Hertford News

A 37-year-old pilot died Friday evening after the crop duster he was practicing in crashed, according to the Perquimans County sheriff.

An uneventful Friday marked the close of the first week of filing for municipal offices in the Albemarle.

A giant American flag waves from atop a crane positioned at the foot of Main Street, Elizabeth City, Thursday.

A political newcomer has filed for one of two 3rd Ward city council seats in Elizabeth City.

Three incumbent city councilors and a former city council member led the way Monday as filing began for this fall's municipal elections in Elizabeth City.

Congressman G.K. Butterfield , D-N.C., signs a facsimile check Monday signifying the $11.5 million federal Rural Utilities Service loan Albemarle Electric Membership Corp.

While the grass may seem greener on the other side, it can't grow more than 10 inches tall - at least not in the town of Hertford.

Volunteers who serve on the board of directors for Historic Hertford Inc. include: Ann Taylor , Jean Bielski, Murielle Harmon, Nancy Gruner and JoAnn Morris.

The director of a Perquimans County youth camp has been arrested on charges he allegedly had sexual contact with a child.

Two tractor-trailers collided on NC Highway 168 in Currituck County earlier today, overturning one of the rigs and sending both drivers to the hospital with minor injuries.

She's traveled from the coast to the mountains working with local school districts during her educational career, but now Linda Layden has come back home.

A Hertford man is receiving anti-rabies treatments after being bitten by a rabid raccoon earlier this month.

A petition seeking the reinstatement of Hertford's only black police officer was presented to Town Council last week, calling his recent firing "wrongful." The petition, which was signed by 124 residents, comes a month after Clifton Johnson was terminated by the Hertford Police Department.

A mother and daughter accused in the 2007 shooting death of a Hertford man will be tried together on first-degree murder charges, possibly this August, the district attorney says.

Perquimans County commissioners have rejected a proposed minimum housing ordinance that supporters say is needed to help rid the county of substandard dwellings.

This season's Summer Breeze Concert series begins Sunday with the swinging sounds of Steve Creech's All Star Dixieland Jazz band.

Albemarle Plantation has been named one of America's 100 best master-planned communities by "Where to Retire" magazine.

A Hertford man was being treated for head trauma Thursday after his bicycle collided with a vehicle near the entrance to the Perquimans Centre Shopping Center.

ElectriCities will be looking to its new chief executive officer for leadership keeping its member cities' rates competitive with other electricity suppliers.

Each week hundreds of people call or visit the San Marcos Public Library to find information.