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A Garden Glowing with Holiday Magic: WinterLights Returns to The Elizabethan Gardens
Select Nights, November 20 – December 29, 6–9 p.m. The Elizabethan Gardens invites families, neighbors and visitors to celebrate the season as WinterLights returns to transform 10 acres of waterfront garden and native forest into a twinkling holiday wonderland. Running on select nights from November 20 through December 29, the event will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. and offers music, seasonal treats and immersive light displays across the property.
The Daily Advance
Voters return Corprew, Nelson, Ward; approve ABC store, mixed drinks
All three Republican county commissioners whose seats were on the ballot won new terms Tuesday, according to unofficial results. Tim Corprew led the field with 2,326 votes, or 52% of the 4,452 votes cast. Wallace Nelson received 1,104 votes (25%), and James Ward received 1,022 (23%). Corprew collected 1,474 of his votes during early voting, which ran from Oct. 15 to Oct. 31. Nelson received 746 early votes, and Ward received 642. In other races, Sheriff Shelby White was reelected without opposition to another four-year term. White ran as a Democrat in 2018, when he defeated Republican Jim Bray, and again in 2022. He has since switched parties and ran as a Republican on Tuesday. Clerk of Superior Court Todd Tilley also ran unopposed for another four-year term. Tilley ran unopposed as a Democrat in 2018 and 2022 before running as a Republican this year. Voters also overwhelmingly approved two local referendums. The first authorizes the county to establish an ABC board and operate an ABC store. The Town of Hertford already has both. The measure passed 4,250 to 1,200. The second allows the sale of mixed drinks, or liquor by the drink, at restaurants, private clubs and other qualified