By Staff
Standing on the Washington High School stage after the 18th-annual Downeast North Carolina Regional Spelling Bee are: (left to right) Lou Firth, spelling bee coordinator, Isabella Mayo (first place), Maile McNaughton (second place), Amanda Keiper (third place) and Michelle Vaught, manager of public affairs for Potash Corp. For full coverage of the spelling bee, see Tuesday’s edition. (WDN Photo/Jonathan Clayborne)