Camden News

If the funding comes through, North Carolina's first-ever "green commerce park" could begin to take shape in northern Camden County as early as 2010, an official helping oversee the park's development said Tuesday.

Join the Museum of the Albemarle on Wednesday, July 22 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for a high-seas adventure in a one day camp.

The NC Highway Patrol is investigating to determine whether alcohol played a role in a fatal crash in Pasquotank County last Friday.

Rejecting school officials' renewed plea for an additional $250,000, Camden commissioners adopted a county budget Monday night that spends approximately $11 million next fiscal year.

Myles Spencer-Watson , Robert Norris, and other members of the Urban Arts Ensemble play African drums at the 8th annual Juneteenth Festival at Waterfront Park, Elizabeth City, Saturday.

Camden County is still working to correct what caused high ammonia readings at the new wastewater plant that resulted in a notice of violation from the NC Division of Water Quality more than a month ago, which resulted in a $2,500 fine.

US Rep. Walter Jones says an amendment he attached to a defense spending bill this week will - if the legislation is adopted by the full House and Senate and signed into law by President Obama - successfully block the US Navy from building a jet landing field in two area counties.

Local jail officials are concerned about a House budget plan thatkeeps certain state inmates in county jails longer and stops paying for their room and board.

Haden Hinchman stands as Kelli Horne attempts to catch her cap after tossing it into the air with other graduates of the class of 2009 on the football field at Camden County High School's graduation ceremony, Saturday.

A Craven County commissioner claimed last week that contrary to reports, his county does not support the Navy putting an additional outlying landing field built in Craven.

Camden County officials raised a few eyebrows last month when they announced they were pulling out of the Albemarle Economic Development Commission, the industry-recruiting agency that the county shares with Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County.

Camden County Schools isn't the only area school district that stands to lose teachers if state lawmakers follow through with a revenue-saving proposal to increase all classrooms by two students.

Two state legislators have written members of Congress urging them to ask the Navy to move jets from Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia to Cherry Point.

Despite the county's hiring freeze, Camden officials have agreed to move forward with finding a replacement for an employee fired recently from the county's Senior Center.

In an effort to grow the county'scustomer base in Shiloh and Courthouse townships, the Camden Board of Commissioners agreed this week to reduce the cost of tapping onto the South Camden Water System during the month of August.

Camden County Schools officials are proposing to eliminate 30 positions - roughly a tenth of the school district's work force - in response to an anticipated loss of a little more than $1 million in state funding next year.

A state health care association is lobbying the North Carolina General Assembly to reconsider the Senate's budget cuts to a Medicaid home care program that serves 36,000 residents statewide.

The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education has again rejected a member's call for the board to formally oppose a U.S. Navy outlying landing field in neighboring Camden County.

Beginning tomorrow evening thousands of people will gather in Pasquotank and Currituck Counties with hope on their minds.

College of The Albemarle's GED and Adult High School graduation ceremony is always exciting for the graduates, many of whom have gone from high school dropout to high school graduate.