Albemarle News

Lauren Strobel first knew she wanted to be an attorney when she was in high school.

" With historic Merchants Millpond, bathe in the rich colors of fall foliage, providing a scenic backdrop, hundreds of individuals made their way to Gates County on Saturday to celebrate the formal opening of the millpond's new Visitor Center.

Two Albemarle residents are facing charges for allegedly altering a dance school's Web site and soliciting children for sex.

The Albemarle region figures prominently on television this week with two programs highlighting local talent and local landscapes.

Descendants of William Crawford Dawson Sr. Betsy Dawson, Patricia Bailey Chenault and Nancy Brass Dawson Rascoe, look on as Peter Rascoe describes the features of a hand-painted N.C. state seal that was once part of a Confederate battle flag, at Museum of the Albemarle, Monday.

The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education may not want ex officio members, but the area's premier industry-recruiting group wants plenty - including someone from the school district.

Another Halloween approaches and that means kids are ready to trick-or-treat. This year, as with years past, Main Street in downtown Elizabeth City from Dyer to Pritchard will be closed to automobile traffic from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. File photo/The Daily Advance Kaylee Smithson, 2, held by Desirae Gurganas, 8, and Isaac Gurganas, 4, get candy from ...

If the October wind whistling through a dying cornfield is not enough to send chills down one's back, Kent Lowder has more in store for visitors to his Millingport corn maze.

Anthony "Tony" Grieco may arguably be the Albemarle region's newest neighbor. At the very least, he's the Chowan Golf and Country Club's newest chef.

Recognizing that relocation could be a tough chore for College of The Albemarle's next president, COA officials are looking to offer some help by providing free riverfront housing.

The regional public health agency has run out of the vaccine used to help adults fight seasonal flu and won't be getting any more this season, a health official said Friday.

Albemarle Road Middle School principal Avery Mitchell walks into the school's media center with area superintendent Nancy Bartles.

The idea of changing the name of Elizabeth City State University found little support among alumni die-hards tailgating before the school's annual Homecoming game Saturday.

Staff Photos by Brett A. ClarkPatricia Youngblood, executive director of Albemarle Hopeline, and her husband Jack sing "Amazing Grace" with others attending Albemarle Hopeline's 18th annual Candlelight Vigil at Museum of the Albemarle, Thursday night.

Author and professor Kate Willink is the ultimate Yankee: raised in New York City.

Despite being one of North Carolina's growing job generators, a new study suggests the aerospace industry still isn't fully supported or understood in the state, an official with the Golden LEAF Foundation said Monday.

A new exhibit in Eastern Carolina spotlights the U.S. Coast Guard's history and current operation.

Voters in Monroe were to elect three town council members from a field of 10 Tuesday, but the three winners may not be known until November.

Educators in the Albemarle are putting a "SPARK" into physical education classes to combat rising numbers of obese and overweight children.

Jessica Nevaeh Rodriguez Jessica Nevaeh Rodriguez will be 2 years old on Oct. 8, 2009.