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4 hrs ago | Daily Dispatch

Drugstore 'a good icon to keep': Internet cafe joins, lunch counter, grill, soda fountain

The former Jones drugstore on Friday morning reopened with the same Jones name, minus the pharmacy, but with the old time lunch counter, grill and soda fountain intact in a remodeled interior with an Internet cafA© and a custom framing shop.

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Related Topix: Henderson, NC, Raleigh, NC, Oxford, NC

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Granville County Sheriff's Office Log

Arrests a Laura Lynn Aird, 42, of 9527 Catfish Trail, Oxford, was booked Oct. 23. Felony possession of cocaine.

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Related Topix: Oxford, NC, Stem, NC, Henderson, NC, Stovall, NC

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Incumbent has three challengers for Stem mayor

Elections at the southern of end of Granville County feature contests for all three municipalities there, but the one contest to watch could be for mayor of Stem.

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Related Topix: Stem, NC, Raleigh Metro, Chapel Hill, NC, Raleigh, NC, Butner, NC

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Races galore for Granville electorate

Voters in Granville County today will be going to the polls to choose leaders in all five municipalities.

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Related Topix: Oxford, NC, Stovall, NC, Stem, NC, Creedmoor, NC, Butner, NC

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Woodlief wins mayor's race; Bullock, D. Currin, Harris to take Commission seats

Voters returned Mayor Al Woodlief to another two-year term in office and chose Ron Bullock, Danny Currin, Calvin "C.J." Harris Jr.

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Related Topix: Bullock, NC, Oxford, NC

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Teens arrested for trashing school

Four 17-year-old boys are out on bond after being arrested for allegedly vandalizing Granville Central High School on Sunday morning, Granville County Sheriff Brin Wilkins said.

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Related Topix: Creedmoor, NC, Franklinton, NC

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Strickland: Book goes behind scenes

Frank Strickland said he has published a book about Oxford's government and politics because he wanted to record some of what has gone on "behind the scenes." "It's always nice to say a lot of good things about a town, but it's important also to remember the bad things that happened in town and to ensure that history is not repeated over and over ...

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Related Topix: Oxford, NC, Butner, NC

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Neighbor indicted in man's death; pair argued over dog in yard before shooting in August

A 30-year-old Granville County man has been indicted for voluntary manslaughter resulting from an Aug.

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Related Topix: Stem, NC, Butner, NC

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Mayor hopefuls talk change from the start; Powell, Strickland debate Oxford issues

The two of the three candidates for mayor who participated in a debate Tuesday at the Senior Center emphasized the change theme from the start of the gathering.

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Related Topix: Oxford, NC, Raleigh, NC, Meredith College

Sun Oct 25, 2009

WRAL.com - Local News

N.C.'s roadside history markers generate 600K words

The state's history office is taking the last steps on a long road toward writing a 600,000-word essay on North Carolina at about 400 words a clip.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Kill Devil Hills, NC, Cullowhee, NC, Rockingham County, NC

Daily Dispatch

Granville County Sheriff's Office Log

Arrests a Nannie C. Stovall, 46, of 505 Henderson St., Oxford, was booked Oct. 15. Two counts of failure to appear.

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Related Topix: Oxford, NC, Stovall, NC, Creedmoor, NC, Franklinton, NC, Henderson, NC

Sat Oct 24, 2009

The Gaston Gazette

Justice falls victim to the numbers game

Slippery definitions of "life sentence" will lead to inmates convicted of serious crimes in the 1970s being released October 19, 2009 9:56 AM Politicians sometimes like to invoke the term "fuzzy math" when it comes to criticizing their opponents' tax or spending policies.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Cumberland County, NC, Bladen County, NC, Williamston, NC

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Worker dies in fall at airport

A 54-year-old man assigned to replace sky lighting at Oxford-Henderson Airport died Tuesday morning after falling, Granville County Sheriff Brin Wilkins said.

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Related Topix: Oxford, NC

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Cost-containment pledged on Granville school

The Granville County Commission on Monday evening heard from experts hired by the county school district to make sure costs are carefully managed when acquiring the land for and when constructing a future elementary school at the increasingly populated southern end of the county.

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Related Topix: Cary, NC, Wake County, NC, Raleigh Metro

Cousinconnect.com

Genealogy Query - GREEN : THORPE

Looking for any records on Lula Thorpe Green in Granville County North Carolina.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Genealogy

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Granville County Sheriff's Office Log

Arrests a William Thomas Royster, 36, of 6547 Harold Oa Brien Road, Oxford, was booked Oct.

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Related Topix: Oxford, NC, Butner, NC

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Daily Dispatch

One-Stop Voting starts in Granville

One-Stop Early Voting began Thursday for all five municipal elections in Granville County.

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Related Topix: Oxford, NC, Creedmoor, NC, Butner, NC, Stovall, NC

Home in Henderson

Council votes to allow homeless shelters in OI

The Henderson City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to allow homeless shelters in the Occupational/Institutional zone in the city with a special use permit.

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Related Topix: Vance County, NC

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Expansion Management

Israeli Fabric Company to Open New Plant in North Carolina

Shalag Industries Ltd., an Israel-based supplier of nonwoven fabrics used in the hygiene and wipes markets, will open a new plant in Oxford, N.C., according to Gov.

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Related Topix: Oxford, NC

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Blogs.newsobserver.com

Israeli fabric company plans Oxford plant

An Israeli company called Shalag Industries Ltd., said today it will open a new plant in Granville County, investing $17 million and creating 42 jobs.

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