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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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The N.C. Retired Governmental Employees Association will host a series of virtual candidate forums for gubernatorial, Lt. governor and state treasurer starting Thursday.
Two residents have died in a second outbreak of COVID-19 at an Elizabeth City nursing home, the region's health department reported Monday.
CURRITUCK — Currituck County Schools is tentatively eyeing Oct. 19 as the starting date for in-person classes for students in grades pre-K through five.
Monday, September 28, 2020
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Each season, the North Carolina United States Bowling Congress Bowling Association recognizes the top performances from its members of the Tar Heel state.
Wheel Serve NC is North Carolina’s newest community tennis association and was established to expose athletes with a physical disability to the sport of tennis.
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.
Opinion
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
It turns out that the only thing “collusive” in the ginned-up controversy over the State Board of Elections’ efforts to settle some mail-in ballot lawsuits was the false outrage from Republican Party and GOP leaders in the General Assembly. It was a desperate ploy gone awry. It revealed the shameful and phony efforts — from the president on down — to create baseless distrust in our election and the security of our ballots.
The post of lieutenant governor is a constitutional office in North Carolina, and the only one empowered to exercise both legislative and executive powers. Those powers are rather limited, however — casting a vote in the state senate when there is a tie, “presiding” over that chamber in a titular (but rarely practical) sense, and serving on several boards.
Led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republicans long ago came to believe the only way they could change the course of America was through the courts. Now, with the passing of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, they are on the cusp of success on such issues as abortion, Obamacare, voting rights, and others.
Make no mistake, everything that is happening in Louisville, Kenosha and every other city in America run by Democrats is exactly what they want. They own this carnage. Joe Biden supporters are rioting, looting, burning, assaulting and shooting cops everywhere.
Sunday, September 27, 2020
On June 14, 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court. On Aug. 3, she was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate, with only three hardcore Republican conservatives opposing her.
In a few days, we’ll know who President Trump wants to be the next Supreme Court justice. Republicans will praise her qualifications, her intellect, her judicial temperament. Democrats will oppose. There will be an opportunity for a real debate: Should the president’s nominee be confirmed to the nation’s highest court?
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Sunday, September 27, 2020
Editor’s note: The following is a condensed version of a sermon delivered by the Rev. C. Renee Edwards, pastor of Mt. Hermon and Woodland United Methodist churches, on Aug. 30.
EDENTON — With absentee voting by mail already underway for the Nov. 3 election, Chowan County voters are weighing in on whether the county’s sales tax rate should increase by a quarter-penny to help pay for a new high school.
The carefree days of summer may be gone but there’s still time to turn its inspiration into art or just plain old fun.
If you’re looking for a different kind of family outing, one that combines both creativity and fun, Mary Parks believes she’s got just the ticket.
Why do we put so much pressure on ourselves to find balance?
The following are clinics Albemarle Regional Health Services will be holding this week across the region:
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