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 17th, 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 3rd, 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.
December 22nd, 2010
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.
December 22nd, 2010
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 22nd, 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.
November 15th, 2010
Early voters rush in, Democrats outnumber Republicans
Beaufort County voters showed up in record numbers yesterday for the first day of early voting.
October 19th, 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.
October 19th, 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.
October 12th, 2010
The circus freaks me out
The waking dream, turned nightmare, that is the circus entertained hundreds yesterday in Washington.
October 6th, 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.
October 6th, 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.
October 1st, 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.
August 23rd, 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.
July 12th, 2010
Washington All - stars Dominate District 6 Softball Tournament
The District 6 Babe Ruth Softball All – Star Tournament held in Chocowinity June 21-25 resulted in several local teams advancing to the State Tournament in Kinston next month.
July 12th, 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
July 2nd, 2010
Runyon Creek bridge opens
Those who live in Washington Park and off River Road can get back to their commute as usual, now that the Runyon Creek Bridge has opened.
June 28th, 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 trie
June 24th, 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.
May 14th, 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.
May 6th, 2010
Beaufort County contracts public boat-launch faciltiy
Commissioners purchase lot on south side of Pamlico River
May 5th, 2010
Stimulus funds trickle down into local Weatherization Assistance Program
Beaufort County gets environmental and economic benefits
May 5th, 2010
Public Schools Sponsor Hispanic Outreach
Beaufort County Schools provide an inovative service to help the Hispanic Community to better educate their children.
May 4th, 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.
May 4th, 2010