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Belhaven native given Distinguished Service Award

RICHMOND,VA —Douglas Gregory “Gregg” Paul, Sr. was awarded the 2024 Dianne Riley-Gray Distinguished Service Award during the University ...

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Wilson shows off new minor league baseball team replacing Carolina Mudcats

Out with the old and in with the new. The City of Wilson showcased its new minor league ...

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Letters from a Korean War veteran tell a chilling tale

Cutis C. Toler was born in Blounts Creek in 1932 but grew up in Chocowinity. He graduated from ...

Sports

Northside — last Beaufort County team in state playoffs — falls to Gates County

YEATESVILLE, N.C. — It was certainly not the outcome Northside’s football team anticipated. That wasn’t the case for ...

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‘Getting better’: Terra Ceia boys, girls making improvements despite split vs. Northeast

TERRA CEIA, N.C. — Points were not hard to come by when Terra Ceia and Northeast Academy squared ...

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Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office K9 Tinnus receives donation of body armor

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, NC, K9 Tinnus has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a ...

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Residents raise concerns over proposed site for men’s homeless shelter

The Zion Shelter and Kitchen has been located at 114 W. Martin Luther King Drive for over 30 ...

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Commission selects preferred spotted seatrout management measures

MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission this week chose preferred management measures for the N.C. Spotted ...

Columns

How do I take care of my Christmas tree?

Thanksgiving is next week, and you know Christmas is around the corner. My family traditionally decorates for Christmas ...

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Turn to the book of Psalms when life gets hectic

By Cassidy Salter In times of uncertainty, anxiety, or wandering, I find it helpful to turn to the ...

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Back in the water: Pam Pack open swimming season with win over Dixon

The newest edition of the Washington High School swim team took to the lanes Wednesday against Dixon. Hanging ...

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Week 2 of flag football season this Saturday at Washington High School

Week 2 of the flag football season continues Saturday at Washington High School. Washington, Southside, Northside, West Craven, ...

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Boardwalk closed 120 days for construction

The western portion of a boardwalk in downtown Washington will be closed for almost four months for construction, ...

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Royal Farms quietly opens in Washington

Royal Farms, a chain convenience store and gas station known for its fresh fried chicken and potato wedges, ...

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High Five: Northside’s Samantha Braddy signs with Montreat

YEATESVILLE, N.C. — Samantha Braddy now has one less thing to worry about during her senior year at ...

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Hundreds attend public hearing to protest mining permit

More than 120 people attended a public hearing to oppose a wastewater discharge permit Martin Marietta Materials is ...

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Youth movement means ups, downs for UCA hoops

CHOCOWINITY, N.C. — Unity Christian Academy’s varsity boys and girls basketball teams are in the middle of a ...

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Write Again . . .He was highly decorated

Back in 1972 a U.S. Senator, who was his party’s nominee for president, was defeated resoundingly. Crushingly so. ...

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Vets for Drones Offers Monthly Sponsorships for Training

Beaufort County Community College is teaming up with Vets to Drones, a nationwide 501(3)(c) organization dedicated to helping ...

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Newspapers and the internet

Over the years, I have depended on the internet for my news. It’s free. Lately, I noticed the ...