News Stories
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Democratic District 1 state Senate candidate Tess Judge said the COVID-19 pandemic makes it even more imperative that North Carolina expand Medicaid health care coverage to more people.
The South Mills Water Association has agreed to sell the Pasquotank portion of its water distribution system to the county.
The board that formerly oversaw Albemarle Hospital has donated its remaining funds to support programs benefiting College of The Albemarle students preparing for careers in health care.
Elizabeth City State University reported progress this week restoring its computer systems that were disrupted last week, stalling both online and in-person classes.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
The regional health department reported three more COVID-19 deaths on Monday, two of which were connected to ongoing outbreaks of the respiratory disease at congregate living facilities.
Elizabeth City Police
It finally happened.
The Mid-Atlantic Christian men’s basketball team is ready to play.
With the nights getting cooler and the winds switching out of the northeast, it didn’t take long for the drum to move into the surf.
PANTEGO — The Albemarle School volleyball team defeated Terra Ceia Christian 25-9, 15-25, 25- 11, 25-18 on Thursday at Terra Ceia.
It was Christmas morning and I was eleven years old.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the final standings for the Wells Fargo Conference Cup for the 2019-20 athletic year Wednesday.
Opinion
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Seventeenth-century poet and intellectual John Milton predicted, “When language in common use in any country becomes irregular and depraved, it is followed by their ruin and degradation.” Gore Vidal, his 20th-century intellectual successor, elaborated saying: “As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate.” Sloppy language permits people to get away with speaking and doing all manner of destructive nonsense without being challenged.
This election’s October surprise came in September, just as early voting began in the first few states. The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg not only upends the next six weeks before Election Day, but also could turn the 11 weeks between Election Day and Inauguration Day into a time of deep peril for the nation.
Editor’s Note: The following is Mary Ann Wolf’s “Final Word” from the Sept. 19 broadcast of Education Matters “STEM Engagement.”
An old saying goes: When they’re talking about you, they’re letting someone else rest.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
According to the latest jobs report, North Carolina’s headline unemployment rate fell to 6.5% in August, down from 8.5% in July. Good news worth celebrating, right?
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is committing $100 million of his considerable fortune to help Democrat Joe Biden win Florida, a key swing state that could determine the election. Pres. Donald Trump won Florida’s 29 electoral votes by a single percentage point in 2016, and polls show the state is once again on a razor’s edge.
Features
Sunday, September 20, 2020
In her first novel, “Love’s True Colors,” author Tiffany Price based the book’s fictional romance on her and husband Matt’s own love story.
Changes during the 20th century were as profound as the invention of the automobile and electricity.
Elizabeth City State University has received high marks as a top public school in the 2020 reports of two national publications.
GREENVILLE — A Baptist church’s effort to “love thy neighbor” is giving dozens of middle schoolers a chance to return to the classroom.
The following is a condensed version of a recent sermon delivered by the Rev. Carroll Bundy, pastor at New Hope United Methodist Church.
“My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning. O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer; and by night but I have no rest.” — Psalm 22:1-2
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