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Thursday, December 05, 2019
CAMDEN — Camden County officials have decided to wait at least a month before proceeding with the planned sale of up to 15 acres of county-owned property in the South Mills area.
With resident geese causing crop damages now costing Pasquotank County farmers $250,000 a year, county commissioners plan to seek Elizabeth City’s help tackling the county’s geese problem.
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
Three more candidates filed on Wednesday for area county commissioner seats that will be on the March 3 primary election ballot.
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A report of destruction/damage/vandalism of property was turned in Nov. 3 in the 1300 block of Brothers Lane, Elizabeth City. Investigating officer: J.M. Doshen.
Jack Bagwell said his first official day on campus Monday as College of The Albemarle’s new president only confirmed the positive impression he received when he first visited this summer.
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BARCO — The Currituck and Camden girls’ basketball teams played a back-and-forth game early in Tuesday night’s non-conference contest, but it changed quickly late in the second quarter.
HERTFORD — The Perquimans boys’ basketball team remain unbeaten through three games this season after a 72-44 blowout win over Bear Grass Charter (0-1) at home Tuesday.
EDENTON — It’s no secret that the John A. Holmes Aces have thrived in their triple-option offense under coach Paul Hoggard.
Sheep-Harney Elementary School will host five American Youth Football League games on Saturday.
For some teams, the 2019-20 high school basketball season has begun.
Opinion
Thursday, December 05, 2019
The breakdown in global recycling markets and the growing public alarm over plastic waste in the ocean has prompted appropriately consequential action across the globe.
In 2009, President Barack Obama promised that under Obamacare, “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.”
We are losing the battle to save our planet, and we have no one to blame but ourselves.
How unlikely is it that one day you’d get a call from your old Special Forces commander, Col. Sam Trautman, urging you to come back for one final mission, one that only you can pull off and one the free world depends on you to accomplish?
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
It was a statement that raised more questions — that should have been immediately asked.
This year’s education scandal saw parents shelling out megabucks to gain college admittance for their children. Federal prosecutors have charged more than 50 people with participating in a scheme to get their children into colleges by cheating on entrance exams or bribing athletic coaches.
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Wednesday, December 04, 2019
BARCO — The work of more than 80 crafters and artisans will be on display at this weekend’s Currituck Arts & Crafts Festival at Currituck County High School.
This Friday, lovers of homemade cookies can buy dozens of them while also supporting the local animal shelter.
Sunday, December 01, 2019
This is the story of John Nichols, who escaped to freedom through the Dismal Swamp alone at age 14.
CAMDEN — The Camden County Tourism Development Authority has announced the winners of its first-ever photo contest.
The National Funeral Directors Association has announced that Twiford Funeral Home of Elizabeth City is among the 160 funeral homes in the country that have earned the association’s 2019 Pursuit of Excellence Award.
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Donna Strawhand Winslow first discovered a passion for art and crafts-making after her grandmother taught her to crochet when she was 5.