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Coronavirus

Cooper signs K-12 COVID response bill

Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday signed a bill that allows North Carolina public school districts to switch individual schools and classrooms to remote learning if ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Tuesday, August 31, 2021 10:12 am

Chocowinity

Local author presents a ‘new vision’ of Afghanistan

For almost two decades, Chocowinity resident Susan McIntyre visited a variety of conflict zones around the world as a humanitarian worker. Her assignment to travel ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Friday, August 27, 2021 7:14 pm

Beaufort County

‘These masks are bad for our children’: speakers criticize BCS mask mandate

A standing-room-only crowd filled the room during the Beaufort County Schools Board of Education meeting Tuesday night. Some held up signs protesting the board’s recent ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Wednesday, August 25, 2021 7:48 pm

Beaufort County

Vidant offering free skin cancer screenings

Vidant Beaufort announced that it will host two free skin cancer screening events in September, in partnership with the Shepard Cancer Foundation. The first event ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Tuesday, August 24, 2021 4:58 pm

News

Summer Festival returns this weekend

The Washington Summer Festival is set to return to the waterfront this weekend after a one-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The free two-day ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Tuesday, August 24, 2021 12:03 pm

Beaufort County

Legislators react to full approval of Pfizer’s vaccine

Beaufort County’s legislators in Washington, D.C. were encouraged by the news Monday that the U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. “Today, the FDA ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Monday, August 23, 2021 2:47 pm

Coronavirus

Senior Center ‘staying the course’ on reopening as COVID-19 cases surge

With COVID-19 case counts surging locally, Supervisor Deb Bauer announced Friday that the Grace Martin Harwell Senior Center is temporarily halting progress toward a complete ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Friday, August 20, 2021 6:14 pm

Northside Panthers

HIGHLIGHTS: Northside routs Camden County in season opener

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by Brandon Tester, Thursday, August 19, 2021 11:30 pm

Beaufort County

Beaufort County school board reverses course, will require masks for students and employees

With a 6-3 vote Wednesday, the Beaufort County Schools Board of Education accepted Superintendent Matthew Cheeseman’s recommendation to make masks mandatory indoors for students and ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 6:20 pm

Beaufort County

Rep. Kidwell, wife back home after hospitalization

District 79 Rep. Keith Kidwell announced in a recent Facebook post that he is back home after being hospitalized with COVID-19. Kidwell’s wife Vicki was ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Tuesday, August 17, 2021 7:27 pm

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