<![CDATA[ Clemmons Courier News ]]> | Clemmons Courier http://www.ourdavie.com/ en-us <![CDATA[ West grad led design of Bush library ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

When the George W. Bush Presidential Center is officially dedicated today in Dallas, a former Clemmons resident can say he played a key role in making the historic occasion a reality.
Jim Pearson, who spent most of ... ]]>
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:46:57 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/042613-clemmons-front-1
<![CDATA[ New superintendent pick visits West, Southwest ]]> At West, Emory st ... ]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:43:10 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/040513-clemmons-front-1 <![CDATA[ Purple martins right at home in Lewisville ]]> By Dwight Sparks
Clemmons Courier

The first scout flew in March 5. Wade and Connie Beauchamp heard it chattering outside and knew their purple martin friends were finding their way back from Brazil yet again.
From Brazil to Lewisville - direct fligh ... ]]>
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:14:24 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/032813-clemmons-front-1
<![CDATA[ Hospital tour wows visitors ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

For the Village of Clemmons, it was a weekend to celebrate the arrival of the Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center.
The state-of-the-art facility was a community focal point both days with a VIP gathering Saturday ... ]]>
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:10:48 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/032813-clemmons-front-2
<![CDATA[ 1,000 blue flamingos ‘flock’ here ]]> They started flocking last week, and if organizers have their ... ]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:05:15 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/032813-clemmons-front-3 <![CDATA[ Bluebirds’ best friend seeks more converts ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

Once upon a time, Bill Abbey says he didn’t know the difference between a bluebird and a crow.
That was many years ago. Now Abbey, who has been the Bluebird Trail Monitor at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons for mor ... ]]>
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:42:24 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/021413-clemmons-front-1
<![CDATA[ Lewisville poet finding a market for her books ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

Lewisville’s Terri Erickson has always liked writing poetry, but for most of her life, it was something she enjoyed privately —more like a hobby.
Not anymore. Having a daughter grow up and leave home, an ... ]]>
Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:32:55 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/011013-clemmons-front-1
<![CDATA[ Foxx moves office across Clemmons ]]> Opening in early January, the office includes six full-time employees who deal with constituent service issues from passports to Social Security to veteran&r ... ]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:36:17 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/011013-clemmons-front-22013-01-22T08-38-35 <![CDATA[ Bee lover - Mark Welker says pesticides are harming hives ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

When Mark Welker decided to become a beekeeper, he was looking for some help with all the fruit bushes and trees in his yard.
“I was putting them in to help us,” said Welker, who lives in Clemmons near W ... ]]>
Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:55:22 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/080912-clemmons-front
<![CDATA[ New West principal: Charles McAninch ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

When Charles McAninch takes over as the new principal at West Forsyth High School, he admits his biggest goal is to maintain the school’s rich tradition.
“My challenge is continuing what has been establi ... ]]>
Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:49:19 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/072612-clemmons-front
<![CDATA[ Louisiana native Michael Gautreaux joins village council ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

Michael Gautreaux, the newest member of the Clemmons Village Council, never has considered himself to be a politician.
“We all have politics in our lives, whether it be with family or friends or work, but I ne ... ]]>
Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:11:23 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/070512-clemmons-front
<![CDATA[ West grad Folwell presses GOP bid for Lt. Governor ]]> By Dwight Sparks
The Clemmons Courier

What senior in the West Forsyth High Class of 1977 would have predicted Dale Folwell would run for state office 35 years into the future? More likely, few would have even known the student who checked out of cla ... ]]>
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:49:22 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/042612-clemmons-front
<![CDATA[ 1st building opens at WFU Baptist plaza ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

Mike Esposito, director of Wake Forest Baptist Health’s new Clemmons campus, calls the sprawling facility at the intersection of Lewisville-Clemmons and Peace Haven roads “like a hospital without beds in ... ]]>
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:56:05 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/041912-clemmons-front
<![CDATA[ Old ball cards find a new audience ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

Like many kids, Mitchell Kennedy enjoys collecting sports cards. But the Clemmons teenager has taken his hobby a step further.
Kennedy, who is 15 and a freshman at West Forsyth, decided last year that he wanted to s ... ]]>
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:09:00 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/032212-clemmons-front
<![CDATA[ Graduate makes her own job ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

During a time when college graduates can’t find jobs, Kelly Forester decided to create her own.
Forester, who graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2010 with a business degree, recently opened a y ... ]]>
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:39:09 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/020912-clemmons-front-1
<![CDATA[ Teacher trades classroom for gym ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

For years, Lewisville’s Jessica Grimsland did everything she could to lose weight and get fit.
But nothing was working.
“I was beating myself up each day training for two hours in the morning and an hour ... ]]>
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:25:41 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/020212-clemmons-front
<![CDATA[ Gala, gifts draw fund $25,000 from goal ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

A most productive weekend has pushed the proposed Dog Park at Tanglewood within sniffing distance of a fundraising goal of $150,000.
Boosted by a $30,000 gift from Lowes Foods and Purina and proceeds of another $20, ... ]]>
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:56:54 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/012612-clemmons-front-1
<![CDATA[ Loco for lottery: Carlton’s among state’s top outlets ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

When Tom Carlton bought the old Park Shell store at the corner of Harper Road and U.S. 158 in Clemmons in 1996, he knew it was a great spot for a convenience store or any other use.
But he never knew it would become ... ]]>
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:06:30 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/012612-clemmons-front-2
<![CDATA[ Long Road Back: Ring Hidden In Ornament ]]> “She just seems to be able to do what she wants to do. She makes up her mind that she can do it, and she does. She is the most positive person that you’ll ever meet.”
— Wilma King, grandmother, on Brooke Barbour Childress

By ... ]]>
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:07:40 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/122211-clemmons-front-1
<![CDATA[ WANT TO READ “EMILY’S LETTERS?” ]]> By Jim Buice

When Catherine Pitts started to put together a book she calls “Emily’s Letters,” she felt like she got to know her great-grandmother, who died in 1880.
Certainly, she has spent countless hours going through information ... ]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:42:05 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/082511-clemmons-front <![CDATA[ Clemmons landmark Dockside closes: Gallins family to open O’so Tavern in fall ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

For nearly three decades, Dockside Seafood has been a fixture in Clemmons. That came to an end Sunday night when the longtime fish place shut its doors.
However, there’s a happy ending to this story. The resta ... ]]>
Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:52:41 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/080411-clemmons-front
<![CDATA[ WWII BROTHERS: Jacksons See War Memorial Together During 'Flight Of Honor' ]]> By Ann Sheek
The Clemmons Courier

The Flight of Honor to Washington this week was somewhat unique, with three  of the World War II veterans on board being brothers. They are the Jackson brothers: Henry “Red”, 86 of Lewisville; Wesle ... ]]>
Thu, 19 May 2011 16:45:40 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/051911-clemmons-front
<![CDATA[ State dog - Plott hound visits 4th graders ]]> Libby Bagby, Lucky’s owner an ... ]]> Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:17:08 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/042811-clemmons-front <![CDATA[ West students learn texting-driving hazards ]]> By Jim Buice
The Clemmons Courier

Reid Alberts didn’t need to take the “Don’t Text and Drive” test last Thursday at West Forsyth to know the dangers involved.
“I ran over five mailboxes one day when I was texting,&rdquo ... ]]>
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:28:52 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/041411-clemmons-front-1
<![CDATA[ Historians see church’s new look ]]> The Clemmons Courier

In an act of diplomacy befitting the United Nations, Clemmons Moravian Church threw open its doors Monday again to the Clemmons Historical Society to calm any lingering storms from its building project.
Some soc ... ]]>
Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:54:50 GMT http://www.clemmonscourier.net/News/11-04-11-news2