News Stories
Monday, March 08, 2021
RALEIGH — The pilot of a Duke Life Flight helicopter that crashed in northeastern North Carolina in 2017 may have accidentally shut off one of the aircraft’s engines just before the second malfunctioning engine failed, federal investigators said.
Saturday, March 06, 2021
CAMDEN — Camden County Schools officials expect to have a website up and running as early as Monday to update the public on plans for the new Camden County High School and the progress of the construction project.
Supplies of COVID-19 vaccines are finally catching up with demand, the region’s health director said Friday. So much so, anyone in the region who wants the vaccine will soon be able to get it.
Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation plans to install a charging station for electric vehicles at the McDonald’s in Elizabeth City’s Tanglewood shopping center.
The U.S. Coast Guard is the last military branch to not have an official marathon but that ended Saturday when the inaugural Coast Guard Half Marathon and Guardians of the Atlantic 5K got underway.
Only one area county — Perquimans — remains in the highest tier for community spread of COVID-19, while four — including Pasquotank and Chowan — have now dropped to the lowest tier, a new state report shows.
TYNER — The Camden County and John A. Holmes boys’ soccer teams played to a 1-1 tie Thursday afternoon at the Northern Chowan Community Center.
How are you feeling about college basketball this season?
It has only been a couple of days of warm weather but the yellow forsythia bushes are blooming on the side of the road which means the crappie are beginning to move shallow for the spawn.
The Mid-Atlantic Christian basketball teams are set to conclude their respective regular seasons today at Chesson Gym on the campus of MACU.
Today marks 526 days since Northeastern and John A. Holmes last met on a football field.
BARCO — The Currituck County High School boys’ soccer team defeated Northeastern 3-2 in a conference game Wednesday at Currituck County High School.
Opinion
Sunday, March 07, 2021
When Joe Biden was running for president, he was asked if — unlike then-President Trump — he would punish senior Saudi leaders for the 2018 murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
During the 2020 campaign, candidate Joe Biden promised to undo President Donald Trump’s border security policies. He pledged to halt all deportations for 100 days and allow asylum seekers who enter the United States illegally to stay in this country while their cases are considered, rather than wait in Mexico, as Trump required.
“The challenge facing our schools is unprecedented,” said candidate Joe Biden last July. “President Trump has made it much worse. We had a window to get this right. And Trump blew it.”
A minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is an insult to hard-working Americans trying to support families. That base figure should have been raised years ago, but a successive cadre of self-serving politicians saw to it that working-class folks were kept in their “rightful place,” as they did the bidding of greedy corporate CEOs.
Donald Trump says he has begun a political comeback campaign, telling the Conservative Political Action Conference last Sunday in Orlando, Florida, that he’s considering a third run for the presidency in 2024.
Saturday, March 06, 2021
As the publisher of the school play “Fosters” at the center of the controversy explained in The Perquimans Weekly’s Feb 28 article, we are dismayed that state Sen. Bob Steinberg would write such a negative public Facebook post regarding this script without ever reading it or speaking to the …
Features
Sunday, March 07, 2021
The 1960s was a time to act for so many, and that proved to be true both at home and abroad.
The principal at River Road Middle School is moving to the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools central office to take over as deputy chief of human resources.
Saturday, March 06, 2021
When megachurch pastor J.D. Greear became the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention, he saw all kinds of statistics headed in all kinds of directions.
In the Gospel of Mark 4: 35-41, the apostle tells us the following about a boat ride Jesus took with his disciples:
“For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.” I — Corinthians 12:13
Jesus made the point several times that in order to really “get him,” we must be like children.
State AP Stories
NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) — Officials with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore say its beaches on North Carolina's Outer Banks recently saw a record-breaking surge in visitors.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Salt, water and time. The rest is up to the microbes.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has died after his fuel tanker overturned on Interstate 95.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
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National & World AP Stories
NEW YORK (AP) — Before posting a selfie with her COVID-19 vaccination card on Twitter, Aditi Juneja debated whether to include an explanation for why she was eligible for a shot.
DETROIT — Students in Michigan’s largest school district returned to classrooms for in-person learning Monday for the first time in months.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The fate of a former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck as the Black man said he couldn’t breathe will be decided by 12 jurors picked after extensive grilling about their views on police and the justice system.
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Monday he weighed the risks of a high-profile trip to Iraq during the coronavirus pandemic, but said he decided to go ahead with it after much prayer and belief that God would look out for the Iraqis who might get exposed.
LONDON (AP) — Britain and its royal family absorbed the tremors Monday from a sensational television interview by Prince Harry and Meghan, in which the couple said they encountered racist attitudes and a lack of support that drove the duchess to thoughts of suicide.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 8, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now has partnered with school districts across Michigan, including Brighton Area Schools, Grand Haven Public Schools, Forest Hills Public Schools, and Coopersville Area Public Schools, to mail books directly to their studen…
DESTIN, Fla., March 8, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — It’s time to break out that fishing gear. AJ’s Seafood and Oyster Bar is hosting its Spring Fling Cobia Tournament from April 2-3, 2021. And, this year’s event benefits two of its favorite non-profits, the Destin Fishing Museum and Kids on …
EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 8, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — After more than ten years of success, JewelryBund Inc. continues to become one of the biggest professional fashion and jewelry manufacturing and wholesaling business. In its service to the wholesale jewelry industry, the company shows…
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