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Superior Court trial closes Gates County Administrative offices
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Grifton manager takes job in Hertford County
Grifton's town manager is leaving his post after a 14-month tenure to become the Hertford County manager effective Aug. 1. Oryan Lowry notified the Grifton Town Board of Commissioners on July 1 that he would be accepting the new post. He gave a 30-day notice, officials said, making his last day in Grifton July 31. “I've had a wonderful experience working for the town of Grifton over the past 14-plus...
The dog days of August, year round
There are some citizens in Bertie County having the personal feelings of a rock. That would be the only explanation to allow for a dog’s collar to cut into its heavily fur covered neck so deep that the skin was slowly broken allowing raw flesh to protrude from the leather collar’s tightening due to the puppy’s growth. The pictures were not pretty. Nor were the other series of pictures of...
Republicans ready attacks on Harris in anticipation of Biden bowing out
MILWAUKEE — Republicans gathered for their party’s national convention this week were hedging their bets on their November opponent as drama engulfs the Democratic Party. Speakers levied criticisms at not just President Biden, but the “Biden-Harris” administration. They labeled Vice President Harris the “border czar,” a reference to the assignment she was given to address […]
Mobile Vet Clinic comes to Bertie County recently
The Greenville Vet Center Mobile Unit visited Bertie County recently. They came as an outreach effort to provide to communities of veterans, professional confidential counseling and referral support to eligible Veterans and service members. These included National Guard and Reserve components and their families in a non-medical setting. The Veterans Outreach Program Specialist, Gary Brown, said, “I am glad to come back to the Bertie area.” ...
Protests surrounded the RNC, though in lower numbers than expected
UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting) No Donald. No Joe. Genocide has got to go. BAKER: Organizers had expected over 5,000 people might show up, but attendance ended up being more like half that, possibly due to new safety concerns after the attempted assassination of former President Trump a couple of days earlier. Nadine Seiler flew in from Waldorf, Md., determined to protest the former president throughout the entire four-day convention with an anti-Trump T-shirt and banner and bright-blue eyelashes.
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