The first funeral I can remember attending was my great-grandmother’s. Actually, I don’t remember the funeral, just the trip for her burial to the mountains where she was born.
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Black History Month: Cassidy's Creative Corner - Black Achievements (Part 2)
To me, and so many others, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is important. The BLM movement fights for Black people and highlights the changes that needed to be made long ago.
Black History Month: African American Love
Black history should be all year, 24/7 actually.
Black History Month: Cathy's Creative Corner - First by Default
You know, you can actually learn something new every day. Until a spokesperson called from Lexington city government, I never knew this was how my dad felt.
Black History Month: Cassidy's Creative Corner - Black Achievements
February is Black History Month! I believe this is a great time to honor and focus on Black achievements.
Black History Month: Guest Columnist - Tonya Lanier
Tonya Lanier, an author and historian who focuses on the preservation of local African American history, will be serving as a guest columnist this month for Davidson Local.
Black History Month: Kassie's Column - To them, we owe
During February, it’s hard not to get caught up in the spotlight that rightfully shines on Black women and men across the country who have broken barriers, shattered glass ceilings and raised the bar.
Cathy's Creative Corner: An Open Letter to Our Family
Dear Family,
We made it back home to the Barbeque Capital of the World! Hope everyone else returned home safely and enjoyed the holiday gathering as much as my brother and I.
Cassidy's Creative Corner: Dear Diary (Part 4)
I can’t write much…or for very long. Hopefully, this gets into the right hands.
Political Opinion: Local GOP calls for high voter turnout
As part of our hyperlocal coverage, Davidson Local invites ALL registered political parties to submit a monthly opinion column by a designee.
Cassidy's Creative Corner: Dear Diary (Part 3)
Today was very uneventful. That’s what I would like to say. In fact, today was the complete opposite.
Kassie's Column: An MLK Day Reflection
Today is the day we celebrate a man.
Cassidy's Creative Corner: Dear Diary (Part 2)
Dear Diary,
I didn’t journal yesterday because I was really busy. Wednesday morning, I woke up like usual, but there was a strange light tapping sound
From a teen's perspective: New Year's Resolutions
It’s a new year! 2022 will bring a lot of milestones for my family.
Cassidy's Creative Corner: Dear Diary
Our creative writer extraordinaire, Catherine Lyons, will return with original short stories in February. In her absence, we’ll be publishing short stories from our newest intern, Cassidy Craven.
Kassie's Column: Out with the old, In with the new
Whew!
If I only had one word to describe 2021 that would be it.
Cathy's Creative Corner: Press On to 2022
As I make plans for my family’s upcoming New Year’s Eve gathering, I can’t help but look back over my life and remember all the events I’ve been through.
#DLYearInReview: Cathy's Creative Corner
Davidson Local isn’t your traditional newspaper. Therefore, the content we publish isn’t always traditional.
Cathy's Creative Corner: Santa Claus is a White Man?
This week’s story was written in December 1974. I was in my senior year in high school and it was printed in our Christmas newsletter.
Opinion: It's a self-care kind of Christmas
Health care issues, political division, and the loss of life as we knew it compounded to produce a tougher year than any of us have had to lead in our lifetimes. I schlepped along quietly until the past month. We couldn’t wait for 2020 to go away. Now it seems to be the consensus that most of us are OVER 2021.