Working at the YMCA as a camp counselor or lifeguard provides teens and young adults with key career-building skills that they can take anywhere as they prepare for college or their career.
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Charity League of Lexington hosts spring fundraiser
The Charity League of Lexington is holding a spring fundraiser to help support programs for local youth including support services, by purchasing clothing, hearing screenings, abuse prevention programs by performing a kid-friendly puppet show to explain how to report physical, sexual abuse, neglect, and stranger danger. The Charity League of Lexington also provides funding to various community organizations focused on serving the children of Lexington and Davidson County.
Want to sell at the Farmers Market? Learn More!
Want to sell at the Farmers Market? Join the SPRING ORGANIZING MEETING March 14, 2022 at 6:30 | Cooperative Extension Auditorium in Lexington
Salvation Army of Davidson County sets sites on expansion for 2022
With a new year brings new opportunity and big plans for The Salvation Army of Davidson County.
United Way provides funding to 23 agencies
Find out which local nonprofits will receive money from the United Way of Davidson County.
Langston Hughes inspired event features Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier
The Black Butterfly Network postponed From Langston to Lexington with Love Black Tie event until March 25, 2022. The event will include Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier. Her style is uniquely southern with a style of mixed media in deep and cool tones. She has been documenting the American South since 1989 and works both figuratively and abstractly.
Opinion Column: Local women fight to save history
Commemorating Honor, Inc. started being organized on October 16, 2021. The president of the local Robert E. Lee Chapter, UDC, Debra Barta had negotiated a deal with the city of Lexington to remove the Confederate Monument after months of protest in Lexington.
Hospice staffers appointed to national committees
Hospice of Davidson County, a recognized leader in the advancement of quality end-of-life care, is pleased to have two staff representatives serving on National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization professional work groups.
New FSDC domestic violence advocate will work out of TPD headquarters
Beginning March 1, 2022, Family Services of Davidson County has an advocate in the Thomasville Police Department for 20 hours every week.
Slyman awarded the Don Lucey Award
31 years ago, a group of community leaders led by Dr. James F. Slyman determined Davidson County would benefit from a volunteer based free clinic for the uninsured.
Grace Episcopal's pancake supper canceled, food drive will be held
The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at Grace Episcopal Church has been canceled, again, due to COVID-19
YMCA hosting Hoops and Soups
The J. Smith Young YMCA is so much more than you may know, and as a nonprofit, we reach youth, individuals, families, and seniors.
Belk Center launches Rural College Leaders Program
The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, in partnership with Achieving the Dream, is pleased to announce the launch of the Rural College Leaders Program (RCLP) – a capacity-building program designed to close equity gaps and improve student outcomes for 10 community colleges serving rural communities in North Carolina.
Salvation Army invites community to The Uptown Piggy Pop Up
For many years the Salvation Army of Davidson County has highlighted their kettle season with their mascot Sally, one of the Lexington pigs.
Prison ministry to light luminaries on Valentine's Day
For the Davidson Prison Ministry (DPM), love in action will be their main goal this upcoming Valentine’s Day.
MLK Oratorical Contest winners awarded
The MLK Oratorical Contest had 8 students from 7 different high schools, speaking on the theme 'No More Business as Usual'.
World Cancer Day shines spotlight on disease
*The following article was originally published on October 3 as part of United Way of Davidson County’s “Now More Than Ever” campaign. It has been updated to include information provided to us by Cancer Services of Davidson County’s Executive Director Ray Nance Howell, IV regarding World Cancer Day.
Hospice to host 13th annual golf tournament April 7
Hospice of Davidson County will host its 13th annual golf tournament Thursday, April 7 at Sapona Ridge Country Club.
Celebrating Black History every day!
Davidson Local will publish or republish a story, photo gallery or column every day in February. As readers have observed, our commitment to local history goes far beyond words.
Now More Than Ever: United Way has helped Nazareth’s substance abuse programs stay on track
Now More Than Ever: It has been a difficult two years for most everyone. There is a cost to recovery, one that is out of reach to many if not for agencies like the United Way of Davidson County. The average weekly cost for substance abuse treatment with Nazareth can range from $533 for intensive outpatient treatment to $265 for individual treatment and $165 for group sessions.