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Editorial: COVID relief bill includes not-so-obvious expenditures
I was somewhat amused at the Facebook uproar over the recent COVID relief bill. It included a government ... Read more
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Editorial: One issue doomed Dan Forest
Remember all of those pundits who said the coronavirus would be gone after the election? It isn’t. And ... Read more
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Editorial: Don’t let pandemic stop you from honoring veterans
What do you say to Harold Frank of Cornatzer, the Davie man who went through hell in a ... Read more
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Editorial: Farming is an honorable ad needed calling
I should have been a farmer. Even as a child, I loved working in the family vegetable garden. ... Read more
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Editorial: Will politics as usual ever be the same again?
I’m beginning to agree with some advice found within a song of the late, great songwriter John Prine. ... Read more
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Editorial: Southern science helps predict the weather
Hold on tight, folks. There’s almost three months left in 2020. We all know about 2020 — the ... Read more
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Editorial: Board made right decision in denying gun range permit
It was better than a television drama show. When the Davie County Board of Adjustments met last week ... Read more
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Editorial: Davie always a leader in recycling
We’ve had it made here in Davie County for years. We’ve taken it for granted. And now, we’re ... Read more
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Editorial: Coronavirus proves we detest change
If nothing else, the coronavirus has proven that we aren’t prepared. And it has nothing to do with ... Read more
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Editorial: WWII stories ring true for many veterans
Sheek Bowden Jr. came into the office Monday morning with two short stories he wanted to share. Interesting ... Read more
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Editorial: Jim Rumley helped shape Cooleemee’s reputation
Cooleemee has been called a lot of different things over the years; and often from those who lived ... Read more
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Editorial: Postal service does a good job of delivering bills
For more than 50 years, I’ve depended on the United States Postal Service. And to tell you the ... Read more
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10 to Win! Initiative aims to support Davie educators
It was an old stone building, on a side street in the sleepy little town of Mocksville. But ... Read more
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WWII veteran Tom Ferebee a true hero
Sometimes, this job does have its perks. I’ve met presidential candidates Bob Dole and Al Gore. I’ve played ... Read more
News
Mocksville, Clemmons fire departments take part in training
By Mike Barnhardt Davie County Enterprise Record Safety first. Jay Kimura, plant manager for The Andersons facility on ... Read more
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Editorial: Virus can’t stop the true joy of summer
The summer of 2020. Will we ever be able to forget it? Wearing a face mask in the ... Read more
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Editorial: Superintendent, school system doing their best
Kudos to Jeff Wallace and his team at the Davie County School System. Admittedly, I was skeptical when ... Read more
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Police dept. in the news for wrong reason
Mocksville Town Manager Matt Settlemyer could take a lesson from Terry Bralley. Way back in the mid-1980s, Bralley, ... Read more
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Humor quickly fading from coronavirus
It was easy to write a humorous column about the toilet paper shortage in early April. The shortage ... Read more
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Editorial: Help the police; old buildings; and old bodies
Lock your cars at night, folks. And be aware of the goings on in your own neighborhood. Last ... Read more
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Editorial: Missing baseball and wondering about unions
I miss baseball. To be specific, I miss watching the Atlanta Braves on television. I’m sure my Yankee ... Read more
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Editorial: Say it, white people: black lives matter
Black lives matter. There. I said it. If you’re white, you should say it, too. Out loud. Write ... Read more
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Editorial: Pandemic just a roadblock for Class of 2020
The Class of 2020 is something special. Forty-four years from now, I bet they’ll remember waiting in their ... Read more
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Editorial: Yearning for some more live music
So we’re in another phase of reopening the economy from the coronavirus. More businesses are open. More could ... Read more
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Editorial: Let’s get Goss marker corrected
U.S Marine Lance Cpl. James Spurgeon Goss was a hero. The young man had a tough home life ... Read more
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Editorial: Can staying at home cause hallucinations?
Has Roy Cooper had a haircut recently? I tend to be on the yes side. Others say he’s ... Read more
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Editorial — Davie loses two of its finest residents
Two of the people who have made Davie County great have left us over the past couple of ... Read more