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Anne Buechler

Anne Buechler, a longtime teacher and school administrator, has been named director of admission at Davidson Day School, the school announced Friday. Mrs. Buechler is now a language arts teacher and sports coach at the school. She’ll start the new job at the end of the school year.

Davidson College professors (from left) Merle Schuh, Buzz Yoder and Ben Klein were among those honored at Wednesday’s retirement dinner.
Davidson College honored 11 retiring professors and staff Wednesday night, May 14, with a dinner for retirees, their families and friends at the Vail Commons dining hall on campus.

Hooray! Graduation weekend at Davidson College is upon us and the Class of 2008 is ready to gather diplomas and march off to future adventures. A well-known Davidson resident also is ready to journey along new pathways. At one time we might have said that “Elvis has left the building” since he did appear as […]

If you read a newspaper comics page on Wednesday, you may have noticed that the fame of Davidson College’s Wildcats basketball team and star Stephen Curry has reached new heights: They’re now worthy of a comic-strip punchline. Cartoonist Jef Mallet gave a nod to the Cats and Curry in his May 14, 2008, “Frazz” strip. […]

Tom Ross

Davidson College President Thomas W. Ross will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree Friday during graduation ceremonies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, his hometown.

The Donoghue family of Davidson got a special treat Saturday evening during a stroll to enjoy the beautiful weather. Walking along the Davidson Greenway near the Kimberly Road access point, they “noticed an amazing looking moth or butterfly sitting on a fence,” Marnie Donoghue told DavidsonNews.net. “We ran home and looked it up in […]

Warm beautiful weather and LOTS of activities have made the past week fly by. Thank heavens we can now relax following the NC primary and let the telephone take a rest from automated calls during the dinner hour! Due to the many events in Davidson in the past seven days, this week’s Around Davidson will cover […]

Did you happen to notice all the kids in blue t-shirts running the Day Care Dash at Town Day?  They were Davidson Elementary students who have earned membership in the school’s marathon club by running lots and lots of laps at recess.  Learn more about their achievements, find out how much money Davidson IB raised during […]

A busy weekend in Davidson kicked off with a “Derby” Spring Fling Garden Party Friday at The Pines. In honor of the Kentucky Derby, which begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, current residents plus those on the Waiting List were invited to a buffet dinner, live music, livelier conversation and a beautiful day for spilling out […]

County Commission chair Jennifer Roberts (left) makes her re-election pitch to Kim Hodgson (right) on Main Street in front of Summit Coffee Thursday morning. Budd Berro (center) is a Roberts campaign aide. Ms. Roberts is one of five Democrats on the May 6 primary ballot seeking three at-large county commission seats. For more about […]