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| What began nearly three decades ago as an event geared toward showcasing the talents of local and regional |
| crafters and vendors as well as a means by which to raise money for the R. T. Arnold Library has snowballed into |
| one of the east coast’s premiere annual events. |
| A company has to be able to change with the times, especially during this economic crisis, which is exactly what |
| Telpage is doing. The company cut some nonprofitable services, but other than that, it's business as usual. "I |
| know the public has concerns. |
| After several requests, we've been working on this for a few months. Now the clubs and associations that draw |
| membership (and visitors) from around Lake Gaston have a place on the Lake Gaston Guide. |
| Many questions about the Roanoke Rapids Theatre were answered on a chilly Thursday night in November, 2010. |
| Could the beleaguered project be revived on a budget Randy Parton would have laughed at? Could a local girl with … |
| Many areas around Lake Gaston got their first freeze early Friday morning. Unofficial readings were in the upper |
| 20's at a number of locations and it was still 30 degrees at 6:30 a.m. toward the western end of the lake. |
| The Lake Gaston Association's scheduled speaker, Bud Berro, director of N.C. Gov. Beverly Perdue's Piedmont |
| Regional Office, canceled at the last minute. |
| Sheriff's departments in three of the Lake Gaston counties are investigating several incidents of thefts and break |
| Options for zoning in Warren County were outlined in the second of several public information meetings held last |
| week. In his presentation, county Planning and Zoning Administrator Ken Krulik explained three options for |
| zoning: keeping the zoning as is around Kerr Lake and Lake Gaston only… |
| With little warning, and not much public notice, Emporia-based telecommunications company Telpage has cut its |
| services, shuttered part of its regional operations and laid off several employees. |
| Is it safe to run ethanol blended gasoline in your boat? Many experts won't say an absolute "yes" or "no." |
| However, they do offer several cautions that make the average boater avoid so called E-10 gas (ie. Gas with 10% |
| ethanol) like the plague. |
| Ladlee's Golf Cars on Lake Gaston is offering a $500 reward for information that leads to the arrest of individuals |
| who attempted to break into its premises. Amanda Writtenberry said she and her husband were alerted by an |
| alarm at the business around midnight, Oct. 29. |
| Thursday was a very good day for Brunswick County. The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community |
| Revitalization Commission met and funded two projects totaling $1.358 million, $458,375 for the visitor center |
| on Christanna Highway and $900,000 to increase capacity of the planned water and sewer lines/facilities serving |
| the new Meherrin River Regional Jail and the U. S. Route 1/Interstate 85 corridor. |
| The Blob |
Lake Gaston Gazette Observer |
11/3/2010 |
| Scene around the Lake -- The Blob -- Lynn Pritchard discovered this blob attached to her swim ladder at her home |
| on Lake Gaston near mile marker 13. Research revealed it is a colony of fresh water sponge, or specifically |
| Pectinatella magnifica. They are native to the area and their presence is good because they help keep water clean. |
| No better weather could have been ordered for the ribbon cutting ceremony held Friday, Oct. 29, for the Lake |
| Gaston Lions Club Lions den/community center at 139 Stanley Road in Henrico. |
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