South Mills News

Tyshawn Reid sat down to his Thanksgiving Day dinner with a decorated paper band across his forehead that held a paper orange feather behind his head.

A number of significant public and private development projects are moving forward in Camden in spite of the recession, members of the county's first-ever economic commission were advised last week.

Diver Philip Madre prepares to dive at the site of what state officials have now confirmed is the site of the sunken remains of the CSS Appomattox.

Family and friends of Donnie Denny applaud after watching Denny perform live on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," at South Mills Church of Christ, Thursday.

Staff Photo by Justin FallsCamden Sheriff's Sgt. Wilton Forbes locks the door to the Sheriff's Satellite office at 200 Main Street in South Mills, Friday.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Chapter AN of the International Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, and the first North Carolina chapter to reorganize, met in September at the home of Carrie Everhart to discuss goals and offer membership to interested women.

An accident tied up traffic at the corner of North Hughes Boulevard and West Broad Street, Wednesday, where two trucks collided causing one to drive off the road and strike the front porch of a house.

Camden officials should find out in the next several weeks whether the South Mills fire station project has been awarded federal grant funding.

Staff Photo by Justin FallsMoriah Mattix, 10, tries to look up and catch her breath as she competes during a pie eating competition during the first ever downtown Fall Festival in the RBC Centura parking lot on the corner of Water Street and Main Street, Saturday.

Nearly half of the 89 residents surveyed in South Mills say they want a new sewer system to replace the current residential septic tank system, a county-paid engineer told Camden County Commissioners Monday night.

Edneyville Community Center Association's golf tournament has been rescheduled due to rain.

Ten years ago, on Sept. 16, 1999, Hurricane Floyd's heavy rains and winds, which pushed the Pasquotank River up over its banks, left dozens of Elizabeth City businesses and homes flooded.

Camden County's two volunteer fire departments are applying for federal stimulus funds to help pay for new and larger fire stations.

The Chantilly Road Convenience Center in Camden County off Water Plant Drive seen in this photo taken Tuesday.

Camden County officials are still trying to figure out how they're going to solve the problem of high ammonia readings at the new Camden wastewater plant in South Mills on Keeler Barn Road.

Ron Heiniger uprooted a soybean plant from the crop at his feet and launched into an explanation of the bean's growth stages.

A South Mills man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to running a moonshine still without a license and illegal weapons possession.

A South Mills man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to running a moonshine still without a license and illegal weapons possession.

A South Mills man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to running a moonshine still without a license and illegal weapons possession.

Blue catfish - Ricky Meacham, Norfolk, 38-0 and 46-8, James River. Bluefin tuna - Charlotte Edmonds, Portsmouth, 132-0, off Wachapreague.