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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has announced the state’s first case of disease associated with West Nile virus in 2025. The case occurred in a resident of Durham County. To ...
Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) welcomes several Summer 2025 interns, including one from the Roanoke-Chowan area, who have ...
AHOSKIE – Billy Askew of Ahoskie was out for his normal early morning walk at around 5 a.m. on Saturday, July 26 when he ...
“Sponsors help make Relay possible by funding life-saving research and essential services offered by the American Cancer Society. Whether it is contributing financially, donating supplies, or ...
SEABOARD – Beatrice Ponton Brown, 79, of Seaboard died Saturday, July 26, 2025 at Beaufont Health & Rehabilitation Center, Richmond, VA. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 2, ...
COLERAIN – David Lewis Cofield, 71, of Colerain died Saturday, July 26, 2025 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at Ashland Missionary Baptist Church ...
In this exact space a couple of weeks ago we went on a journey together….back in time, 50 years ago to be precise, to 1975 to listen to the music. In that column I wrote about developing my personal ...
Night vision is a technology that will be useful in any natural disaster. It helps people in trouble assess their surroundings in conditions of minimal visibility, locate relatives and nearby ...
AULANDER – Robert “Bobby” Winston Matthews, born on March 1, 1934, in Parmele, North Carolina, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, at the age of 91 on July 28, 2025, in Aulander, ...
MOREHEAD CITY– The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) has awarded Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP) grants to 32 communities to ...
MURFREESBORO – Local volunteers are planning and preparing for the upcoming American Cancer Society Relay for Life Event in Hertford/Gates County. This year’s event will be held Friday, Sept. 5 in ...