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Monday, March 30, 2020
Sentara Healthcare is warning area residents of a new in-home testing scam in which someone calls and claims to be from the health care group offering to make a home visit to provide coronavirus testing.
Pasquotank Sheriff
Money generated from tourism is the lifeblood of Currituck County.
Residents who wish to renew their driver’s license or conduct other in-person business at the local DMV are now having to do so by appointment only.
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Hospital staff and grocery store workers received a tasty donation this weekend as a sign of appreciation for their front-line roles in the fight against COVID-19.
RALEIGH — All insurance companies doing business in North Carolina have been ordered to defer premium payments for customers under an emergency declaration activated by the state’s insurance chief.
Since March 11 when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacted sports in the United States with professional basketball player Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19, the sporting world essentially came to a stop.
Most softball players have the desire to play the sport at the NCAA Division I level.
Normally, this weekend would have been the regional semifinal and final rounds of the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball national tournaments.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of another annual statewide sporting event.
The Tidewater Summer League released a statement Thursday on the coronavirus pandemic that has forced numerous sporting entities to cancel or postpone seasons or events.
Elizabeth City State’s Joseph Allen had a notable 2019-20 season for the ECSU men’s basketball team.
Opinion
Monday, March 30, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is altering many dimensions of our national life: economic, social, political. But it cannot be allowed to infect the health of our democracy or weaken the ability of every American to cast a ballot in November.
As the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, people are looking for leadership. A few individuals stand out, and we’d like to give credit where credit is due.
Editor’s note: Pediatricians David N. Collier K. Drew Baker wrote the following letter for youngsters to about the pandemic to promote understanding and acceptance of key measures for prevention and to reduce anxiety.
Saturday, March 28, 2020
The line outside Costco wrapped from the front entrance down the entire length of the building. Only a few at a time were allowed inside to keep the store from overcrowding. This seemed ridiculous. Why would so many stand in a drizzling rain for so long? Was it because they heard Costco had toilet paper?
Every morning I wake up and it feels like I am preparing anew for a hurricane about to hit the shore. The difference is this storm is unseen and the devastation is the illness called COVID-19 rather than wind and water.
TV news and social media are full of examples of people stepping up to do the right thing in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Features
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Sunday, March 15, was a big day of celebration for the congregation at Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.
On March 24, 1924, an elaborate formal dinner was held at the Harlem Civic Club. Rather than a 25-member group honoring Jessie Fauset for the publication of “There is Confusion,” Charles S. Johnson — sociologist, writer and editor of the Opportunity magazine — requested that the occasion ser…
Perquimans Central School teacher Stacey Pierce has been named N.C. Farm Bureau’s 2020 Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year.
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Even though he is unable to meet with them face to face, Corinth Baptist Church student minister Perry Dawson wanted to continue to communicate with the youth and parents at his church.
I’ve always had an independent streak. The pioneer lifestyle has always fascinated me. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong century, except if I had then I never would have taken up writing.
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”And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” — Romans 8:28
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