News Stories
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Fewer stores were offering one-day Black Friday deals this year and many opened a bit later, but shoppers still found ways to find bargains and enjoy the day after Thanksgiving.
Another alley in downtown Elizabeth City may get a makeover next year.
Saturday, November 28, 2020
COVID-19 may have changed a lot of our holiday traditions but one it hasn’t changed is riding around looking at Christmas lights.
The president of the Elizabeth City State University National Alumni Association said last week he is hopeful that continued dialogue among alumni leaders, trustees and the ECSU Foundation can yield good fruit for the university.
This year’s community Thanksgiving meal in Elizabeth City served fewer than half as many people as last year’s meal.
As someone who started as College of The Albemarle president shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Jack Bagwell suddenly found himself not only in a new job but — like others all around him — seemingly in a new world.
The Perquimans County High School volleyball team continues its success as a program early in the 2020-21 campaign, despite navigating a unique season.
When I am fishing the creeks in the fall one of my favorite targets are docks.
BARCO — The Currituck County High School volleyball team defeated Camden County 25-19, 18-25, 25-19, 25-21 Tuesday night at Currituck County High School.
ROCKY MOUNT — The Mid-Atlantic Christian women’s basketball team lost to North Carolina Wesleyan 91-48 Tuesday night at N.C. Wesleyan.
The Perquimans County High School volleyball team defeated Northeastern 25-16, 25-12, 25-21 Monday evening at Northeastern High School.
Six youth bowlers recently attended a youth tournament at Pin Boys at the Beach, with two earning college scholarships and one advancing to the Sunday bracket-style finals.
Opinion
Sunday, November 29, 2020
A Greenville man I know recently learned his local pharmacy was no longer ‘in network,’ and that he’d have to choose a new one. He was steered to a limited list of mostly big-box chain pharmacies, which would be a huge change for this man, who has several complex medical conditions and is thus very invested in his close relationship with his local independent pharmacist.
President Donald Trump has it exactly, eternally wrong. This year’s election was not a fraud or a failure. It was a glorious triumph for American democracy, and this week we should all be thanking the heroes who helped make that victory possible.
The Trump campaign’s top lawyers — Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis — went into last weekend on the offensive. On Thursday, they held a news conference vowing to prove the existence of a far-ranging conspiracy to defeat the president. They were pressing a case alleging unfair voting practices in Pennsylvania. They were predicting victory.
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Elizabeth City police Chief Eddie Buffaloe is a remarkable leader. He’s dedicated, honorable, approachable and fair. He’s a fantastic role model.
Friday, November 27, 2020
There was a welcome sigh of relief last week that President Trump seems to be ending his fruitless assault on President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
North Carolina has an opportunity. Meaning North Carolina as a whole, but also as a sum of its complex and diverse parts.
Features
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Editor’s note: The following is a condensed version of a sermon recently delivered by the Rev. C. Renee Edwards, pastor of Mt. Hermon and Woodland United Methodist churches.
In Elizabeth City, near the intersection of Ehringhaus and Road streets, there is an old house that is quite familiar to most locals, if only for its striking appearance: an imposing symmetrical structure made fantastic by the presence of one of the most delightful porches in Pasquotank Coun…
EDENTON — Edenton Cares recently was notified that its “Neighbor to Neighbor” initiative earned the local group a Small Town America Civic Volunteer Award.
Saturday, November 28, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented local artisans from showing and selling their craftwork at the Albemarle Craftsman’s Fair last month. But cancellation of the annual crafts show didn’t leave craftsmen and women without a place to sell their work.
Eighteen College of The Albemarle students were inducted into the Nu Nu Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society during a virtual ceremony Monday, Nov. 16.
HERTFORD — The Northeastern Workforce Development Board recently presented three posters of #Worklocal Initiative graduates to Perquimans County High School Superintendent Tanya Turner to highlight the program.
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