The Clemmons Courier

1 month ago | clemmonscourier.net | Jim Buice

Published 12:10 am Thursday, March 13, 2025 By Jim BuiceFor the Clemmons CourierThe town of Lewisville has selected Tom Lawson, a former mayor and council member, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Julie Puckett from the board last month. Lawson, who has been serving as the chairman of the planning board, was the mayor of Lewisville from 2005-2007, followed by three consecutive terms on the town council from 2007-2013 — for a total of eight consecutive years.

1 month ago | clemmonscourier.net | Jim Buice

Published 12:00 am Thursday, March 13, 2025 By Jim BuiceAfter spending my early years in the newspaper business primarily covering sports, I traded in my place on press row and in locker rooms for a variety of different roles, including editor, news and features writer, page designer and copy editor. So going to last week’s high school basketball playoff game when West Forsyth played host to Watauga was like going back in time for me — in many ways.

1 month ago | clemmonscourier.net | Jim Buice

Published 12:07 am Thursday, March 13, 2025 By Jim BuiceFor the Clemmons CourierSo just what is a “walk audit?”Actually, with transportation needs remaining in the spotlight in Clemmons, the village council heard a little more in Monday night’s meeting about a different approach to make the town safer and more walkable for the community with four walk audits scheduled twice on Saturday, March 15, and again on Saturday, March 22.

1 month ago | clemmonscourier.net | Jay Spivey

Published 12:00 am Thursday, March 13, 2025 By Jay SpiveyFor the Clemmons CourierAs a senior, Hannah Hanes has more than proven herself in the classroom and on the field for the West Forsyth girls soccer team.  Hanes, who has a 4.54 GPA and is starting for a perennially good girls soccer team, was on the girls track-and-field team her freshman season. But like many high-school athletes now, Hanes elected to focus on just one sport – soccer. However, she wishes it didn’t have to be that way.

1 month ago | clemmonscourier.net | Jay Spivey

Published 10:24 am Thursday, March 6, 2025 By Jay Spivey For the Clemmons CourierThe season came to an end this past Tuesday night for the second-ranked West Forsyth boys basketball team. West Forsyth couldn’t hold on to a big third-quarter lead as it fell to No. 7 Watauga 62-59 in the third round of the NCHSAA Class 4-A boys basketball tournament at Simpson Gym. The Titans (26-4) led 49-36 after senior Jacari Brim hit a layup with 2:36 left in the third quarter.