North Carolina YMCAs, including the J. Smith Young YMCA, are helping students build relationship skills and manage their emotions, which improves academic performance, confidence and behavior in the classroom and beyond.
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DL Weekend Update: Stories behind the stories
I grew up as a fan of Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update sketch. My grandmother and I used to sit in her living room on Thurgood Ave and watch the satirical news program… religiously.
Farmers Market Week: Local Farmers Markets thank those behind the scenes
Farmers Markets are a great way to connect with your local producers, crafters, and artisans and offer a fun atmosphere for friends and family to shop and enjoy all that local has to offer! Though it may seem like it all comes together that one day each week, it takes a tribe to make sure your local markets are successful and enjoyable for all vendors and YOU!
United Way hosting Week of Caring
The United Way of Davidson County is excited about sponsoring the largest community volunteer project in Davidson County – the Week of Caring!
Local nonprofits receive Novant educational funding
Novant Health contributes nearly $1 million to community partners in support of education initiatives.
Hospice volunteer celebrates 25 years of service
Longtime Hospice volunteer says her work is a blessing.
Lexington Choral Society will celebrate 50 years of choral music
Be a part of this milestone celebration!
Meet Ava Katherine Socarras, first Miss Lexington’s Outstanding Teen
It was late 2021 when Socarras was named Miss Lexington’s Outstanding Teen 2022. Her passion and social impact initiative, another term for a platform in the Miss America system, is Share a Spare, which emphasizes kidney disease. As an ambassador of the National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina, Socarras has attended meetings with nephrologists, kidney disease patients, recipients of kidney implants and kidney donors; it’s all a way to learn more about kidney disease and how to spread awareness about it.
Op-Ed: Fair Grove Fire Dept celebrates 65 years of service, needs support
This July marks the 65th Anniversary of the Fair Grove Fire Department Inc. In the beginning, several Fair Grove community members came together to try and form a Volunteer Fire Department for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the Fair Grove and surrounding communities.
United Way of Davidson County hosting agency funding application meeting
United Way of Davidson County will host a virtual Agency Funding Application Meeting for any 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization interested in applying for funding on Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Johnny Leroy Dawkins Jr. Scholarship Fund annual fundraiser
Johnny Leroy Dawkins Jr, who was murdered in 2008 as a result of gun violence. The annual fish fry has become our signature fundraising event. The community looks forward to the fish fry each year. As a result of the fundraiser we have been able to award 2-3 scholarships annually in the amount of $500 each, awarding over $12,000 in scholarships. Our mission is to continue to honor the legacy of our loved one by providing scholarship awards to males - African American, Indigenous, and People of Color - upon graduating high school for the purpose of pursuing a higher education while joining the fight against gun violence.
Nonprofits can learn more about local funding
United Way of Davidson County will host a virtual Agency Funding Application Meeting for any 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization interested in applying for funding on Thursday, July 21, 2022. United Way of Davidson County provides funding for agencies that focus on Health, Education and Financial Stability. Any organization that would like to apply for funding for 2023 must attend this meeting.
High Rock Lake Life: Tips on Water Safety
If you plan to be on the lake this weekend please be safe and watch out for each other. https://www.highrocklakelife.com/boating-safety
Hospice: Ready to Ride?
Since 2019, we have not been able to host the actual ride, so we are thrilled to be able to welcome back our riders on Saturday, July 16 at Denton FarmPark in Denton, NC.
Local group seeks to aid former EMT Donald Reid Deal
For 35 years, former Arcadia-based paramedic Donald Reid Deal, known as Reid, helped to save others. Now, a local group is working to assist the recent amputee.
Hospice launches new user friendly website
Hospice of Davidson County recently celebrated the launch of their brand new website it designed in partnership with DuBose Web Group.
Poetry camp promotes SMARTS Arts in Education
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.
Lexington celebrates with PRIDE June 25
Bull City Ciderworks, the non-profit PFLAG Lexington NC and Uptown Lexington are partnering to host the second annual Lexington PRIDE event on Saturday, June 25.