ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT   Two exciting (virtual) events will be held at Main Street Books next week. Both events are free on Zoom but require advance registration.    First, on Tuesday, May 18 at 7 pm: An evening with culture commentator and writer Pete Davis, in...

  NEWS   Davidson College's 184th Commencement was held on Tuesday, May 11. Instead of the traditional Sunday morning event on Chambers lawn, the college held the mid-week, COVID-compliant event in Richardson Stadium. Originally planned as two ceremonies (10 a.m....

  VOICES OF DAVIDSON The Editors welcome longtime Davidson resident, Nancy M. Slagle, to our Voices of Davidson. Covid created an unusual time and unusual actions. When the pandemic officially began and we were locked down for what we expected to be a few months, many...

  THE WRITTEN WORD On the Road to Dun Aengus Earthy smell of cattle dung and salty airas we bike along a path marked with stone walls,walls stacked some 3000 years ago. No one's sweat but our own this day,and that of other sightseers eager to climbthe prehistoric hill...