Lexington designated as a Accredited Main Street America program

Lexington designated as a Accredited Main Street America program

Davidson Local
Local News, State Government

The North Carolina Main Street & Rural Planning Center at the North Carolina Department of Commerce has announced that 46 North Carolina communities have been designated a 2022 Accredited Main Street America™ program. This accreditation status is Main Street America’s top-tier recognition and signifies a demonstrated commitment to comprehensive commercial district revitalization and a proven track record of successfully developing an asset based economic development strategy, and implementation through the Main Street Four-Point Approach™.

Learn about LCS' Spanish Immersion Program

Learn about LCS' Spanish Immersion Program

Kassaundra Shanette Lockhart
Education, Local News

Lexington City Schools (LCS) Dual Language Immersion Program is currently enrolling students for the upcoming 2022-23 school year. Started in 2019, “Language immersion program is exciting option for parents who want their children to have the advantages of a rigorous academic program while also learning two languages - English and a target language. For example, in a Spanish immersion program, Spanish is not a subject; Spanish is the language in which instruction is delivered,” as stated in Participate Learning Dual Language Program brochure.

Opinion Column: Liz de Toro Let’s get back to the ABCs and 123s of Academics

Opinion Column: Liz de Toro Let’s get back to the ABCs and 123s of Academics

Republic LIGHT (Latinos In Government Honorary Team)
Education, Opinion, En Español

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.

Thomasville council votes to dissolve multicultural committee

Thomasville council votes to dissolve multicultural committee

Antionette Kerr
Arts & Entertainment, goverment, Local Government, Local News, Politics

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.

Denton FarmPark's Christmas Train seeks votes by June 30th, Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion

Denton FarmPark's Christmas Train seeks votes by June 30th, Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion

Community News - Contributed
Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Local News

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.

Poetry camp promotes SMARTS Arts in Education

Poetry camp promotes SMARTS Arts in Education

Community News - Contributed
Arts & Entertainment, Community Events, Local News, nonprofit

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.

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