Spring is just around the corner. Flowers are beginning to bloom, trees are starting to bud, and the fountain in Mocksville’s downtown park will be turned back on soon. It has been a long, wet winter. I am looking forward to sunshine and warmer weather. You will see final touches on our town square over the next few weeks. The sidewalks will be connected and lights installed atop our new mast arm poles. Before long, we will be enjoying movies in the park and the sidewalks will be filled with folks eating ice cream in front of Scoops and enjoying [...]

Last November my wife and I attended the Awards Celebration for the first annual Davie Respect Initiative (DRI) Challenge.  The projects shared by the 10 winning applicants, who ranged in age from 13 to 21, were inspiring and all were designed to increase the amount of respect shown in our community and across Davie County.    Each of the ten winning applicants received $1,000 and the opportunity to put their project idea into practice.   Last week a few members of the DRI team met with me to provide an update on the status of some of the projects.   Madi Rogers, a [...]