Davidson County Community College News

Browse past news stories for Davidson County Community College in Thomasville, NC:

  • DCCC helps Extreme Makeover children (The Salisbury Post)
    posted on November 20, 2009 at 09:11:04 am
    LEXINGTON — Davidson County Community College has provided the three daughters of Tricia and William Creasey, benefactors of the recent "Extreme Makeo ...
  • 'I'm just an everyday person' says Extreme Makeover mom (The Salisbury Post)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 09:14:12 am
    LEXINGTON — Davidson County has always had its share of great personalities, folks such as Bob Timberlake and Sheriff Gerald Hege But for the past we ...
  • Creasey family receives more gifts and donations from the community (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 03:16:04 am
    By DAVID BODENHEIMER The Dispatch The Creasey family spoke for the first time Wednesday about what the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” project has meant to them.
  • Fallen soldier's mother speaks in Thomasville (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 01:27:01 am
    By DAVID BODENHEIMER The Dispatch 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.
  • Area sports briefs: Catawba terminates field hockey (The Salisbury Post)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 04:42:15 am
    From staff reports Catawba's field hockey program has been terminated. President Dr. Craig Turner, Vice President for Athletics Tom Childress and AD ...
  • Community Milestones (Winston-Salem Journal)
    posted on November 9, 2009 at 05:00:03 am
    Community Milestones
  • PCC Basketball Team Opens With 76-72 Road Win (WITN 7 North Carolina)
    posted on November 8, 2009 at 04:07:18 am
    Pitt Community College was able to win their first game of the season. Saturday, Nov. 7th @ Davidson County Community College in Thomasville, NC by a score of 76-72.
  • Challengers battle incumbents for offices in Denton (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on October 15, 2009 at 09:04:27 am
    By VIKKI BROUGHTON HODGES The Dispatch Municipal elections in Denton don't tend to draw a lot of candidates, but this year three men are vying for the mayor's office and five people are competing for the two open seats on the five-seat Denton Town Council.
  • Candidates aim for Lexington council seats (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on October 13, 2009 at 09:04:27 am
    BY HEATHER J. SMITH The Dispatch Seven candidates, including incumbents and challengers for Ward 1, Ward 3 and the mayor, are running for contested seats to retain or become the next member of the Lexington City Council. The election is Nov. 3. Mayor Bobby Dean Sweatt, 55, retired from the Lexington Fire Department in 2005.
  • Thomasville YMCA wants to help community in economic downturn (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on September 28, 2009 at 09:52:46 pm
    By DENEESHA EDWARDS The Dispatch Numerous agencies will be on hand at a Thomasville event in hopes of making life a little easier for everyone during these economically challenging times. Keeping Thomasville Strong will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Tom A. Finch Community YMCA at 1010 Mendenhall St. There is no charge.
  • Pilot Light: Public Hearing Monday on Rezoning for Dog Training Facility (The Southern Pines Pilot)
    posted on September 19, 2009 at 12:31:21 am
    A quasi-judicial hearing at the Monday meeting of the Moore County Board of Commissioners will consider a Rural Agricultural Conditional-Use District request from a local firm interested in training dogs to detect explosives. The commissioners will convene at 6 p.m. at the historic courthouse in Carthage.
  • Group awards $42,072 to Arts United (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on September 16, 2009 at 08:50:39 pm
    Arts United for Davidson County has been awarded $42,072 from the North Carolina Arts Council for Grassroots Subgrants. Arts United receives funding from the Grassroots Arts Program of the N.C. Arts Council, a state agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts.
  • Christian bookstore is closing its doors (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on August 27, 2009 at 12:43:09 am
    By SETH STRATTON The Dispatch Lori Oakley had planned to celebrate Oakley’s Books and Gifts’ 35th anniversary in June. That is until it became inevitable that the 35th year would be the last for the bookstore.
  • Leaders discuss rough economic times (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on August 20, 2009 at 09:16:33 pm
    BY HEATHER J. SMITH The Dispatch THOMASVILLE | Thomasville and Davidson County representatives summarized the challenges and accomplishments facing local government during the state of the city and county address at Colonial Country Club on Thursday afternoon.
  • Group wants to give back to community with event (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on August 19, 2009 at 09:31:48 pm
    By DENEESHA EDWARDS The Dispatch To contribute to the community, the Get REAL program of Davidson County Community College will host an event to brighten the spirits of residents in the down economy. Community Jam Fest will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Get REAL location on East First Avenue Extension off East Center Street.
  • Clocks are whimsical creation (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on August 19, 2009 at 08:45:25 pm
    By VIKKI BROUGHTON HODGES The Dispatch When someone asks Glen Miller how long it takes to make one of his grandfather clocks, he replies, "About 30 years and two weeks." The Thomasville resident, who worked for Thomasville Furniture Industries and Commercial Carving in Thomasville and works at Riverwood Casual in Lexington, has been a woodworker for 30 years.
  • DCCC students begin school year (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on August 17, 2009 at 07:39:53 pm
    By DENEESHA EDWARDS The Dispatch Summer vacation ended Monday for many attending Davidson County Community College this school year.
  • DCCC breaks enrollment record (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on August 13, 2009 at 05:39:14 pm
    By DENEESHA EDWARDS The Dispatch More students will walk the campus and fill the classrooms of Davidson County Community College when the school year starts next week. The college will have an additional 500 degree-seeking students. Kim Sepich, dean of student services and enrollment management, said enrollment seems to increase each year.
  • Teen charged for second sexual offense (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on August 11, 2009 at 05:39:18 pm
    A Thomasville teen charged in July for raping a woman he met on MySpace has been charged again for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a second female victim.
  • City forms redevelopment commission (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on August 11, 2009 at 01:09:19 am
    BY HEATHER J. SMITH The Dispatch A city commission dedicated to redeveloping the former Lexington Home Brands Plant No. 1 site and other disused property across the city was formally adopted during Monday's Lexington City Council meeting.
  • Davidson community college opens its conference center (Winston-Salem Journal)
    posted on August 10, 2009 at 04:00:47 am
    Davidson County Community College opened yesterday a new $5.2 million, 20,000-square-foot conference center.
  • Education: Davidson County Community College is showing record-breaking enrollment this fall semester (The Salisbury Post)
    posted on August 7, 2009 at 08:23:45 am
    The 2009 fall semester will break previous enrollment records at Davidson County Community College, according to the 17 percent increase in enrollmen ...
  • Workshop to discuss second rail track (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on August 5, 2009 at 06:08:46 am
    The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold an informational workshop on Aug. 13 about the replacement of a second railroad track in Davidson County, according to a press release.
  • BCH opens another cottage to teach life skills (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on August 3, 2009 at 09:08:56 am
    By DENEESHA EDWARDS The Dispatch THOMASVILLE | Aiding teenagers and helping them prepare for life as independent adults is what the Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina hopes to do with another residential cottage.
  • Tobacco use is banned at DCCC (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on July 30, 2009 at 08:13:18 pm
    Tobacco is no longer allowed on any of the campuses of Davidson County Community College. Both campuses — Davidson and Davie — and any affiliated sites will become tobacco free Friday. The board of trustees voted earlier this year and passed a policy that will be placed in the student handbook.
  • Students experience medical careers at camp (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on June 16, 2009 at 07:17:12 pm
    By DENEESHA EDWARDS The Dispatch Students from all over Davidson County are exploring different careers in the medical field this week at Camp Med.
  • Student aspires to be the best she can (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on June 13, 2009 at 09:11:12 am
    By Laura Kathleen Ward Correspondent At 19 years old, Santail Brewer is wise beyond her years. The 2009 graduate of Thomasville High School is a powerful young woman who knows who she is and what she wants out of life - even though her life is a bit more challenging than most.
  • Home-schooler ready for future in enterprise (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on June 12, 2009 at 09:11:11 am
    The Dispatch For most, high school is a time to grow personally and academically before moving on to work or college. For Stratton Goins, it was also a unique opportunity to gain the independence and responsibility necessary for his anticipated career as an entrepreneur.
  • Minister earns degree (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on June 5, 2009 at 07:50:25 pm
    Dr. George B. Jackson of East Spencer graduated from Gardner-Webb University during its recent 2009 spring commencement ceremony. Jackson received a Doctor of Ministry in pastoral studies and was among a total of 512 graduates who received degrees from the university.
  • Mother pushes forward to make goal (The Lexington Dispatch)
    posted on June 4, 2009 at 08:13:42 pm
    BY RYAN JONES The Dispatch Without the advantages of a stable, financially secure home, Queen Trowell found it difficult to imagine the opportunities a good education might provide. But even with personal motivation to find a better life, it still took a strong support system for her to reach her goal of being a high school graduate.