News Stories
Saturday, January 23, 2021
The region’s health department said Friday more than 20,000 residents in its eight counties have now received the COVID vaccine — and that those who received their first Pfizer dose on or before Jan. 7 can get their second dose starting Monday.
Mark Turner is like many small business owners who’ve watched their business suffer since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc. is now also in the property management business.
CAMDEN — Camden county and school officials sought to reassure county residents Friday that plans to construct a new high school are still moving forward.
Bicycling enthusiasts need to mark April 10 on their calendars.
Friday, January 22, 2021
Elizabeth City Police
It began with a dip of the toe, then my foot, and now I’m knee deep.
The Mid-Atlantic Christian men’s basketball team is set to return to play today with a home game against Blue Lights College.
KERNERSVILLE — Currituck County and First Flight had athletes compete in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 2A cross country state championship meet Friday afternoon.
The John A. Holmes High School boys’ basketball team defeated Northeastern 59-57 Wednesday night at Northeastern High School.
NORFOLK, Va. — The Old Dominion men’s and women’s basketball teams have paused all team-related activities due to positive COVID-19 results among Tier 1 personnel.
The Northeastern High School boys’ basketball team defeated Currituck County 51-46 Tuesday night at Northeastern High School.
Opinion
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Joe Biden is now the 46th president of the U.S. But is he really the president of the U.S.? Well he was sworn in at the Capitol by Chief Justice John Roberts and his new office is the Oval Office in the West Wing of the White House. But is he really the president?
President Joe Biden has sent a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill to Congress that includes an increase in the minimum wage to $15 per hour. It is expected to come up for a vote in February.
Friday, January 22, 2021
As of January 18, North Carolina has received about a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Nearly 330,000 of those doses have been injected into the arms of North Carolinians.
The great gift this Christmas was that help was on the way. The vaccine was a welcome gift 10 months into the pandemic. It is no exaggeration that North Carolina’s vaccination rollout started poorly.
This letter is in response to the letter, titled “Wishing for simpler, kinder, more elegant times,” published in the Jan. 17 edition.
If you find what I share with you offensive then you have not done your homework and are one of those who take what is handed to you.
Features
Saturday, January 23, 2021
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for…
Editor’s note: The following is a condensed version of a recent sermon by Towne South Church of Christ Lead Minister Brad Giffin.
“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.” — I Timothy 2:1-2.
A word used a lot by Christians is “repentance,” but I wonder what that really means to us.
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools officials have transferred a significant portion of state coronavirus relief funds to pay for chromebooks, iPads, classroom supplies and other costs associated with educating students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new Museum of the Albemarle exhibit pays homage to an occupation that played a key role in the history of northeastern North Carolina.
State AP Stories
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two juvenile robbery suspects were captured after crashing a car into an Amtrak train while trying to flee police, authorities said.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — State officials are reporting the first case in North Carolina of a more contagious strain of the coronavirus that was first detected in the United Kingdom in December.
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Starting in April people will be able to fly to Charlotte, North Carolina on American Airlines via the Lafayette airport, officials announced.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Jake Teitelbaum had just finished his junior year at Wake Forest University when he was diagnosed with refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, in June 2015.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
ATLANTA (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
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National & World AP Stories
NEW YORK (AP) — Larry King was easy to poke fun at, particularly late in his career at CNN: the pinched look, guffaws and coke-bottle glasses, the suspenders and old-time microphone on the desk in front of him.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police arrested more than 2,600 people Saturday in nationwide protests demanding the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent foe, according to a group that counts political detentions.
DETROIT (AP) — Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which is the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87.
MADRID — Spain’s top military commander has been forced to resign after he and other high-ranking officers violated established protocols and received the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of time.
HONOLULU (AP) — People following a violent movement that promotes a second U.S. civil war or the breakdown of modern society have been showing up at recent protests across the nation armed and wearing tactical gear. But the anti-government “boogaloo” movement has adopted an unlikely public a…
Anti-abortion leaders across America were elated a year ago when Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to appear in person at their highest-profile annual event, the March for Life held every January.
BATH, Maine (AP) — The commercial fishery for herring has suffered in recent years due to new restrictions, but those same rules could benefit some of Maine's most beloved birds — puffins.
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