News Stories
Saturday, September 19, 2020
CURRITUCK — A longtime school volunteer is mounting a write-in campaign for the Currituck Board of Education seat currently held by incumbent Dwan Craft.
The number of voters seeking to vote by mail continued to grow last week, as every county election board in the region saw double-digit increases in ballot requests.
Construction is set to begin on a training facility that aims to provide area landscaping and plumbing companies a steady pool of qualified job applicants.
Leadership, experience and moving Pasquotank forward are just some of the reasons Democrat Lloyd Griffin lists as reasons why voters should return him to the county Board of Commissioners.
Friday, September 18, 2020
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An Elizabeth City man is facing drug trafficking and weapon charges following his arrest on Thursday.
PANTEGO — The Albemarle School volleyball team defeated Terra Ceia Christian 25-9, 15-25, 25- 11, 25-18 on Thursday at Terra Ceia.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the final standings for the Wells Fargo Conference Cup for the 2019-20 athletic year Wednesday.
It was Christmas morning and I was eleven years old.
The Albemarle School volleyball team opened its 2020 season Tuesday against visiting conference foe Pungo Christian Academy.
A former Edenton Steamers right-handed pitcher made a donation to a children’s hospital.
There was a mutual feeling of excitement this past weekend as the league schedule got underway, followed by a little preseason tournament action.
Opinion
Friday, September 18, 2020
Nancy Pelosi must be supremely confident of a sweeping Democratic victory on Nov. 3. How else to explain why she refuses to compromise on a coronavirus relief bill when President Trump is aching for her to accept another $1.5 trillion?
I have repeatedly criticized Roy Cooper’s troubling efforts to amass power in the governor’s office at the expense of other elected state leaders, local governments, and private citizens.
North Carolina is facing an education crisis. The dilemma is easily understood, but not so easy to resolve: How to educate students in a pandemic?
You will likely not read it in this newspaper but every 2020 ballot will have the choice to vote for a woman for president: Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for president. You can read more about her at https://jo2.com/.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
President Trump could perhaps be excused for getting North Carolina voting law wrong on Sept. 2 when he urged his supporters to vote by mail and then go to the polls and try to vote again to make sure their vote gets counted.
Kudos to our great state Sen. Bob Steinburg, R-Chowan, and his letter to The Daily Advance.
Features
Friday, September 18, 2020
The following are health clinics offered by Albemarle Regional Health Services across the region this week:
Thirteen-year-old Skyla Jade Bennett combines her twin passions for fashion and whale conservation in her new clothing and accessory company, Jade Whale.
An astrophysicist offered the Elizabeth City Rotary Club this week a sobering account of the potential for a catastrophic impact from an asteroid or comet.
I enjoyed the Academy of Country Music Awards Wednesday night — something I had not been able to say for a number of years.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
The following are this week’s activities at the Camden Center for Active Adults:
Sunday, September 13, 2020
EDENTON — Edenton-Chowan Schools officials say they have a plan in case the internet goes down in Chowan County.
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