Discovering Beaufort County  

A look at the people, geography and history of a large familiar county separated by one big flowing river.

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The renovated and recently revived Turnage Theater has fallen on some pretty hard times as of late, and is being forced to shutter its doors.
Part of the Lights of Love tradition is the annual children's art contest. Each year, Beaufort County students from kindergarten-through-fifth grade are invited to participate.
The Turnage Theater is sponsoring two community based events: one on its stage, one in Washington Park.
The craggy, ragged shoreline of Goose Creek State Park is just one of the many unique components of this park that stands alone as the single most environmentally diverse tract of land, open to the public, in this nook of the Inner Banks.
Ever watched a trivia show and knew you could do better than the contestant? Now is your chance to prove it when Adam Growe, host of Canada's Cash Cab.
Frank Vignola to play the Turnage Theater this Friday, November 8, 2011 at 8:00 pm.
On Wednesday Night, October 19, 2011, the Beaufort County Arts Council presented to their patrons and members an exclusive exhibit of the work of many artists, representing multiple mediums.
The pictures tell the story here, and as this story is important, please contact me with the names of any of the folks that you may recognize in the photos, whom participated this fine Saturday, and I will list them in the appropriate places.
East Carolina University's Storybook Theater Presets "The Stinky Cheese Man" at the Turnage Theater, Saturday, October 22nd at 2:00 pm.
Turnage Theater Announces Two Shows: One for children, the other a sing-along.
It's time once again to get pumped for those pink t-shirts that stole our hearts in 2009! The 3rd annual Paint the Town Pink Day will be held Friday, October 14th.
Get ready for Halloween and all of the wonderful festivals leading up to the big day!
There is still time to get your tickets for the Season 5 opening performance and pre-show party!
It was a beautiful, clear morning that last Saturday of July, 2011. The sun was barely up, as I crossed the new Runyon Creek Bridge, on foot, after parking near the Washington public boat launch.
The Good Lovelies will play the Turnage Theater on Friday, September 30th at 8:00 pm
On Monday, August 29, 2011, two days in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the Emergency Management team continued their exhaustive work, but took a break to meet with the politicians, who visited Beaufort County to witness the destructive power of the massive storm.
The Beaufort County Conservative Republican Club is sponsoring a forum for candidates for the Washington City Council on Thursday September 15th at 7:00 PM in the Beaufort County Superior Court Room.
Beaufort County steels itself against the inevitable onslaught of Hurricane Irene.
The BoCO Summer Concert Series has concluded, and was fun for the participants: The performers and the patrons. The summer series just needed more patrons, and on occasion more performers.
North Carolina's Festivals, Music, and Getting Back to School.
The Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce looks forward to Saturday's Triathlon (July 30, 2011) to help stimulate local economy and also provide a healthy platform for good, clean fun.
Spectators will be thrilled by the speed and dynamic competition of the Crystal Coast Grand Prix, August 19–21 in the Bogue Sound, Morehead City. The race is part of the Powerboat P1 SuperStock Championship series, sanctioned by the American Powerboat Association (APBA), brought to the United...
Beaches, grilling, boating, swimming, picnics, and EVENTS!
This year is sure to continue the tradition and fellowship of Eagle's Wings, Janet Cox and Le Moulin Rouge de Danse, and the entire community of Beaufort County.
Washington, North Carolina may be a small city here in eastern North Carolina, but it has developed into the festival capital of the region.
On June 25, 2011, at about 8:06 pm, I began taking pictures of a beautiful sunset before I joined my wife waiting for me at the Turnage Theater.
I take many pictures some weeks. In the span of any given month, I make hundreds of images. To date, with tens of thousands of pictures taken and stored, I have never seen a photo this odd.
This is the 3rd Music in the Streets for Washington North Carolina. It is an exposition told in pictures, which provides an historic account of that evening.
The Shakedown is one of the area's top variety bands, blending various musical styles into one cohesive groove.
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