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An unlikely pair

I wish I could have known my maternal grandfather. I am told I am like him in many ...

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Expect sidewalk closures while BHM cupola is repaired

Crews are working on various repairs to the cupola of the BHM Library building in downtown Washington. Scaffolding ...

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Sound Rivers to host press conference before Blounts Creek public hearing

Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Katey Zimmerman and Sound Rivers Executive Director Heather Deck will join forces with the Southern Environmental ...

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Beaufort County PIO spends week assisting Buncombe County

Following the devastation Hurricane Helene left behind in western North Carolina, the state’s Emergency Management Services reached out ...

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Salvation Army kicks off seasonal Red Kettle Drive

“It is Christmas again, and our kettle drive kicks off today!” exclaimed Sgt. Les Ashby, interim commander of ...

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Local artists honored at fine art exhibition

Local artists recently showcased their work at the 60th Annual Alice Hubbard Stallings Juried Fine Arts Exhibition at ...

Northside Panthers

Washington, Southside fall in first round of state football playoffs

Washington and Southside dropped their first-round state playoff football games on the road on Friday. Southside, the Class ...

Sports

Northside’s Andrew Harding verbally commits to run for Charlotte

Andrew Harding’s next stop on his road of success will be in Charlotte. The Northside High School senior ...

My Turn

It’s really not that complicated

With others, I have struggled to discern the contents of a faithful response to the Nov. 5 election. ...

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James Bond Harrell: Transporting troops to the front lines during WWI

James Bond Harrell was born on November 17, 1888, in the small community of Bacons Mill in Craven ...

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Hopper shares joys and challenges of being a regional library director

Paula Hopper was named the Director of the Beaufort, Hyde, Martin (BHM) Regional Library Aug 1.  Hopper is ...

Washington Pam Pack

Season ends for Pack after third soccer loss to Rams

SNOW HILL, N.C. — There’s a reason Greene Central is the Eastern Plains Conference champs … and a ...

Sports

High Five: Northside’s Claire Holmes; Senior signs golf scholarship to Virginia Wesleyan

YEATESVILLE, N.C. — Claire Holmes is a trailblazer of sorts. The Northside High School senior became just the ...

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Potential for severe weather, Thursday night and Friday

From Beaufort County Emergency Services: Our office is monitoring a low-pressure system that will impact Eastern NC today ...

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Trader Joes opens today in Greenville

Trader Joe’s officially opened today in Greenville. The store is located at 3160 Evans Street in the Lynncroft ...

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Two years after devastating injury, Washington senior inks to play softball at Charleston Southern

Two years ago, Addison Miller didn’t know if she would ever play softball again. There was uncertainty about ...

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Washington woman convicted of husband’s 2020 murder

From the Office of Seth Edwards, District Attorney of the Second Prosecutorial District Following a three week trial, ...

Columns

Restoring the wanderers

By Stewart Ham Having a sense of direction makes traveling easy especially when you are in unfamiliar territory. ...

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Write Again . . .A potpourri to ponder

Hello, friends. If you’ve been here before, thanks for coming again. If this is your first time, welcome. ...

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Aurora looking for grinch who stole Christmas lights 

Multi-colored Christmas lights used to decorate the water tower in Aurora were stolen, residents say. The new director ...