Gates County News

GATES COUNTY NEWS -- Gates County families Save-A-Lot by stocking up on canned foods for future meals during an economic hardship. Modern grocers manage inventory with a strict Just In Time (JIT) inventory control in order to maximize profits. During a recessive economy, food stock-outs are most commonly caused by erratically fluctuating supply and demand...

GATES COUNTY NEWS -- Gates County residents will have to continue to travel for great deals on consumables and general merchandise. However, luckily the nation's largest broadline closeout retailer, Big Lots has two stores within 40 miles of Gates County. The nearest Big Lots located in Suffolk, Virginia, is only 27 miles north of Gatesville. Take a look at this week's deals!

GATES COUNTY NEWS -- Gates County Republicans may have lost the 2010 election for county seats, but the reality is this election was a historic victory for Gates County Republicans and conservatives. For the first time in more than a decade, Gates County Republicans campaigned and voted for "Republican candidates" running for local government office. Republicans vote counted for a change, and they did together voice their opinion loudly...

GATES COUNTY NEWS -- The Gates County Conservative "V" list. Gates County Republican and conservative candidates running for political offices in this 2010 General Election.

GATES COUNTY NEWS -- Everyone in Gates County knows Lowe's is your one-stop-shop for hardware. With 14 departments filled with home improvement products, Lowe's ensures its customers a one stop one store shopping environment. Take a look at these sales inside this article!!!

GATES COUNTY NEWS -- Farm Fresh supermarkets offer Gates County residents savings daily throughout the store. Farm Fresh stores also offer customers convince by ordering your groceries online. Check out this week's great deals inside this article!!!

GATES COUNTY NEWS -- New study shows Gates County government has expanded irresponsibly over the last decade. The study examines changes in county employees compared to the change in private sector jobs and population. Meanwhile, neighboring Bertie County trimmed its workforce by -19.4%, while its population grew by 331 residents over the decade. However, Gates County's workforce grew by 44.2%, and added 28 county employees to serve a population growth of 1107 persons...

GATES COUNTY NEWS -- The cost to educate one high school graduate in Gates County Schools is $154,091. However, on average, North Carolina taxpayers only spend $142,027 to educate one high school graduate. Meanwhile, the graduation rate for Gates County High School is only 73 percent, revealing 27 percent of our high school students are so dissatisfied with our local public education that they prefer to drop out or seek alternative education. Obviously, when spending above average student expenditures, we need to ensure we are educating our children in both a cost efficient and cost-effective manner...