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ENC law enforcement agencies participate in Torch Run for Special Olympics North Carolina
The New Bern Police Department, K9 Chase, Havelock Police Department, and North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics North Carolina on Tuesday. Each May, members of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics North Carolina carry the Flame of Hope through...
BCCC announces President’s List & Dean’s List for Spring 2024
Beaufort County Community College congratulates the following students for making the President’s List or the Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester. Full-time students who achieve a 4.00 grade point average for the semester are placed on the President’s List for that semester. Full-time students who achieve between a 3.50 and 3.99 grade point average […] The post BCCC announces President’s List & Dean’s List for Spring 2024 appeared first on Washington Daily News.
Artists paint downtown New Bern to raise funds for community visual art programs
NEW BERN, Craven County — Artists spend their week painting homes in downtown New Bern for the North Carolina Plein Air Art Festival from May 12 to May 19. Artists were selected from all over the country to paint downtown. The paintings are for sale at the New Bern Farmer’s Market located at 421 S Front St, New Bern.
Artists converge in ENC as the Plein Arts Festival kicks off
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — It’s that time of year again! Dozens of artists are in New Bern painting the city. It’s all part of the fourth North Carolina Plein Air Art Festival. There are 37 artists split up between Beaufort, Oriental and New Bern. More than 400 paintings will be produced live on location over […]
New Bern’s Board of Aldermen to meet Tuesday night
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — The New Bern Board of Aldermen is set to meet on Tuesday night. There are a couple of big items on the agenda, one of them being the 2024-25 budget. The city manager is set to give a presentation going over where New Bern’s dollars will be going. The general […]
Suspect arrested in relation to assault and kidnapping of local woman
A man has been arrested and charged for his role in a late April kidnapping and assault. Edwaun Gibbs, 49, was arrested Thursday, May 16, by the Onslow County Sheriff's Department. The charges against Gibbs are related to an incident from April 27 that happened on the 2200 block of...
Man jailed under $25,000 bond after being wanted for robbery
NEW BERN, Craven County — After being wanted for robbery, David Lee Singleton was arrested by law enforcement officers Sunday, May 12, 2024. Singleton is charged with felony common law robbery related to a crime that took place May 6. Singleton is jailed in the Craven County Jail under...
Softball Recap: Kenan Woolard leads Northside - Pinetown to victory over Perquimans
With a playoff game on the line, Northside - Pinetown rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Perquimans Pirates. Winning may never get old, but Northside - Pinetown sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row. Isabella Boykin...
Man, woman charged with trafficking cocaine after law enforcement searches home
NEW BERN, Craven County — A man and a woman were arrested after law enforcement searched a home at 806 Neuse Dr. in New Bern. The search was a result of complaints about ongoing drug activity at the home. During the search, investigators found roughly 33 grams of cocaine,...
Havelock man accused of impregnating 13-year-old caught in Puerto Rico
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A man accused by police here in the east in 2021 of impregnating a 13-year-old girl has been captured in Puerto Rico. Greenville police say that Deshawn Oliver, 29, of Havelock, was arrested on May 8th in Aguidilla, Puerto Rico by special agents in the FBI San Juan Field Office.
New Bern aldermen get proposed 2025 budget from city
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — New Bern City Manager Foster Hughes presented the proposed budget for 2025 to the Board of Aldermen on Wednesday. This year, city officials said they started the budgeting process last November. The total general fund is more than $50 million in the proposed budget, which is a 2.7 percent increase […]
Meet the mechanic that helps the Blue Angels soar
HAVELOCK, Craven County — The Blue Angels are always the main attraction at the Air Show at Cherry Point. Staff Sergeant Austin Powlenko is the main who keeps the jets operating at a high level. While the pilots get a lot of the focus, highly-skilled mechanics like Powlenko put...
BOE approves Swinson to be Washington High School’s next principal
Dr. Michael Swinson will return to Washington High School as its newest principal, Beaufort County Schools confirmed this week. Swinson received a final stamp of approval from the Beaufort County Board of Education during their May 7 meeting. Swinson has accepted a job offer from the school district; he will be an official employee on […] The post BOE approves Swinson to be Washington High School’s next principal appeared first on Washington Daily News.
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