News Stories
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
For the second time since October, a member of the Camden Board of Elections has been removed from office for making public statements either in support or opposition to political candidates.
A former Pasquotank county commissioner is making a push to get a park named in memory of his late father back open after it was closed last year after being damaged by several storms.
There may be skepticism about COVID vaccines some places in America, but the Albemarle isn’t one of them.
Monday, January 25, 2021
Elizabeth City police were investigating an armed robbery and stabbing that occurred at a local business on Friday.
U.S. Rep Greg Murphy, R-N.C., has announced that he’s returned $160,000 of the federal funds allotted to him for congressional office operations.
Currituck County, First Flight, Northeastern and Pasquotank County high schools competed in the Northeastern Coastal Conference swimming championship meet Saturday at Albemarle Family YMCA in Elizabeth City.
The Mid-Atlantic Christian men's basketball team defeated Blue Lights College 101-92 in overtime Saturday afternoon to remain undefeated on the season.
The Currituck County High School boys’ basketball team defeated Pasquotank County 49-45 Friday night at Pasquotank County High School.
KERNERSVILLE — Currituck County and First Flight had athletes compete in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 2A cross country state championship meet Friday afternoon.
It began with a dip of the toe, then my foot, and now I’m knee deep.
The Mid-Atlantic Christian men’s basketball team is set to return to play today with a home game against Blue Lights College.
Opinion
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Now that Democrats control the White House and both chambers of Congress (however narrowly), they will probably approve a new round of federal borrowing to bail out state and local governments with shaky finances.
The Jensen Project, an Ohio-based nonprofit organization working to halt sexual violence, shared the following column in support of local efforts to observe January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and in response to the recent death of 16-year-old Greenville girl who had been the victim of trafficking. Policies the column promotes for Ohio can apply to North Carolina, the group suggested.
Holding an impeachment trial of Donald Trump is like killing an ant with a sledge hammer. It will alienate his base even more from the truth the left sees.
I cannot understand why so many cyclists are allowed to stay on the road.
Sunday, January 24, 2021
As Joe Biden takes office as the nation’s 46th president, one number should be deeply disturbing to anyone who cares about the health of democracy. That number is 32: the percentage of Americans who told an ABC/Washington Post poll that Biden “did not legitimately win” the November election. The doubters include 7 of 10 Republicans and 6 of 10 self-identified conservatives.
Four years ago, Americans heard from a new president about what he was against; what the nation needed to fear and reject.
Features
Saturday, January 23, 2021
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for…
Editor’s note: The following is a condensed version of a recent sermon by Towne South Church of Christ Lead Minister Brad Giffin.
“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.” — I Timothy 2:1-2.
A word used a lot by Christians is “repentance,” but I wonder what that really means to us.
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools officials have transferred a significant portion of state coronavirus relief funds to pay for chromebooks, iPads, classroom supplies and other costs associated with educating students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new Museum of the Albemarle exhibit pays homage to an occupation that played a key role in the history of northeastern North Carolina.
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National & World AP Stories
TOKYO (AP) — With calls for a cancellation mounting, pressure is building on Japanese organizers and the IOC to explain exactly how they plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics in the midst of a pandemic.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic began crossed 1 million on Tuesday and hospitals in some hard-hit areas were near capacity.
STOCKHOLM — Sweden's foreign minister says people in the Scandinavian country shouldn't expect to be able to travel globally during Easter as Sweden extended the advice to avoid unnecessary trips to countries outside the European Union and the Schengen area.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major winter storm blanketed parts of the middle of the country with snow that was forecast into late Tuesday in some areas, disrupting traffic and closing some coronavirus testing sites.
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares opened higher in Europe on Tuesday after a broad retreat in Asia driven by renewed worries that troubles with COVID vaccine rollouts and the spread of new variants of coronavirus might delay a recovery from the pandemic.
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S.-Chinese trade war isn’t going away under President Joe Biden.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Health authorities in Taiwan are quarantining 5,000 people while looking for the source of two new coronavirus cases linked to a hospital.
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas gift: restrictions on gatherings and travel due to COVID-19 would be lifted from Dec. 23-26 so they could spend the holiday season with family and friends.
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