Chocowinity
School reopening: Unity Christian Academy
CHOCOWINITY — At Unity Christian Academy, Administrator Jessica Crocker says the school’s plan is to return to the classroom with in-person instruction beginning Aug. 24. ...
Top Stories
COVID-19: state stats at a glance
Beaufort County had a total 437 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Monday, an increase of nine overnight. There ...
Local schools share reopening plans
Across Beaufort and Hyde counties, most local students will return to school starting next week, in some form ...
Hundreds attend prayer vigil for mayor, in person and online
VIGIL: A prayer service for Washington Mayor Mac Hodges and others suffering from COVID-19 was held Sunday afternoon ...
Health department reports 4 COVID deaths over past two days
Beaufort County has lost four of its residents to COVID-19 over the past two days. According to a ...
Education
School reopening: Beaufort County Schools
Starting Aug. 17, Beaufort County Schools students will begin the semester with four weeks of remote learning. This week, parents and students are scheduled to ...
by Matt Debnam.
Education
School reopening: Washington Montessori Public Charter School
With students split into two categories, primary (Kindergarten through 6th grade) and secondary (7th through 12th grade), instruction at Washington Montessori Public Charter School will ...
by Matt Debnam, Monday, August 10, 2020 6:49 pm
Education
School reopening: Terra Ceia Christian School
TERRA CEIA — For Terra Ceia Christian School, the plan is to begin in-person instruction on Aug. 18. According to TCCS Principal Martin Gelderman, the ...
by Matt Debnam, Monday, August 10, 2020 6:44 pm
Education
School reopening: Pungo Christian Academy
BELHAVEN — Pungo Christian Academy will kick off its fall semester with in-person learning starting Aug. 17, with a number of additional safety protocols in ...
by Matt Debnam, Monday, August 10, 2020 6:43 pm
Education
School reopening: Hyde County Schools
HYDE COUNTY — For the first nine weeks of the fall semester, Hyde County Schools will operate under a system of remote learning both at ...
by Matt Debnam, Monday, August 10, 2020 6:42 pm
News
Sheriff’s office seeks info on missing teen
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Jamauel Moore. Moore, who is listed as a runaway, left his home ...
by Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, Monday, August 10, 2020 2:03 pm
Community Columns
Write Again … Buster was right
Hunkered down. Staying in our “bunker” almost all of the time, rarely venturing beyond our yard. Oh, I walk on the road in front of ...
by Bartow Houston, Sunday, August 9, 2020 9:30 am
Community Columns
Planning ahead related to advance care planning
MARY LOU INFINITO If nothing else, this year, COVID-19 has shown us just how unpredictable the future can be, and how quickly things can change. ...
by Vidant Health, Saturday, August 8, 2020 9:30 am
Arts
Local woman dances into her destiny at new studio
By KAREN THIEL For the Washington Daily News Thirty-five years ago, Myesia Howard Martin was a 2-year-old child who just had to start dancing every ...
by The Daily News, Saturday, August 8, 2020 2:30 am
Education
Cornerstone, county schools distribute 36,000 meals for kids
Within a span of two hours on Friday, 2,000 local children took home approximately 36,000 meals, both breakfasts and lunches, to last them this weekend ...
by Matt Debnam, Friday, August 7, 2020 6:05 pm
Beaufort County
Isaias produces isolated damages to local crops
It’s been a rough few years for farmers in Beaufort County. Most recently, Hurricane Florence in 2018, then Hurricane Dorian last year, caused widespread damage ...
by Matt Debnam, Friday, August 7, 2020 6:00 pm
Crime
Washington man charged in attempted burglary
From the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office On Thursday, at about 2:50 a.m., deputies from the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office Community Patrol Division responded to a ...
by The Daily News, Friday, August 7, 2020 5:42 pm
ECU Pirates
ECU athletics campus to be named for Grady-White Boats
GREENVILLE — East Carolina University Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert announced that Grady-White Boats has committed to the largest donation in ECU Athletics and Pirate Club ...
by East Carolina University, Friday, August 7, 2020 5:40 pm
Club News
Kiwanis award annual scholarship to WHS grad
From the Kiwanis Club of Washington The Kiwanis Club of Washington has awarded a $1,500 scholarship to a Washington High School Key Club senior. Mya ...
by The Daily News, Friday, August 7, 2020 3:45 pm
News
Hurricane Alpha? Amped up season forecast, names may run out
BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Already smashing records, this year’s hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season is about to get even nastier, forecasters predict. In ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 7, 2020 1:40 pm
Community Columns
What is this worm on my azaleas?
This week’s question comes from Chocowinity. This very colorful worm (a.k.a. caterpillar) on your azaleas is an azalea caterpillar (Datana major). They are very destructive ...
by Beaufort County Cooperative Extension, Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:50 pm
News
Washington Salvation Army helping children in tornado-ravaged town
From The Salvation Army of Washington WINDSOR — As Capt. Teresa Bush picked her way through a field in Windsor, the first thing she noticed ...
by Salvation Army, Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:40 pm
News
City to get flooding fix
The City of Washington will be the recipient of $3 million grant to fix the flooding problem in the area surrounding 15th and Brown streets. ...
by Vail Stewart Rumley, Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:01 pm
Beaufort County
Pandemic influencing homebuying trends
COVID-19 has defined the landscape of 2020 in the U.S. Economic shutdowns have shuttered some businesses. Others are holding on, reopening under strict guidelines to ...
by Vail Stewart Rumley, Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:47 pm
Bath
Community rallies to clean up after tornado hits Rest Haven
BAYVIEW — Residents, contractors and volunteers were hard at work Wednesday, cleaning up the devastation left behind in the wake of a tornado that damaged trees ...
by Matt Debnam, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:18 pm
News
Governor announces Phase II extended to September
North Carolina will remain in Phase II of its three-phase COVID-19 reopening plan for five more weeks, through at least Sept. 11. North Carolina Gov. ...
by Matt Debnam, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:13 pm
Hurricane Stories
Power outages persist into Tuesday night
Some Beaufort County residents will remain without electricity until at least Wednesday as power crews suspended operations at nightfall Tuesday. According to the North Carolina ...
by Matt Debnam, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:47 pm
Editorials
Thank you and a job well done
As the winds and rains built in intensity overnight Monday night into Tuesday morning, most Beaufort County residents were safe in their homes, either sleeping ...
by WDN Editorial Board, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:12 pm
Hurricane Stories
Municipalities report relatively minor damages from Isaias
While downed trees and power outages were the biggest issues for most local municipalities, an apparent tornado may have passed through a community east of ...
by Matt Debnam, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:07 pm
Beaufort County
10,000 without power, repairs progressing steadily
Power crews, tree cutters and linemen were working steadily Tuesday afternoon to restore power to much of Beaufort County, after Tropical Storm Isaias left more ...
by Matt Debnam, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 2:03 pm
Hurricane Stories
PHOTOS: Flooding and damages in Washington, Washington Park
by Matt Debnam, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:54 am
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