As I was being interviewed to renew my position in one of the educational boards, one of the questions I was asked was what I would change within our schools. Differently to the way I answered quickly to all the other questions, I stopped and asked for a second to go through my words, not because of the difficulty of the question, but because I knew they probably wouldn’t like my answer.
A multicultural committee formed in 2012 was recently dissolved by the city of Thomasville. The unanimous vote by the council cited “over the past several years, the multicultural committee has deviated from the primary mission of promoting and embracing all of the community's cultures and has expressed interest in focusing on a more narrowly tailored group of cultures,” and in a resolution to dissolve the group.
Hospice of Davidson County recently celebrated the launch of their brand new website it designed in partnership with DuBose Web Group.
A father is implored to bring their children up in the ways of the Lord, to discipline them and to encourage, comfort and instruct them.
Opinion: Will the PGA become the Minor League and LIV the Majors? Will LIV last a couple of years and then fade? Will money win?
Carolina’s Finest Awards, showcasing the finest North Carolina has to offer. We’re leaving it up to you, our readers, to pick the best of the best. Winners will be published in our November 2022 issue. Vote for your top picks to be entered into a random drawing for one of three $100 gift cards. Deadline to vote is June 30, 2022.
Saturday, June 18th 1:00pm-5:00pm NC Cooperative Extension - Davidson County 301 E Center St
For the third year in a row Anything For Our Youth Group is gearing up for a Juneteenth celebration set for Saturday, June 18th at 3 pm at Dunbar Park on 4th Street in Lexington. The festivities include a pageant and a creative writing contest. The historic walking tour will be led by Tyrone Terry, a local civil rights advocate that will begin at 2:30 pm.
During summer 2022, ADC received a grant from Novant Health and contracted with Phillip Shabazz, a well-known poet, author, and teaching artist to bring his "Powers of Poetry Project" to Davidson-Davie Community college for a teen summer camp for up to 25 teens. The "Powers of Poetry Project" is a creative writing workshop which concludes with a celebratory Poetry Slam.
Bull City Ciderworks, the non-profit PFLAG Lexington NC and Uptown Lexington are partnering to host the second annual Lexington PRIDE event on Saturday, June 25.
According to the FBI, property and mortgage fraud is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the United States. To prevent these types of crimes, Davidson County Register of Deeds is proud to offer our New Property Fraud Alert service.
Dr. Judy Richards has been appointed as Principal of South Lexington School and Developmental Center.
Davidson County Farm Tour 2022 IS BACK THIS YEAR! RAIN OR SHINE!
Lexington Youth Theatre (LYT) will present a summer camp for youth ages kindergarten through 8th grade.
For the third year in a row Anything For Our Youth is gearing up for a Juneteenth celebration set for Saturday, June 18th at 3 pm at Dunbar Park on 4th Street in Lexington. The festivities include a pageant and creative writing contest. The historic walking tour will be led by Tyrone Terry, a local civil rights advocate will lead a community walking tour of the historic area that will begin at 2:30 pm.
A complaint submitted to the North Carolina Board of Elections resulted in a hearing by the local Board of Elections on Tuesday, June 14 for LEXINGTON CITY SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION WARD 5.
Zoos have been a controversial topic for a while now. The main question is are they inhumane?
