Elizabeth City News

Congratulations to the organizers, volunteers and vendors who made the annual N.C. Potato Festival a success.

Elizabeth City City Council narrowly approved a $25,000 appropriation last week to enable continued operation of financially-stressed Arts of the Albemarle.

Staff photo by Brett A. ClarkFirefighters work the scene of a house fire on Roanoke Ave.

WAVY.com is learning more about the attempted robbery of a convenience store in Gates County, where the clerk shot and killed the would-be thieves.

City Manager Rich Olson has hired an interim police chief to oversee the Elizabeth City Police Department and assess its operations until a permanent chief is hired.

Elizabeth City police are investigating how four women were injured at a party that apparently got out of hand on Edge Street early Sunday.

Staff Photo by Brett A. ClarkWeb Beckstead and Sandy, the "Lumberjack Russell" compete in the log rolling challenge where Beckstead was left soaking wet in the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show during the NC Potato Festival, Saturday, May 19, 2012.

Owners Tina Clancy , Lisa Rohrssen , and Rohrssen's daughter Grace Bassette, 11, pose outside their new shop, Two and a Half Women, in downtown Elizabeth City, Wednesday.

Around 5 a.m. today Cindy Williams began the day helping to prepare downtown Elizabeth City to welcome thousands for the North Carolina Potato Festival.

Architectural historian Thomas Butchko's final work, "Between the River and the Sound," a book detailing Chowan County architecture and history, is now available for purchase locally.

A former Army soldier charged with shooting a Winfall man to death in Elizabeth City 2½ years ago took the witness stand in his own defense Thursday in Pasquotank County Superior Court.

Sure, you can put all your weekend in one potato sack - and you probably won't go wrong - but there's a bit more going on this weekend than the NC Potato Festival - although you'd do well to remember that it kicks off Saturday in downtown Elizabeth City 10 a.m. Over at Museum of the Albemarle, in conjunction with the Potato Festival, you can catch ... (more)

While the only beauty contest this year will be Little Miss Tater Tot, the tradition goes back to 1940 and the first Potato Queen.

Thumbs Up: Three Good Samaritans set the standard for helping others when they rescued an elderly couple from their flooded car during the violent rainstorm on May 5. Two men and one woman, described as "young" by another would-be rescuer, pulled 85-year-old Ernest Cooper and his wife Barbara from their car after it lost power in rushing water and ... (more)

Elizabeth City municipal employees could be in line for a pay hike if city officials can find a way to pay for it.

Nearly four years ago, Travis Guess watched his twin brother Trevor crash into a wall while riding his ATV during a practice run.

A story in Wednesday's edition and an item in today's "What's up" section about tonight's broadcast of The Travel Channel show "The Dead Files," featuring the story of Elizabeth City resident Nell Cropsey's mysterious death in 1901, listed the incorrect channel for Time Warner cable in Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County.

The parents and two siblings of "Tuffy," who are from Tarheel Tamaskan, a Tamaskan dog breeder outside of Elizabeth City, NC, were poisoned more than a year ago but survived.

Slightly cooler and drier air will filter into eastern North Carolina Thursday behind a cold front.

Former Rocky Mount Police Chief John Manley has been tapped to take charge of Elizabeth City's police department on an interim basis.