Elizabeth City News

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.

They lay forgotten for several decades. Dusty, with a chip in one lens, these field glasses, the 19th century-name for binoculars, lack in the appearance department.

The future relocated Elizabeth City Sonic Drive-In is under construction in the 700 block of West Ehringhaus Street, just off Corsair Circle and at the site of the former Boys and Girls Club building.

Elizabeth City police are crediting the department's Facebook page for a tip that led to the arrest of a Hertford woman accused of hitting a toddler with her car and then driving away from the scene.

Tonight I'm heading south to North Carolina, my second home, to Elizabeth City and Arts of the Albemarle 's First Friday ArtWalk opening reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Four local artists will be featured, plus the annual Tiny Art Show where original art is $100 or less.

Rebecca Cross, director of the Elizabeth City Downtown Inc., hangs a balloon from one the entrances of the former Weatherly Candy Factory for the Downtown Vacant Commercial Property Open House, Thursday, December 4, 2013 Rebecca Cross, director of the Elizabeth City Downtown Inc., hangs a balloon from one the entrances of the former Weatherly Candy ... (more)

Citing rainy conditions forecast for this weekend, organizers of three more Christmas parades have elected to postpone their events by a week.

T he magic of trains and Christmas has always seemed to go together well. You know, there are plenty of folks who encircle their trees with model trains.

Elizabeth City State University officials hope to cut four academic programs this winter as they continue to explore ways to trim the school's budget.

Police say they arrested 55-year-old Darlene Reid after Albemarle Hospital notified the Department of Social Services about the condition of Reid's 74-year-old mother Clara Hassell.

Herman Bunch and his wife left Camp Hatteras in Rodanthe on Tuesday for lunch in Manteo.

The 16-year-old American Quarter horse, Cajun Cupid, went missing around 7:30 p.m. from the 1000 block of Horseshoe Road in Elizabeth City, authorities said.

Pasqoutank County deputies say 'Cajun Cupid' was last seen the evening of November 28th on Horseshoe Road, outside of Elizabeth City.

Elizabeth City, NC - Running after a skateboarder or even the mailman may seem like typical dog behavior, but in Elizabeth City, chasing is a punishable offense.

Monday's forum at Hunt Library comes amid the allegation that UNC-Chapel-Hill police were under-reporting campus crimes, and evidence that campus police at Elizabeth City State failed to investigate more than 100 alleged crimes.

North Carolina Public Schools Superintendent June Atkinson speaks at Elizabeth City States University Dean's Speakers Series at the K.E. White Center, Monday, December 2, 2013 North Carolina Public Schools Superintendent June Atkinson speaks at Elizabeth City States University Dean's Speakers Series at the K.E. White Center, Monday, December 2, ... (more)