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One of state lawmakers’ proposed redistricting plans moves state Sen. Bob Steinburg, R-Chowan, into a new Senate district and requires him to face a fellow Republican in a primary.
Two members of the public, one of them an assistant coach, spoke on behalf of dismissed Northeastern High School football volunteer Tony Sawyer at Monday’s school board meeting.
Elizabeth City State University officials expressed gratitude Tuesday to alumni for cooperating with COVID-conscious health policies during Homecoming this past weekend.
City Council will hold a special meeting next month to seek public input on two redistricting proposals for the city’s four wards.
Elizabeth City Police are investigating after a man was found lying on the ground with a gunshot wound, Monday.
Downtown will have a full weekend of Halloween events for both the young and old.
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HIGH SCHOOL
SNOW HILL — The John A. Holmes High School girls tennis team was represented at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 2A East regional individual women’s tennis tournaments Friday and Saturday at Greene Central High School.
The Albemarle School defeated Lee Christian in the quarterfinal round of the NCISAA State Playoffs 3-0, by the scores of 25-18, 26-24, and 25-13.
The Elizabeth City State University football team defeated Chowan University 32-28 Saturday inside Roebuck Stadium on the campus of ECSU.
Pasquotank County got off to a great start, and played hard throughout the football game. They just couldn’t reach the end zone enough to hold off First Flight High School. In a game that had just a one score difference until the final minutes, the Nighthawks held off the Panthers by the fin…
Multiple area schools played in North Carolina High School Athletic Association volleyball state playoff games on Saturday.
Opinion
Former President Barack Obama slammed the notion of ideological divisions last week while stumping for New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy ahead of next month’s gubernatorial elections. “These are serious times, and we need serious people. We have too much to get done to be going backwards,” Obama said. “Here we are trying to recover from a global pandemic that has killed more than 700,000 Americans, put millions in harm’s way. We don’t have time to waste on phony culture wars or fake outrage that the right-wing media are peddling just to juice up your ratings.”
When people talk about great Americans, pioneers with integrity, leaders who achieved great things who were strong enough to admit failure, take responsibility for failure and worked tirelessly to turn it around, Gen. Colin Powell comes to mind. Powell was a man of humility, a man of strength. He exuded confidence. Americans trusted Secretary of State Colin Powell, my friend.
On May 11 state Reps. Dean Arp, John Szoka, Destin Hall and John Bell filed House Bill 951: “Study Emerging Energy Generation. “ It was 14 lines long.
Why has the federal government failed to adequately investigate the origins of the COVID-19 virus? It has been almost two years since COVID-19 first appeared and Congress has held only a few hearings about its origins. During those hearings, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Instit…
The U.S. Constitution is ablaze, America’s democracy burning to the ground. But Democrats aren’t hurrying to find a fire hose or even a water bucket. Can’t they see the flames?
With winter fast approaching, Europe finds itself in an energy crisis — and reliant on the tender mercies of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin. It’s a self-induced disaster years in the making.
Features
Editor’s note: The following is the seventh story in a multi-part series about the history of Elizabeth City State University’s football program. This story details that history during the 1980s.
Halloween is a tradition that has been passed on for generations. Over time traditions have changed and are still changing today. It is celebrated on Oct. 31 each year.
For 30 years, Reed Adams taught college students the theories he and fellow sociologists and criminologists have developed for why crimes occur and what motivates the people who commit them.
No one wants to think that their child is being bullied at school, but unfortunately it happens more than we would like to believe.
Time is running out for Elizabeth City State University history assistant professor Dr. Melissa Stuckey and the history students in two of her classes.
“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men” — Colossians 3:20.
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State AP Stories
CHICAGO (AP) — In an Oct. 25 story about the remains of one of serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s victims being identified, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department, erroneously reported that the family of Francis Wayne Alexander lived in North Caro…
CHICAGO (AP) — In the fall of 1976, Carolyn Sanders received an exciting postcard from her brother.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dozens of North Carolina residents said Monday that Republicans should shelve proposed congressional district maps that they said would likely give the GOP the most seats for the foreseeable future while needlessly fracturing the state's largest counties.
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed a strong tornado that thrashed the southwestern Missouri city of Fredericktown as strong storms that swept the state and into Illinois overnight damaged buildings and knocked out power, but left no serious injuries.
CHICAGO (AP) — John Wayne Gacy was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the Chicago area in the 1970s. Authorities found most of his victims' remains in a crawl space under his suburban Chicago house or buried elsewhere on the property. In 2011, they exhumed the remains of eight vic…
BLACKSTONE, Va. (AP) — Civil War history casts a long shadow in Virginia, the birthplace of Confederate generals, scene of their surrender, and now a crossroad of controversy over renaming military bases that honor rebel leaders.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A decade ago, North Carolina Republicans redrew their legislative districts to help their party in a way that a federal court ruled illegally deprived Black voters of their right to political representation. A state court later struck down Republican-drawn maps as based …
The city of Gastonia ended Hispanic Heritage Month on Saturday with its first Latin American Festival, connecting Gaston County’s growing Latino community with resources and other residents.
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National & World AP Stories
HOUSTON (AP) — A healthy swing by Jorge Soler powered the Atlanta Braves to a smashing start in the World Series.
Josh Cavallo recorded the statement that he'd been too concerned to talk about publicly for a very long time.
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Wednesday after Australian inflation increased, highlighting global pressure for prices to rise, while investors looked ahead to U.S. economic growth data due out this week.
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The back-and-forth debate over unvaccinated tennis players being allowed to contest the Australian Open in January heightened Wednesday with the prime minister and a state political leader trading shots on points of difference.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities are scheduled to discuss initial findings about a fatal movie-set shooting with a prop gun discharged by actor Alec Baldwin that left a cinematographer dead and the director wounded.
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Senate committee is recommending that President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal indictments for actions and omissions related to the world’s second highest COVID-19 death toll.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Youri Mevs knew that the call was coming, and she was terrified.
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Wednesday after Australian inflation increased, highlighting global pressure for prices to rise, while investors looked ahead to U.S. economic growth data due out this week.
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