Elizabeth City News

City Council approved a $15,000 raise this week for City Manager Rich Olson after Mayor Joe Peel said Olson was considering leaving Elizabeth City for another, better-paying job.

Elizabeth City police have made eight arrests in the backlog of cases found at Elizabeth City State University this month, part of a controversy that has seen the announced resignations of the chancellor and campus police chief and sparked a state investigation.

The Governor's Highway Safety Program is marking the 20th anniversary of its "Click It or Ticket" campaign with a renewed effort to get all North Carolina motorists and passengers to buckle up.

MAS TEC, INC., a subcontractor for Dominion VA Power , is hiring crews for work in the Elizabeth City area.

Unless they're heading to the weekend races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, motorists in North Carolina can hit the road without too many headaches for the Memorial Day weekend.

A federal judge is allowing a former manager at a Navy bombing range in North Carolina to take a Bahamas cruise, overruling prosecutors who warned he may never return to face charges of stealing more than $6 million worth of scrap metal.

A local pastor and his wife are challenging an Elizabeth City flood control proposal that would eliminate the aging Herrington Road bridge adjacent to the couple's property near Charles Creek.

Elizabeth City State University could face the loss of federal financial aid as well as nearly $4.4 million in fines for not reporting more than 120 crimes as required by law.

Federal prosecutors want to stop a former manager at a Navy bombing range in North Carolina from taking a cruise to the Bahamas, saying he may never return to face charges of stealing more than $6 million worth of scrap metal.

On May 10th, FRA's East Coast Regional President Don Hoover represented National President Mark Kilgore and the Association at ceremonies to honor the Coast Guard's Enlisted Persons of the Year.

Police are searching for a gunman who robbed a Taco Bell store manager. Sunday afternoon shortly after 4 p.m., police responded to the fast food chain on West Ehringhaus Street in Elizabeth City.

The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reported that McCrory will participate in events on Saturday.

The N.C. Potato Festival happens again in downtown Elizabeth City. There will be plenty of vendors, lots of music, rides for the kids, a street dance at night complete with fireworks.

Coast Guard officials stand in front of the new Thrun Hall and galley after cutting the ribbon on the new facility, Tuesday on the Elizabeth City Coast Guard base.

The thermometer hit 41 degrees in Wallops Island at 5:20 a.m., tying a record set in 1996 and 2007.

Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County officials have reached flash points of disagreement over two jointly funded services for next year: parks and recreation and the senior center.

Local police say they have uncovered more than 100 crimes reported on the Elizabeth City State University campus dating to 2007 that were never investigated.

The police chief at Elizabeth State University has resigned as state investigators look into how his department handled a sexual battery case in April.

Toyota of Elizabeth City last week celebrated the completion of major renovations that have coincided with a surge in sales.

Sam Tolson was born on Portsmouth Island in 1840. When he was 24 years old he traveled to Elizabeth City with a few other islanders looking for work.