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Update: Two students charged for firearm on campus
Update: Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office have charged two students from Southside High School with Felony Possession of a Firearm on School Property and Felony Possession of a Firearm with Altered Serial Number. Both students were confined in the Pitt Regional Juvenile Center on a Secure Custody Order. The post Update: Two students charged for firearm on campus appeared first on Washington Daily News.
New Bern Shrine Club hosts 57th Annual Fish Fry
NEW BERN, Craven County —The New Bern Shrine Club's 57th Annual Fish Fry is on Friday, April 19, 2024. It's all happening from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Plates are $12 and can be purchased at 3 different locations:. The New Bern Shrine Club. Burger King on Glenburnie Road...
Racing Legend Reggie Fountain to be honored at Reggie Day
Washington, NC — Boating industry legend and world champion boat racer Reggie Fountain will be honored for his 45+ years of civic and economic contributions in a special ceremony as the Beaufort County Commissioners officially declare April 23 as “Reggie Day” throughout the county. In addition to the Beaufort County Commissioners, festivities will include recognition […] The post Racing Legend Reggie Fountain to be honored at Reggie Day appeared first on Washington Daily News.
POLICE: Cyclist with no lights, reflectors critically injured in pre-dawn crash
HAVELOCK, N.C. (WITN) - Police say a woman on a bicycle was critically injured when she was hit by a vehicle early Wednesday morning. Havelock police say Alisha Kelley was trying to cross four-lane U.S. 70 at Stonebridge Trail when she was struck by a vehicle going through the intersection with a green light. The crash happened Wednesday morning around 4:30 a.m.
Traveling Green Book Exhibit Coming to Washington
The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission (NCAAHC) Traveling Green Book Exhibit will be on display from April 24 to May 27 at the Turnage Theater. “The Negro Motorist Green Book,” published between 1936 and 1966, was both a travel guide and a tool of resistance designed to confront the realities of racial discrimination in […] The post Traveling Green Book Exhibit Coming to Washington appeared first on Washington Daily News.
One dead, one injured in motorcycle crash in Pamlico County
GRANTSBORO, N.C. (WNCT) — One person was killed and another injured in a motorcycle crash that happened Sunday afternoon. Master Trooper Rico L. Stephens with the N.C. State Highway Patrol said they responded at 2:15 p.m. to a crash on Neuse Road near Prescott Road. Joseph Schulte, 62, from New Bern, was driving his motorcycle […]
ECU Summer Camp comes to Washington
From Pamlico Business Resource Center East Carolina University (ECU) and the Pamlico Business Resource Center are excited to announce a collaborative effort to introduce a transformative opportunity for youth in Washington and neighboring areas to engage in the highly successful annual ECU Summer Innovation Camp that aims to inspire and empower young minds by imparting […] The post ECU Summer Camp comes to Washington appeared first on Washington Daily News.
Alternate route offered for westbound travelers as James City roadwork ramps up
MOREHEAD CITY — The N.C. Department of Transportation is offering up an alternate route for those traveling westbound from Carteret County during the upcoming busy summer months. Signs have been put up in Morehead City alerting those traveling towards Raleigh of the upcoming work zone. Roadwork construction in James...
Hammonds graduates from Sheriff’s Leadership Institute
The week of March 10, the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association hosted sheriffs newly elected in November, 2022 for the fourth and final week of the Sheriffs’ Leadership Institute in Chapel Hill. Sheriffs from across the state including Beaufort County Sheriff Scott Hammonds attended. The Sheriffs’ Leadership Institute is held at the Rizzo Center of the […] The post Hammonds graduates from Sheriff’s Leadership Institute appeared first on Washington Daily News.
City approves funding to build a fishing pier in downtown New Bern
The city is working on plans to build a fishing pier at the end of Broad Street on the Neuse River in downtown New Bern, NC. Foster Hughes, the city manager, presented a concept plan for the Broad Street Pier Project to the New Bern Board of Aldermen during the March 26, 2024 meeting.
Heritage Homes Tour returning to downtown New Bern
NEW BERN, Craven County — The Heritage Homes Tour is returning to downtown New Bern and the Ghent Historic District. It is a self-guided tour of some homes and gardens and will take place May 3-4. It's hosted by the New Bern Historical Society and includes stately and smaller,...
New Bern's Stanley A. White Recreation Center nears completion, set to open by 2025
An update on the Stanley A. White Recreation Center in New Bern:. City staff say 98% of steel framing is done and interior walls are going up now – at the site off of 3rd Avenue and Broad Street. Plumbing – electrical – and HVAC is also in the...
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