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Saturday, September 26, 2020
Pasquotank Board of Commissioners at-large candidates Jonathan Snoots, Bill Sterritt and Bill Ward all say promoting economic development will be a top priority if they’re elected.
Friday, September 25, 2020
Elizabeth City Police
Elizabeth City police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle at an intersection near Elizabeth City State University, Thursday night.
The region's health director on Friday described the milestones reached this week of 200,000 COVID-19 cases in North Carolina and 200,000 virus-related deaths in the U.S. as "a stark reminder of the impact of the pandemic."
The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Senior Center will reopen Oct. 1 after being closed for the last seven months because of COVID-19.
CAMDEN — Calling all Camden shutterbugs.
Arguably, the signature event for the Elizabeth City State University athletic department each year is the Down East Viking Football Classic.
Strong service runs and excellent team communication set the tone as the Albemarle School Volleyball team defeated Northeast Academy by scores of 25-8, 18-25, 25-11, and 25-7 Thursday night to earn their third victory of the season.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes will hold its 2020 Fall Game Changer Virtual Benefit on Thursday, October 1, from 7:00 – 7:30 PM, premiering on its YouTube Channel.
I became a fan of Russell Wilson on the worst night of his professional football career.
AHOSKIE — The Albemarle School volleyball team defeated Ridgecroft School 25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 15-25, 15-13 Tuesday at Ridgecroft School.
CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association, in conjunction with Wells Fargo, released the final standings in the 41st annual Wells Fargo Cup competitions for the 2019-2020 academic year on Monday.
Opinion
Friday, September 25, 2020
In most professions, the more education you receive the greater your expertise. The reverse appears true in the field of education, where additional years of schooling and advanced degrees increase the likelihood that you’ll become part of the problem rather than the solution — viewing every challenge through the distorted lens of bureaucracy, budgets, codewords and fads, hallmarks of education’s bloated and ineffectual establishment.
North Carolina is already the homeschooling capital of the United States. Now the attraction of this education option is soaring higher than ever — thanks not to the actions of its proponents but to the antics of its opponents.
Sure as autumn leaves turn color and fall is the inevitable political debate season now upon us. If you are old enough to remember the Kennedy-Nixon debates, you will recall the time when there was real substance to debates; they have evolved into made-for-television spectacles that are neither good television nor very informative.
In this time of political tension, a little comic relief is welcome.
The left is so quick to pounce on President Donald Trump but somehow can never acknowledge its own misdeeds and lies.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Mitch McConnell texted me the other day with an urgent message! If Democrats are elected, particularly Joe Biden, then America will be lost to socialism! Ok, so Mitch actually texted every breathing Republican with the same message looking for money — not just me. But it was a stark warning to voters, playing on fears about some huge Democratic plot to undermine our economy and allow the government to control everything.
Features
Friday, September 25, 2020
Longtime customers of Planters Ridge in Hertford will soon be able to purchase fresh vegetables, milkshakes and pimento cheese along with their plants, trees and shrubs.
Sunday, September 20, 2020
In her first novel, “Love’s True Colors,” author Tiffany Price based the book’s fictional romance on her and husband Matt’s own love story.
Changes during the 20th century were as profound as the invention of the automobile and electricity.
Elizabeth City State University has received high marks as a top public school in the 2020 reports of two national publications.
GREENVILLE — A Baptist church’s effort to “love thy neighbor” is giving dozens of middle schoolers a chance to return to the classroom.
The following is a condensed version of a recent sermon delivered by the Rev. Carroll Bundy, pastor at New Hope United Methodist Church.
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