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| The Lake Gaston Community Center in Henrico is gearing up to become a golden opportunity for the community |
| as a whole. The organization, Lake Gaston Community Center, Inc. recently received a Golden Leaf Grant in the |
| amount of $242, 700 to aid in that venture. |
| The Lake Gaston Weed Council will receive $25,000 from Northampton County this current fiscal year. The |
| decision came with much discussion and a divided vote of 3-2. Commissioners Robert Carter and Virginia Spruill |
| Today, a nationwide crackdown on boating and drinking begins and the boat’s captain would be wise to forgo the |
| the ale unless he wants to pay a heavy fine. N.C. Wildlife is heading up “Operation Dry Water” in an effort to |
| reduce alcohol-related accidents and fatalities on the water. |
| Almost two dozen motorists traveling on Interstate 95 reported flat tires Thursday morning in Halifax County. An |
| investigation revealed nails all over the northbound lanes between exits 160 at Louisburg and 168 at Lake Gaston. |
| Summer is here and so is the time to be on the lake. Many residents will likely have family and friends visiting for |
| the season and one local group would like to help keep families safe while they are on the water. Legislature has |
| passed bills requiring a life jacket for each person on boats and now anyone under the age of 13 is required to |
| wear a life vest at all times on a boat that is underway. |
| The state of Virginia recently sent an I-95 tolling application to the Federal Department of Transportation. If |
| approved, the tolling would be near the Virginia/North Carolina border directly affecting the Emporia-Greensville |
| community. The state of North Carolina hasn't ruled out the possibility of tolling I-95 on their side of the state |
| line near the Virginia border. |
| Over 20 church vans and buses loaded with area youth and chaperones from Hertford, Bertie, and Northampton |
| and Halifax counties made their way down the winding path to Edward's Beach, Saturday, June 19. |
| Warren County commissioners made good on their promise to maintain the tax rate at 60-cents, as they adopted |
| the 2010-11 fiscal year budget Tuesday morning. Commissioners maintained annual funding of $116,000 for |
| weed control on Lake Gaston and… |
| Th Second Annual Rosemont Wine and Art Festival was a fantastic success, according to a spokesman for |
| Rosemont of Virginia. The Winery, located at 1050 Blackridge… |
| Halifax County officially has a blessed budget for 2010-2011, although it did not come easy or without |
| controversy. Concerns about using part of the county’s reserves to make the budget balance and finding funding |
| for a few extra programs… |
| With a nine cent tax rate increase, a citizen with a $100,000 home would see their taxes increase $90, while a |
| citizen with a $500,000 home on Lake Gaston would see a $450 increase. |
| There’s been much focus on developing a healthy eco-system on Lake Gaston over the past few years. Being a |
| man-made lake, the flooded areas were not accustomed to their new environments and had to adapt to the types |
| of plants and animals living there. |
| The first scheduled public hydrilla treatments are completed with the exception of Hamlin Creek. Professional Lake |
| Management’s (PLM) Chuck Wiley said Hamlin was removed from the treatment schedule because Myrick Hills |
| Country Club Golf Course Superintendent Bland May expressed some concerns about the chemicals being used |
| and their impact on the greens. |
| Melinda McPherson Johnson, 55, of Bragg St. in Warrenton will spend up to 14 months in prison after pleading |
| guilty on Monday in Warren County Superior Court to 16 counts of felony embezzlement. A former resident of |
| Wildwood Point subdivision at Lake Gaston, Johnson… |
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