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Where is China hiding their submarines?
As a newspaper editor, I lay awake some nights thinking about headlines. No, I do not write headlines ...
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COVID-19 death toll climbs locally
Sadly, the Roanoke-Chowan area is contributing to the rise in the statewide number of cases and deaths linked ...
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Drive-Thru Luminaria Ceremony, Dec. 1
AHOSKIE – Relay For Life of Hertford-Gates counties will hold a Drive-Thru Luminaria Ceremony from 5:30-7:30 pm on ...
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Change can be sparked by even the littlest things
This week, my friend sent me a link to an interesting article from cracked.com about little things that ...
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Another COVID relief package is needed
To the Editor: President Dwight Eisenhower once said, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket ...
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Two arrested for drug trafficking
WOODLAND – A vehicle stop for a traffic violation here Nov. 23 led to the arrest of two ...
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Bertie experiencing critical spread of COVID-19 cases
It’s a lofty ranking we would prefer not to have. Governor Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary ...
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Murfreesboro approves updated FOG ordinance
MURFREESBORO – Following a discussion last month about the town’s FOG (Fats, Oils, and Grease) ordinance, the Murfreesboro ...
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Giving thanks
Thanksgiving serves as a simple reminder to all of us to pause and count our many blessings, much ...
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Prison contract not renewed; 300 local workers impacted
WINTON – Approximately 300 employees here at Rivers Correctional Institution (RCI) will be impacted after the Federal Bureau ...
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Juveniles recovering from shooting incident
CONWAY – Two juveniles are reportedly recovering after being injured in a shooting here Thursday evening. Conway Police ...
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