Gates County News

The U.S. Navy's study of Camden and Gates counties for an outlying landing field is still very much alive after a U.S. Senate committee balked Friday at including a measure barring the airfield in the counties from a defense authorization bill.

Sometimes it pays to be a "pack rat"....especially when it comes to tracing the history of a particular issue.

" What started two years ago as a small cry from rural northeastern North Carolina is now echoing as a loud roar through the halls of the U.S. Capitol.

Loading... 1 of 3 The fawn may have been picked up by people who thought it was abandoned.

A $10,000 grant from Dominion Power - made possible in part by the generosity of the company's employees - will help the Community Care Clinic of Elizabeth City cover the cost of pharmacy services for low-income and uninsured patients.

As jobs disappear and bank accounts dwindle, North Carolinians are drinking more booze.

" Perhaps as local residents, we take for granted the natural beauty of the Chowan River.

Small prison stubbornly survives The governor wants to close the 94-inmate facility to save money; it just won't go away.

A Navy airfield proposed for Camden County on two of the largest potato farms in North Carolina would irreparably damage the region's economy, Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler told farmers and officials Monday.

Steve Mitchell of The Marco Company, Gates County Farm Service owner Paul Askew and Ann Askew of the Gates County Chamber of Commerce , handle the ribbon-cutting duties as The Marco Company formally arrived in Gatesville on Monday morning.

North Carolina's top agriculture official will meet with Camden officials and farmers later this month to discuss their claim that a U.S. Navy airfield would have a significantly negative effect on the county's agricultural economy.

Severe T-storm warnings for Suffolk, parts of N.C. Posted to : News Weather Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for Suffolk and parts of northeastern North Carolina, according to the National Weather Service.

" A Texas-based manufacturer is expanding its business to Gates County. On Monday, the Gates County Board of Commissioners and the Northeast Commission jointly announced that The Marco Company of Fort Worth, Texas is locating a new distribution site in Gatesville.

" The proposed closing of a minimum security state prison in Gates County could have a detrimental effect on local governments, according to officials.

" A 15-year-old girl has returned safely to her Gates County home after being abducted Friday from Gates County High School.

As of the current moment, the roar in Gates County has nothing to do with the possibility of Navy aircraft practicing touch-and-go landings.

A Virginia Beach man sits behind bars in North Carolina Saturday after he led police on a seven-hour search in the woods of Gates County.

Navy officials said a proposed state law in North Carolina that denies them permission to build a practice runway for fighter jets wouldn't stop the project.

Since the 1930's counties across the state have not been in the business of maintaining the roads within their respective borders.

The state House on Thursday unanimously approved legislation aimed at blocking a U.S. Navy outlying landing field in Camden and Gates counties.