Lexington 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.

Pageant hopefuls will take center stage at 6:30 p.m. Saturday for the 76th annual Miss Thomasville Pageant.

Five months ago, Woody Bowman helped guide the Davidson County Veterans Council into a new area of service in forming the Davidson County Honor Guard.

Deputies with the Davidson County Sheriff's Department charged two Winston-Salem men Monday with stealing car equipment from a car lot on Old US Highway 52.

A man in Lexington, North Carolina, has a poignant diary written by a World War II pilot.

According to N.C. Trooper Jefferson, Travis Adams, 39, of Lexington, was driving a tan 1999 Chevrolet SUV east near 253 Tyro Road when he traveled off the left side of the roadway and hit a tree around 9:08 a.m. Jefferson said the SUV was traveling about 75 mph before the crash.

According to Lexington's local piglet prognosticator, spring will be here soon. Miss Charlotte, making her debut for the retired Lil' Bit, showed up to the square in Historic Uptown Lexington on Thursday to fans who were waiting to hear what the next six weeks will be like.

The daughters of The Tribune editor and publisher, Harvey Laffoon, would help at the paper on Saturdays before they were allowed to go to the movies.

A woman was arrested after deputies said she stole checks and money orders from a home in Lexington while the victim was away.

A man in Lexington, North Carolina, has a poignant diary written by a World War II pilot.

When my son, Devin, called near the end of the first semester at Connecticut College on the East Coast and suggested I fly back so we could drive back together, sampling some of the country's best BBQ along the way, I thought about it for 5 seconds and said, "I'm in!" Because of winter weather conditions we opted to stay south of the Mason Dixon ... (more)

A man tried breaking into a home but was hospitalized by the homeowner and his son Sunday in Lexington.

Lexington residents will look towards their pot-bellied charm to determine how long winter will be or how soon spring will begin for the area.

Question: Why is the city cutting fairly large trees that line Patton Avenue downtown near Jan Davis tire, the rescue mission and in front of Wick & Greene jewelers? These look like healthy trees.

Ten of the 13 suspects have been arrested as of Friday afternoon, police said. All the suspects arrested so far are from Lexington, and their ages range from 35 to 62.

A Lexington-area man has been arrested on charges of breaking into a lumber company and stealing items, police said.

Barbecue lovers, whet your appetites. D.C. Meat Week 2012 is coming to Del Ray Tuesday, Jan.

A man was arrested after deputies said he tried stealing a 55-gallon aquarium from a pet store Tuesday in Lexington.

At an age when most business officials are thinking more about retirement than innovation, Cathy Dunn has cooked up a bit of a culinary miracle.

Clemmons Mayor John Bost said the county needs the voice of a mayor and someone from the western section of Forsyth County on the county board of commissioners, and he thinks he's the man for the job.