Maysville
Maysville, NC · Municipal
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More than 1,200 write-in votes cast in River Bend
RIVER BEND, N.C. — More than 1,200 voters wrote in a candidate’s name in River Bend during this year’s election. Craven County Elections Director Susan Williams says the town had 1,247 write-in votes, more than usual. She says two candidates actively encouraged voters to write in their names, helping drive the total.
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Donation unveils the historic past of one Washington home
It is not unusual for the new Washington Musuem of the Pamlico to receive a donation on any given day or week, which adds another piece to the puzzle surrounding Washington’s history. “We received an amazing collection a few weeks ago from the Biggs family, which also encompasses the...
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Rock the Docks concert cancelled for Friday night due to weather, town says
BEAUFORT, N.C. (WITN) - The Town of Beaufort cancelled Friday night’s Rock the Docks concert due to the weather. The town said they cancelled the event with the attendees’, vendors’, and performers’ safety in mind. The concert was supposed to feature The Michael Stephenson Jazz Trio, according to the flier.
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Duplin Times
Warsaw native named Veterans Day Parade grand marshal
WARSAW — Perhaps it’s fitting that a Warsaw native and graduate of James Kenan High School, who served decades in the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserves, and curated the Duplin County Veterans Museum, would be named the grand marshal of the 106th Veterans Day Parade, the longest running Veterans Day celebration in the United States, and the pride of his hometown. “I lived in Warsaw all my life, except for my military time,” Earl Rouse said. “I graduated [James Kenan] in ‘64. I went to work for Quinn Wholesale for a year, and then decided I knew everything. I went out to get a bigger paying job, a more important job, and after I’d interviewed that morning, I came back to the house and opened the mailbox. There was a selective service notice.” From then on, you could say, Rouse’s fate was sealed. He decided to go to the U.S. Armed Forces recruiting office in Morehead City, and found that only a Coast Guard recruiter was in the office at the time. That recruiter took him and his friend to lunch. “We got back and I said, ‘I do,’” Rouse recalled. “That was that.” Since the Vietnam War was