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Loving Hudson: Parents seek joy for sick son

Loving Hudson Mimlitsch is not hard to do. The seven-year-old is a cute little boy with a mop of fuzzy brown hair that caresses his pretty brown eyes and soft, pale cheeks.

  • Wills: Forum will be held

    An Elizabeth City-Pasquotank school board member says she plans to go forward with plans for a town hall meeting on school uniforms and other issues even if the entire board hasn’t agreed to attend.

  • Camden budget on sound footing

    CAMDEN — Camden County has spent only 6 percent of the $125,000 budgeted this year for the fight against a possible Navy’s outlying landing field, Camden County Manager Michael Renshaw told commissioners Monday.

  • Your Turn with Frank Roberts: Welcome back Alabama

  • Cathy's Corner: Valentines memories

    One of my most favorite places to visit this time of year is the small country store in Valentines, VA. It is located in the place I call home: Brunswick County.

  • Wish granted for third-grader

    Nine-year-old Jahyeir Bryant didn’t crack a smile as his excited classmates at Hertford Grammar School threw up their hands and yelled, “Surprise!

Camden fire claims life

Fire claimed the life of a disabled man in the Taylor’s Beach community of Camden County Sunday afternoon.

  • Camden budget on sound footing

    CAMDEN — Camden County has spent only 6 percent of the $125,000 budgeted this year for the fight against a possible Navy’s outlying landing field, Camden County Manager Michael Renshaw told commissioners Monday.

  • Fire victim identified; cause still unknown

    Law enforcement authorities have identified the 71-year-old Camden County man killed in house fire Sunday afternoon.

  • Heater blamed for Camden fire

    A fire that heavily damaged a business in Camden on Saturday was the result of a malfunctioning space heater according to fire officials.

  • Camden looks forward to working with Academi

    CAMDEN — Not only does Academi plan on keeping the huge training site in North Carolina, it hopes to double the amount of business it does here in the next year, the CEO of Academi told Camden officials last week.

  • Academi opens up to Camden

    CAMDEN — The security company that owns 7,000 acres straddling Camden and Currituck counties and employs more than 400 people did more than change their name when it changed ownership, the CEO of Academi told Camden officials last week.

Ellis tapped Business Person of the Year

Five of the area’s top contributors to the community’s betterment were honored at the annual Chamber of Commerce Awards banquet held Thursday evening at the Chowan Golf & Country Club.

  • 100 ways to express yourself

    White Oak teacher Brenda Pate encourages her students to develop their own special gifts in the classroom.

  • Health, fiscal security focus of workshop

    Over 50 people attended community wellness workshops held Saturday morning at Warren Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

  • Web designer pleases local clients

    Sunny Web Shops may not exactly be a familiar name around town — but the names of many of its clients are instantly recognizable.

  • Pit bull plays cupid

    Despite living in sight of one another’s home, they had never met until a runaway dog crossed their paths.

  • Edenton-Chowan school lunch prices to rise

    The cost of school lunch could rise by as much as 15 to 30 cents next year due to changes in federal nutritional guidelines set to go into effect.

US 158 resurfacing in Currituck to begin soon

CURRITUCK — Work to resurface a 24-mile stretch of Caratoke Highway from Barco to the Wright Memorial Bridge is scheduled to begin soon.

  • Coinjock turkey shootists must continue to hold their fire

    CURRITUCK — A turkey shoot in Coinjock — halted after neighbors complained about rowdy behavior at American Legion Post 288 — will remain quiet for at least two more weeks.

  • Currituck rejects business licenses

    CURRITUCK – Currituck commissioners would like for county officials to be able to keep track of businesses in the county.

  • Carova sand road repairs coming

    CAROVA — Work may begin soon on a sand road in Carova riddled with potholes, some big enough to swamp a truck.

  • Woman hurt in Sligo collision

    SLIGO — A Currituck County woman was treated and released from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after running a red light Friday morning and causing a two-vehicle collision at the junction of N.C. Highways 34 and 168, authorities said.

  • Fire agency ‘umbrella’could save homeowners

    CURRITUCK — Fire insurance ratings would improve if Currituck’s fire departments had more volunteers and more training, said County Manager Dan Scanlon.

‘No more tuition, fee hikes’: ECSU students protest increases

About 50 Elizabeth City State University students gathered under the wooden shelter of an outdoor classroom Tuesday afternoon to protest tuition increases and call on the General Assembly to restore funding for education.

  • Wills: Forum will be held

    An Elizabeth City-Pasquotank school board member says she plans to go forward with plans for a town hall meeting on school uniforms and other issues even if the entire board hasn’t agreed to attend.

  • Wainwright takes over reins at ECBH

    The former director of mental health services in North Carolina has been appointed executive director of East Carolina Behavioral Health.

  • MACU teacher licensure program OK’d

    Mid-Atlantic Christian University students hoping to become elementary school educators no longer have to leave campus to earn the state certification needed for a teacher’s license.

  • Group seeks ways to ‘break silence’ about HIV/AIDS

    Local church and community leaders Tuesday discussed ways to “break the silence” and promote HIV/AIDS testing, education and treatment among blacks.

  • Schools hire finance chief

    Pasquotank County will welcome a new school finance director in March.

Loving Hudson: Parents seek joy for sick son

Loving Hudson Mimlitsch is not hard to do. The seven-year-old is a cute little boy with a mop of fuzzy brown hair that caresses his pretty brown eyes and soft, pale cheeks.

  • Your Turn with Frank Roberts: Welcome back Alabama

  • Cathy's Corner: Valentines memories

    One of my most favorite places to visit this time of year is the small country store in Valentines, VA. It is located in the place I call home: Brunswick County.

  • Wish granted for third-grader

    Nine-year-old Jahyeir Bryant didn’t crack a smile as his excited classmates at Hertford Grammar School threw up their hands and yelled, “Surprise!

  • Wynne Fork Court site of shots fired

    No one was injured Jan. 31 when shots were fired in the area of Wynne Fork Apartments.

  • Parrish facing 3rd complaint

    A Perquimans County man who claims to have had a romantic relationship with a Currituck woman who later became a murder suspect is the third person to file a sworn statement seeking the suspension or dismissal of District Attorney Frank Parrish.