Seaboard News

A nora easter brought heavy rain and strong wind to the Roanoke-Chowan region - knocking over trees, power lines and causing flooding.

By Amanda VanDerBroek Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald Published Thursday, November 5, 2009 The unofficial municipal election results for Northampton County have write-in candidates taking an uncontested council seat in two towns.

Over 100 people stood outside the Tornado Exhibit on an overcast Friday morning for the buildinga s dedication ceremony celebrating the city of Hamleta s railroad heritage.

Asthma, the most common chronic disorder in childhood, currently affects an estimated 6.7 million children under the age of 18 nationwide, according to the American Lung Association.

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. Danny weakened to a tropical depression early Saturday but was still expected to produce a second straight weekend of dangerous surf along the East Coast.

If you are reading this, I feel your pain. It likely means that you are, as I am, spending August in North Carolina, and despite whatever sins we may have committed, this punishment is both cruel and undue.

Click photos to enlarge and learn more. In 1870 a railroad ran from Wilmington, N.C., to the Pee Dee River and then on to Charlotte.

By now, it's almost type-casting: Tori Amos puts out a new album called "Abnormally Attracted to Sin" , and it's not bad but it's not great, either.

Doug MacMillan has spent most of his musical life as the lead singer for The Connells, the Raleigh rock band that toured and played throughout the '80s and '90s and had some major success in Europe.

" Another senior civil servant is stepping off center stage. Windsor Commissioner O. Wint Hale has announced his intention not to seek reelection for his seat on the town board.

" For an 84-year-old Seaboard woman and her two granddaughters, Life Alert perhaps saved their lives.

Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:44 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:44 p.m. Cooperative Bank got its start in a dark economic period for the nation - the Great Depression.

The Richmond County Historical Society has turned over ita s stake in the old Rockingham train depot to the City of Rockingham.

By Amanda VanDerBroek Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald Published Saturday, June 13, 2009 A line of thunderstorms ripped through the Roanoke-Chowan region Tuesday afternoon, leaving nearly an inch of rainfall and some damage throughout the area.

An Honor Board has been posted at the new location for the National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame on East Hamlet Avenue, Hamlet.

Norva Jernigan of Hamlet and John Hutchinson of Rockingham were talking Monday night at a meeting of the Richmond County Historical Society about local hotels.

Raleigh's annual Tour d'Coop is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 16. This is your chance to see firsthand how some people have become urban chicken farmers.

By Amanda VanDerBroek Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald Published Tuesday, April 21, 2009 JACKSON a ' A Seaboard man is behind bars after he allegedly committed sexual offenses.

Itchy, watery eyes, sneezing and a runny nose are definite signs that allergy season has ascended upon eastern North Carolina.