The Dispatch of Lexington

07/18/2025

Election filings in the Nov. 2025 municipal and school board races ended on Friday with 42 candidates filing for seats on Davidson County's city and town councils and school boards.

Election filings in the Nov. 2025 municipal and school boards ended on Friday.

07/18/2025

Thomasville has earned its North Carolina Main Street Community designation. Here's what that means.

Thomasville has earned its North Carolina Main Street Community designation, the N.C. Department of Commerce’s Main Street and Rural Planning Center announced Thursday.

07/18/2025

Gov. Josh Stein announced a state of emergency for 13 counties, including Davidson, to facilitate long-term recovery efforts from flooding caused last week by Tropical Storm Chantal.

07/18/2025

A Davidson County man has been arrested on a child p**nography-related charge, according to the Invictus Task Force.

A Midway man has been arrested on a child p**nography-related charge in Davidson County, according to the Invictus Task Force.

07/18/2025

Novant Health will unveil its new wellness space in Davidson County during a 10 a.m. ceremony on the Thomasville Medical Center campus on July 22.

07/17/2025

Lexington's Jean Thompson was recently crowned the Ms. Senior Davidson County. Read how she found herself one of eight contestants in the pageant.

When Jean Thompson walked through the doors of Davidson County Senior Services three years ago for the first time, she found a community that opened her world to new friends,

07/16/2025

The town of Denton’s former fire chief has been arrested and accused of falsifying the Denton Fire Department's records, the N.C. Department of Insurance announced Wednesday afternoon.

07/16/2025

A Davidson County woman was hit and killed late Sunday night while walking along the center of Yates Road, the N.C. State Highway Patrol said.

DENTON — A Davidson County woman was hit and killed late Sunday night while walking along the center of Yates Road, the N.C. State Highway Patrol said.

07/16/2025

A man convicted of murder in a Winston-Salem wreck in 2020 that killed an assistant principal at Lexington Senior High School is not entitled to a new trial, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.

A man convicted of murder in a Winston-Salem wreck in 2020 that killed an assistant principal at Lexington Senior High School is not entitled to a new trial, the N.C.

07/16/2025

Concerts, corn, movies and painting classes are on tap this weekend in Davidson County. Check out these five things to do this weekend.

Concerts, corn, movies and painting classes are on tap this weekend in Davison County.

07/15/2025

Charges will be filed against a dozen people who are past offenders and failed to notify the Davidson County Sheriff's Office of a change in their address or other information they are required to register, the sheriff's office said.

Charges will be filed against a dozen people who are past offenders and failed to notify the Davidson County Sheriff's Office of a change in their address or other information

07/15/2025

Three people were displaced when a fire damaged their house in Lexington on Monday.