What do Ashley Furniture, Pro Refrigeration, Ingersoll Rand, Hampton Inn, Wake Forest Baptist Health Davie Campus, Lee Jeans, Funder America, Avgol and CPP Global all have in common?  They have all expanded or opened new facilities in Davie County over the last several years… AND, they all have industrial maintenance needs. In a perfect example of how North Carolina Community Colleges respond to the needs of local industry and prepare students for local careers, the Davie Campus of Davidson County Community College will offer a new short-term certification program in Industrial Maintenance, beginning fall 2014. Program participants will have the […]

The Mocksville Farmers Market is open each Wednesday from 3-6 pm in the Mocksville Town Hall Parking Lot located at 171 S. Clement St in Mocksville, just a block down W Depot Street from the town square.  For more information please call 336-671-0553 or 336-753-6700. The Mocksville Farmers Market is growing and adding new producers for even more fresh, healthy and local products.   The following producers are among those who attend each Wednesday. Holton Hollar Farms ~ homemade cheese Keiffer’s Farm ~ vegetables, jams, jellies Creek Ridge Farm ~ vegetables Galliher Farm ~ plants, flowers Steve Gautheaux ~ pralines Glen […]

The Town of Bermuda Run hosted a community celebration on Saturday, May 31, 2014 to commemorate the Town’s 15th Anniversary and the entire Davie County community was invited to attend. Bermuda Run has grown to be more than a gated community and now includes hotels, restaurants, housing developments and more along stretches of highways 801 and 158. The celebration served as an opportunity for the community at large to learn more about Bermuda Run and how it supports the overall community and its residents. Recent developments, from WinMock at Kinderton to Wake Forest Baptist Health Davie Medical Center, have made […]

The Davie County Economic Development Commission (EDC) has announced the Partnership for Workforce Development.  The Partnership for Workforce Development is a partnership between Davie County industry, the EDC, the Davie County School System, and Davidson County Community College.  This Partnership combines the building blocks for continued economic development in Davie County. Thousands of new jobs have been created in Davie County over the last 5 years in the areas of advanced manufacturing, health care, engineering, quality control, logistics, warehousing and distribution.  The Partnership for Workforce Development will help Davie County students acquire the skills for success in the 21st century […]

The Town of Bermuda Run is hosting a community celebration on Saturday, May 31 from 4-8 p.m. to commemorate the Town’s 15th Anniversary and the entire Davie County community is invited to attend. The Town hopes this event will serve as an opportunity for the community at large to learn more about Bermuda Run and how it supports the overall community and its residents. The Town of Bermuda Run has grown to be more than a gated community and now includes hotels, restaurants, housing developments and more along stretches of highways 801 and 158. Recent developments, from WinMock at Kinderton […]

After being closed for more than 2 years, the former Crestwood Farms (Townsends) processing plant on Eaton Road in Mocksville is up and running again.  Like a knight on a white horse, House or Raeford Farms is bringing the plant back to life and bringing up to 200 jobs back to this Mocksville location. Pioneers of the poultry industry since WW II, and family owned, House of Raeford Farms is operated and based out of Rose Hill, North Carolina with additional facilities in Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina.  With over 5,500 employees, House of Raeford Farms is one […]

Memorial Day Observation 11 am at the Brock Monday Please join us at the Brock Performing Arts Center in Mocksville at 11:00 AM on Monday, May 26th to participate in an authentic remembrance honoring the heroes who make our freedom possible and celebrate the unity and sacrifice that are among the core values that continue to sustain our nation. Memorial Day began as a day of remembrance for fallen servicemen, first observed on May 30th, 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. From its inception, this was a solemn occasion. […]

Please join us in saying thank you to Sabeti Wain Garrard Aerospace (SWG Aerospace) for investing in Davie County and creating new jobs here. They are located at 852 US Highway 64 West, in Mocksville at the former Eagle Heights Baptist Church. SWG Aerospace is a division of Sabeti Wain Aerospace, a global leader in the design and manufacture of airline passenger seatcovers with direct sales to over 20 major international airliners.  Sabeti Wain Aerospace is headquartered in the UK with a second production operation in Dubai. Although it has started initially with a small team, it is expected that […]