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The community has rallied behind 5-year-old Kate Thornton and her family after doctors have given Kate only a few short weeks to live. Community unites in support of Thorntons
A simple phone call made all the difference in the world. Kate Thornton, a five-year old Thomasville girl who is battling leukemia, had only been out of the hospital a day when the phone rang Sat...
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Dragonfly House to offer help to abused children
When it comes to children, parents rarely take shortcuts. So when Davie Domestic Violence Services and Rape Crisis Center in Mocksville — an agency working with adult victims of domestic violence ...
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Attendees at last year’s ‘Taste of the Town’ sample foods from participating vendors. ‘Taste of the Town’ returns with largest lineup to date
Sampler platters can’t even compare. With 63 local restaurants, caterers, bakeries and beverage vendors prepared to market small portions of their wares, Hospice of the Piedmont’s 22nd annual Tast...
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Initiative aims to curb traffic accidents
Responding to an accident where someone lost their life is one of the hardest things police officers do. Calling family members to inform them a loved one died in a car crash is part of the job th...
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Jimmy Todd, owner of Todd’s Seafood, looks over some of the Gulf shrimp he has available in the store. Shrimp is now a rare commodity due to the oil spill in the Gulf. Photo/Lisa Wall A NEW ALBATROSS
Oil spill leaves suppliers, restaurants reeling
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European woes keep high gas prices at bay
Thomasville has the lowest gas prices in the Triad, and Chair City residents can thank Europe’s bad economy for the break at the pump. According to greensborogasprices.com, a local website that r...
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Two dead after state trooper, car collide
A Sunday morning traffic crash in Jamestown involving a North Carolina state trooper left a Thomasville woman and an 11-year-old girl dead. Sandra Allmond, 55, and Taylor Strange, 11, died as a ...
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Man drowns in High Rock Lake
For the second time in less than month, a man drowned at High Rock Lake while spending time with his family. According to a Davidson County Sheriff’s Office press release, Kenneth Earl Kennedy, 25...
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Dority requests runoff for District 12 nomination
Greg Dority sent a letter to the N.C. Board of Elections Monday requesting a runoff election in the Republican primary for the U.S. House District 12. Dority, of Washington, N.C., came in second i...
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Wallburg breaks ground on new town hall
WALLBURG — Wallburg’s good fortune lasted all the way to the moment when shovels touched the ground on the new town hall. Rain showers stayed away long enough Monday morning for council members...
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