NEWS
Community Leaders Invited to Mental Health Summit
NEWS Living Waters Inc will host the 2026 Mental Health Summit in Davidson. The theme is Bridges and Barrier To Community Connections: Town of Davidson and Surrounding Communities. The Summit is in collaborative partnership with Commissioner Tracy Mattison Brandon,...
A Leadership-Level Assist: Whitney A. White ’08 Drives the Future of Women’s Athletics with New Scholarship
NEWS Author: Caroline Roy When she came to Davidson College for the 50+ Years of Coeducation Celebration in 2023, Whitney A. White ’08 attended a panel on women’s athletics that sparked her imagination. One of the panelists, volleyball player Sola Omonije ’23,...
TOWN OF DAVIDSON
Halloweekend 2026
NEWS The Halloweekend festivities will begin on Friday, October 23, with trick-or-treating down Main Street for the annual Halloween March. Line up begins at 5:00 p.m. in front of the Davidson Public Safety Building, in the horseshoe parking lot, at 216 S. Main...
Annual DFD Community Pancake Breakfast
NEWS The Town of Davidson will host a Community Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Fire Station 1, located at 216 South Main Street. This family-friendly event is open to all members of the Davidson community; there is no...
It's still Prime Season at the DFM for a couple of weeks. (News of Davidson photo)
Autumn-themed decorations at the Farmers Market. (News of Davidson photo)
Who knew that "pumpkins on a stick" was a thing? (News of Davidson photo)
Special end of summer flowers on display. (News of Davidson photo)
NONPROFIT NEWS
This Week at DFM: October 17, 2026
NONPROFITS Prime Season Market October 17, 2026 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Rain or Shine! No pets please. Shopping starts at the ringing of the market bell. Market Shoppers, Check out Davidson Farmers Market's brand new website. Fall and summer produce, protein of all kinds, eggs, mozzarella, goat cheese, honey, breads, danishes, croissants, bagels, pies,...
Time to Get Your Tickets for the Ada Jenkins Center Food Fight Competition
NONPROFITS Tickets are on sale for the Ada Jenkins Center annual Food Fight Competition. This year the event is back with a new theme: brunch! This event features a competition between local restaurants, caterers, and home chefs vying for the “best of” in their chosen category. Meat Hook – Protein dishes and meats Grits and Hits – Side dishes and...
DFC Presents “Jojo Rabbit”
CULTURE The Davidson Film Club is pleased to invite you to a screening and discussion of the Oscar-winning New Zealand film "Jojo Rabbit" on Saturday, October 17, at 7:00 p.m. at the Armour Street Theatre in Davidson. “Humorous, touching, and devastating in equal measure.” Mike Massie, Gone With The Twins Directed by Taika Waititi New Zealand...
THIS WEEK IN DAVIDSON
Ready, Set, This Week in Davidson: October 16 – 22
NEWS Friday – October 16 Men’s Basketball Red/Black Scrimmage Oct 16 @ 6:00 p.m. John M. Belk Arena Women’s Field Hockey vs VCU Oct 16 @ 6:00 p.m. Carol Grotnes Belk Turf Field Sincerely Tea House: Game Night at the Tea House! - Every Friday Night Oct 16 @ 6:00...
OUR COLUMNISTS
Western College: A Precursor to Davidson
OUR COLUMNISTS Efforts to establish a college in the western part of North Carolina began over fifteen years before Davidson College was founded. Local residents wanted their sons to be able to get a higher education somewhere closer than South Carolina, Northern...
From Davidson to Harvard and Back Again
OUR COLUMNISTS This is a series of articles about the history of Davidson Family Medicine as we celebrate its 25th anniversary in downtown Davidson. In The Origins Right Here in Davidson, I wrote about how the seeds of Davidson Family Medicine were planted while...
An X-ray Pioneer
OUR COLUMNISTS I’ve written several articles on Davidson physics professor and later college president Henry Louis Smith, but somehow, I’ve neglected to write much about one of his most important innovations. Thanks to John Woods for the reminder! Smith was one of the...
LOCAL BUSINESS
Falling for Autumn Fiction
LOCAL BUSINESS Dear Reader, In the book world, fall is very much the grande finale of book releases. Yes, many great books continue to publish deep into the end of the year—never fear! But the fireworks show of new books is in full swing. This morning, we've got...
Meet Author Marie Tang at Main Street Books
LOCAL BUSINESS Saturday Oct 17, 2026 10:00 a.m. Main Street Books Join us at Main Street Books for a Meet the Author morning with picture book author Marie Tang, author of Sophia Lee Can Fly! Saturday, October 17 from 10:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Meet the author events...
CULTURE
“For Whom Should I Yell?”
CULTURE They yell: Goodbye, bodily autonomy! Farewell, institutional justice! I want to yell too, but what is there to lament when my body was never mine. For whom should I yell? For my mom? She tried, my mother, to protect my body, to help me keep it as...
“We Were NEVER Just Bodies”
CULTURE We were never just bodies — we were questions dressed as flame, taught to fear our own reflection, and mistake obedience for shame. They wrote holiness on our wounds, and purity on their skin, called it mercy when they silenced us, called it justice when they...
SPORTS
Field Hockey Hosts A10 Co-Leader VCU Friday
SPORTS A home game with Atlantic 10 Conference co-leader VCU and a road test at No. 6 Wake Forest comprise the eighth weekend of the Davidson field hockey schedule. The Wildcats will host VCU at 7 p.m. Friday at Carol Grotnes Belk Turf Field, then visit Wake Forest in...
IN MEMORIAM
In Memoriam: Dorothy Martin
IN MEMORIAM Dorothy McAulay Martin, "Dottie," passed away on September 28 at The Pines. Dottie was born January 21, 1937, in Charlotte, daughter of Benson Wood McAulay Sr. and Dorothy Gill McAulay. To her family and friends, she is remembered as a loving wife, a...
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