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Elizabeth City police say a woman who was shot on West Grice Street Friday evening was the victim of a homicide.
CURRITUCK — Currituck property owners are likely facing a property tax increase to pay for the new elementary school on Tulls Creek Road.
CURRITUCK — A former finance officer for the Currituck County Schools has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging she was sexually harassed by the district’s school superintendent and then unjustly fired.
After seeing lower turnout last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Food Bank of the Albemarle is hoping for a larger crowd at next week’s Empty Bowls of the Albemarle event.
Looking to boost revenues for the Performing Arts Center and get more members of the public to visit the campus, College of The Albemarle officials have begun discussing whether to allow beer and wine sales at some PAC events.
EDENTON — Organizers say excitement is running high ahead of next week’s opening of the 76th annual Chowan County Regional Fair.
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EDENTON — The John A. Holmes Aces played Northeastern tight all night long, but a successful strategic two-point conversion by the Eagles in the second quarter proved to matter greatly in the end.
CAMDEN — The Currituck football team defeated Camden 28-25 in Camden Friday night.
For those who attended races at Dixieland Speedway on Friday nights this past season, there was one face that looked a lot younger than most participating in the Super Street Division.
MANTEO — The Camden volleyball team took sole possession of first place in the Northeastern Coastal Conference with a 25-15, 25-19, 25-7 road sweep of Manteo Thursday.
BARCO — The John A. Holmes boys’ soccer team was three minutes away from securing a big Northeastern Coastal Conference road win on Wednesday night, but then the Currituck Knights finally found the back of the net.
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In your Aug. 23rd edition, columnist Alexander Jones was at it again, making outlandish statements to fan the flames for pure political gain. Jones made comments like “our legacy of heinous racial oppression continues to reverberate” and “only Democrats can make things right and bring justic…
Many English expressions are derived from the Bible, such as “wolves in sheep’s clothing” from the Sermon on the Mount. The Bible became the source for many English language figures of speech because in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was the only book in many working-class homes. And even t…
It’s a simple question: Will you accept the results of your election?
The Supreme Court’s June overrule of Roe v. Wade denies women the right to control their bodies. Those privacy rights are constitutionally guaranteed — to women and men — by the 14th Amendment, the same amendment that underpinned the Court’s original decision affirming women’s right to abortion.
In 2020, it became evident that Donald Trump would not accept defeat long before the first ballot was cast. “The only way we’re going to lose this election is if the election is rigged,” he told his supporters.
Should Washington push an “industrial policy”? That is, should the U.S. government get involved in promoting certain domestic industries?
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If you saw “X,” the recent slasher film by Ti West, you will definitely want to see “Pearl: An X-traordinary Origin Story.” This prequel is currently playing in theaters.
Across the state of North Carolina, fresh produce is grown and harvested throughout the year. Don’t forget that during the fall, there are still some delectable foods that can be purchased locally such as cabbage, sweet potatoes, greens, pumpkins, turnips and others.
Before wearing the Imperial State Crown, Queen Elizabeth II knelt at the Westminster Abbey altar for a moment of silent, private prayer.
I recently took a trip to serve the people of Honduras. I was alongside a group of nurses who led a medical clinic serving people who were unable to get much medical care.
Editor’s note: This column is adapted from the story, “Currituck Jack,” by Thomas C. Parramore in the February 1981 edition of American History Illustrated.
Editor’s note: This is the third of a four-part series on the history of the football program at the former P.W. Moore High School.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — After years of anticipation, a collection of rarely exhibited drawings by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is now on display at the Ackland Art Museum.
MOORSEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A Moorseboro native has returned to her hometown and brought her own business with her.
Forty years after a predominantly Black community in Warren County, North Carolina, rallied against hosting a hazardous waste landfill, President Joe Biden’s top environment official has returned to what is widely considered the birthplace of the environmental justice movement to unveil a national office that will distribute $3 billion in block grants to underserved communities burdened by pollution. Joined by civil rights leaders and participants from the 1982 protests, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan announced Saturday that he is dedicating a new senior level of leadership to the environmental justice movement they ignited. The new Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights will merge three existing EPA programs.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Tucked inside a forest clearing in Wilmington’s Halyburton Park, roughly 120,000 honeybees have found a new home.
North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Ted Budd is leaning into his support for abortion restrictions and his allegiance to former President Donald Trump as Democrats fight for an elusive victory in the Southern swing state. Democratic optimism remains tempered given the state’s recent red tilt. But Democratic officials believe Budd's candidacy gives them a real chance at flipping a Senate seat — and the balance of power in Washington — this fall. Budd appeared alongside Trump at a rally in Wilmington Friday night, where the former president praised the candidate as “a conservative, America First all-star in Congress” and urged his supporters to turn out to vote.
The White House is reaching out to local governments. It hosted officials from North Carolina on Thursday to highlight funding opportunities and hear firsthand how coronavirus relief, infrastructure dollars and other policies are faring in communities. A key message for the visit by North Carolina officials is the recovery in manufacturing. The event reflects new efforts to expand the use of the White House campus as pandemic restrictions have eased. But it’s also part of a larger effort to host municipal and county officials on a weekly basis from all 50 states. That outreach coincides with campaigning for November’s midterm elections as the White House tries to energize Democratic voters.
On the same day the Federal Reserve gave a sobering report on the U.S. economy’s trajectory, administration officials highlighted how they have kept some of the nation’s smallest businesses afloat through the pandemic. Roughly $8.28 billion has been disbursed to 162 community financial institutions across the country, through Treasury’s Emergency Capitol Investment Program, officials said Wednesday. Vice President Kamala Harris said that “There is almost $9 billion on the ground right now” for community banks and lenders. She was referring to pandemic relief funds dedicated to loans for minority-owned businesses and low-income individuals who generally have a hard time getting access to capital.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's budget director since he took office in early 2017 is retiring from the post. Cooper announced on Monday the upcoming departure of Charlie Perusse and that Kristin Walker will be his successor. Perusse served as budget director for two other Democratic governors in Mike Easley and Beverly Perdue from late 2008 to early 2011. His top job is carrying out the annual state budget of $27.9 billion and other spending directives approved by the legislature. The director also deals with revenue shortfalls and surpluses. Walker will become North Carolina’s first female budget director.
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Pakistan's massive floods this summer have wiped out large swaths of crops. Now the country fears significant food shortages. One reason for concern is that the wheat planting season is fast approaching, but vast areas that would normally be planted with wheat are still underwater and may not drain in time. That could mean a smaller harvest down the line. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of small farming families have had their livelihoods and food stores wiped out. The cash-strapped government has been forced to turn to imports, but still hopes the upcoming wheat crop will come through.
Typhoon Noru has blown out of the northern Philippines and left at least five rescuers dead, knocked down power in two entire provinces, flooded many villages and forced officials to suspend classes and government work in and around the capital. The most powerful typhoon to hit the country this year slammed into Quezon province before nightfall on Sunday then weakened as it barreled overnight across the main Luzon region. Thousands of people were moved to emergency shelters, some forcibly, ahead of the storm. The governor of Bulacan province said five rescuers were struck by a collapsed wall while using a boat and apparently drowned in floodwaters. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. praised officials for the evacuations that he said prevented more deaths.
Only glimpses of videos that make it online show the protests convulsing Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation's morality police.
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba held a rare referendum Sunday on an unusually contentious law — a government-backed “family law” code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt, as well as outlining the rights of children and grandparents.
Authorities in Cuba have suspended classes in Pinar del Rio province and say they will begin evacuations Monday as Tropical Storm Ian is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before reaching the western part of the island on its way to Florida. A hurricane warning was in effect for Grand Cayman and the Cuban provinces of Isla de Juventud, Pinar del Rio and Artemisa. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Ian should reach the far-western part of Cuba late Monday or early Tuesday, hitting near the country’s most famed tobacco fields. It could become a major hurricane Tuesday. State media say authorities would begin evacuating people from vulnerable areas early Monday.
Italian voters have shifted sharply, rewarding a party with neo-fascist roots and bolstering prospects the country could have its first far-right-led government since World War II. Partial results Monday from the election for Parliament suggested far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her Brothers of Italy party were winning Sunday's vote. In a victory speech, Meloni struck a moderate tone, saying: "If we are called to govern this nation, we will do it for everyone, we will do it for all Italians and we will do it with the aim of uniting the people (of this country).”
DENVER (AP) — Melvin Gordon atoned for two fumbles with a late 1-yard touchdown run and safety Kareem Jackson recovered Jeff Wilson Jr.'s fumble with 1:05 left to preserve the Denver Broncos' 11-10 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.
Virtually everyone involved agrees that the powerful U.N. Security Council needs to expand and include more voices. But as with so many things, the central question is exactly how. Five countries that were powers at World War II’s end have dominated the United Nations and its most important body for its 77-year history. The council remains in its current configuration despite a growing, four-decade clamor for other countries to join that VIP group to reflect the dramatically changed 21st-century world. The failure of the council to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shone a spotlight on another failure: It can't seem to increase its inclusivity.
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