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Street closings begin for this weekend's Potato Festival
Street closings for this weekend’s N.C. Potato Festival got underway on Tuesday near Waterfront Park and Museum of the Albemarle as Elizabeth City officials begin gearing up for the annual event that brings 40,000 people to the city waterfront over three days. Water Street between Shepard and Ehringhaus streets was closed, as was Ehringhaus’ right eastbound lane between Water and McMorrine streets. Waterfront Park and the park’s boat ramp also were closed. ...
Crimewatch: Edenton woman charged with ID theft, other charges
Edenton Police Ruth Staton All, 58, of the 1200 Block of Byrd St., Elizabeth City, was arrested May 1 and charged with misdemeanor trespassing in the 300 Block of Virginia Road. Rebecca Michelle Smith, 32, of the 300 block of Mexico Road, Edenton, was arrested and charged with felony identity theft, possession of a certain fraudulent form of ID, and violation of license card provision. A $4,000 secured bond was...
Community Connection: The North Carolina Potato Festival
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — 2,000 lbs. of French fries up for grabs! That is one of the many highlights of the upcoming North Carolina Potato Festival. In this Community Connection, Tara Wheeler chats with event director Deborah Malenfant about everything the event has to offer at this spud spectacle!
Under the Currituck Beach Lighthouse
We climbed slowly the tower’s 220 steps not long before sunset, surrounded all the way up by its 650,000 bricks laid in one-to-three common bond, led by 19-year veteran Currituck Beach Lighthouse Site Manager Meghan Agresto. “You can touch anything metal but nothing glass,” she said as she installed my wife, Ann, and me inside of the hollow first-order Fresnel lens at the 162-foot pinnacle. The lens was made in France and tested first in Parisian tunnels, shipped to New York and reassembled and tested again on Staten Island, then shipped down the East Coast. It was brought into Currituck Sound by way of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal, all the glass and brass parts that, when assembled, would make up this polygon measuring six feet in diameter and standing just shy of 10 feet tall.
"Light" vote turnout anticipated for North Carolina's second primary races. Here's what to know
CURRITUCK, N.C. — North Carolina voters will again head to the voting booths, two months after Super Tuesday still left two races in the Tar Heel State undecided. And in the state's more rural communities like Currituck County, the possibility of low voter turnout doesn’t change the job of elections workers like Kimberly Twine.
New Moyock location of Fusion Offices celebrated with ribbon cutting
Fusion Offices has announced the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony of its latest location in Moyock. The event marked a significant milestone for owner Sandi Ayres, who spearheaded the expansion. The ribbon cutting ceremony, attended by guests and community members, “symbolized Fusion Offices’ commitment to providing innovative workspace solutions tailored to today’s professionals’ needs,” stated […] The post New Moyock location of Fusion Offices celebrated with ribbon cutting appeared first on The Coastland Times.
City green lights waterfront renovations to host Harbor Towns ferries
Elizabeth City officials have given the green light to begin $2 million in waterfront renovations to accommodate the new Harbor Towns ferry system. City Council gave unanimous approval for project manager A.R. Chesson Construction to commence the engineering and permitting processes for the renovations at Monday night’s meeting. The two steps are necessary before a list of renovations can be completed at Waterfront and Mariners’ Wharf parks, which have all been designed to accommodate two Harbor Towns fast-ferry vessels that will operate out of Waterfront...
Worrell 1000 will land on Ocracoke Island on Wednesday, May 22
One of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is heading to Ocracoke Island and Kill Devil Hills with a 50th-anniversary competition that is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. The Worrell 1000, known for its challenging course and demanding conditions, selected Ocracoke Island...
On the late-in-life jogging track, consistency is the winning edge
“Nobody likes a braggart.” I mutter that under my breath and in jest whenever a younger and faster runner blows past me during the morning jog. They run. I jog. One thing the younger and faster crowd has in common, however, is that I don’t see them every day. Some are on the trail sporadically. Others never reappear. None are out there with me most every workday. To be fair,...
Gov't meetings: Camden board to hold budget work session Tuesday
The Camden Board of Commissioners will hold a budget work session in the community room of the Camden Public Library today at 6 p.m. The Albemarle Commission Board of Delegates will meet at the commission office at 512 South Church St., Hertford, at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education will hold committee meetings in the ECPPS administrative offices on Monday, May 20, at 5 p.m. The board’s regular meeting will be Tuesday, May 28, at 6 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at P.W. Moore Elementary School. Elizabeth City City Council will hold a work session at City Hall, Tuesday, May 28, at 5:30 p.m. The regular meeting follows at 7 p.m.
High School Roundup: Currituck baseball, Perquimans baseball, softball teams advance in playoffs, so does Camden softball
BARCO — The Currituck High School Knights scored three times in both the third and fourth innings Saturday en route to a 7-2 home win over the Harnett Central Trojans in the second round of the 3A NCHSAA baseball state playoffs. Michael Sawyer led the No. 6-ranked Knights’ eight-hit attack with three, including a double. He also drove home two runs and scored one. Caleb Daniels had two hits and...
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