
Tractor-trailer overturns in Butner, spilling wood chips
BUTNER — A tractor-trailer overturned Wednesday morning in Butner. Around 9:05 a.m., Butner Public S...

State pauses J&J vaccine amid reports of rare blood clots
RALEIGH — The state will stop giving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while federal regulators...

GCPS may face layoffs, spending cuts in next budget cycle
OXFORD — As students exit public schools for private and charter alternatives, Granville County Publ...

Be careful when bragging about local sports
I bet some of you know who Rick Bragg is, perhaps some of you read him. He now writes a column in ea...

Creedmoor board not yet OK with senior center contract
CREEDMOOR — City officials swiftly moved through last week’s meeting agenda, approving several items...

Bill would make ACC tournament public holiday in NC
RALEIGH — North Carolina is a basketball state. A local state senator is proposing a law that would ...
Granville Briefs: Local tax help extended 4 weeks
State pauses J&J vaccine amid reports of rare blood clots
Vance-Granville Community College celebrates Community College Month
VGCC Endowment Fund gets new name, mission
Small Business Summit to focus on Agriculture
GCPS may face layoffs, spending cuts in next budget cycle
Cooper approves summer learning, literacy programs
Publix online orders now qualify for state food aid
GOP, Dems push state election reform
Dominion Energy offering $1M in community grants
Audit: State agencies mismanaged federal programs
Rep. Price, congressional leaders meet with Biden on infrastructure

Ex-officer at Butner prison indicted on bribery, smuggling charges
WILMINGTON — A former prison official who worked at the federal complex in Butner was indicted on ch...

Catalytic converters stolen from Creedmoor church vehicles
CREEDMOOR — Authorities are investigating after someone stole the catalytic converters from two vehi...

Granville sheriff charges man with gun crimes; held on $550K bond
OXFORD — A man is facing several gun-related felony charges after an investigation by the Granville ...

NC 50 snared by 4-vehicle chain-reaction crash
CREEDMOOR — Early morning traffic on N.C. Highway 50 south of Creedmoor was backed up Monday after m...
COVID-19 Map
State pauses J&J vaccine amid reports of rare blood clots
RALEIGH — The state will stop giving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while federal regulators...
A double dose of reality
I woke up one night last week in chills and aches — and boy I’m glad I did. All said, the symptoms ...
Cooper approves summer learning, literacy programs
(The Center Square) – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed last Friday two education bills into law...
Vaccination effort has been ‘all hands on deck’
BUTNER — Granville Vance Public Health gave hundreds of people their first or second dose of the COV...
Cooper signs order to ease capacity restrictions
Gov. Roy Cooper said he’ll further ease COVID-19 restrictions on Friday as the state charts continue...

Softball
Falls Lake held scoreless by Vance Charter
CREEDMOOR — The Falls Lake Lady Firebirds struggled at the plate and in the field in the Tuesday aft...

Vikings, Panthers put 97 on board: South Granville moves to playoffs
CREEDMOOR — The winner of the final regular-season game between the Granville Central Panthers and S...

Bowling pitch-perfect in win over Warren County
WARRENTON — It took 59 pitches and a couple of timely home runs for the South Granville softball tea...

Lady Vikings shut out rivals Lady Panthers 12-0
CREEDMOOR — South Granville’s softball team defeated crosstown rivals Granville Central 12-0 on Tues...

Area Roundup: Lady Firebirds ease by East Wake Lady Eagles
ZEBULON — Falls Lake opened with a big inning and closed with a big inning in the 7-3 win over East ...

Falls Lake held scoreless by Vance Charter
CREEDMOOR — The Falls Lake Lady Firebirds struggled at the plate and in the field in the Tuesday aft...

Vikings, Panthers put 97 on board: South Granville moves to playoffs
CREEDMOOR — The winner of the final regular-season game between the Granville Central Panthers and S...

Be careful when bragging about local sports
I bet some of you know who Rick Bragg is, perhaps some of you read him. He now writes a column in ea...
Ex-UNC athletes join program to profit from college careers
CHAPEL HILL — More than 100 former North Carolina men’s basketball and women’s soccer players are jo...

Bowling pitch-perfect in win over Warren County
WARRENTON — It took 59 pitches and a couple of timely home runs for the South Granville softball tea...

A comeback for campus kangaroo courts?
Whether or not Mukund Vengalattore dated a graduate student under his supervision, Cornell Universit...

Abolish NC's death penalty
Virginia just became the first state in the South to abolish the death penalty, significant because ...

Bigger government isn't the answer
RALEIGH — Is it the job of government to make you happy? While it may seem like a straightforward qu...
Franklin Academy student donates 10K stuffed animals to victimized children
RALEIGH — A lot of teenagers collect stuffed animals, but most of them don’t donate those toys to or...
Wake County arrests: April 7-13
The following is a list of arrests made April 7-13 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wende...
PHOTOS: Wake Forest Fire holds drive-by fish fry
WAKE FOREST — Between 1,700-1,800 fried flounder plates were sold during Wake Forest Fire Department...