Protecting schools, fighting theft, and continuing efforts against opioid abuse were among the issues the candidates for sheriff in Pasquotank and Camden counties took on during a forum Tuesday night in Elizabeth City.

The forum featured Pasquotank sheriff candidates Tommy Wooten, a Republican, and…

About 25 people — and counting — have put their names forward in hopes of being hired as the next chancellor at Elizabeth City State University.

“We expect the applicant pool to grow every day and every week,” ECSU Chancellor Search Committee Chairman Harold Barnes…

A Pasquotank County jury has cleared a local man of charges related to a domestic incident in 2017 involving himself, his wife and another man. 

John Lawrence Allen, 44, of Weeksville, was found not guilty Oct. 4 of charges that included felonious assault with a deadly weapon inflicting…

Senate District 1 candidate Cole Phelps is standing by his comments that metal detectors and more school resource officers are not “the answer” to ensuring school safety — remarks that his opponent has turned into campaign attacks against him.

State Rep. Bob Steinburg's campaign…

Ross Naddei, founder and CEO of MegaPulse Australia joined representatives of Edenton and Chowan County, the NC East Alliance and Sound Bank to announce on Friday his decision to locate the company’s North American operations in a business incubator on the 2nd floor of the bank in downtown…

CURRITUCK — The days of passing out cooked food to voters outside the polling station at the Currituck Board of Elections Office are apparently over.

A ban on cooking or preparing food on county property during one-stop voting was one of the new restrictions green-lighted by the Currituck…

The future of local solar power, whether Interstate 87 is a distant dream, and how to fund schools were among the topics candidates for Pasquotank County commissioner tackled at Tuesday night's forum in Elizabeth City.

The six men vying for three seats on the Board of Commissioners spoke during the…

More than 1,500 Albemarle voters cast ballots Wednesday on the first day of early voting for the Nov. 6 election, with several counties besting their first-day turnout for the May 8 primary.

About 600 of those votes were cast in Pasquotank County. Another 271 were cast in Perquimans County; 243 in…

Elizabeth City State University officials hope to paint the town blue and make Homecoming 2018, “Vikings Unleashed,” an event for the whole community.

Vikings Unleashed kicks off Sunday with Homecoming NFL Game Day beginning at 1 p..m. and the Mister and Miss ECSU Royal Coronation from…