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Start of NCDOT's Mid-County Bridge, Hughes roundabouts projects to be delayed
A number of significant N.C. Department of Transportation road projects in the region, including the Mid-Currituck County Bridge in Currituck and Hughes Boulevard roundabouts in Elizabeth City, will not start as scheduled because of state budgetary shortfalls. Pasquotank County Manager Sparty Hammett announced in his weekly report to commissioners Friday that the Hertford-based Albemarle Rural Planning Organization notified the county this week of the delays. The ARPO is a division of the Albemarle Commission. ...
TDA to resume closed session Tuesday morning
The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Tourism Development Authority was scheduled to hold its third straight closed-door meeting on Tuesday, apparently to continue discussions that began nearly two weeks ago on a confidential matter. TDA board members have been tight-lipped about the reasons for the closed sessions. TDA members first convened in closed session on Thursday, June 27, but after more than two hours agreed to recess the meeting until Tuesday, July 2....
Sheriff seeks 4 for BB shooting of 2 youths who dislike Trump
The Pasquotank Sheriff's Office is searching for four men who shot two juveniles Tuesday with a BB gun — apparently because they didn't like the youths' answer when asked if they like former President Donald Trump. Major Aaron Wallio said in an email Wednesday that the incident was reported in the 1300 block of Campground Road, in northern Pasquotank County. According to Wallio, three Black male juveniles were playing in...
Gardner column: Adani solar project could have been boon for us
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is building the world’s largest solar farm near the border with Pakistan. The plant will be five times the size of Paris, visible from outer space, cost $20 billion and produce enough energy to power 16 million homes. If the Adani name is vaguely familiar, that is because he wanted to spend $350 million in Pasquotank County a few years ago to build the largest solar...
Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office helping with crime in Elizabeth City
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Pasquotank Sheriff’s Office has added more patrols inside Elizabeth City after complaints of increased crime. Sheriff Tommy Wooten said they’ve always worked closely with the city’s police department, but with increased shootings and overdoses, they’re stepping things up. DeShawn Morris...
4th time's a charm: C&W gets contract to build Newland Park
The fourth time was a charm when it came to finding a contractor to oversee construction of phase one of the county’s $2 million new park in Newland. Pasquotank commissioners agreed last week to award the first phase of the park’s construction to C&W Grading and Excavating Inc., which submitted the lowest bid of $2.03 million. C&W was among three companies to submit bids, which were opened June 11, for...
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