Lexington News

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 10:37 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 10:37 p.m. A Lexington resident was surprised to find an alligator in a building behind her home on Thomason Street prompting her to call authorities at about 5:30 Thursday afternoon.

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 4:22 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 4:22 p.m. A Lexington businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to tax charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue.

Highway patrol troopers said two people were killed after a multi-vehicle crash in Randolph County Tuesday.

A Lexington man held a knife to his wife's throat before she was able to escape to a neighbor's house, Davidson County deputies said.

Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 1:43 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 1:43 p.m. Ryan Cabrera, a pop rock musician, will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Edward C. Smith Civic Center in Lexington.

Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:29 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:29 a.m. The Central Davidson High School softball team, which won three straight 2-A state championships, will be presented a key to the City of Lexington next week.

Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 1:31 a.m. Members and supporters of Uptown Lexington Inc., the nonprofit downtown revitalization organization, celebrated current and past successes at the group's 15th annual meeting Tuesday night.

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 6:01 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 6:01 p.m. Two High Point men connected to the armed robbery of a West Fifth Avenue convenience store just before Christmas in 2007 were sentenced to federal prison terms on Thursday.

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 2:58 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 2:58 p.m. The cause of a fire that destroyed an abandoned home Saturday is still under investigation by the Davidson County Fire Marshal on Monday.

When Linda Campbell of Lexington, North Carolina, started to lose her vision in winter 2000 she knew something was wrong.

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. Mission trips are an anticipated summer event for church-going teenagers across the nation.

Published: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 9:52 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 9:52 a.m. The June issue of Country Living magazine features Lexington Barbecue as one of six of the best "pit stops" for barbecue in North Carolina.

Published: Monday, June 8, 2009 at 10:39 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 8, 2009 at 10:39 p.m. The Lexington City Council appointed Linwood Bunce to the open Ward 3 seat during their meeting Monday evening.

Published: Friday, June 5, 2009 at 5:02 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 5, 2009 at 5:02 p.m. Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced Friday that the West Lexington Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded a $8,020.72 grant through the 2008 Volunteer Rescue/EMS Fund from the State of North Carolina.

Published: Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 9:44 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 9:44 a.m. Lane is a typical almost 2-year-old. He loves tractors, trucks, gardening and making people smile and laugh.

Published: Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 12:13 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 12:13 p.m. When Frankie Mefford moved to Reedy Creek in October 2002, one of the first things she did was join the Village Home and Garden Club.

Published: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. With all the pageantry worthy of a movie premiere, Uptown Lexington's 20 newest pigs on the block were unveiled and spotlighted one by one Monday night at the Edward C. Smith Civic Center.

Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 8:46 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 8:46 p.m. An accident involving a car and fuel tanker carrying diesel fuel Tuesday afternoon resulted in several hundreds of gallons of fuel being spilled into a ditch along Hedrick Mill Road, according to information from Robbie Binkley, the safety officer with ...

Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 1:24 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 1:24 p.m. Two Lexington residents, both in the 19-and-older age group, have advanced to the final round of the Triad Idol contest.

Published: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 1:23 a.m. The Lexington City Council renewed an agreement between the Lexington Police Department and the Lexington Housing Authority for security of three public housing projects during its Monday night meeting, The contract provides part-time security to Helen ...