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Benny Phillips, right, talks with Richard Wood, chairman of the founding committee of the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame, during Phillips induction in September, 2010. Phillips passed away on Tuesday.
NASCAR journalist, former Times sports editor, dies
Memorial Service is 11 a.m. Saturday at Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point
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Brown enjoys new position of leadership
Recently elected president of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, Dr. Janie Brown has not forgotten where her journey began. The young lady who grew up in a home on T...
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Sebastian Tilson (center), a former valedictorian at Thomasville High School, returned home to help his grandfather, Edward Tilson (left), at Gordon s Furniture, owned by David Gordon (right).
Former THS valedictorian shows value of hard work
In 2008, Sebastian Tilson received a gift. In 2012, he wants to give it back. A graduate of Thomasville High School, Tilson currently resides in Haverford, Pa. where he is a junior at Haverford Co...
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His Laboring Few is selling $100 raffle tickets for a chance to win this home at 408 W. Third St. in Lexington.
His Laboring Few hopes raffle sales will increase
With Christmas in the past and tax return season on the horizon, His Laboring Few Ministries is hoping interest in its house raffle will pick back up. More than three months after His Laboring Few...
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County jobless rate increases
In a sign that the economy still has a lot of recovering left to do, Davidson County's unemployment rate spiked nearly a full point in June to its highest mark in six months. According to statisti...
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Governmental layoffs increase unemployment rate
If state unemployment rates are any indication of what Davidson County numbers will look like when they are released Friday, expect an increase. In June, North Carolina’s unemployment saw its firs...
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Fishing bill still alive
Despite not making the N.C. General Assembly’s crossover deadline, a bill that would regulate and restrict the size and quantities of fish that could be taken from the Randleman Regional Reservoir ...
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State unemployment rate stays put, 99ers still on hold
North Carolina’s unemployment rate held its ground in April as the state continues to see job growth. According to statistics released Friday from the Employment Security Commission of North Caro...
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Perdue visits DCCC on jobs tour
N.C. Governor Beverly Perdue spent more than an hour on the Davidson Campus of DCCC Wednesday where she toured various facilities and met students in the Automation Lab, Transportation and Technolo...
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Pump prices drop as holiday approaches
North Carolinians can expect to see a little relief at the pump in the near future. Over the past two weeks, the price for a barrel of oil has fallen drastically and the result should be a drop fo...
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State unemployment falls in February
Unemployment saw a decrease in the state of North Carolina during February, as the percentage continued to come down at 9.7 percent according to the Employment Security Commission. It was at 9.8 pe...
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Wrestlers take to the ring for CIS
Wrestlers from the Allied Independent Wrestling Federation (AIWF) will bring their talents to Thomasville High School gymnasium Saturday night to help raise funds from Communities In Schools. Doors...
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Survey shows state job gains
North Carolina started off the new year with some positive news in terms of job growth. According to the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, the state gained 4,500 jobs in January, ...
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House Reps regroup for health care challenge
House Republicans may have come up short Wednesday on their attempt to join 27 other states opposing the mandatory government health care bill, but their fight isn’t over just yet. On Thursday, Re...
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Local legislators want tax to ‘sunset’
As the ink was still drying on Gov. Bev Perdue’s new state budget proposal Thursday, local Republican lawmakers, while agreeing some tough decisions have to be made, stood resolute on their promise...
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Proposed state budget cuts spending, program funds
Gov. Bev Perdue released a proposed state budget Thursday that spends less, authorizes no new debt and cuts funding to programs by up to 15 percent. Perdue’s two-year budget proposal cuts $3.2 bil...
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From left, are Thomasville Mayor Joe Bennett, Ret. Maj. Gen. Hubert Leonard, U.S. Congressman Howard Coble (R-NC) and City Cemetery Manager Nat Walker. Photo/David Yemm
Coble presents flag for City Cemetery
Thomasville City Cemetery has had a run of bad luck when it comes to American flags. Less than one month ago, a flag was stolen from the flagpole marking the historic burial ground, and another had...
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Events of last 10 years mold a nation, the world
The end of the first decade of a new millennium has come to an end and what a 10 years it has been. Personally, the decade delivered my wife and I a beautiful daughter, and my 13-year pursuit of a ...
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Census: N.C. keeps seats in House
After months of hard work, the U.S. Census Bureau announced preliminary data, declaring the nation’s population continues to grow. In information released Dec. 21, at the National Press Club in Wa...
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State initiative to free money for small business
With the county unemployment rate still hovering in the double digits, and numbers across the nation flirting around the 10 percent mark, the cry for jobs has only grown stronger. Businesses ever...
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North Carolina leads the country in job loss for October
North Carolina led the country in job growth in November, only it was on the wrong end of the economic spectrum. Statistics released by the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina Friday ...
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State economic growth flattens
North Carolina’s unemployment rate continued to fall in October, but economic growth is still slow in coming. Statistics released by the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina on Friday...
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Barbecue Festival to celebrate local flavor
WELCOME — For the past quarter century, October’s arrival has meant one thing in Davidson County — the Barbecue Festival is near. Richard Childress Racing welcomed organizers and promoters of the...
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Gov. Bev Perdue and Kevin Carter, TIMCO Wallburg Plant chief executive, share a moment of laughter after Tuesday s announcement at DCCC. Photo/Erin Wiltgen
FLYING HIGH
TIMCO bringing 500 jobs to Wallburg, Davidson County
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Gov. Bev Perdue along with other state and local officials break ground on the I-85 Improvement Project.
Officials break ground on I-85 Improvement Project
The rain and the dampness may have tried to slip into Wednesday’s ceremony celebrating the Interstate-85 Corridor Improvement Project, but gathered officials remained all smiles, hugs and handshake...
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Jobless rate continues to see decrease
North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped for the sixth straight month in August and is near the national rate for the first time in more than two years. According to statistics released by the ...
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House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman and Republican challenger Rayne Brown battled ideals during a candidate s forum at Piedmont Crossing Thursday. Photo/Eliot Duke
Debate heats up at candidate’s forum
Incumbent House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman (D-NC) and Republican challenger Rayne Brown faced off Thursday during a forum at Piedmont Crossing and offered differing opinions on a variety of topi...
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No Felon as Sheriff Bill to be decided by voters
LEXINGTON — Whether or not a convicted felon can run for sheriff will finally be up to voters come November. House Bill 1307, otherwise known as No Felon as Sheriff, is a proposed state constitut...
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Cyclist pedals toward record
Editor’s note: The last names of Baptist Children’s Home residents have been eliminated for confidentiality. LEXINGTON — The little bit of drizzle couldn’t dampen the energy at Lexington’s Farmer’...
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Cyclist stays focused on goal, despite bumps in the road
The road certainly hasn’t been easy. Since Chris Boone began training for his state-wide bike ride, he has battled tough workout sessions, two illnesses, grieving his father’s death, his mother-in-...
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State sees slight drop in jobless rate
North Carolina’s unemployment rate may have dropped below 10 percent for the first time in 18 months, but experts still worry that the state isn’t out of the woods quite yet. According to statisti...
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Summer of 2010 one of hottest on record
Despite the slight reprieve in August, summer 2010 has certainly marked its name in the temperature history books. Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, the closest long-term weather...
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Businesses anticipate Tax-free weekend
A little more than a week in advance, business and shoppers alike have begun preparing for North Carolina’s tax-free weekend coming up Aug. 6-8. A tradition that the Pine State first participated ...
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State sales tax increase looms as deficit climbs
With this year’s budget in place for the time being, state legislators and local school systems are focusing their attention on the 2011-12 calendar and what appears to be a no-win situation if the...
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DCCC to pilot new ‘green’ initiative
Davidson County Community College gets the chance to step up to the plate and take a leadership role in the North Carolina Community College System. The local community college has been selected t...
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Schools may get more leniency for makeup days
School systems across North Carolina may get more flexibility when it comes to planning their calendars around snow days. The state Senate voted unanimously Thursday, 49-0, on a bill that will giv...
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Site makes ticket payment easier
Getting a traffic ticket is never fun. If the sting to the wallet isn’t bad enough, finding the time to go and take care of the citation turns the matter into more of a hassle and inconvenience t...
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Charlotte possible sight for 2012 Democratic Convention
Leaders of the Democratic National Committee announced Charlotte among the cities under consideration for the location of the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
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State Highway Patrol changes chase protocol
North Carolina state troopers will have to follow new protocol when it comes to chasing suspects who are fleeing the scene of a crime. Policy changes within the N.C. State Highway Patrol now stat...
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Thomasville woman charged in holiest of crimes
Davidson County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Thomasville woman with embezzling thousands of dollars from a local church. According to a DCSO press release, Kathy Koonts Sechriest, 53, of 206 Ha...
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Proposed bill would bar felons from running for sheriff
TRIAD – A leader in the state House of Representatives said he expects quick passage of a bill that would allow voters to decide this fall whether to bar felons from serving as a county sheriff in ...
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Marshall to face Burr in November
Elaine Marshall sealed her nomination as the Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Senate in the runoff election Tuesday, defeating Cal Cunningham in a resounding victory. Cunningham conceded just a...
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Students and alumni from Baptist Children’s Homes Mills Campus gather Tuesday to form the state of N.C. as part of its 125th anniversary celebration.
‘Family Gathering’ joins staff, alumni of BCH
Baptist Children’s Homes is Thomasville’s longest running business, having been in the Chair City for more than a century. The Mills Home campus opened when Grover Cleveland was president of the Un...
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Runoff called in U.S. Senate race
In an otherwise as-expected Primary Election, the Democratic U.S. Senate race results call for a head-to-head runoff. Neither Cal Cunningham — a Davidson County native — nor Elaine Marshall was ab...
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Burr, Cunningham favored by voters
Davidson County maintained a status quo Tuesday night during primary elections. The unofficial results at 10:45 p.m. with all 43 precincts reporting showed no major upsets. In the election for U.S...
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State unemployment continues to rise
February’s unemployment rate in North Carolina reached an all-time high once again. According to the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, the state unemployment rate climbed to 11.2 perc...
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State unemployment rate hits all-time high
After months of relative stability, North Carolina’s unemployment rate jumped to an all-time high in January. According to the latest statistics released by the Employment Security Commission of ...
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State a finalist in Race to the Top
North Carolina came a step closer to getting its hands on some more stimulus money that will trickle down to Thomasville City Schools. The U.S. Department of Education announced recently that Nor...
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February 2010 one of coldest recorded
Though cataclysmic snow storms dumping two feet of snow or more have steered clear of the Triad, February has shown the area its fair share of abnormal wintery weather. February 2010 was the 11th ...
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Stimulus funds request for Yadkin Bridge rejected
Raleigh officials announced Wednesday that the White House denied North Carolina’s stimulus grant funding request for the Interstate 85 Yadkin River bridge replacement project despite months of har...
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Staff and residents of LibertyWood Nursing Home were recently entertained by students at N2Danzn in Thomasville.
More people back to work, ESC says
North Carolina’s see-sawing unemployment rate took a tip down in November. New statistics released by the North Carolina Employment Security Commission show the state’s unemployment rate dipped to...
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State enacts new laws for cell phone use
Nearly 50 new state laws come into effect today that will change the legal landscape of North Carolina in a variety of ways. Effective today, using cell phones to send e-mails or text messages wh...
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Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton gives high praise to DCCC
GREENSBORO — Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton expressed high regard for Davidson County Community College (DCCC) recently while attending the annual meeting of the N.C. Boards of Education Association meeti...
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Perdue pushes for Yadkin bridge replacement funds
GREENSBORO — Gov. Beverly Perdue reiterated, during a recent visit to the Triad, how the state leadership was whole-heartedly behind the effort to secure a federal grant to pay for replacement of t...
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Jobless rate sees slight increase
Unemployment in North Carolina has taken another turn for the worst. According to the latest statistics released from the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, unemployment in the state ...
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Coble looks to maintain seat
GREENSBORO - U.S. Rep. Howard Coble is indeed running for re-election next year, although he did entertain some thoughts of doing otherwise. “At one time I was, at least, considering retiring,” sa...
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Sen. Hagan plays key role in health care legislation
GREENSBORO — Although it has been just over a year since she was elected to the U.S. Senate, Kay Hagan is playing a key role in the formation of the historic health care legislation, which has beco...
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Homebuyers tax credit extended
First time homebuyers and people looking for a new place to live will have a little longer to take advantage of government stimulus money. As part of the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assista...
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Benefits extended to unemployed
Out-of-work North Carolinians whose unemployment benefits were set to expire are getting a lifeline from the United States Senate. The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 l...
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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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State tightens recycling laws
Starting this month, it is against the law in North Carolina not to recycle or reuse plastic bottles. Under a state law that took effect Thursday, used motor oil and oil filters, wooden pallets, u...
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Coble discusses U.S. troop increase
GREENSBORO – When it comes to the issue of sending more American troops to Afghanistan, U.S. Rep. Howard Coble has mixed feelings on the subject. “I’m not sure what I’m going to do on that, but I ...
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College policy changes for immigrants
Undocumented immigrants will be allowed to enroll in North Carolina community colleges next year, the State Board of Community Colleges decided last week. On Sept. 18, the board voted 16-to-1 on t...
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Numbers show little relief for jobless
As the country’s national recession nears the two-year mark, North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased slightly to its lowest mark in almost six months. The state unemployment rate dipped to 10...
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Grant to expand health insurance to uninsured working parents
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that North Carolina has received a $17 million five-year grant to fund a pilot health program that extends health care coverage to uninsured, low income pa...
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NCDOT awards funds for Safe Routes program
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $3.6 million through its Safe Routes to School program to 22 municipalities and local agencies. “Communities in North Carolina...
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