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Pilot Mountain observation Dec. 3
A free observation session will be held at the top of Pilot Mountain from sunset to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Organizers of the free event include the Forsyth Astronomical Society, the rangers of ...
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Raleigh teen charged in wreck that killed Wheatmore student
Wheatmore rising senior dies in crash; Raleigh teen charged A Raleigh teen has been charged in connection to the death of a Wheatmore High School student in an accident at 2 p.m. June 25 in the R...
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Trinity bank robbed, again
CommunityOne Bank in Trinity was robbed about 3 p.m. Thursday, June 9. The suspect forced bank employees into the bank vault during the robbery, but no one was injured. According to a press releas...
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Flyover leads to drug arrest
A Thomasville man faces charges from the Randolph County Sheriff’s office after an eradication flyover June 7. A total of 405 marijuana plants were located and seized throughout the county, weighi...
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Archdale man charged after police find images of child pornography on his computer
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Archdale man for possessing child pornography. According to a RCSO press release, detectives investigating the illegal trade of child pornography exec...
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From left, are Renee Moffitt, Daniel and Anna Bowick.
Woman donates precious gift to newlyweds
SOPHIA — “What a gift!” Both Renee Moffitt and Daniel Bowick of Trinity used those words Sunday to describe her decision to donate a kidney to Daniel, who recently learned he would need a transpl...
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Residents reach out to help tsunami victims
As horrifying images of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan just over a week ago continue to dominate television, more and more Americans are wanting to offer the...
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Secily Ray (left) and Anna Freeman battle it out on the court Wednesday at Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem.
Local standouts find success in classroom and on court
WINSTON-SALEM — Secily Ray and Anna Freeman shook hands at center court prior to Wednesday afternoon’s basketball game between Wake Forest and Appalachian State University at Lawrence Joel Veteran’...
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Kisses4Kate to help local boy
Kat Manzella and Kayte Oliver made a promise they intend to keep and step one took place Sunday. Manzella and Oliver created the non-profit organization Kisses4Kate as a way to help the Thornton f...
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Golf tournament to benefit Spanish immersion program
Colin Ulmer sets off to school like any other third grader. He brushes his teeth, packs his backpack and says goodbye to Mom and Dad. Things appear normal when he gets to school, too. He chats wi...
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ACH plans foster parent orientation
In a society where the family unit seems to decrease in importance by the day, American Children’s Home (ACH) in Lexington seeks to continue its mission to bring stable home lives to Davidson Count...
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Kisses4Kate to continue helping children with cancer
Her story inspired a community. Kate Thornton’s two-year battle against leukemia may have ended on Sunday, but her legacy will live on through others who are determined to help children suffering...
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NC Shakespeare Festival kicks off season
NCShakes — formerly known as North Carolina Shakespeare Festival — will kick off its 34th 25-week season this month with Shakespeare’s final play “The Tempest.” A professional theater company labe...
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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 a...
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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 tho...
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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 t...
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Budgetincludes more cuts for schools
Gov. Beverly Perdue’s proposed budget could mean significant cuts for both the Davidson County and Thomasville city school systems, though before the North Carolina General Assembly votes, the issu...
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State closes Wilcox Bridge in Davidson County
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation Thursday closed the U.S. 29/70 southbound bridge, known as the Wilcox Bridge, over the Yadkin River in Davidson County to traffic. The closure comes...
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Davidson and Guilford counties declared state disaster areas
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue today declared a state disaster for Davidson and Guilford counties to help pay for home repairs for families who incurred damage from the March 28 tornadoes. In addition, ...
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A tornado touched down on Clark Road in Linwood, destroying mobile homes. Photo/Dan Patterson
WAKE OF THE STORM
Tornados, heavy storms leave trail of destruction
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Name change reflects Carolina Cancer Services’ range of patient care
The former Davidson County Cancer Services changed its name to Carolina Cancer Services in February. The original name — which the organization has had since its beginning in 1996 — limited the ce...
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Weekend traffic accidents leave 3 dead
An early Sunday morning high-speed crash that went undiscovered for almost 12 hours left two Lexington men dead. According to the state highway patrol, Brandon Perry Rush, 22, of Pine Top Road, an...
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Rep. Howard Coble speaks at a press conference Friday after being released from High Point Regional Hospital. Photo/Eliot Duke
Coble released after fainting spell
HIGH POINT — U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) was in good spirits Friday afternoon after being released from High Point Regional Hospital a little more than 24 hours after North Carolina’s longest ser...
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Jason Hedrick of Hedrick Builders and his construction team will work to build a dream home for a Triad family as part of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition show.
Home makeover team, volunteers gear up
Nearly 400 builders, volunteers and supporters gathered in Lexington on Friday to prepare to change a neighboring family’s life. Hedrick Creative Building hosted the volunteer rally at Reeds Bapti...
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Wallburg elects familiar faces
Wallburg citizens made it clear on Tuesday that they wanted to keep their town council in tact for the foreseeable future. With two of the five town council spots tentatively up for grabs, incumbe...
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A huge fish kill leaving thousands of carp, crappie, bass and other fish dead in the southern end of High Rock Lake was discovered Tuesday. There has been no definitive answer to why the kill occurred.
Huge fish kill reported at High Rock Lake
Residents living near a cove at the southern end of High Rock Lake discovered a smelly, gruesome scene on Tuesday. Thousands of dead fish littered the shoreline of the Fisherman’s Cove community n...
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Local family to win Extreme Home Makeover
An award-winning TV show announced Friday that it will be coming to the Piedmont. ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, a two-time Emmy award winner for a reality program, is bringing the show to t...
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Winston--Salem Police Department uses officer Mickey Hutchens’ patrol car as a memorial in honor of the officer who slain while responding to a domestic call at Bojangles on Peters Creek Parkway last week.
Officer's death hits close to home
In the world of law enforcement, the loss of an officer in the line of duty ripples across jurisdictions and affects a brotherhood that relies on each other much like any other family. When news o...
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Benefits may come to former TFI workers
Some workers who have been laid off by Thomasville Furniture Industries may be eligible for addtional assistance from the North Carolina Employment Security Commission. ESC Chairman Moses Carey ...
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Gun and knife show finds new home in Chair City
Thanks to some quick thinking and perfect timing, Thomasville will be the hub for avid gun and knife owners next weekend. Kenneth Cupp and his son, Brandon, have been actively involved in the ann...
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Incentive figures misleading, Googe says
Dell announced Wednesday that it will close its Winston-Salem plant, laying off 905 employees. About 600 of those workers will be released next week, the company said, and the closure is expected t...
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Purdue responds to Dell closures
GREENSBORO - N.C. Governor Beverly Perdue said she is determined to make sure that Dell returns all of the money it has received from the state in incentives for locating to a plant in Forsyth Coun...
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Area hospitals put age restrictions on visitors
Thomasville Medical Center, along with several other local hospitals, is prohibiting visitors under the age of 18 starting today to prevent the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus. Those who are un...
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