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Publisher's Note: This article originally appeared in the Beaufort Observer.

Fishing has always been one of North Carolina's most important industries. And much of that industry is based on the Oregon Inlet. That inlet is the gateway to the ocean from the Pamlico/Albemarle sounds. It is the inlet closest to the Gulf Stream off North Carolina. It is absolutely critical to Eastern North Carolina. It is as critical to Northeastern North Carolina as Interstate 40 is to the piedmont. Imagine if I ... (read more)
Two shootings that left four people injured and three armed robberies marked a crime-riddled night in Greenville.

Police responded to a fight and shooting at the Fusion Skate Park around 11:30 Saturday night. They say the trouble there spilled over to a convenience store 15 minutes later. Four people were shot between the two locations. All of this comes as police face mounting pressure to stop this kind of violence in the city.

Greenville Police Sgt. Carlton Williams sums up the weekend best... (read more)
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 States for the first time this year. The event will also feature the Offshore Super Series competitors as part of the APBA-sanctioned event.

Sponsored by R.A. Jefferies Distributing, Bud Light, and Ja... (read more)
Another wildfire sparked by lightening, on June 19, 2011, has affected North Carolina. The wildfire in Pender County's Holly Shelter Gamelands, Juniper Road and County Line Road, and 8 miles North of Topsail is continuing to burn out of control. On Wednesday, June 22nd, it has grown another 8,000 acres, bringing the total affected acreage to over 18,000. Thursday, June 23rd, the fire had burned over 21,000 acres and only 10 percent contained. People living in coastal communities, including Tops... (read more)

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News and Information

For Immediate Release:

Vidant Beaufort Hospital and Vidant Pungo Hospital have grant funds available to help meet community health needs Vidant Health wants to do more for people to improve their health before they reach the point of having to be hospitalized. That's why in 1998, Pitt County Memorial Hospital (now Vidant Medical Center) made a substantial donation to the Pitt Memorial Hospital Foundation (now Vidant Health Foundation) to establish the Community Benefit and Health Initiatives... (read more)
For Immediate Release:

Washington, NC - The 17th Annual East Carolina Wildlife Arts Festival and North Carolina Decoy Carving Championships will be held in Washington, North Carolina February 10-12, 2012. Events of the annual festival will be held in various locations throughout Washington.

Highlights of the 2012 event include: DockDogs® Competition, unveiling of the 2012 NC Waterfowl Stamp, 15 carving competition divisions, Kidz Zone children¹s activities, Southern Classic Duck, Goose and ... (read more)
Publisher's Note: This article originally appeared in the Beaufort Observer.

Second in our series on Tuesday night's public information session

This is the second in our series on the Martin-Marietta Vanceboro quarry. Click here to read the first article. In that piece we posted video in which the company spokespeople and consultants explained the project, the permitting process and the ground water issues. By ground water they mean water that is pumped out of the Castle Hayne aquifer. The i... (read more)
Publisher's Note: This article originally appeared in the Beaufort Observer.

Representatives from Martin-Marietta meet with the public in Beaufort County Monday night (1-31-12) to review plans for the Vanceboro quarry being proposed for southern Beaufort County. In a marathon session with approximately a hundred people in attendance various officials from the company and contractors who have done studies for them made presentations and then answered questions from those in attendance.

We ha... (read more)

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Weather Events

OUTER BANKS, N.C.
Hatteras Island is not accessible due to multiple areas of overwash on Hwy 12 north of Rodanthe from Hurricane Irene. Chopper 10 flew over the area Sunday morning and captured images of a section of washed out road.

The Town of Duck is also not accessible at this time because of impassable roads.

Re-entry into portions of Dare County began Sunday at 2 p.m. for residents and property owners. The re-entry procedure does not include access to Hatteras Island or the Town of Du... (read more)
Earlier I posted the projected path of Hurricane Irene, and openly prayed that the monstrous storm would pass farther east. It did not.

Beaufort County, in central northeastern North Carolina, almost took a direct hit. I have two separate historical paths of the storm: One proved by AccuWeather that presented the storm track as further east than the second historical path presented by HUREVAC, produced by the National Hurricane Center. There is a discrepancy, and it is minimal, with the HUR... (read more)
Publisher's Note: As a county commissioner of the county of Beaufort, I have access to the Beaufort County Emergency Management Operation and Control Center which conveniently is a short walking distance from my house. Otherwise, I have no power, no internet, no access to a passable road, and I literally possess a most remarkable odor. Just part of my scene here in eastern North Carolina.

What may be the worst hurricane in the last 56 years (since Hurricane Hazel in 1954) has released its h... (read more)
Hurricane Irene's eye wall, as per the latest projected model at 11:00 p.m., as exhibited below, will pass near the western shore of the Pamlico Sound. The updated path takes the storm 25 miles farther east from the 8:00 PM report, which will make a tremendous difference in the severity of the storm damage in Beaufort County. If this remains the projected path of this huge, Hurricane Fran-like storm, Beaufort County will benefit, but to the detriment of Hyde and Dare counties to Beaufort Coun... (read more)

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School News

On June 6, 2011 SW Snowden Elementary hosted their annual field day event. Members of the Beaufort County Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Coalition, a Healthy Carolinians Committee, helped with activities at the field day that involved the new walking trail at the school. The PAN coalition received a community grant through Eat Smart, Move More to construct the walking trail in 2010. The trail was constructed on December 17, 2010 around the football field at the school.

For field day... (read more)
WINTERVILLE--Since the beginning of fall semester in August, Pitt Community College Radiation Therapy students have been training on a fully functional simulator in a new simulation lab on campus thanks to a donation by Cape Fear Valley Health System's Radiation Therapy Department.

The simulator, which normally carries a $600,000-price tag, was donated to PCC by Cape Fear Valley in the spring of 2008. It was in storage, however, while the college completed construction of the Herman Simon Buil... (read more)

Regional Spirit

Thanksgiving as a holiday just makes profound sense. It is one of the Unites States's oldest holidays and is emblematic of who Americans are ... or maybe were.

In the past, most Americans were thankful for their inherited right to call this nation their home. With the United States of America as one's homeland, Americans were afforded the freedom to work towards a goal, and succeed or fail, but at least they had the freedom to attempt to live out their dream.

As of late, we've seen a small... (read more)





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