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Aces' ground game too much for Panthers in 33-21 win
EDENTON — John Holmes High School is clear about its intentions on the football field. The Aces run the ball out of a triple option offense, and they do it very well. The Aces amassed 383 yards on the ground Friday night against Northeastern Coastal Conference rival Pasquotank County High School en route to a 33-21 victory over the Panthers. The win at home evened the Aces' overall record at 3-3 and moved them into 3rd place in the NCC at 2-1. The Panthers fell...
Northeastern blanks Hertford County 62-0 on the road
AHOSKIE — The Northeastern High School Eagles pitched their second consecutive shutout Friday, blanking the Hertford County Bears on the road 62-0. The win, coming on the heels of Northeastern's 41-0 shutout of the John Holmes High School Aces last week, improved the Eagles' overall record to 6-0 and 3-0 in the Northeastern Coastal Conference, which they now lead. The Bears fell to 1-5 and 0-3 in the NCC. The...
Turner one of 8 considered for NC Superintendent of the Year
Perquimans County's school superintendent will find out next week if she'll be North Carolina's next Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Tanya Turner is one of eight public school superintendents in the running for the Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2025 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year Award that will be presented Thursday at a ceremony in Greensboro by the NC Association of School Administrators, the North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association, and the North Carolina School Boards Association. ...
SPCA takes in 73 hounds surrendered by Shiloh resident
Residents’ response after 73 dogs were surrendered to the SPCA of Northeastern North Carolina earlier this week has left shelter workers “speechless.” “We had a huge amount of support yesterday and today,” states a post at the SPCA’s Facebook page. “We can’t begin to express how thankful we are. We apologize for not being able to return all messages or Facebook posts; we have been trying to play catch up all day, in addition to fielding phone calls from rescues. ...
Ghost Walk to feature Women of Betsy Town
With this year’s theme “The Women of Betsy Town,” it’s no surprise all seven “ghosts” at next weekend’s Elizabeth City Historic Ghost Walk will be female. The 26th annual Historic Ghost Walk will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11-12, and feature seven historic homes as well as a live stage show in the Maguire Theater at Arts of the Albemarle’s The Center. The Ghost Walk will start at 5:30 p.m. and end at 9:30 p.m. both nights. Show times in the Maguire will be...
Artists to return to EC for Splash Week Oct. 15-19
North Carolina’s only citywide retreat for visual artists returns later this month when Arts of the Albemarle again hosts the annual Splash Week in Elizabeth City’s downtown. From Tuesday to Saturday, Oct. 15-19, artists will congregate in the city for a week of “creating art, sharing ideas, demonstrating artistic styles and making friends,” an AoA press release states. Since it began in 2014 as a gathering for artists, Splash has...
Commission's 2nd annual Run to Remember set for Nov. 2
EDENTON — The Albemarle Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will host the second annual Run to Remember 5K and Fun Run next month. The event, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 2, in downtown Edenton, is designed to honor and remember those in the region living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, and to provide support for their caregivers. According to the Hertford-based Albemarle Commission, an estimated 6.5 million Americans age 65 and...
Jam session got Stolarc back in local music scene
Elizabeth City native John Stolarczyk, who shortened his last name to Stolarc (Sto•larc) to make it easier for people to pronounce, once had a musical experience when he was younger that many musicians would envy. He once stayed in an Airbnb where he met the sound engineer for Rodney Crowell, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter best known for his work in Americana. “He told me a lot of stories,” Stolarc said, referring...
Journey tribute band Trial By Fire to perform at COA
In 1996, the arena rock band Journey reunited to release what would be its 10th studio album, “Trial by Fire.” But just as the band was preparing to head out on the road to promote the album, lead singer and frontman Steve Perry suffered an injury that forced the band to cancel the tour. Perry, who had left the band in 1987 only to return in the 1990s, ended up leaving the band for good in 1998. ...
Farley promises 'customer-centered approach' for NC Labor Department
EDENTON — Luke Farley is a candidate with a recognition problem. Most candidates for political office need help with name recognition, but Farley worries more that many voters will cast a ballot for North Carolina Labor commissioner on Nov. 5 without knowing what the state Department of Labor does. Farley, a Republican, smiles at the thought of most people’s idea of what a labor commissioner does. Probably one of the...
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