All in Education
Parents, community members, Jacket Parent Academy (JPA) enrollees and JPA alumni were in attendance to show support for some of Lexington’s youngest and finest Black business owners at the “Black Business Spotlight.” Four of the five business owners are Lexington Senior High School graduates.
The Lexington City Board of Education Building and Grounds Committee will meet with the County Commissioners Facility Committee on Monday, February 27, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. in the Davidson County Government Building Board Chambers Room, located at 913 Greensboro Street, Lexington, NC 27292.
The Empowering the Future Scholarship is open to high school seniors in our 19 county service area who are planning to attend a college, university, or technical school during the 2023-24 school year. Applications will be accepted until March 31, 2023.
There was much interest in the column “Does Lexington need a Makerspace?” In an effort to help launch this initiative, I’ve provided a step by step process to help advocates know how.
The Lexington City Schools (LCS) Board of Education has hired the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA) to help facilitate its search for the next superintendent of LCS.
All Veterans are welcome as well as those wanting to help the almost 40, 000 Veterans in Davidson County according to CEO Dennis Cave of Veterans for Life
Tonya Lanier says her years of service exemplify her favorite scripture - Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before others, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
After his family moved to Thomasville when he was only three weeks old, Beatty (a Thomasville High School alumnus) went on to receive President Bill Clinton's nomination for United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. He became the chief judge of that court in 2006 and retired from active service in 2018.
After 37 years of service in public education and five years with Lexington City Schools, Superintendent, Dr. Anitra D. Wells, will resign her position effective June 30th, 2023.
Contact the Fire Marshal's Office at 336-248-3933 during business hours to schedule a time for us to install them for you.
Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) is designed to give students essential skills required for entry-level employment as law enforcement officers with state, county, or municipal governments, or with private enterprises.
With so many new jobs coming and more on the way, everyone who possibly needs to learn to make some cool stuff and support the growth underway in Davidson County and beyond perhaps can learn a skill that can send him or her all over the world.
Be sure to check Davidson Local throughout the month for stories about local leaders, historical events and fond memories.
To help Career Technical Education, CTE, students to get a better appreciation of engineering functions and to get more excited about tools, I created the Thorminator Challenge.
The Lexington City Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting for the month of February on Monday, February 6.
“During the month of January you will hear a lot about Child Sex Trafficking, the Davidson County Sheriff's Office would like to bring to light some material developed by our friends at National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Below you will find information dealing with Child Sex Trafficking to help you better understand the issues we deal with today.”
Columnist Barbara Presnell offers a personal reflection. Grace Episcopal Church will sponsor a community discussion of Bishop Michael Curry’s book, Love is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times, on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 7:00 in the Parish Hall. All are invited to participate in person or via Zoom.
Lexington Senior High School is hosting a career fair and we would love to have you participate! The event will be Thursday, February 2 with a snow date of February 9th.
