HERTFORD — Hertford Town Councilman Quentin Jackson will face a more serious charge of assault on a government official in connection with an alleged punching incident involving another town councilor.

Jackson had been charged with simple assault following the alleged incident with fellow…

HERTFORD — The two candidates for Perquimans County sheriff agree the sale and use of illegal drugs is the underlying cause of most crime in the county. And while they both promise to get tough with drug sellers, they also say that simply arresting people won’t solve the problem.…

Thirteen nonprofits have asked Elizabeth City City Council for more than $82,000 in taxpayer dollars, which is nearly three times the amount the city has set aside in grant funds.

City Council considered requests Monday totaling $82,591 for this year's Community Support Grant Program. The program,…

A Newland resident asked Pasquotank commissioners last week why he and his neighbors can’t have access to the same water and water pressure afforded to other residents of northern Pasquotank.

Carlton Armstrong, who identified himself as a member of the South Mills Water Association Board,…

The three candidates seeking the two Outside City seats on the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education have different ideas about how to keep good teachers in the school district.

Sharon Warden, a retired teacher who currently chairs the school board, Ron Payne, a former school administrator,…

CURRITUCK — History buffs will have a chance to explore 15 historic buildings from three different centuries later this week during the first-ever Currituck Tour of Historic Homes.

The tour, sponsored by the Currituck Chamber of Commerce and the Currituck Historical Society, is set for Friday…

CAMDEN — Paula Harrison, Camden County’s incumbent Democratic clerk of Superior Court, will run unopposed in the Nov. 6 general election because her Republican challenger has withdrawn her candidacy.

Rhiana Srebro, the GOP candidate, officially withdrew her candidacy for Camden…

For the second time in less than six months, Pasquotank commissioners have imposed a 60-day moratorium on applications for new solar farms in the county.

County officials cited their expectation of receiving an application for a large-scale solar project as the reason for imposing the first two-…

CAMDEN — The Cam­den Board of Ed­u­ca­tion has voted to set­tle a dis­pute over ser­vices the Cam­den school dis­trict was pro­vid­ing to a stu­dent with spe­cial needs. How­ever, the school board’s at­tor­ney said he…

CURRITUCK — Currituck has three open county commissioner seats on the November ballot, but only one of them will be contested.

The race for at-large commissioner features a Democratic first-time candidate and a former Republican commissioner who’s seeking to return to the seven-member…