Print Edition of Caton Chronicle Ends

The editor of the Caton Chronicle announced in the September 2009 printed issue that he was ending the print edition effective immediately. He stated, "Effective with this newsletter, I am closing the printed Caton Chronicle after 18 years of publishing."
The reasons given for his ending the newsletter included declining subscriptions and rising costs.
Subscribers with 6 months or more remaining on their subscriptions were given a pro-rated refund.
The online, blog, version of the Caton Chronicle will continue from time to time.

Douglas M. Gaskins

Douglas M. Gaskins, 60, of Grantsboro, died September 16, 2009, in an automobile accident.
He served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict.
The son of Leston Gaskins and Betty Hall Gaskins, Douglas is survived by two sons, Jesse Gaskins of Pollocksville and Jeremy Delgado of Bertie County; and two sisters, Phyllis Hawkins of New Bern and Janice Stumph of Westerville, Ohio.
A memorial service was held at New Haven Church with Rev. Graham Lane officiating on September 19. Inurnment followed in High Bridge Cemetery.
Arrangements by Cotten Funeral Home