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Littleton Lake Gaston Festival - Video Clips Lake Gaston Guide 9/5/2010

Video clips from the Littleton-Lake Gaston Festival on September 4th.
Record crowd enjoys weekend entertainment Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald 9/4/2010

Mess with the bull, get the horns. The phrase alone has scared many would-be cowboys. Do not count Murphy

Boncek among the petrified.
Car show’s ‘classic’ moment comes in donation for younster Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald 9/4/2010

More than 160 vintage and classic cars were entered in Saturday’s Rod and Custom Show, but the most important

number may have been $2,015.
Competition fuels annual BBQ cookoff Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald 9/4/2010

David Burke said when getting judged in a barbecue pig cookoff, the key is being critiqued in the middle. That was

not the case Saturday when Burke’s entry into the 8th Annual Littleton Lions Club BBQ Cookoff drew…
The Switch Band rocks Lake Gaston Amphitheater Lake Gaston Today 9/4/2010

It must be true what they say; “you build it and they will come.” Actually, Lake Gaston Amphitheater isn’t even

built yet, but if you bring in Lake Gaston favorite The Switch Band, they’ll come anyway.
Earl blows by, N.C. safe Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald 9/3/2010

North Carolinians are breathing a sigh of relief this morning as Hurricane Earl winds up the eastern seaboard.

North Carolina narrowly escaped the wrath of what was a Category 4 hurricane, but at the last minute, Earl

followed the path predicted by the National Weather Service and barely brushed the state’s coastline.
Hurricane Moves North; Lake Area Spared Lake Gaston Guide 9/3/2010

Hurricane Earl posed no problem for the Lake Gaston area and left little or no major damage as it brushed past the

Outer Banks overnight.
Perdue: N.C. dodged a bullet with Earl WRAL TV 9/3/2010

Hurricane Earl churned past the Outer Banks, and its powerful gusts and driving rains were starting to be felt in

southeastern Virginia early Friday, the beginning of at least 24 hours of stormy, windy weather along the East

Coast.
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…
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.
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.
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
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…
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….

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