Granville County News

Contributed photos/VGCC VGCC Cosmetology students who won first through fourth-place trophies in the Elegant Updo category at the 2012 competition included: Myra Wicker, Shanequa Pressley, Janet Ellis and Cassandra Brown.

Escaped inmate Donnie Travis was captured early Friday morning in Oxford after a Granville County sheriff's deputy spotted him refueling the truck he allegedly stole hours earlier while on a work assignment in Kinston.

Authorities raided a cockfight-in-progress early Saturday morning, resulting in the arrests of over a dozen men and the confiscation of more than 15 birds.

BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN dvaughan@heraldsun.com; 919-419-6563 WILTON - In the Granville County community of Wilton, there's a church that planted roots when colonists were still under England's rule.

Nearly four years ago, Travis Guess watched his twin brother Trevor crash into a wall while riding his ATV during a practice run.

Duke LifePoint's purchase of Maria Parham Medical Center brought some changes to the local hospital, which was previously a non-profit. The purchase price was $57.9 million, a property tax value was initially entered at about $35 million, and the Vance County Tax Office now lists the value at nearly $66 million.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded a $3 million contract to Taylor & Murphy Construction Company Inc.

Whether you grow your own produce or plan to buy produce at our local farmer's markets, if you will be canning or freezing it, you won't want to miss N.C. Cooperative Extension's "Can It and Freeze It Workshops" scheduled for June 4 and 11 from 6-8:15 p.m. Learn the USDA techniques that, when followed, will assure you of safe products.

North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman, but not much is expected to change immediately.

Investigators say 4 or 5 white juveniles placed a burning cross on the yard of a bi-racial family in Haywood County.

Granville County sheriff's deputies busted a cock-fighting ring Sunday morning by following a suspicious vehicle to a farm after a traffic stop.

Sgt. Chad Coffey with the Granville County Sheriff's Office said they discovered the location off Highway 96, near the Tar River, almost by accident.

Granville County Sheriff's deputies Sunday morning raided what they called a cockfighting ringA near Wilton Slopes Park.

Cars and trucks started pulling into the parking lot at Chinqua Penn Plantation, reminiscent of bygone times when it was a state-owned tourist attraction.

South Branch Library is busier than ever, and the meeting room is seeing more use than ever.

At one point, the National Weather Service declared a tornado warning for parts of Durham, Wake and Granville County.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Vance, Granville, Warren and Person counties until 5:30 p.m. today.

Cars and trucks started pulling into the parking lot at Chinqua Penn Plantation by midmorning Friday and Saturday, reminiscent of bygone times when it was a state-owned tourist attraction.