Mark Mathews

Dominion Energy Reservoir Project Manager Josh Simpson described his role and discussed possible changes in the Shoreline Management Plan as the guest speaker for the Lake Gaston Water Safety Council regular meeting at Long Bridge Volunteer Fire Department in Littleton.

Allyson Crawford is busy working on a client's hair at The Fix Salon in Littleton when Angie Fuller's name is mentioned.

The John 3:16 Center's partnership with the East 10th Street Christian Church of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax Community College, and more than 100 volunteers produced 41,600 packaged meals during the 2nd annual Roanoke Valley Fights Hunger Initiative last August.

Eyebrows were raised during the Lake Gaston Association dinner meeting when guest speaker Todd Hickey, president of ECU Health North Hospital, announced that the Town of Littleton is the first target of an expansion service plan for the healthcare provider. The north side of the lake and Warren County are also part of the service expansion dream.

Littleton Mayor Heidi Hogan said the Town's work on late audit completion remains on schedule and the Fiscal 2022 audit information should be in the hands of the entity that prints the final report in September.

On March 5, 2027, the Town of Littleton will turn 150, and Ellen Eller told the Board of Commissioners during their regular meeting that planning to celebrate the milestone is already underway.

There comes a time when the stars and stripes known as Old Glory is ready to retire. The flag grows faded, torn, or stripped, and there is a protocol to fo

Rest is a foreign word to Lake Gaston Lions Club members. The organization has its tentacles in countless community activities, including hosting bi-monthly American Red Cross Blood Drives at the Lions Den in Henrico, North Carolina.

On Thursday, the Lake Gaston Foundation distributed $28,500 in grant funds among 13 entities that benefit the five-county region through philanthropy and service. Lake Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Amanda Briggs said the organization received grant applications totaling $114,720.

The Horace Palmer Littleton American Legion Post 308 monthly Spaghetti Supper has allowed community members to gather in fellowship with others since the 1940s. On Friday, the tradition continued, and it didn't take long to fill the Legion Hall with an onslaught of hungry patrons itching to dive into a full plate of pasta and the secret spaghetti sauce.