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Elizabeth City officials have removed the "interim" from Finance Director Alicia Steward's title. Interim City Manager Montique McClary announced last month that Steward has been named the city’s permanent finance director. McClary announced the move in an email dated July 30 to some city employees. “It is my pleasure to announce that the Elizabeth City City Council confirmed my appointment of Alicia Steward as finance director following a closed session...

Latoya Banks of Jarvisburg set a goal of buying a house for her four children by the end of the year and a $150,000 lottery win will help make that dream come true. “Oh my God this can’t be real,” Banks said on her reaction to winning. Banks,...

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Latoya Banks won with a $5 Super Loteria ticket.

Update: While the Nags Head press release did not indicate where Police Chief Webster was going, a post he has written on the Elizabeth City website identifies him as the Interim Police Chief there. “As your Interim Chief of Police, I am committed to creating innovative approaches to delivering excellent...

The Coast Guard rescued three people Sunday night after their boat capsized on the Pasquotank River near Elizabeth City.

Some people vacationing in the Outer Banks this weekend had to take a break from the water because so many jellyfish were coming so close to shore.

From August 18 to September 1, 2022, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) invites public input on a proposal to establish a Motts Creek No Wake Zone, which would encompass the U.S. Coast Guard’s Station Oregon Inlet and the Seashore’s marina, boat ramps and kayak launch near Oregon Inlet.

August 19th is National Aviation Day and what better way to celebrate than along the Outer Banks? After all, Kitty Hawk is the famed town in which The Wright Brothers made the first successful attempt at powered flight. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., individuals of all ages are invited...

Property to house police station, may include medical offices. Meeting during an Aug. 10 special session on the town’s pending $4.1 million purchase of the former Sentara Medical Center from Pasquotank County, the Kitty Hawk Town Council discussed its plans for the 30-day due diligence period on the property.

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — One person was hurt and nearly two dozen others were displaced following a fire at an Elizabeth City apartment complex early Tuesday morning. Firefighters said the call about the fire came in at 2:45 a.m. from the Emerald Lake Apartments, which are on the 1500 block of Emerald Lake Circle in the Old Oak section of Elizabeth City.

CAMDEN — For Juan Castillo, being principal at Camden Early College dovetails well with his goals as an educator and what he enjoys most about working with students. Castillo, a former assistant principal at Pasquotank County High School, said the idea of taking a job as an early college principal “has been kind of lurking (for him) the past seven years.” Castillo, who started at Camden Early College, or CEC...

"We want to preserve as many of these wonderful pieces of Southern Shores history as possible."

Twenty-three residents were displaced from their homes after fire destroyed nearly a dozen units at Emerald Lake Apartments in Elizabeth City early Tuesday morning. One occupant of the apartment complex at 1500 Emerald Lake Circle, off North Road Street, was transported to Sentara Albemarle Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, according to a press release from the Elizabeth City Fire Department. A total of 11 apartment units were...

The North Carolina Education Lottery has announced a big win by a Currituck County woman. Latoya Banks, of Jarvisburg, set a goal of buying a house for her four children by the end of the year and a $150,000 lottery win will help make that dream come true. “Oh my...

A training exercise on Tuesday that involved an active shooter at a local school challenged the responses of several participating agencies, says the county’s top emergency management official. “Overall the exercise went well,” said Bryan Parnell, the Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Management coordinator. “The exercise was designed to test the response capabilities of the responders, along with seeing how the school system would react in this type of situation.” The exercise included...

Celebrate fine art at the 40th Annual New World Festival of the Arts, which will be held on the Manteo waterfront on Tuesday, August 16 and Wednesday, August 17. The free, family-friendly outdoor festival will be held from 10am to 5pm each day offering visitors the opportunity to peruse the works of over 45 East Coast artists.