North Carolina's tourism director visited Elizabeth City on Wednesday, welcoming it to the ranks of “Certified Retirement Communities” and pledging to be an “amplifier” in the city’s marketing efforts.

Visit NC Executive Director Wit Tuttell and Retire NC administrator…

The company considering a massive solar farm in Pasquotank County met behind closed doors with the county Board of Commissioners on Monday, but it's unclear if they've won the board's support for the potentially 3,500-acre facility.

Commissioners met with several representatives of the company, as…

CURRITUCK — Currituck County officials honored former Currituck Sheriff Susan Johnson this week for her 28 years of service to the county.

Pasquotank County property owners will receive more than $900,000 to elevate or buy their properties, including three properties in the flood-prone Oxford Heights subdivision of Elizabeth City.

State and federal Hazard Mitigation Grants will buy out five flood-prone properties and elevate the house…

SOUTH MILLS — Fifteen years after it was first envisioned as a green-friendly business park, the Camden Commerce Park has landed its first tenant.

CAMDEN -- Camden school officials are taking a close look at a volunteer program that mobilizes men as role models and “watch dogs” in schools.

CAMDEN — The average homeowner in Camden will pay $63 more next year in property taxes and another $1 more a month for county sewer service as a result of Camden commissioners’ approval of next year’s county budget.

HERTFORD — Balancing the town of Hertford’s proposed budget for 2018-19 won’t require a property tax increase but it will require town officials to tap $131,000 in fund balance.

CURRITUCK — Currituck County Manager Dan Scanlon said the county Travel and Tourism Office continues to operate the Whalehead Club at Heritage Park at a lower cost than a nonprofit did a few years ago.

HERTFORD — A Chowan County magistrate has dismissed an evic­tion com­plaint against a Hert­ford town coun­cil­man, saying he could not determine a landlord-tenant relationship in the case.