News Stories
Wednesday, March 03, 2021
A discussion on mask protocols at Pasquotank Board of Commissioners meetings Monday spurred two commissioners to voice support for ending the county’s COVID-19 state of emergency declaration.
Local attorney Russell Twiford, who died Saturday at the age of 94, is being remembered by colleagues as “unflappable” both in and out of the courtroom.
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
Pasquotank County officials are moving the Pasquotank Public Defender’s Office across town.
CAMDEN — Two Currituck County residents are being treated at a Virginia hospital Tuesday after a single-vehicle accident in Camden County Sunday.
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The Northeastern High School boys’ basketball team will take on Farmville Central today in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 2A East Regional championship game.
The Mid-Atlantic Christian women’s basketball team defeated host Appalachian Bible College 58-21 Saturday.
The Northeastern High School football team could not withstand a second half surge from visiting Havelock as the Rams secured a 52-15 non-conference win at the Northeastern Athletic Complex Friday night.
CAMDEN — For nearly three and ½ quarters, Friday night’s varsity football game between First Flight and Camden County wasn’t the cleanest of games.
AHOSKIE — The Perquimans County High School boys’ soccer team defeated Hertford County 8-2 in a non-conference game Thursday.
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association enshrined two former Elizabeth City State University athletes into its hall of fame Friday.
Opinion
Wednesday, March 03, 2021
Too often the news is dominated by what divides us as Americans. Yet there are values I think we all believe in. These values need to be discussed more.
Editor’s note: This column by Phil Lucey was originally published in The Daily Advance on Feb. 7. It’s being reprinted here because of the serious attention we believe this issue warrants.
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
“You don’t have to be a genius to succeed in politics,” the late Robert F. Kennedy once told a friend of mine. “But you do have to be able to count.”
A national reporter recently wrote a flattering article about Gov. Roy Cooper, but seemed flummoxed by Cooper’s political success.
Too many North Carolinians lack access to the medical services they need. One possible response, as we have heard incessantly for more than a decade, would be to expand Medicaid under the terms of the Affordable Health Act, with most of the expense to be borne by the (already heavily indebted) federal government.
House Resolution 5, deceptively labeled as the “Equality Act,” will add sexual orientation and gender identity to the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Features
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Because of his interest in the visual arts, Michael Williams Jr. felt College of The Albemarle was the right place to begin pursuing his dream of becoming a graphic designer and filmmaker.
The Camden County Schools has released its A and A/B honor rolls for the second nine weeks. The following students were named to the rolls:
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in h…
Have you ever noticed in the Bible what losers God chose as his earthly representatives?
Museum of the Albemarle serves as the archive for the people and stories of the Albemarle region. Their oral histories and material culture make up the collections, exhibits and educational activities inside the museum. We receive visitors from many parts of the world, and they leave with hi…
ENGELHARD — This month marks the 52nd anniversary of Hyde County residents’ six-day trek to the state capital to protest their county Board of Education’s handling of school desegregation.
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GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Despite closing for more than a month because of COVID-19, Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced its second busiest year on record last year.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans advanced legislation on Tuesday that would distribute more money from the federal government's most recent coronavirus relief package to state agencies and programs.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state senator said on Tuesday he wasn't on the Senate floor for a close veto override vote on legislation mandating the reopening of public schools because he needed to work for his full-time employer.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former U.S. Marine found guilty of conspiracy to illegally export and smuggle firearms and controlled equipment from the U.S. to Haiti has been sentenced to more than five years in prison, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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National & World AP Stories
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Despite closing for more than a month because of COVID-19, Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced its second busiest year on record last year.
BAGHDAD (AP) — At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts U.S.-led coalition troops on Wednesday, the coalition and the Iraqi military said. It was not immediately known if there were any casualties.
BERLIN (AP) — Slow off the blocks in the race to immunize its citizens against COVID-19, Germany faces an unfamiliar problem: a glut of vaccines and not enough arms to inject them into.
BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks are higher in Europe and Asia after a wobbly day on Wall Street, when the S&P 500 gave back most of its gains from a day earlier.
BAGHDAD (AP) — In Iraq’s holiest city, a pontiff will meet a revered ayatollah and make history with a message of coexistence in a place plagued by bitter divisions.
VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) — The president of Seychelles says he hopes enough residents will soon be vaccinated against COVID-19 to stop the spread of the virus in the Indian Ocean island nation.
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Authorities in Myanmar have charged Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw and five other members of the media with violating a public order law that could see them imprisoned for up to three years, a lawyer said Tuesday.
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police used tear gas and rubber bullets again Wednesday to violently disperse protesters against last month’s military takeover. Multiple reports from several cities and towns, difficult to independently confirm, said police also used live ammunition, causing at least …
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