A Newland resident asked Pasquotank commissioners last week why he and his neighbors can’t have access to the same water and water pressure afforded to other residents of northern Pasquotank.

Carlton Armstrong, who identified himself as a member of the South Mills Water Association Board,…

The three candidates seeking the two Outside City seats on the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education have different ideas about how to keep good teachers in the school district.

Sharon Warden, a retired teacher who currently chairs the school board, Ron Payne, a former school administrator,…

CURRITUCK — History buffs will have a chance to explore 15 historic buildings from three different centuries later this week during the first-ever Currituck Tour of Historic Homes.

The tour, sponsored by the Currituck Chamber of Commerce and the Currituck Historical Society, is set for Friday…

CAMDEN — Paula Harrison, Camden County’s incumbent Democratic clerk of Superior Court, will run unopposed in the Nov. 6 general election because her Republican challenger has withdrawn her candidacy.

Rhiana Srebro, the GOP candidate, officially withdrew her candidacy for Camden…

CAMDEN — The Cam­den Board of Ed­u­ca­tion has voted to set­tle a dis­pute over ser­vices the Cam­den school dis­trict was pro­vid­ing to a stu­dent with spe­cial needs. How­ever, the school board’s at­tor­ney said he…

For the second time in less than six months, Pasquotank commissioners have imposed a 60-day moratorium on applications for new solar farms in the county.

County officials cited their expectation of receiving an application for a large-scale solar project as the reason for imposing the first two-…

CURRITUCK — Currituck has three open county commissioner seats on the November ballot, but only one of them will be contested.

The race for at-large commissioner features a Democratic first-time candidate and a former Republican commissioner who’s seeking to return to the seven-member…

HERTFORD — The executive director of the Albemarle Commission has resigned, advising the 10-county agency’s Board of Delegates that she plans to leave early next month.

A press release from the Albemarle Commission said Cathy Davison’s resignation Tuesday takes effect on Nov. 2.…

HERTFORD — A Hertford town councilman admits punching a fellow councilman following a council meeting Monday night but claims he did so in self-defense.  

Councilor Quentin Jackson was charged with simple assault after he allegedly struck fellow Councilman Sid Eley, according to a…

CURRITUCK — The incumbent and challenger in the Currituck Board of Education race in November have differing views about whether the school district’s central administrative staff needs streamlining.