Elizabeth City News

An Elizabeth City woman is accused of being linked to a false holdup of the Kangaroo Express convenience store, where she worked as a clerk this fall, and of also stealing more than $11,400 from the business.

Terry L. Saunders, 47, of the 1900 block of Nixonton Road, Elizabeth City, was arrested Dec. 4 and charged with misdemeanor larceny and possession of stolen goods.

The Coast Guard medevaced an 87-year-old woman Monday from a cruise ship approximately 38 miles east of Ocracoke, N.C. Personnel aboard the 1,068-foot cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway notified watchstanders at the Fifth District Command Center at approximately 11:30 a.m., stating the woman was is medical distress.

All Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools allowed parents to sign up for Home Base from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 9 to 13. Dear Reader, This content is only available to subscribers of The Daily Advance print and/or e-edition.

Photo submitted by Kesha WilliamsChairman of the ECSU Board of Trustees, Abdul Rasheed, hoods ECSU's Bearer of the Mace, Christopher Q. Anderson.

In a boon to the local economy, U.S. Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City has been tasked with refurbishing 14 aircraft from the U.S. Air Force for Coast Guard operations.

The settlers, who arrived in 1587, disappeared in 1590, leaving behind only two clues: the words "Croatoan" carved into a fort's gatepost and "Cro" etched into a tree.

Come rain or shine, cold or warm or any other potential obstacle, the Elizabeth City Jaycee Christmas Parade will happen Sunday, 5:30 p.m. Dear Reader, This content is only available to subscribers of The Daily Advance print and/or e-edition.

A chorus of singers opens Charles Dickens' classic play 'A Christmas Carol' with holiday music at The Performing Arts Center on the campus College of The Albemarle in Elizabeth City, Thursday.

Lulu Flores, with RPC Contracting, walks into position to direct traffic around construction on Brooks Avenue, Wednesday.

A Perquimans County man believed to be the target of a foiled shooting outside the Perquimans Courthouse last month is himself facing gun-related charges in Elizabeth City.

It's where the Salvation Army is organizing all the toys and clothes they've collected for kids in several area counties - a mission close to their hearts.

It's a mystery that has intrigued Americans for centuries: What happened to the lost colonists of North Carolina's Roanoke Island? The settlers, who arrived in 1587, disappeared in 1590, leaving behind only two clues: the words "Croatoan" carved into a fort's gatepost and "Cro" etched into a tree.

Authorities say 27-year-old Corderra Parker was in court on Monday afternoon on a failure to appear charge and explained why he showed up at 4:00 p.m. instead of 10:00 a.m. The judge ordered him into custody and while he was being removed from the courtroom to go to the jail, he escaped and ran out of the courthouse.

The City is accepting applications for entry-level positions in the Public Works & Utilities Department.

New 4th Ward Councilman Montravias King , shown with his parents Mary Best and Donnell Best, is sworn in for a two-year term by Superior Court Judge J.C. Cole during a City Council meeting, Monday night.

Seven hundred area children still need an "angel" to help them this Christmas, the commander of the local Salvation Army said Monday.

Boxes of evidence in cold cases sit locked in a small storage facility behind the grounds of the Elizabeth City Police Department, with the files detailing slightly more than half a dozen homicides dating as far back as nearly 30 years ago and as recently as last year.

Singers and musicians from the Albemarle Chorale and College of The Albemarle perform the program 'Abendmusik, Christmas at Twilight' at First United Methodist Church in Elizabeth City, Sunday.

It's a mystery that has intrigued Americans for centuries: What happened to the lost colonists of North Carolina's Roanoke Island? The settlers, who arrived in 1587, disappeared in 1590, leaving behind only two clues: the words "Croatoan" carved into a fort's gatepost and "Cro" etched into a tree.