Gates County News

" Changes are in store for the board governing the Gates County Department of Social Services.

A Web site editor has filed a lawsuit against the town of Oriental claiming a violation of the state's public record laws.

" Paperwork has been submitted to a pair of funding agencies for the development of the Gates County Family Fun Center.

Dense fog across Eastern Carolina has prompted some school systems to delay the start of the school delay.

" Two suspects wanted in the severe beating of a Gates County man are behind bars.

Several more school divisions have decided to take precautions today because of the weather.

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

" What began as peace-keeping mission by Rich Square Police officers on Nov. 4 ended with the arrest of a teen on drug charges.

" A recent concern by the North Carolina Department of Labor has led Gates County officials to launch a process that will rid several county-owned buildings of lead-based paint and small amounts of asbestos.

" With historic Merchants Millpond, bathe in the rich colors of fall foliage, providing a scenic backdrop, hundreds of individuals made their way to Gates County on Saturday to celebrate the formal opening of the millpond's new Visitor Center.

Elaine Barco talks to customers as she weaves a seagrass footstool on a frame built by her husband Greg at the 50th annual Albemarle Craftsmana s Fair at the Knobbs Creek Recreation Center, Oct.

" Gates County's Merchants Millpond is steeped in history. So why not add to that history by constructing a unique facility that adds to the natural beauty of this state park.

We are gathering details on a fatal accident that claimed the life of a Gates County man.

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.

A Gates County man died Tuesday after the car he was driving veered off U.S. 158 in Pasquotank County and crashed into a canal.

" An estranged husband and wife are dead in what local law enforcement are calling a murder-suicide. Gates County Sheriff Ed Webb said 55-year-old Cecil Vann Parker and his 48-year-old wife, Brenda Delphine Parker, were found dead in their home Friday night.

A Gates County, North Carolina husband and wife are dead and the sheriff says it was a murder-suicide. 55-year-old Cecil Parker and his 48-year-old wife, Brenda, were found dead in their home off Highway 158 Friday evening.

Northeast Academy has run their varsity tennis record to 8-4 overall after having success in a host of recent matches.

A North Carolina woman has been arrested and charged with a knife-wielding rampage targeting three people in a car on a Suffolk street.

Unemployment rates in August generally decreased in the Albemarle and across most of the state.