1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1244+ words) EDENTON — Ask Sheriff Edward “Scooter” Basnight what makes Chowan County special, and he doesn’t hesitate. “It’s the people,” Basnight said. “You get up in the Rocky Hock neighborhood, those people are tight. They look out for each other. If someone’s…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (704+ words) The high-tech promise of the artificial intelligence boom has arrived at rural Eastern North Carolina’s doorstep, bringing a heavy mix of anxiety and ambition. In a recent Chowan County Board of Commissioners meeting, local leaders proactively raised a critical question:…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (262+ words) SWAN QUARTER— September 10, 2026 — Hyde County Schools is pleased to welcome Santasha Cooper as the newest member of the Hyde County Schools Board of Education. Cooper was appointed to the Board of Education on August 25, following the resignation of former board…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (577+ words) EDENTON — No company has proposed building a data center in Chowan County. But that didn’t stop commissioners from spending a few minutes during Tuesday’s meeting hashing out whether the county should welcome the industry if it ever comes knocking — or…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (906+ words) By Nicole Bowman Layton ELIZABETH CITY — More than 1.7 million North Carolinians are facing hunger, including more than 504,000 children, as the state observes Hunger Action Month in September. Gov. Josh Stein proclaimed September as Hunger Action Month and Sept. 26 as Hunger…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (760+ words) EDENTON — Several projects Edenton officials have been working on throughout the summer will return to the Town Council Tuesday, including a possible future home for the town’s Electric Department and continued improvements along the waterfront. The council meets at 6 p....

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (683+ words) EDENTON — A crowd of Chowan County residents turned out recently to hear Kristy LaLonde make her case for sheriff, laying out a career that’s taken her from narcotics task forces to substance-abuse counseling and back into law enforcement leadership. Speaking…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (239+ words) HERTFORD — Perquimans County Emergency Management will host a commemoration ceremony on Friday, September 11, 2026, marking 25 years since the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and reshaped the nation. The ceremony will begin at 8 a.m. on the Perquimans County Courthouse lawn in…...

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1+ week, 6+ day ago   (520+ words) Plymouth police are looking for a man recorded exposing himself in public at a laundromat last week, according to the Roanoke Beacon. A patron at the Wash House, on U.S. 64, reported the incident to police after recording a man who entered…...