Caswell County News

After listening to three days of testimony, it took a Caswell County jury a little less than an hour to find former Sen.

A 60-year-old Winston-Salem woman was sentenced to 120 days in jail after she was found guilty of misdemeanor cruelty to animals Wednesday afternoon.

The state rested Wednesday morning in the trial of a former state Sen. Hugh Webster, who is charged with embezzlement.

A Leasburg, N.C., man drowned Friday in Hyco Lake, the Caswell County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Tuesday.

"I've got a hell of a lot of money in this dog-and-pony show," he said on his way to the courthouse.

The film and video department of Piedmont Community College, located in Person and Caswell counties, held the second of two summer intensive High-Definition video production camps this week in Yanceyville, N.C. The four-day camp, geared toward high school and adult students, teaches young film enthusiasts the ropes of production.

Senator Tony Foriest will hold a town hall meeting in Caswell County on Friday to brief citizens on efforts to safeguard education, create jobs, and protect seniors in light of the recession and state budget crisis, according to a press release.

"Pull. Pull! We're almost to the top of the hill!" Summer vacation had to wait for some teenagers.

Two men were charged Thursday in connection with a burglary on Quail Meadows Road Wednesday that resulted in two women being shot.

The Caswell County Sheriff's Department is investigating an incident on Quail Meadows Road in Yanceyville Wednesday that resulted in two women getting shot.

Alexandria Gywnn and Elizabeth Eastep are basing their career plans on what they've already learned.

A flash flood warning is in effect for southeastern Rockingham County and southwestern Caswell County until 11:45. Two storm cells moved over the area, putting down plenty of rain in a short amount of time.

The Catfish is going to Raleigh. By a unanimous vote, Alamance County Republican leaders chose County Commissioner Vice Chairman Dan Ingle to replace Cary Allred as the county's District 64 representative.

Tucked between the Dan River and the Virginia International Raceway on the northern edge of Caswell County is the town of Milton, "the museum without walls." Milton was incorporated in 1796.

The resignation of District 64 Rep. Cary Allred sets up a scenario that could result in lineup and leadership changes on the Alamance County Board of Commissioners.

Chapel Hill Town Council member Laurin Easthom often writes on her blog about the challenges of balancing life and work, and politics, which probably straddles the two.

A Caswell County man and a Virginia man have been charged with possession of stolen property after Caswell County deputies found a dirt bike reported stolen from Rockingham County on Saturday evening.

The Caswell County Sheriff's Office has obtained warrants charging two men with the shooting death of a Burlington man in December.

A 43-year-old Caswell County man was shot and killed Wednesday night in Casville, N.C., according to the Caswell County Sheriff's Office.

About 20 North Carolina judges have not agreed to take the same pay cut that state employees must absorb, in spite of a request by Gov.