The Region
In every local region there are daily events: planned, serendiptous, environmental and unavoidable that deserve mention.
Carolina Chocolate Festival
Prepare to pamper yourself in decadence at the 9th Annual Carolina Chocolate Festival being held at the Crystal Coast Civic Center February 4-6, 2011 at Morehead City.
June 11th, 2011
PCS is Now Officially on the Sell Block
On August 17, 2010, BHP Billiton of Australia tendered an unsolicited offer to purchase Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan for 38.5 billion dollars.
August 23rd, 2010
The Hospital Board is acting illegally and it should stop doing so to keep public support
N.C.G.S. §143-318.10 provides that a "public meeting" occurs when a majority of a public body assembles to discuss the business of that public body.
July 12th, 2010
Washington All - stars Dominate District 6 Softball Tournament
The District 6 Babe Ruth Softball All – Star Tournament held in Chocowinity June 21-25 resulted in several local teams advancing to the State Tournament in Kinston next month.
July 12th, 2010
Local hospital hires University Health Systems management team
Beaufort Regional Health Systems Board of Trustees narrowly approved a “sweetheart deal,” at yesterday’s regularly scheduled meeting, to bring in University Health Systems as hospita
July 2nd, 2010
Runyon Creek bridge opens
Those who live in Washington Park and off River Road can get back to their commute as usual, now that the Runyon Creek Bridge has opened.
June 28th, 2010
Upper-level BCMC employees to receive 20-percent salary bonuses
Beaufort County Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer Bill Bedsole is one of four upper-level hospital employees who were offered a 20-percent salary bonus to stay aboard, while the hospital trie
June 24th, 2010
A Time to Heal
The Wall that Heals, which is a scaled down replica of the Vietnam War Monument, on the Mall in Washington, DC, came to the in Veterans Park in Washington, NC.
May 14th, 2010
Stimulus funds trickle down into local Weatherization Assistance Program
Beaufort County gets environmental and economic benefits
May 13th, 2010
Hood Richardson Challenges Governor Beverly Perdue to Debate
Hood Richardson, a man who knows his own mind, would sincerely like to know Governor Beverly Perdue's position on illegal immigration. To date, she has been rather noncommittal.
May 13th, 2010
Beaufort County, and the Coastal Plain, Endures Ice Storm
The first ice storm in many years in eastern North Carolina leaves Beaufort County iced over and in the clutches of a cold front that sent a shudder through the collective populace.
May 12th, 2010