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Mike Voss is the contributing editor at the Washington Daily News. He has a daughter and four grandchildren. Except for nearly six years he worked at the Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va., in the early to mid-1990s, he has been at the Daily News since April 1986.
Journalism awards:
• Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service, 1990.
• Society of Professional Journalists: Sigma Delta Chi Award, Bronze Medallion.
• Associated Press Managing Editors’ Public Service Award.
• Investigative Reporters & Editors’ Award.
• North Carolina Press Association, First Place, Public Service Award, 1989.
• North Carolina Press Association, Second Place, Investigative Reporting, 1990.
All those were for the articles he and Betty Gray wrote about the city’s contaminated water system in 1989-1990.
• North Carolina Press Association, First Place, Investigative Reporting, 1991.
• North Carolina Press Association, Third Place, General News Reporting, 2005.
• North Carolina Press Association, Second Place, Lighter Columns, 2006.
Recently learned he will receive another award.
• North Carolina Press Association, First Place, Lighter Columns, 2010.
4. Lectured at or served on seminar panels at journalism schools at UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Maryland, Columbia University, Mary Washington University and Francis Marion University.

Faith

Larnelle Harris to share vocal prowess Sunday at First Baptist Church

Larnelle Harris, a multi-award winning gospel/Christian music singer and best-selling author, will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday at Washington’s First Baptist Church. There is free ... Read more

by Mike Voss, Thursday, September 6, 2018 6:37 pm

News

Rose Haven on agenda for Historic Preservation Commission

The Washington Historic Preservation Commission, during its meeting tonight, is scheduled to consider issuing a certificate of appropriateness for alterations to the house at 291 ... Read more

by Mike Voss, Monday, September 3, 2018 5:03 pm

News

Courts’ rulings could influence general election

Two court rulings this week have put the spotlight, again, on a North Carolina election. On Monday, a federal court declared the state’s congressional district ... Read more

by Mike Voss, Friday, August 31, 2018 6:51 pm

News

Pickleball helps keep senior citizens active, physically and socially

Washington’s pickleball popular program is expanding. Senior citizens especially like the program, part of the city’s recreational offerings by the Parks and Recreation Department. “It ... Read more

by Mike Voss, Friday, August 31, 2018 6:25 pm

Top Home

Council will interview city manager candidates

Washington’s search for a new city manager enters another phase this week: interviews. The interviews will be conducted by Mayor Mac Hodges and the City ... Read more

by Mike Voss, Monday, August 27, 2018 6:25 pm

Business

Board prepared to act on delayed request

Washington’s Planning Board, during its meeting Tuesday, is scheduled to consider a rezoning request and make a recommendation regarding that request — if the applicant ... Read more

by Mike Voss, Sunday, August 26, 2018 10:18 pm

Washington

County voters shun new political parties

Few Beaufort County voters have joined the Green and Constitution political parties since they were officially recognized by the state earlier this year. “I know ... Read more

by Mike Voss, Saturday, August 25, 2018 12:40 am

News

Elections board website becomes mobile-friendly

Beaufort County’s Board of Elections will have a new website soon. It will have a different look, some new features and retains some links to ... Read more

by Mike Voss, Monday, August 20, 2018 7:06 pm

Top Home

Commission’s August agenda added to next due to no-shows

Instead of rescheduling the Aug. 7 meeting of the Washington Historic Preservation Commission — not held because of a lack of a quorum — for ... Read more

by Mike Voss, Sunday, August 19, 2018 11:02 pm

Pungo Living

Arts school gets new laboratory, resident instructor

A ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening of the Pocosin School of Fine Craft’s new Erica D. Smith Digital Fabrication Laboratory is scheduled from 5:30 p.m. ... Read more

by Mike Voss, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 6:13 pm

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