To spread both awareness and hope, social workers, churches, businesses, musicians and more will host the Third annual Mayday Festival next month in Elizabeth City.

The festival on Saturday, Sept. 15 will begin with a 5K race at 9 a.m., followed by a slate of events at Museum of the Albemarle from…

Over many years, Susan Hartley, John Jernigan and Calvin Bright III dug a deep, dark hole for themselves that they almost didn't escape from.

Each of them struggled with alcohol and drug abuse for years, they shared with The Daily Advance in a group interview Saturday at The Counseling Center in…

Motorists traveling near Elizabeth City State University should watch their speedometers closely, as the city is warning of “intense enforcement” of a new speed limit on Halstead Boulevard near the campus.

The N.C. Department of Transportation installed new, 45-mph speed limit…

Those wondering when action is going to be taken about a listing, grounded boat in the waters of the Pasquotank River and just off Camden Causeway are apparently will have to wait a while longer.

Elizabeth City City Manager Rich Olson on Thursday told the Elizabeth City Downtown Inc. board the city…

Local legislative candidates are generally divided on the proposed constitutional amendments that may be heading to voters this fall – but both candidates in House District 1 object to an amendment giving the governor's appointment power to the General Assembly.

This summer, Republican…

As a little girl growing up in this segregated eastern port city, Bettie Parker’s parents told her, “When you see the Confederate flag on a car, run.”

Six decades later, Parker, this city’s first black female mayor, remembers the warning every time she passes the same flag…

CURRITUCK – A 350th anniversary celebration of Currituck County is about a month away, and organizers are preparing to focus on educating the public about the county's extensive and rich history.

The event is set for noon on Sept. 15 at the Currituck Rural Center. The event is an hour prior…

A vacant building in downtown Elizabeth City that’s been the home of a number of restaurants and nightspots will soon reopen as a new restaurant, the property’s landlord said.

A vacant downtown Elizabeth City storefront will have a new tenant this coming autumn.

Jake Forbes, owner of United Country Forbes Realty and Auctions in Hertford, on Friday, said plans call for the future Elizabeth City United Country Realty to be located in the Kramer Building along East Main…

College of The Albemarle welcomed about 100 theater patrons and other members of the public to the newly renovated lobby at the college’s Performing Arts Center Thursday evening.