By Jaime Thomas Area firefighters responded to an early morning fire at The Orchard Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre Tuesday morning. North Granville Fire Chief Scott McCullen said the call came in just before 7 a.m. for smoke seeping out of electrical sockets in all of the rooms in two wings of the nursing home. “They [...]
Fire service will be affected with bridge closure
By Jaime Thomas Everyone from sheriffs to the fire department to an engineer turned out Thursday night for an informational meeting about the pending closure of the Truthville Bridge. Granville Supervisor Matt Hicks said construction is expected to finish by April 15 or 20 of the Lower Turnpike Bridge, in North Granville. This one-lane bridge, [...]
James E. Marsh, 49
James E. Marsh, 49, of Granville N.Y. went peacefully into the arms of the Lord, February 22, 2013 at home, surrounded by his loved ones . James was born in Medina, N.Y.on February 11, 1964. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs Eugene Marsh. James was married to Carole White, on February [...]
Fire department receives 29K grant
By Jaime Thomas Members of the North Granville Fire Company will soon be seeing some new equipment. Fire Chief Scott McCullen recently got a call telling him the department will receive a $29,469 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA,) which is money that is much needed. “We’ve been fighting to keep these grants [...]
Roger Dennison
Roger Laverne “Dubber” Dennison passed away on Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013 at his home with his family by his side, and under the care of Washington County Hospice after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Roger was born on May 4, 1935 in Granville, New York, the son of the late Joseph and Emma (Matteson) Dennison. [...]
Roger L. Dennison
Granville, New York, Roger Laverne “Dubber” Dennison passed away on Wednesday January 9, 2013 at his home, with his family by his side, and under the care of Washington County Hospice, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Roger was born on May 4, 1935 in Granville, New York the son of the late Joseph [...]
Bowling preview
More experienced bowlers eye success With a season’s experience tacked onto what was a youthful team last season Granville bowling head coach Cathy Kilby expects to see a competitive squad when stacked up against the rest of the Wasaren League. “If we’re luck, between what we kept and what they’re losing, we can do [...]
A dream up in smoke
Ten years of work up in flames in Truthville A dream went up in smoke Nov. 2 as fire claimed a Truthville home just before noon. The DeKalb Road home of Betty David was consumed by fire as fire fighters from eight area departments responded to the scene, but were unable to halt the [...]






