Progress & Review 2 THE FUTURE OF THE ALBEMARLE FROM THE GROUND UP r M odernized through TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE AND MANAGED WITH LOCAL KNOW-HOW, FARMING IS HOLDING ITS OWN AS A FIXTURE OF THE REGION’S DIVERSE ECONOMY \ .11© ^ ii,' I ^ t X 4 ■mr’." y tt^t Li. ^ ^ ^ % and the lure of the arts also are steering the Albemarle economy toward new heights A publication of The Daily Advance / Elizabeth City, N.C. / Sunday, March 6, 2011