Elizabeth City News

Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Willie Gilchrist said this week he stands by his decision to begin construction on the university's new education and psychology building, rather than redirecting funds to an aviation facility.

Several streets in Elizabeth City were flooded this morning as a November nor'easter churned over northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia.

Officials in a coastal North Carolina county have declared a state of emergency after a nor'easter eroded oceanfront dunes and flooded several homes and cropland.

The Candy Bomber will be dropping in on Elizabeth City again next month, and this time he's bringing a whole cargo of aviation-related events with him.

City Council will hold a public hearing next week on a proposal to add "Internet sweepstakes cafe" as a conditional use in two business-oriented zoning districts.

Kate Klein and Mary-Lynn Chambers fervently believe that there's only one reason they both happened to be driving past Charles Creek at roughly the same time last Wednesday morning: Jessie Daniel Hughes, a 74-year-old Elizabeth City man, desperately needed their help, and God was making sure they were available to give it to him.

The zoning dispute between the city and Albemarle Teen Challenge heads to mediation today over the nonprofit's plan to operate a residential addiction recovery program for women in a historic house on West Main Street.

An elderly North Carolina man standing in his yard was killed when a pine tree was snapped off by strong winds and fell on him, the first known storm-related death in the state.

This is a photo of the flooding during high tide today, Nov. 12, at the Parkers Creek boat ramp.

Two people on a disabled sailboat off the North Carolina coast were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter crew, while two others are being towed to shore with the boat.

Several more school divisions have decided to take precautions today because of the weather.

Elizabeth City police say the quick actions of two women likely prevented an elderly man from drowning in Charles Creek early Wednesday.

A Coast Guard crew from Air Station Elizabeth City responded to a report of an overdue fishing vessel about 12 miles east of New Topsail Inlet, N.C., Tuesday night.

Law enforcement authorities arrested nine suspects and seized nearly $6,000 in drugs and cash during searches at the homes of six parolees Friday.

Local volunteers are ready to collect simple shoebox gifts personally packed by children, families, and individuals here in Elizabeth City and surrounding areas.

Tests for mold have come back positive at Elizabeth City State University. Students started saying they were getting sick last month, because of mold in the Mickey Birnum Fine Arts Center at Elizabeth City State, and at Moore Hall.

Elizabeth City State University says the mold growing in five buildings on campus is not toxic.

Former Councilman Michael E. Brooks and incumbent Councilman Rickey E. King - who've each beaten the other in previous elections - will be serving together as councilors from Elizabeth City's 3rd Ward beginning next month.

Ashley Bailey, an education major at Elizabeth City State University, addresses a question to members of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus during a town hall forum for students in the Fine Arts Center Friday.

The demolition of the historical Elisha Overton home on South Road Street nearly a decade ago followed a four-year period in which Elizabeth City officials documented the structure's state of disrepair and sought without success to obtain grant funds to restore the house.