Thu, 13 Aug 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

No matter how hard we try, how much attention we pay to details, how much research we do or how committed we are, we can...

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

When one thinks of diversity on elected boards, race comes to mind first, but the highest population of citizens in the county – women –...

Sun, 9 Aug 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issues a daily free email to subscribers entitled “On This Day in North Carolina History,” and events...

Wed, 5 Aug 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

On my way home from Elizabeth City a few weeks ago, I decided to take the road less traveled. Highway 17 is the most direct...

Tue, 4 Aug 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Overhead in a conversation Saturday: “The only thing normal about 2020 is that there’s a hurricane headed our way.” As this editorial was being written...

Sun, 2 Aug 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

During the last several months as a part of my semi-quarantine routine, I have been re-reading a lot of books that are stored on the...

Sat, 1 Aug 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

The COVID-19 pandemic is not only causing physical suffering and death, an already stressed mental health system is being forced to deal with increases in...

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

I believe I was the first unofficial volunteer for Take The Lake in 2008, the year before it was called Take The Lake. There were...