Camden News Archives

“We support the Navy, but we do not want the OLF in Camden County”

Camden and Currituck counties are on the record opposing the Navy's outlying landing field. via WVEC

“If traffic and safety concerns are truly at issue here, this recommendation should be removed from the list and the requirement taken out of the ordinance completely”

County commissioners have given tentative approval to only the second major subdivision in Camden County in four years. via The Daily Advance

“We finally ended the chase by this school zone up in that area {on East Elizabeth Street] because we had a 2 hour delay because of the fog. So around 9 o'clock the children were out here starting to walk to school.”

Chesapeake police are holding an Elizabeth City man accused of leading law enforcement officers in two states on a high speed police chase - through two cities and three counties. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

A North Carolina congressman says the Navy should remove one of two sites it's considering in the state for an outlying landing field. via WITN

“This summer, hopefully we'll have some tangible construction.”

Construction of the new $10.4 million airpark at Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Regional Airport could get off the ground this summer following approval of the project's preliminary site plan last week. via The Daily Advance

The call to conserve water in two Camden County townships is over; the water treatment plant has been repaired. via WITN

What: Race relations seminar sponsored by Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Community Relations Commission When: Saturday, April 19, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: K.E. White Center Contact: Preregister by Tuesday, ... via Daily Advance

“I fear that now we could be heading down the same road and allowing history to repeat itself”

This time, Navy aims to build consensus for landing field via PilotOnline.com

At least one person was killed in Camden County earlier today in what is believed to have been an accident involving a garbage truck. via The Daily Advance

At approximately 10:45am this morning a brief power fluctuation occurred at the South Camden Water & Sewer District Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant in Camden County, North Carolina damaging the plant and ... via WNCT-TV Greenville

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole questions the Navy's decision to move forward with plans to study two proposed OLF sites in North Carolina. via WITN

“It's good to be smart, to have a lot of intelligence”

Bob Albury believes he has just what is needed to be a Camden County commissioner: good common sense. via The Daily Advance

“Nor would 90 percent of the counties in the state”

One tax increase won't be an option for voters at the polls in May. The land transfer tax sometimes called the home tax is an additional fee on the sale of a property. via Rocky Mount Telegram

If you're planning to catch Roanoke Bible College's fireworks celebration in Elizabeth City tonight, the best spots to watch will be north of the Camden causeway bridge, college officials said Thursday. via The Daily Advance

“Sewing is my hobby, and I had a handbag business out of my home all of last year”

When Wal-Mart closed and reopened at its new location on Halstead Boulevard Extended, some customers quickly noticed something missing from the store - its fabrics and crafts section. via Daily Advance

“We have not reached that threshold, which is two down quarters”

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr on Wednesday reiterated his support for area counties opposed to a Navy jet training field in eastern North Carolina. via The Daily Advance