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Davidson-Davie Community College commencement honors 1,200 graduates with guest speaker State Auditor Dave Boliek.
The inaugural Friends of the Lexington Library Local Author Event will take place Saturday, May 16, at Bull City Ciderworks, bringing together local and regional writers for an afternoon of storytelling, special book launches, author announcements, live music, and community connection. The free event will also feature music from Jack Riggs, along with free food, raffles, and opportunities to meet participating authors while supporting the Lexington Library.
The appointment comes as Thomasville City Schools continues its search for a permanent superintendent. The district recently launched a community survey seeking public input on the characteristics and qualifications residents would like to see in the next leader of the school system.
Eric Jr., the son of Eric and Megan Anderson of Lexington and the owners of Holly Hill Memorial Park and founders of Holly Hill Cares, is a junior at Union Grove Christian School.
Several speakers criticized what they described as a lack of transparency surrounding the potential project.
Walk On! is designed for adults of all mobility levels, including those who use assistive devices. Activities are adaptable, allowing everyone to participate at their own pace in an indoor climate-controlled environment.
Column by Rev. Aaron Long
Free community event will include food, music, games, resources, gun safety information, a memory wall honoring lives lost to gun violence, and a vigil honoring lives lost to gun violence.
Financial concerns dominated much of the second half of the meeting. Administrators outlined uncertainty surrounding state funding, projected enrollment declines, increasing utility and fuel costs and ongoing financial impacts from charter schools and voucher programs.
Established in 2025 to honor Charles McNeair — a high school student arrested in 1979 at age 16 but released in May 2026.
Discussions surrounding opioid recovery programs, animal welfare funding and local arts initiatives dominated a lengthy Davidson County Board of Commissioners meeting on May 7, with emotional testimony from community members and updates on several county projects.
This case remains open and is ongoing and no further details will be released at this time.
