The Region
In every local region there are daily events: planned, serendiptous, environmental and unavoidable that deserve mention.
Carolina Chocolate Festival
Prepare to pamper yourself in decadence at the 9th Annual Carolina Chocolate Festival being held at the Crystal Coast Civic Center February 4-6, 2011 at Morehead City.
May 26th, 2011
Rare Christmas Snow Blankets Eastern North Carolina
A rare Christmas season snow began blanketing eastern North Carolina early this morning around 3:00 am, December 26, 2010, at this reporting station just north of Washington, North Carolina.
January 1st, 2011
"Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't it:" The Southern North Carolina Coast: Part IV
Water, water everywhere and the cradle of much of North Carolina's rich history.
January 1st, 2011
Popular area Bishop invited to TBN
Bishop Donald M. Crooms, the founder and overseer of Tabernacle of Praise International Ministries and Tabernacle Bible Institute has been invited to a live taping at TBN-Atlanta, November 30.
January 1st, 2011
The Three Redneck Tenors Will Play the Turnage
Singing cousins Billy Joe, Billy Bob, and Billie Billee celebrate the holidays with down home country laughs and big city music.
January 1st, 2011
Carolina Pregnancy Center holds Legacy of Life Gala fundraiser
CPC is a Christian organization, dedicated to preventing abortion and bringing people to Christ. The center raised over $14,000 at the fundraiser.
December 31st, 2010
Early voters rush in, Democrats outnumber Republicans
Beaufort County voters showed up in record numbers yesterday for the first day of early voting.
December 31st, 2010
Rain-damage assessments underway; will exceed $150,000
The effects of last week's 20 inches of rain are currently being assessed, according to Washington City Manager James Smith.
December 31st, 2010
Highway 264 West of Washington, NC is Still Closed
On Sunday, October 3, 2010, we traveled to Greenville in a fine misty drizzle to visit our last little bird to leave the proverbial nest; but our journey would not take us via Hwy. 264.
December 31st, 2010
Tropical Storm Nicole out-rains Hurricane Floyd
Rainfall amounts rivaling those posted during Hurricane Floyd in 1999 are being accumulated across Beaufort County and its neighboring counties.
December 31st, 2010
The circus freaks me out
The waking dream, turned nightmare, that is the circus entertained hundreds yesterday in Washington.
December 31st, 2010
Tea Party this Saturday at Washington's Festival Park
Original Washington's Tea Party will hopefully be as great a success as the recent Constitution Class at Harvest Church in Washington, NC.
December 31st, 2010
Commissioner Hood Richardson Keeps a Vigilant Eye on the OLF
Beaufort County Commissioner Hood Richardson has long been an advocate for property rights in his opposition to the US Navy locating an Outlying Landing Field in Northeastern North Carolina.
December 31st, 2010
Beaufort County Board of Elections releases candidate list
Beaufort County voters have 48 days to research their candidates before the Nov. 2 General Election.
December 31st, 2010
Winterville’s Watermelon Festival has Grown into a Big Time
What the Winterville Watermelon Festival is quickly becoming famous for is the music component of the three day celebration.
December 31st, 2010
Obama protects 2nd Amendment, BCCC offering handgun training
Though fears of big-government oppression abound, it is now easier than ever for American citizens to purchase and carry firearms.
December 31st, 2010
PCS is Now Officially on the Sell Block
On August 17, 2010, BHP Billiton of Australia tendered an unsolicited offer to purchase Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan for 38.5 billion dollars.
December 31st, 2010
The Hospital Board is acting illegally and it should stop doing so to keep public support
N.C.G.S. §143-318.10 provides that a "public meeting" occurs when a majority of a public body assembles to discuss the business of that public body.
December 31st, 2010
Local hospital hires University Health Systems management team
Beaufort Regional Health Systems Board of Trustees narrowly approved a “sweetheart deal,” at yesterday’s regularly scheduled meeting, to bring in University Health Systems as hospita
December 31st, 2010
Upper-level BCMC employees to receive 20-percent salary bonuses
Beaufort County Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer Bill Bedsole is one of four upper-level hospital employees who were offered a 20-percent salary bonus to stay aboard, while the hospital tried
December 31st, 2010
A Time to Heal
The Wall that Heals, which is a scaled down replica of the Vietnam War Monument, on the Mall in Washington, DC, came to the in Veterans Park in Washington, NC.
December 31st, 2010
Stimulus funds trickle down into local Weatherization Assistance Program
Beaufort County gets environmental and economic benefits
December 30th, 2010
Hood Richardson Challenges Governor Beverly Perdue to Debate
Hood Richardson, a man who knows his own mind, would sincerely like to know Governor Beverly Perdue's position on illegal immigration. To date, she has been rather noncommittal.
December 30th, 2010
Public Schools Sponsor Hispanic Outreach
Beaufort County Schools provide an inovative service to help the Hispanic Community to better educate their children.
December 30th, 2010
Beaufort County, and the Coastal Plain, Endures Ice Storm
The first ice storm in many years in eastern North Carolina leaves Beaufort County iced over and in the clutches of a cold front that sent a shudder through the collective populace.
December 30th, 2010