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GATES a ' An early Sunday morning mishap near here has claimed the life of a Gates County teen.

Fact Checker here. The Chronicle archive turns up this September 14, 2006, column by Kristin Butler, honored as the nation's best college newspaper columnist the following year.

A 75-year-old Gates County man died Tuesday after his car ran off the road and overturned in a water-filled ditch in northern Pasquotank County, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol.

U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. told a gathering of about three dozen people in Camden Saturday that the state's congressional delegation continues to work together to prevent a Navy Outlying Landing Field from coming to Camden or Gates counties.

Published: Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 7:22 p.m. Summer tourists flocked to the Johnson Farm, a boarding house retreat, from 1913 to 1958.

At the end of the month, the last prisoner at Gates Correctional Center will move to another facility as the center that's housed low-level offenders for more than 70 years closes due to budget cuts.

The late John D. Manness was a cultural institution in North Carolina bluegrass music.

At the State Capitol Saturday, a health care reform crowd cheered as the Rev. William Barber declared their cause "the moral issue of our time." "Socialism?" the state NAACP president boomed, repeating the opponents charge.

Elizabeth City's Albemarle Hospital Authority will receive an $80,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, US Sen.

The occupancy tax charged to hotel guests in Salisbury will likely double in the near future.

The occupancy tax charged to hotel guests in Salisbury will likely double in the near future.

Annually, Garner and its neighbors come together to celebrate America's birthday each 3rd of July at Lake Benson Park! Gates open at 5pm.

Submitted by WWAY on 2 July 2009 - 4:39pm. Whats Happening: July 3-5 Old Glory is proudly flying this weekend all across the area.

The City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department in collaboration with the North Carolina State Fairgrounds presents the 2009 July 4th Celebration on Saturday, July 4th, at the NC State Fairgrounds.

US Rep. Walter Jones says an amendment he attached to a defense spending bill this week will - if the legislation is adopted by the full House and Senate and signed into law by President Obama - successfully block the US Navy from building a jet landing field in two area counties.

Celebrate our nation's birthday in spectacular style at Cary's Booth Amphitheatre with patriotic performances by the Cary Town Band and the North Carolina Symphony in what promises to make guests proud to be an American.

Opponents of a possible Navy outlying landing field in Camden County sought new recruits for their fight in neighboring Pasquotank County Tuesday night, holding an informational meeting about the proposed airfield at Northside Elementary School.

Submitted by WWAY on 28 May 2009 - 4:32pm. Whats Happening: May 29-31 You can see a unique visitor at the aquarium starting this weekend.

Moore County followed the state trend when it came to unemployment figures for April, released Friday by the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina.

Come join us on the annual Higher Plains Cowboy Church charity trail ride! May 29-31, 2009 Hoffman Field Trial Barn Bring the whole family out for a weekend of camping and trail riding! Fun for everyone! Gates open at 1:00 PM Friday No reservations are needed but if you could let us know how many will be attending it will be helpful in planning for ...