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A Gran ville County couple believes they have a homemade remedy to fight high fuel prices at the pump.

Posted: Today at 7:06 p.m. Updated: Today at 7:58 p.m. Oxford, N.C. - Granville Central High School is grieving the loss of a student who died in Saturday in an ATV wreck near Elizabeth City.

Top Stories for Sunday, July 6th, 2008: Show does go on DAILY DISPATCH / ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE Fireworks explode over Kerr Lake near Satterwhite Point in this 13 second timed exposure Saturday night.

Having spent the past few years burning brush, clearing trees and hacking through overgrown weeds in northern Durham, Rob Evans is declaring victory in his battle to preserve a rare, goofy-looking flower.

District Court Judge R. Gregory Horne presiding and Charlene Norris prosecuting on behalf of the state.

Two teachers and five students have taken to the road to register people to vote and to encourage those already registered to go vote in the November general election.

The pants were valued at $48. He was released under a $300 secured bond. - Felicia Bobbitt, of 411 E. Montgomery Street, was arrested for simple assault and disorderly conduct.

Duke Energy, one of the largest electric utilities providers in the nation, is also the third largest user of pulverized coal technology that does not allow for the control of carbon dioxide or mercury ...

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To make it in show business, remember: If you're afraid of looking foolish, choose another line of work.

City of Roxboro Finance Director Jimmy Overton and Randy L. Durren, an instructor at Piedmont Community College, remained hospitalized this week recovering from injuries each suffered when their two vehicles ...

As the national average for gas continues to reach an all-time high, lawmakers in North Carolina are preparing to introduce a bill that could bring some relief at the pump and pave the way for our state to ...

Tim Tyson will be the first to admit he wasn't sure how Shelby could be a better spot for the filming of "Blood Done Sign My Name" than the actual setting of his story, Oxford, N.C. But traveling into town on ...

A judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement over contaminated pet food that could compensate pet owners for all the costs associated with the death or illness of their dogs and cats - right down to ...

Leon Turner, Executive Director, Granville Economic Development Commission was named an Impact Business Leader by Business Leader Magazine.

When 20-year-old Paul Duffy opened a certified letter in the spring of 1966, he had no idea what it had in store for him.

When the camera started rolling Monday, Steve Peeler of Lincolnton put his black '69 Buick Electra 225 in drive and cruised through an independent movie set on Main Avenue in Gastonia.

This week the Raleigh News & Observer profiled Institute for Southern Studies board member and North Carolina native Tim Tyson, a renowned lecturer, writer, and professor of African-American Studies.

Cops catch three suspects, seek one more, and find six hostages bound with duct tape BY AL WHELESS DAILY DISPATCH WRITER One home invasion suspect escaped out a window and three others were arrested early ...

About Timothy B. Tyson's "Blood Done Sign My Name" Published: 2004 by Crown Books Copies sold: 140,000 Honors: Southern Book award, 2007 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion and others Movie: Being filmed in ...