Elizabeth City News

Laura Carsey talks with Elizabeth City Tourism Director Charlotte Underwood as she gets a cupcake at the Elizabeth City Downtown Inc. ribbon cutting, Thursday, March 13, 2014 Laura Carsey talks with Elizabeth City Tourism Director Charlotte Underwood as she gets a cupcake at the Elizabeth City Downtown Inc. ribbon cutting, Thursday, March 13, 2014 ... (more)

Linda Linders may not be a Coast Guard member the public sees on camera after Air Station Elizabeth City completes a search and rescue mission, but she is important because she helps make sure the I's are dotted and the T's are crossed at the station.

North Carolina's state auditor said Thursday that Elizabeth City State University poorly managed the school's long-distance phone activity and shouldn't have footed the $140,000 bill for thousands of calls to Senegal.

The Food Bank of the Albemarle is bringing a new event to Downtown Elizabeth City and Arts of the Albemarle.

State taxpayers picked up the bill for about $140,000 in long-distance phone calls from Elizabeth City State University to a West African nation, money that should have come from federal funds aimed at creating textbooks for students in Senegal.

WITN HD and WITN2 are being moved to a new broadcast station channel line-up on Time Warner Cable systems.

Kassidy Malo, 10, points to artwork she likes at the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Student Art Show at Southgate Mall in Elizabeth City, Monday.

Dan Herlihy takes advantage of the warm weather Tuesday to get in a game of golf at the Knobbs Creek Par 3 course in Elizabeth City.

State Rep. Bob Steinburg, R-Chowan, speaks to the Albemarle Area Association of Realtors, Tuesday, as Currituck County Economic Development Director Peter Bishop Elizabeth City City Manager Rich Olson listen.

A 12-year-old Elizabeth City boy was being treated at a Virginia hospital Monday night after being struck by a vehicle on River Road near the Hickory Village mobile home park, emergency medical officials said.

Rodney Mullen and his son Corey look over some of the student art at the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Student Art Show at Southgate Mall, Monday.

Staff photo by Jimmy LaRoue Edenton lineman Matt Jones, flanked by Aces offensive line coach Perry Owens, mother Virginia Jones, father Larry Jones and former Aces head coach Wes Mattera, as he signs to play football at Elizabeth City State, Friday.

The Eastern N.C. Region of the American Red Cross has seen an increase in disaster-related costs since the beginning of the fiscal year.

Sgt. Rick Pureza of the Elizabeth City Police Department escorts Derrick White after his arrest during operation Double Down, Thursday.

LIFE, INC. is accepting resumes for LPN/RN Full-Time or Part- time working with six Group Homes; located in Dare, Currituck, Elizabeth City and Edenton.A Applicant must have current NC driver license and reliable transportation.

Police in Elizabeth City say they arrested a Virginia murder suspect Tuesday night, along with clearing up an unrelated drug case from another county.

The notice has been updated to include Radio-frequency Identification system, or other Unique Identification tracking methodology.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for parts of eastern North Carolina early Wednesday.

Mayor Joe Peel addresses the audience at the "Community Sharing Day" at the K.E. White Center, Tuesday.

Lucy Gordon has long been a fixture in Elizabeth City and downtown. If you know Gordon, you'll likely recognize her walking her terrier May Rose in Mariners' Wharf Park on any given day.