Davidson News

Unemployment continues to be Surry County's biggest problem, but plans are in the works to give local students the tools needed to put them to work.

Davidson County Schools has raised the bar for many of its students, and it seems to be working.

With Ada Jenkins programs bursting at the seams and waiting lists growing by the year, the Salvation Army Davidson BoysA & Girls Club needs a new space.

The Herald Weekly made its first appearance as the Huntersville Herald in February 2002, landing in mailboxes and on newsstands - all 24 pages of it.

Souper Bowl in Davidson NC a Success!A What a great idea and event that took place at Davidson College, a soup cook off to benefitA Hammers .

St. Andrews Wrestling kicked off this week's tri-meet at Davidson College with a victory over the Trojans of Anderson University.

An outspoken retired Navy admiral is coming to Davidson College to discuss the role of social media in government and international relations.

Before going to their "America's Got Talent" audition, Summer St. Johns from Baltimore and Shena Parton from Kings Mountain put on the finishing touches of make-up. T.Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver@com Members from Tammy Arrowood 's Stars of Tomorrow studio in Shelby,N.C. pose after their floor and balance beam routine before their ... (more)

The Lake Norman Cottage offers a wondeful selection of wines, delicious foods, and unique gifts in a perfect, water-front setting.

Five years ago Davidson College became one of the first colleges and universities nationwide to eliminate loans from student financial aid packages.

Let's talk for a second about The Race That's Not Official Yet But Wow Would It Be Fun.

A wreath-laying ceremony is set to commemorate the 231st anniversary of the Battle of Cowan's Ford on Saturday.

While the Ada Jenkins Center concentrates its services in Davidson, the health and human services agency is serving a growing number of residents all the way from Exit 18 to Exit 42 in the Interstate 77 corridor.

A three-judge panel ruled last week that the May 8 primary stands as scheduled despite a law suit challenging new legislative and congressional voting districts.

The Rev. Karen Tse, a UU minister and human rights lawyer, says that in the Year of the Dragon, it is time for us to finally stop torture.

East Carolina suspended baseball coach Billy Godwin two weeks without pay for an NCAA violation regarding improper housing benefits for volunteer coaches.

A political year that could end with Iredell County having three or four residents serving in the North Carolina General Assembly and two women in the U.S. House of Representatives officially kicks off in the Tar Heel state in less than three weeks.

A wise man once told me that "you don't get to Duke by deferring to existing realities or received ideas." He continued "this place is always envisioning the most valuable or interesting thing that a University could become." That guy was Dick Brodhead, in his address at the Class of 2013 convocation.

In 1962, when the city of Nashville and county of Davidson, in Tennessee, chose to merge its governments into one, the area boomed.

Iredell County Commissioners are expected to vote "no" on a proposed commuter rail line that would connect the southern part of that county with downtown Charlotte.