News Stories
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Nearly seven months after being forced to shutter most of its operations because of the COVID pandemic, Arts of the Albemarle is “back in business,” its executive director says.
Saturday, October 24, 2020
HERTFORD — Longtime Superior Court Judge J.C. Cole has announced he plans to retire from the bench in the spring.
A New York-based seal and gasket manufacturer recently started production in the last unoccupied building at the Pasquotank Commerce Park.
While holding nuanced, differing viewpoints on the moral dimension of same-sex relationships, two lay leaders in the local Catholic Church and an organizer of the local Pridefest celebration find Pope Francis’ recent support for civil unions to be a positive development.
CAMDEN — The Camden Board of Education has adopted a resolution clarifying that if voters approve the $33 million school bond on the Nov. 3 ballot, school officials intend to use all the money to build a new high school.
Friday, October 23, 2020
Albemarle Regional Health Services is reporting another COVID-19-related death at a Chowan County-based assisted living center, this one at Edenton House Assisted Living.
Although Joey Wendle spent one season as a member of the Edenton Steamers, he made an impact with those he met.
This striper season has started off a little slow with only a few anglers showing off their catches but for the locals we all know there is more fish out there than Facebook would make us believe.
The Currituck County High School baseball program is set to host a golf classic to raise funds for the baseball program, Friday, Nov. 6 at Eagle Creek Golf Course in Moyock.
CHARLOTTE — The NJCAA Board of Regents met Thursday to discuss NJCAA student-athlete eligibility for the 2020-21 academic year.
CHARLOTTE — The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation’s oldest historically black athletic conference, has partnered with Cxmmunity, an Atlanta-based nonprofit dedicated to increasing minority participation in the esports and video game industries.
The Albemarle School high school varsity volleyball team defeated Terra Ceia Christian School 25-21, 25-17, 25-16 Tuesday evening in the first round of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 1A state playoffs at Albemarle School.
Opinion
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Former president Calvin Coolidge once noted that if Americans first thought of the federal government when they think of the term “government,” that it would harm the fabric of our Republic. Yet, the first thought of most citizens is the federal government when they think of elections or government in general. This too is revealed in the ballot box.
With a little over a week left until Election Day and millions of North Carolina voters having already cast their ballots, the power and importance of voting early has never been more clear.
Republican and conservative journalists and politicos need to avoid a trap when discussing the Hunter Biden laptop story. The trap might be called the “can’t prove untrue” maneuver that we saw from Democrats and their allies in the media when discussing the Steele dossier during the Trump-Russia investigation.
We live in a very dangerous time, when America and countries around the globe are facing illness and death from a worldwide viral pandemic.
Karl Rove, an influential Republican strategist, wrote in The Wall Street Journal that President Trump’s political prospects are “more dire” than they were four years ago. “In such a bizarre year, anything is possible. But possible doesn’t mean likely. As insurance, Republicans better fight like hell to keep the Senate.”
Saturday, October 24, 2020
I support the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Their platform is grounded in science, is forward looking, and prepared to address global warming, the existential threat of our time.
Features
Sunday, October 25, 2020
It’s said if you can remember the ‘60s, you may not have lived through them.
Editor’s note: The following is a condensed version of a sermon delivered on Sept. 11 by the Rev. C Renee Edwards, pastor of Mt. Hermon and Woodland United Methodist churches.
Saturday, October 24, 2020
The following is the schedule of activities for the Camden Center for Active Adults this week:
Digging up the past has opened the door to 14,000 years of history in North Carolina and allowed the N.C. Office of State Archaeology to identify more than 50,000 historical sites across the state.
A 75-year-old retiree is not the first image that comes to mind when you hear the words “state record holder” and “athlete” in the same sentence.
“An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.” — Proverbs 24:26
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