Thomasville News

Now that this year's session of the General Assembly is over, I would like to use this monthly column to discuss some important legislation from this past session in more detail.

A new fire chief will be taking the reins in Mount Airy Nov. 30. City Manager Don Brookshire announced late Monday afternoon that Charles a oeChipa Emery Osborne III has been hired as the new chief of the Mount Airy Fire Department, effective Nov.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 8:04 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 8:04 p.m. THOMASVILLE In April, 2008, Robert Harmon entered the empty house on Martin Luther King Boulevard his parents built in 1960 to find the floor covered in sewage.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:53 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:53 a.m. The City of Thomasville had four untreated wastewater spills of an estimated total of 65,000 gallons during the heavy rains Wednesday and Thursday.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:43 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:43 p.m. THOMASVILLE The Thomasville City Council met Monday to discuss and approve the first of four amendments to city ordinances regarding merchants.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 5:39 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 5:39 p.m. Thomasville City Schools was one of 14 Communities in Schools of North Carolina affiliates to receive a grant from IBM to purchase a Young Explorer computer center, the organization announced Monday.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:54 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:54 a.m. The Fair Grove Lions Club, sponsor of the Thomasville Christmas Parade, which will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, is extending an invitation to all the participants of the Veterans Day Parade and any veteran to enter their parade this year with ...

Life for little Jade Robertson has changed dramatically in the past month, ever since she was hospitalized with two skull fractures, several broken bones and severe burns on her back.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 9:46 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 9:46 a.m. A flash flood watch remains in effect through Thursday morning in Davidson County and 13 other counties in central North Carolina, according to the National Weather Service.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:11 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:11 p.m. THOMASVILLE The mother of late Navy SEAL Joshua Harris spoke Wednesday at Thomasville Medical Center in honor of her son as well as the thousands of other military veterans in observance of Veterans Day.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:25 a.m. A canvass by the Davidson County Board of Elections held Tuesday found no change in initial elections totals.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:50 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:50 a.m. GREENSBORO The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 18 taxpayers in Davidson County who are due to receive $12,953 in the form of refund checks that were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors.

Armed with an American flag, Tonya McCorkle wields a sign imploring Democrats to join ThursdayA*s Freedom Line rally in front of Rep.

The "Vote for Hege" signs in front of 1,800 homes in Davidson County don't lie. Former Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege confirmed Thursday he will run for sheriff in 2010 during an interview with The High Point Enterprise.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:26 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:26 p.m. Denton residents deserve credit for leading the five municipalities in Davidson County in turnout for the 2009 elections.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 3:52 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 3:52 p.m. THOMASVILLE The Digital Bookmobile possesses similarities to a traditional bookmobile, but it's much more high-tech. The Davidson County Public Library hosted the Digital Bookmobile Tuesday at the Big Chair in Thomasville.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:07 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:07 p.m. While many people view elections as coming around once every four years, voters in Lexington, Thomasville, Denton, Midway and Wallburg took to the polls Tuesday to cast their vote in municipality elections.

Candidates in municipal races throughout the Triad anxiously will be awaiting results from today's election as thousands of voters head to the polls.

Randolph authorities have been quick to denounce anonymous letters that accuse a political candidate of child molestation and authorities of covering it up.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:54 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:54 p.m. THOMASVILLE What or who is to blame for a massive fish kill in a cove of High Rock Lake has Thomasville City officials on the defensive over speculation the kill resulted from the city's large sewer spill this past summer.