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Pasquotank’s sale of the former Elizabeth City Middle School took a step forward Monday night.
CURRITUCK — The second time was the charm for state Rep. Bobby Hanig Tuesday morning.
MOYOCK — The owner of the sewer utility that services the Eagle Creek subdivision in Moyock has until Dec. 20 to come up with a plan to fix the often-plagued system or face possible civil and criminal penalties.
Area boards of commissioners and school board made few changes to their leadership during organizational meetings held this week.
Crews with Piedmont Natural Gas capped a natural gas leak in Elizabeth City on Tuesday that shut down the North Road Street-Hughes Boulevard intersection for 3½ hours and prompted the temporary evacuation of two nearby businesses.
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Bob Stoops is coaching Oklahoma Football. That’s not really the subject of this column, but nobody is talking about it and I certainly think it’s worth mentioning.
EDENTON — The Lady Pirates breezed past the Lady Aces 47-26 in non-conference play at John A. Holmes High School Tuesday night.
EDENTON — The Edenton Aces thumped the Perquimans County High School Pirates 85-66 Tuesday in a fast-paced and physical basketball game at John A. Holmes High School.
Bob Stoops is coaching Oklahoma Football. That’s not really the subject of this column, but nobody is talking about it and I certainly think it’s worth mentioning.
In what their coach described as “a big win” for Mid-Atlantic Christian University’s women’s basketball program, the Lady Mustangs defeated the Marlins of Virginia Wesleyan University Monday evening at TowneBank Arena, winning by a final score of 56-47.
Wallace-Rose Hill High School ended Northeastern High School’s state title hopes Friday night, defeating the homestanding Eagles 57-22 in the fourth round of the NCHSAA Class 2A playoffs.
Opinion
It’s the kind of spectacle that people will talk about for decades: They saw the mountain on fire.
Despite having three vaccines ready and available, President Joe Biden has had more COVID-related deaths than his predecessor whose performance on COVID was deemed poor by the media. Today we see reality clearly. The only difference is in the media coverage. The proof is in the numbers.
Nestled in a humid forest at the midpoint between the Appalachian Mountains and the mighty Atlantic, the Research Triangle of North Carolina has attracted migrants for decades. Raleigh’s growth has been particularly impressive: Between 2010-20, the Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area grew by 23%, the second-fastest growth rate in the country. Yet just down the road from Raleigh, and despite its magnificent tree canopy and a great university, Chapel Hill did not grow at all. The reason for this failure was housing policy.
In a Dec. 1 op-ed, columnist Doug Gardner uses dubious statistics and threadbare talking points to put forward his climate change opinions. He references Polish gas prices from 13 years ago and insinuates that could be here now. He mentions Chinese hardships with no context. Those situations…
“Nuts, weird, crazy, kooky and bonkers,” says ABC correspondent Jonathan Karl of former President Donald Trump’s final days as president in his new book, “Betrayal.” Those final days were “the final act of the Trump show,” as reported in The Guardian by Peter Conrad, a “sobering glimpse of a…
“I’m going to be saving lives, and they’re going to be lying.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci
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Each year, the Chowan, Gates and Perquimans County Extension Master Gardeners award a $1,000 scholarship to an area student pursuing advanced studies in the areas of agriculture, horticulture and/or natural resources.
Lorri Glennon is known to her customers as the Fairy Godmother of Art.
Why do bad things happen to good people? That question is as old as recorded human history.
For several years, people have heard that sodas containing sugar are not a healthy choice for our families, and, as a result, have started buying fewer of those kind of drinks. However, as soda drinking declines, more families are buying sports and energy drinks, thinking they are healthier …
About a year ago, I submitted an application to the Pomeroy Foundation on behalf of the Annie E. Jones Marker Committee for a marker honoring longtime Elizabeth City resident Annie E. Jones as part of the National Votes for Women Trail. A creation of the National Collaborative for Women’s Hi…
It’s hard to do justice to ancient holy days in throw-pillow slogans.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department said Monday it is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The start of North Carolina candidate filing for U.S. House and legislative seats was blocked on Monday by an appeals court panel — only to be restored hours later when most Court of Appeals judges agreed they wanted to decide whether a longer filing delay was warranted.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina government officials have scheduled a Monday afternoon news conference to announce a major economic development project that likely will be construction of a Toyota electric vehicle battery factory that will employ 1,750 people.
HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — If Dick Hewitt isn’t at the end seat at the bar of his cafe, his regulars notice.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country musician Stonewall Jackson, who sang on the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and had No. 1 hits with “Waterloo” and others, died Saturday after a long battle with vascular dementia. He was 89.
PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — A wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park has burned 1,100 acres (445 hectares) and was about 80% contained Thursday, according to the North Carolina Forest Service.
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that a North Carolina woman deserves a prison sentence for bringing her 14-year-old child into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed on Thursday legislation that would bar officials from counting mail-in absentee ballots received after Election Day, even if their envelopes were postmarked on or before that date.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks advanced Wednesday in Asia after another broad rally on Wall Street as investors wagered that the new variant of the COVID-19 virus won’t pose a big threat to the economy.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The players race across the pitch on crutches, jostling for the soccer ball and passing it back and forth, their prosthetic legs lined up along the sidelines at a stadium in the Gaza Strip.
MOSCOW (AP) — When the leaders of the Soviet Union's three Slavic republics met at a secluded hunting lodge on Dec. 8, 1991, the fate of vast country hung in the balance. With a stroke of their pens, they delivered a death blow to the USSR, triggering shockwaves that are still reverberating …
BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks advanced Wednesday in Asia after another broad rally on Wall Street as investors wagered that the new variant of the COVID-19 virus won’t pose a big threat to the economy.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jurors will be presented with starkly different views of the Minnesota police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright during opening statements at her manslaughter trial Wednesday, with the defense claiming that Kim Potter made an innocent mistake by pulling her ha…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday that Australia will join the U.S. in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns.
BEIJING (AP) — China accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit on Tuesday after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns.
St. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Normally giving food to wild animals is considered off limits, but the dire situation in Florida with more than 1,000 manatees dying from starvation due to manmade pollution is leading officials to consider an unprecedented feeding plan.
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