Opinion
Editorial: Balloon woes
The United States military shot down a Chinese “spy” balloon somewhere near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Funny? Nope. But we’ve had fun with it. My ...
Mike Barnhardt, Author at Davie County Enterprise Record
Opinion
Guest editorial: Pandemic lessened pay gap
By Mike Walden NC State University Decades from now, people who lived through the pandemic will remember it as a horrible period. Over 1 million ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 1:26 pm
Opinion
Letter to the editor: Donations go to help the needy
To the editor: I would like to thank all of the business establishments for allowing me to place collection jars at their places. These jars ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 1:25 pm
Opinion
Letter to the editor: Don’t wear prejudices as a badge
To the editor: I need to help reframe how we look at our transgender friends and neighbors. To start, I would first like to recall ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 1:25 pm
Local
Local events
Fundraisers Saturday, Feb. 11 Community breakfast, Farmington Methodist, 1939 Farmington Rd., Mocksville, 7-10 a.m. Pork tenderloin, sausage, gravy, eggs, grits, stewed apples, biscuits, mixed fresh ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 1:02 pm
Obituaries
Margaret ‘Rosie’ Waters Crowder
Mrs. Margaret “Rosie” Waters Crowder, 74, formerly of Mocksville, was reunited with her parents John Nail Waters and Margaret Smith Waters when she was called ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 12:12 pm
Obituaries
Deborah Ann (Hoppe) Dickey
Deborah Ann (Hoppe) Dickey, 70, of Mocksville, NC died Jan. 11, 2023. Debbie was born on a leap year, Feb. 29, 1952, in Hammond, Ind., ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Monday, February 6, 2023 4:46 pm
Obituaries
Karen Bledzoe Kirkpatrick
Mrs. Karen Bledsoe Kirkpatrick, 65, of Mocksville, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, surrounded by her ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Monday, February 6, 2023 8:19 am
Obituaries
William Conrad ‘Bill’ Spry
Mr. William Conrad “Bill” Spry, 91, of NC 801 S., Mocksville, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Friday, February 3, 2023 3:32 pm
Lifestyle
The Literary Corner: Renegade Writer’s Guild
Regrets By Julie Terry Cartner I met Frank when I was a teenager, probably sixteen years old. He was my sister Polly’s first serious boyfriend, ...