Mark Mathews

At 6 p.m. Friday, the South Main Band will bring a new sound to the Greater Littleton Development Partnership First Friday Concert Series. It's the group's first appearance at the GLDP First Friday Concert Series, and it's sort of a theme for this year.

North Carolina Senate candidate Michael Whatley's tour of rural eastern North Carolina landed in Northampton County's Lassiter Family Farms in Conway on Friday morning to discuss issues facing farmers in the northeastern section of the state. During the informal campaign stop, Whatley told the audience that statewide candidates do not win without going out to eastern North Carolina.

Fifty years ago, the Lake Gaston Ladies Club began as a social organization for women residing in lake neighborhoods. However, it quickly evolved into a group supporting civic and nonprofit organizations that enhance the quality of life for community residents.

When Microsoft set up shop in South Hill and Mecklenburg County in 2017, it jump-started what would become an economic boom for the community. It hasn't gone unnoticed.

On Saturday, the Lake Gaston Association President Daniel Scooter Boham announced the organization's 2026-27 Board of Directors during the annual membership meeting at the Lake Gaston Baptist Church.

The Lake Gaston community is in mourning after hearing the news that Pete Deschenes died on his 81st birthday in Long Island, New York, on June 6.

The June Lake Gaston Association membership meeting added a first-time feature to the annual gathering, a boating safety podcast hosted by LGA Board Member Jim Nystrom featuring AF Wake's Adam Fields and Overby Marine Sales & Service owner Caroline Overby.

Week 2 of the Acorn Center's 2026 Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series became the Indoor Concert Series when high temperatures and tricky weather hovered over the Roanoke Valley on Thursday.

Those seeking a safe space from noise at their local library didn't find that atmosphere last week in Littleton. Instead, they rediscovered their youth by hanging out with 30-plus school-age kids having a blast during the W.C. Jones Memorial Library's “A Carnival of Tales”- themed Summer Reading Program.

Saturday's You Can Too Foundation Football camp was headed by former Weldon High School, Duke University, and New England Patriots standout, and former NFL league office staffer Cedric Jones at the T.J. Davis Recreation Center in Roanoke Rapids.