Daily Advance - news-rss http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/news-rss/ The latest headlines from Daily Advance - news-rss en-us Copyright 2009, Cox Newspapers Inc., The Daily Advance Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:47:12 -0500 Newspapers http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/dailyadvance/images/daLogo.jpg Daily Advance - news-rss http://www.dailyadvance.com 5 Longtime rec director retires http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/longtime-rec-director-retires-967263.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/longtime-rec-director-retires-967263.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:02:13 EST As Jim Overman’s 37-year career with the Elizabeth City Parks and Recreation Department ends t... Farmers hoping for dryer ground http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/farmers-hoping-for-dryer-ground-967262.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/farmers-hoping-for-dryer-ground-967262.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:02:09 EST Area farmers seem to be weathering the recession OK. Now if the ground will just dry from last week&... COA Chowan consolidation would cost $5.6M http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/coa-chowan-consolidation-would-cost-56m-966223.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/coa-chowan-consolidation-would-cost-56m-966223.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:53:02 EST EDENTON — College of The Albemarle needs as much as $5.6 million to unite its two satellite ca... Student faces weapon charge http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/student-faces-weapon-charge-965610.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/student-faces-weapon-charge-965610.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:28:02 EST A Currituck County High School student will appear in court next month on charges that include havin... Manager, attorney get pay hikes for last year http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/manager-attorney-get-pay-hikes-for-last-year-965606.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/manager-attorney-get-pay-hikes-for-last-year-965606.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:27:03 EST The Pasquotank County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to pay the county manager and ... Man faces statutory rape charges http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/man-faces-statutory-rape-charges-965607.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/man-faces-statutory-rape-charges-965607.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:27:14 EST A Currituck County man has been charged with multiple counts of statutory rape and indecent libertie... Trivette tapped for judge vacancy http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/trivette-tapped-for-judge-vacancy-964274.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/trivette-tapped-for-judge-vacancy-964274.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:32:07 EST Gov. Bev Perdue has tapped Kitty Hawk attorney Robert Trivette for the vacant District Court judgesh... Campus execs tout accomplishments http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/campus-execs-tout-accomplishments-964277.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/campus-execs-tout-accomplishments-964277.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:32:37 EST Higher enrollments, new programs, new facilities and in one case, a new name, give the area’s ... Currituck declares state of emergency http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/currituck-declares-state-of-emergency-964276.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/currituck-declares-state-of-emergency-964276.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:32:35 EST Currituck officials have declared the county in a state of emergency after last week’s nor&rsq... Pasquotank OKs airpark land transfer http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/pasquotank-oks-airpark-land-transfer-964275.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/pasquotank-oks-airpark-land-transfer-964275.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:32:33 EST The Pasquotank County Board of Commissioners approved the transfer of property at the Aviation Resea... EC man arrested in beach break-ins http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/ec-man-arrested-in-beach-break-ins-964239.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/ec-man-arrested-in-beach-break-ins-964239.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:20:04 EST An Elizabeth City man has been charged in several break-ins in Kill Devil Hills that police say took... PCHS helps students apply for college http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/pchs-helps-students-apply-for-college-964238.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/pchs-helps-students-apply-for-college-964238.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:19:02 EST Stephanie Knight looked a little puzzled as she and her son peered over a computer screen in the Per... Moyock sewer system expansion on hold http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/moyock-sewer-system-expansion-on-hold-962211.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/moyock-sewer-system-expansion-on-hold-962211.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:47:03 EST Plans to move forward with the Moyock wastewater system are on hold until officials decide exactly h... Banks set up funds for victim http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/banks-set-up-funds-for-victim-962212.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/banks-set-up-funds-for-victim-962212.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:47:05 EST Two area banks have set up funds to assist the family of a man involved in a serious accident last W... Navy: More bird studies planned at Hales Lake http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/navy-more-bird-studies-planned-at-hales-lake-962208.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/navy-more-bird-studies-planned-at-hales-lake-962208.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:46:33 EST Opponents of locating an Outlying Landing Field in Camden County expressed skepticism this week abou... New Albemarle Jail costs climb http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/new-albemarle-jail-costs-climb-962206.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/new-albemarle-jail-costs-climb-962206.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:46:15 EST The cost of the new Albemarle District Jail continues to climb. The Pasquotank County Board of Commi... County eases landfill contract restriction http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/county-eases-landfill-contract-restriction-962207.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/county-eases-landfill-contract-restriction-962207.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:46:32 EST After a lengthy and sometimes tense committee discussion, Pasquotank County officials voted unanimou... Principal drenched in pudding http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/principal-drenched-in-pudding-962209.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/principal-drenched-in-pudding-962209.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:46:34 EST Sharon Forbes ran a hand over her drenched hair, knocking a few dozen cups of pudding off the top of... City mulls Internet sweepstakes cafes http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/city-mulls-internet-sweepstakes-cafes-959520.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/city-mulls-internet-sweepstakes-cafes-959520.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:11:08 EST City Council will hold a public hearing next week on a proposal to add “Internet sweepstakes c... Cops seek suspects in vehicle shooting http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/cops-seek-suspects-in-vehicle-shooting-959516.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/cops-seek-suspects-in-vehicle-shooting-959516.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:11:02 EST Police are investigating an incident in which someone apparently shot into a car containing four loc... Top court won’t hear zone rules challenge http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/top-court-wont-hear-zone-rules-challenge-959465.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/top-court-wont-hear-zone-rules-challenge-959465.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:31:08 EST Pasquotank County can continue to require all new buildings to have access to a public water supply ... Two nabbed in pizza robbery http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/two-nabbed-in-pizza-robbery-959464.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/two-nabbed-in-pizza-robbery-959464.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:31:07 EST Two men are facing armed robbery charges in connection with the mugging of a Pizza Hut delivery driv... COA’s chief hunt narrowed to dozen http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/coas-chief-hunt-narrowed-to-dozen-959463.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/coas-chief-hunt-narrowed-to-dozen-959463.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:31:05 EST College of The Albemarle officials have narrowed their search for a new president to 12 semi-finalis... Missing van found in creek http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/missing-van-found-in-creek-959457.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/missing-van-found-in-creek-959457.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:29:15 EST EDENTON — Divers found a stolen passenger van submerged in more than 20 feet of water in a Cho... Candy Bomber returns to EC Dec. 5 http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/candy-bomber-returns-to-ec-dec-5-959456.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/candy-bomber-returns-to-ec-dec-5-959456.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:29:02 EST The Candy Bomber will be dropping in on Elizabeth City again next month, and this time he’s br... Women credit God for drowning man’s rescue http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/women-credit-god-for-drowning-mans-rescue-957463.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/women-credit-god-for-drowning-mans-rescue-957463.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:30:04 EST Kate Klein and Mary-Lynn Chambers fervently believe that there’s only one reason they both hap... Camden EDC gets down to work http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/camden-edc-gets-down-to-work-957429.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/camden-edc-gets-down-to-work-957429.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:53:05 EST CAMDEN — A number of significant public and private development projects are moving forward in... Wood child-care center opens http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/wood-child-care-center-opens-957430.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/wood-child-care-center-opens-957430.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:53:08 EST Editor’s note: Because of a production error, portions of this story were omitted when it was ... Real estate industry cheers tax credit extension http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/real-estate-industry-cheers-tax-credit-extension-957428.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/real-estate-industry-cheers-tax-credit-extension-957428.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:52:05 EST Those in the market for their first home have good reason to act now, area real estate agents say. T... Long quest, a little luck led to Appomattox’s discovery http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/long-quest-a-little-luck-led-to-appomattoxs-discovery-957424.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/long-quest-a-little-luck-led-to-appomattoxs-discovery-957424.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:51:14 EST Philip Madre knows a thing or two about disappointment. So when he and three other volunteer divers ... Airpark’s second phase in works http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/airparks-second-phase-in-works-957419.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/airparks-second-phase-in-works-957419.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:51:09 EST Work can begin on the next phase of the Aviation Research and Commerce Development Park once the cit... Volcano moves to Shoppes at Tanglewood http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/volcano-moves-to-shoppes-at-tanglewood-956256.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/volcano-moves-to-shoppes-at-tanglewood-956256.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:05:10 EST Local businesses continue to be lured toward Halstead Boulevard Extended by the availability of more... Rivers: Removing cab cap bad idea http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/rivers-removing-cab-cap-bad-idea-956251.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/rivers-removing-cab-cap-bad-idea-956251.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:03:10 EST City Councilman Kirk Rivers still doesn’t think removing the cap on the number of taxicabs in ... Most flood waters in area recede http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/most-flood-waters-in-area-recede-956247.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/most-flood-waters-in-area-recede-956247.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:01:06 EST Flood waters had receded in most areas of the Albemarle Saturday, though a few trouble spots remaine... State to probe Simpson conduct http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/state-to-probe-simpson-conduct-956245.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/state-to-probe-simpson-conduct-956245.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:59:08 EST An official with the NC Board of Elections confirmed last week that the board plans to investigate a... Former resident to work for Obama administration http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/former-resident-to-work-for-obama-administration-956234.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/former-resident-to-work-for-obama-administration-956234.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:47:36 EST Carl Harris’ former coworkers aren’t all that surprised by the former Elizabeth City and... Farm-City Week celebrates ag ties http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/farm-city-week-celebrates-ag-ties-956228.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/farm-city-week-celebrates-ag-ties-956228.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:44:40 EST For decades, area residents have gathered each November to commemorate one of the area’s large... Currituck approves $29K for fire station http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/currituck-approves-29k-for-fire-station-956216.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/currituck-approves-29k-for-fire-station-956216.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:34:33 EST CURRITUCK — The Currituck Board of Commissioners has agreed to release an additional $29,000 i... U.S. invests $4M in Bank of Currituck http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/us-invests-4m-in-bank-of-currituck-956202.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/us-invests-4m-in-bank-of-currituck-956202.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:24:04 EST The Bank of Currituck will receive just over $4 million in taxpayer money as part of a program the U... Atkinson: McLean’s plans ‘premature’ http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/atkinson-mcleans-plans-premature-956198.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/atkinson-mcleans-plans-premature-956198.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:22:04 EST Current city Mayor Steve Atkinson said it’s “premature” for Mayor-elect Roger McLe... Bunker Hill Road residents stranded http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/bunker-hill-road-residents-stranded-954881.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/bunker-hill-road-residents-stranded-954881.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:51:59 EST SOUTH MILLS — Residents of the Bunker Hill Road area in Camden County woke up on Friday mornin... Denny takes second place in ‘Karaoke Challenge’ http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/denny-takes-second-place-in-karaoke-challenge-953766.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/denny-takes-second-place-in-karaoke-challenge-953766.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:56:06 EST SOUTH MILLS — Donnie Denny didn’t win Oprah Winfrey’s “Karaoke Challenge,&rd... Ida causes sewage spills in Winfall, Edenton http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/ida-causes-sewage-spills-in-winfall-edenton-953653.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/ida-causes-sewage-spills-in-winfall-edenton-953653.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:04:05 EST Both Edenton and Winfall have reported spills of untreated sewage as a result of recent flooding cau... Denny to learn ‘Karaoke Challenge’ fate today http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/denny-to-learn-karaoke-challenge-fate-today-952343.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/denny-to-learn-karaoke-challenge-fate-today-952343.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:41:15 EST SOUTH MILLS — Watching his boss, Donnie Denny, sing live on “The Oprah Winfrey Show&rdqu... Ida’s remnants soak region http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/idas-remnants-soak-region-951447.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/idas-remnants-soak-region-951447.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:21:11 EST Remnants of Tropical Storm Ida drenched the Albemarle on Thursday for the second day in row, as heav... EC aircrew rescues two from disabled boat http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/ec-aircrew-rescues-two-from-disabled-boat-951422.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/ec-aircrew-rescues-two-from-disabled-boat-951422.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:08:00 EST An Elizabeth City-based Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew airlifted two people from a disabled sail... Storm brings rain, no damage http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/storm-brings-rain-no-damage-949977.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/storm-brings-rain-no-damage-949977.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:27:00 EST The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ida whipped across Elizabeth City on Wednesday, dropping more than ... Rain moves Vets Day events indoors http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/rain-moves-vets-day-events-indoors-949970.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/rain-moves-vets-day-events-indoors-949970.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:26:17 EST Adverse weather conditions didn’t stop local citizens from attending Veterans Day ceremonies i... Forum at ECSU to highlight entrepreneurial space industry http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/forum-at-ecsu-to-highlight-entrepreneurial-space-industry-949975.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/forum-at-ecsu-to-highlight-entrepreneurial-space-industry-949975.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:26:21 EST North Carolina’s first entrepreneurial space industry forum will take place today at Elizabeth... McLean not opposed to conference center http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/mclean-not-opposed-to-conference-center-949974.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/mclean-not-opposed-to-conference-center-949974.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:26:19 EST Countering widespread rumors that he opposes a proposed downtown waterfront hotel and conference cen...