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Woman wins $50,000 in Powerball; man wins $20,000
Published: Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:28 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:28 p.m. A Lexington woman won $50,000 in the Dec.
Teen charged with rape, other sex offenses
Published: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 10:58 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 10:58 a.m. A Linwood man is facing rape, assault and sex offense charges after Davidson County detectives investigated a report received earlier this month.
Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 11:39 a.m. April Michelle Varner and James Randall Ivey were married December 12, 2009 at the home of Earl and Kathy Blanton of Linwood.
New Lexington City Council members take oath
Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:04 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:04 p.m. The composition of the Lexington City Council changed Monday night, as longtime Ward 1 council member Louise Miller retired and newcomer Ronald Reid was sworn in to replace her.
Popular TV makeover show gives NC family new home
Having practiced it with gusto, several thousand onlookers were excited when the time came Tuesday to welcome Tricia Creasey and her family to their new home.
Rail car loaded with acid derails in central SC
Officials say eight railroad cars, one loaded with thousands of gallons of sulfuric acid, derailed in a sparsely populated rural area west of Columbia.
God calls man to write and record music
Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 12:24 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 12:24 p.m. He'd never been in a band, written a song or played any type of music outside of the comfort of his congregation.
Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:51 a.m. MARRIAGE LICENSES The following marriage licenses were issued for the week ending October 31: * George Joseph Burns of Lexington to Chrystal Gale Asbury of Lexington.
Municipal elections to take place Tuesday
Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 5:02 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 5:02 p.m. Bright and early Tuesday morning, 20 polling places will open for voting around Davidson County for general elections.
Lexington hopefuls talk frankly on issues
Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 2:13 a.m. About 50 Lexington residents learned more about the men and women running for the city council Tuesday night during a Lexington Candidate Forum held at the Davidson County Agricultural Building.
Vintage World War II planes to pay visit
Published: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 3:50 p.m. The Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour featuring the World War II Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang will be on display at the Davidson County Airport in Lexington from Friday ...
Furniture makers were "cautiously optimistic" entering the 2009 High Point Market that began Saturday and with good reason.
Investors plan 200-acre industrial park
Published: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 4:47 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 4:47 p.m. Brown Street Properties, a group of local investors including artist Bob Timberlake and his son, Dan Timberlake, plan to develop 204 acres off Brown Street, near Lexington's proposed West Bypass, for an industrial park.
TelWorx Communications Expands In Davidson County
Good transportation and skilled workers is the reason one company is expanding in Davidson County.
Two charged on multiple, unrelated sex offenses
Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 1:29 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 1:29 p.m. The Davidson County Sheriff's Office has arrested two men for unrelated sexual offenses, one of whom faces 12 charges and the other seven charges.
Published: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 2:26 a.m. ARRESTS The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are ...
Davidson County man dies after crashing into Tyro fire station
A Davidson County man died after the car he was driving went off the road and crashed into the Tyro Fire Department station on N.C. 150, the N.C. Highway Patrol said this morning.
Linwood: Churches will sell chicken pies and hold revivals
Published: Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 25, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. We officially have falls stamp of approval.
Linwood: Area churches have activities planned
Published: Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 11, 2009 at 5:26 p.m. The cooler temperatures have made it inevitable that fall is peeking around the corner and activities in the Linwood area are littering the days of the calendar.