On Saturday, March 27th, Anything for Our Youth (AFOY) will host their Yard Sale Fundraiser from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. The sale will take place at 250 Fairview Dr. in Lexington.
Rest in print: A tribute to Joe Sink
Joseph Stanford Sink, Jr, 84, formerly of W. First Avenue, died Tuesday, March 23.
Joseph Stanford Sink Jr., 84, formerly of West First Avenue, died Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Brookdale of Lexington. A memorial service will be held at 2pm Friday, March 26 at the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, by the Rev. Larry Lyon and Dr. Ray Howell III. It will also be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/davidson.funeralhome. Social distancing and masks are required.
COVID-19 appointments filled for the week
The Davidson County Health Department has announced that all appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine have been fulfilled for the week. Scheduling will reopen again on Monday, March 29 at 10:00am.
NAACP announces essay winners
Lexington and Thomasville essay contest winners are announced
North Carolina will relax some COVID-19 restrictions
As North Carolina’s trends continue to show improvement and vaccine distribution increases with 31.7% of North Carolinians over 18 having received at least one dose of vaccine, Governor Roy Cooper announced today that the state will continue to ease some COVID-19 restrictions.
Actualización de elegibilidad para la vacuna COVID-19
El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Davidson ahora acepta a todas las personas que desean una vacuna COVID-19 y cumplen con los requisitos de elegibilidad: 16 años o más para la vacuna Pfizer; 18 años o más para la vacuna Moderna y Johnson & Johnson.
COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Update
The Davidson County Health Department is now accepting all individuals who want a COVID-19 vaccine and meet the eligibility requirements: 16 and older for the Pfizer vaccine; 18 and older for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Relaunch of Davidson County Transportation Services
Davidson County Transportation Services will relaunch the BLUE, ORANGE, GREEN, and RED routes on Monday, April 5, 2021. DCTS has operated as a Dial-A-Ride service since early on during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Thomasville board announces plans for in-person learning
The Thomasville City Schools Board of Education voted at a special called meeting on Tuesday, March 16th to allow middle and high school students to return to school for in-person learning. Beginning Monday, April 19th, 6th to 12th-grade students that opt to return will do so under Plan A.
Thomasville: Specially called school board meeting
The Thomasville Board of Education will host a special board meeting on March 16th, 2021 to discuss reopening.
Lexington Announces Return of the Depot District Music Fest
On June 12th at the Breeden Insurance Amphitheater, the Depot District Music Fest returns with a lineup featuring 2021 Grammy nominee Black Violin, Scythian, Rhett Price, and Abigail Dowd. The festival celebrates community and outdoor live music, not to mention Lexington’s full-steam-ahead progress toward a passenger rail stop in the historic train Depot District.
New group aims to spread L.O.V.E.
L.O.V.E.’s founder Tina Royal is planning a virtual meeting on March 31 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. An interest form is attached to the group’s social media page.
Wilson competes in “Favorite Chef” contest
Chef John Wilson of Sophie’s Cork & Ale in Lexington hopes to win $50,000 in a “Favorite Chef” contest so he can upgrade his kitchen equipment.
COVID-19 cases declining rapidly in North Carolina long-term care settings
New COVID-19 cases in North Carolina long-term care facilities have declined rapidly in the last several weeks. Case rates are down over 15-fold in skilled nursing facilities, adult care homes and other licensed facilities since the peak of transmission in January 2021. Given the rapid decline in new cases, most facilities currently meet criteria to resume indoor visitation while continuing to follow infection prevention recommendations.
Lawmakers push bills to free counties from COVID restrictions
Three different local bills with these provisions would affect some two dozen counties. A statewide version of this bill, SB 116, is pending but is subject to the governor’s veto. Other local bills in this vein would allow more people to attend high school graduations in seven Piedmont counties and reopen schools in five districts across several regions.
Gov. Cooper announces frontline essential workers eligible for vaccination beginning March 3
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that additional frontline essential workers in Group 3 will be eligible for vaccinations beginning tomorrow, March 3. The expedited timeline follows the approval of the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine and an expected increase in vaccine supply to North Carolina.
Thomasville has a variety of parks
With the United States still dealing with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are searching for slivers of hope. Winter brought with it countless days of rain, snowstorms, and canceled events
These Davidson County parks are ready for visitors
With the United States still dealing with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are searching for slivers of hope. Winter brought with it countless days of rain, snowstorms, and canceled events.
Life goes on
There are two things I know for sure: Life happens. And life doesn’t stop.