, NC 28092
  11:30 am

Thursday December 18

• ES Polar Express day
  Lake Norman Charter Huntersville, NC 28078
• Celebrations Around the World, Grades Grades 1, 3, 5
  Pine Lake Preparatory Mooresville, NC 28115

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I feel like I’ve hit the big time!!
  Someone just tried to scam me about my missing Mars kitty. I hope that person has pain equal to what they’ve caused me. I hope they feel every bit of… (Nextdoor Davidson Landing)

• Planet Fitness posted a job opening for Overnight Custodian - FT - Sun-Thurs - 10p-6a in Cornelius. Apply here.
• Harris Teeter posted a job opening for Part Time Dairy Frozen Clerk in Cornelius. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Davidson here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cornelius

• Community meetings this week on proposed medical facilities (corneliustoday.com)

Huntersville

• The Rosendin Foundation awards grants to area nonprofits (thecharlotteweekly.com)
• Melrose Foundation funds GCSAA show for 18; GCSAA updates BMP tool (turfnet.com)

Mooresville

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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