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Lexington Fire Department names new fire chief on Tuesday
Tofano is a Lexington native, having graduated from Noth Davidson High School in 1993. He moved from North Carolina to ...
Lexington’s largest homeless shelter will soon open $6.8 million expansion
The two-story building will have 72 transitional beds for people moving from homelessness to permanent housing. “We’re 80% ...
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New Lexington Fire Department Chief named
In June 2021, he retired before moving back to North Carolina where he was hired as the Deputy Chief of the Lexington Fire ...
Lexington gathers to honor veterans during an annual parade
The streets of Lexington were packed with people as the town gathered for the annual Veterans Day Parade. People waved their ...
Couple in their 70s found shot dead in front yard, North Carolina cops say. ‘Senseless’
Michael Powell, 72, and his 70-year-old wife Carolyn died after suffering “gunshot wounds to the head from a shotgun at point ...
Kittens left at NC shelter with heart-wrenching note. ‘Not what we wanted to do’
Two “precious” kittens left at a North Carolina shelter’s door were surrendered with a heart-wrenching note. “This is not ...
Driver tries using washed-out I-40 in NC and drops into mountain gorge, officials say
Tropical Storm Helene washed out multiple sections of Interstate 40, but that didn’t stop one motorist from bypassing a road ...
America’s best barbecue is Made In North Carolina
Every year, thousands of people make their way to Lexington, the center of the barbecue universe. The Lexington Barbecue ...
KKK social media threat vows violence against Black Americans, police say
Police in North Carolina and Georgia and local NAACP leaders are investigating a social media threat that Ku Klux Klan white ...
No, a Georgia sheriff’s office didn’t warn people that KKK members are planning attacks
Hateful discourse such as this aims to instill fear in the community and disrupt us from exercising our constitutional rights ...
Highway Patrol: 1 injured after hit-and-run in Lexington
Officials said the crash was a hit-and-run after a small red SUV hit a black Honda Civic. The driver of the Honda was taken ...
Hoax Message Warns Black Voters in Georgia of Threat of Attacks by White Supremacists
A copypasta accurately claimed the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office in Georgia was on high alert because of the threat of an attack from white supremacists on Black voters during the 2024 election.