Camden News Archives

A Camden County man has been charged with insurance fraud after state investigators say he and another man filed a false insurance claim on a stolen scooter. via The Daily Advance

“I knew here she'd at least get a few eggs”

Bonita and Kenny Sohn knew their daughter wasn't going to miss out on collecting eggs at an Easter egg hunt held Saturday at New Life Assembly of God Church. via Daily Advance

Libraries to close for Easter. All libraries of the East Albemarle Regional Library System will be closed today for the Easter holiday. via Daily Advance

“We were trying to get it (started) so we had it going once the park opened”

A diverse group of area residents have formed a non-profit group to generate funds to support and promote the new Dismal Swamp State Park in Camden County. via Daily Advance

“Never a bird or a beast, nor an insect, nor a reptile, could live here”

William Byrd II, who founded the city of Richmond, Va., in 1737, clearly was not impressed on his first visit to the Dismal Swamp. via The Daily Advance

“We won't compete with any of (the farmer's markets)”

A weekend trip to Mariners' Wharf Park this summer could include more than a gander at Elizabeth City's scenic waterfront. via The Daily Advance

Dr. W.T. Griggs reunion. The graduating classes of 1940-1960 at the former Dr. W.T. Griggs High School are planning a large reunion on May 24. via Daily Advance

Sheriff Tony Perry of Camden County graduated on March 7, 2008 from the Sheriffs' Leadership Institute. via The Daily Advance

“That is our biggest challenge right now in this county for economic development.”

Camden has its work cut out for it developing an environmentally friendly "green" industrial park in the northern end of the county, researchers from the University of North Carolina told local officials on ... via Daily Advance

“They're so wound up in escaping.”

From the new law school building going up on Rutgers University's campus here to duplexes under construction amid boarded up homes, there are signs that the city is changing five years after an infusion of ... via StarNewsOnline.com

“Anytime you can make your customers feel more welcome, it's good for business”

Albemarle businesses are missing out on more than $1 million in annual revenues by not aggressively marketing themselves to Hispanic consumers, a local researcher says. via The Daily Advance

“It (the station) is something we need”

Paramedics could respond significantly quicker to life-threatening emergencies in northern Pasquotank and Camden counties with an ambulance substation in South Mills, officials said this week. via Daily Advance

ECSU trustees to meet. The Elizabeth City State University Board of Trustees will meet in Room 117 of the K.E. White Center today at 2 p.m. For more info, call 335-3686. Blood drives. via Daily Advance

“This was obviously a good plug for smoke detectors”

The Camden County Sheriff's Department is investigating an incident last week in which a man siphoning gas from a boat caused a fire that damaged both the boat and a garage. via The Daily Advance

Carolyn Riggs may have resigned last year as a member of the Camden County Board of Commissioners, but she hasn't lost any interest in the issues that affect her home county. via The Daily Advance