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More evacuations ordered as Earl churns closer WRAL TV 9/2/2010

s Hurricane Earl continued to churn toward the Eastern Seaboard, officials ordered a mandatory evacuation early

Thursday for tourists in for northern Dare County, including Kill Devils Hills, effective at 6 a.m. Kill Devil Hills

Mayor Ray Sturza said a safety advisory is in effect for …
Hurricane Earl Should Pose No Problem For Lake Gaston Area Lake Gaston Guide 9/2/2010

Hurricane Earl should pose little or no problem for the Lake Gaston area unless it takes an unexpected turn to the

west. Right now (Thursday midday), the center of the category four hurricane is forecast to stay about 50 miles

off the coast…
First Responders get Life Evac training Lake Gaston Gazette-Observer 9/1/2010

Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 25, Lake Gaston Volunteer Firefighter John Zubrod joined VCU Life Evac Flight

Paramedic Will Aiken on the level, grassy area beside the LGVFD firehouse. The two walked the area…
Police investigate two drownings in Myrick Estates Lake Gaston Gazette-Observer 9/1/2010

The waters of Lake Gaston became tragic last weekend as it claimed two lives in the Myrick Estate area. According

to Maj. Bruce Temple of the Halifax County Sheriff's Department….
Body of missing swimmer found in Lake Gaston WTVD 9/1/2010

Authorities have located the body of a missing Wake County man in Lake Gaston. Karl Besas, 24, was boating with

friends Friday night…
Hurricane warning issued as Earl nears ABC11 / WTVD 9/1/2010

Tourists on Ocracoke Island boarded ferries and headed for the mainland Wednesday as visitors were also told to

leave Hatteras Island. More evacuations could be on the way as powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe

the Outer Banks. A hurricane warning has been issued for …the
DCR outlines plans for Occoneechee State Park marina SoVANow.com 9/1/2010

In the years to come, residents and visitors will be able to boat — and perhaps even swim — using facilities

developed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation at Occoneechee State Park.
Lake Gaston Search and Rescue called off Lake Gaston Today 9/1/2010

He’s still out there somewhere and a family is still praying for a miracle. Karl Besas, the 24 year old man visiting

from Raleigh, NC hasn’t been found as of Tuesday evening, but the massive search and rescue operation

organized here at Lake Gaston has been quietly called off.
Roanoke Rapids regains control of troubled theater WRAL TV 8/31/2010

Roanoke Rapids will regain control of a troubled multimillion-dollar music theater on Wednesday morning,

following an order issued Tuesday by a Superior Court judge.
The search continues ... Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald 8/31/2010

Lt. Stevie Salmon of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said this morning the search for a 24-year-old Raleigh man

missing since Saturday morning on Lake Gaston has been scaled back slightly.
Search intensifies for Raleigh man believed drowned in Lake Gaston Raleigh News & Observer 8/30/2010

About 75 law enforcement officers from at least four agencies are searching on land, under water and by air this

morning for the body of a Raleigh man who disappeared Friday night in Lake Gaston, authorities said.
Search continues for Raleigh man missing at Lake Gaston WRAL TV 8/29/2010

The search resumed Sunday morning for a 24-year-old Raleigh man who disappeared while swimming in Lake

Gaston Friday night.
LaCrosse Fest Draws Hundreds Lake Gaston Guide 8/28/2010

Hundreds of people braved 90-degree weather for the second annual LaCrosse Fest on the Fire Department

grounds in LaCrosse today.
Lake Gaston: Woman drowns while baby-sitting Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald 8/28/2010

A local woman, who was baby-sitting in Myrick Estates, was found dead Friday afternoon in Lake Gaston,

authorities said. Halifax County Sheriff’s Office Lt. George Evans said authorities are not sure what happened to

Nancy Higgins, 50, of Roanoke Rapids.
Wake County man missing at Lake Gaston ABC11.com 8/28/2010

Rescue crews are searching a Halifax County lake after a Wake County man went missing. According to Halifax

County Sheriff's Department officials, Karl Besas, 24, of Raleigh…
Lake Gaston EMS site to be ready by Jan. 1 Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald 8/28/2010

Preparations are underway for a third emergency medical services crew to be placed at Lake Gaston by Jan. 1. For

the 2010-11 fiscal year, Northampton County commissioners approved a nine-cent tax increase.

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