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Newest Elizabeth City audit shows improvement, but some financial deficiencies remain
Elizabeth City, N.C., has submitted an overdue audit that shows the city has resolved some issues with financial oversight, but continues to struggle with others. The city in northeastern North Carolina has been two years behind on financial statements that are required to be reported to the Local Government Commission, which is overseen by the state treasurer's office.
Phillips column: Both sides in protest could agree to reduce sign clutter
A recent story on Charlie Creighton (“Creighton a cheerleader for Edenton”) contains a potentially injurious misstatement of facts concerning recent protest activities at Edenton’s Confederate monument. The offending paragraphs are these: “I know Edenton Town Manager Corey Gooden very well, and I tell him, ‘Corey, what in the world? How did you let this happen?’ He said they tried hard not to let it happen but couldn’t do anything. ...
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