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All storms are now clear of Beaufort Co.. Winds are expected to begin transitioning NW, and remain sustained between 15 and 25 mph through Sunday afternoon.

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News Release:

    Good Morning Everyone,

    All storms are now clear of Beaufort Co.. Winds are expected to begin transitioning NW, and remain sustained between 15 and 25 mph through Sunday afternoon. Temperatures will also quickly drop over the next few hours as we are approach freezing by midafternoon.

    We are currently monitoring widespread power outages impacting between 2,000 and 3,000 customer of Tideland EMC and Duke Energy in the communities of and near Aurora, Bond Creek, Spring Creek, Chocowinity Bay, Bath, Bayview, Sidney, Pamlico Beach and Pungo Creek. We do not have an estimated time of repair, but utility crews are actively working to restore power.

    Our office is requesting your help as we exercise our ability to quickly obtain damage assessments across Beaufort County. You can assist by posting pictures and the location of damage in your area to our Facebook page. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=330743422432704&id=100064911451902

    As always, thank you for what you do to keep Beaufort County informed, prepared and safe.


    Chris Newkirk
       Deputy Director,     Beaufort County Emergency Services

    1420 Highland Dr
    Washington, NC 27889

       Office: (252) 940-6511  •  Cell: (252) 378-5352
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Latest Governing Beaufort County

The city council has only made two official acts as of February 16, 2026
While this afternoon’s update once again included increased probabilities of moderate to major impacts, it will likely be tomorrow before we receive specific accumulation details.
Government and its bureaucracy are not perfect, and never has been in this self-governed society, here at the local level, at our state level, and at our federal level, therefore, it is incumbent upon all elected politicians to seek a comfortable level of representation for our constituents.
Beaufort County is implementing a new emergency alert system. All residents are encouraged to sign up to receive alerts via phone and email.

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Has the local government acted responsibly and transparently?
Beaufort County Commissioners meet, and work by a majority vote to do the business of those constituents they purport to represent.
Waste, fraud, abuse and incompetence continue to govern county school budgets and decision making.

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However, if one believes that Beaufort County government is in full command of the issues of our times, here locally, one might need to steel their resolve for a more perfect understanding of the intellect possessed by the Center-Left /Left Coalition.
To borrow a big phrase from this salient plan originating at the federal level, under President Trump's watchful eye, whose time has finally arrived, even here in the mispent realm of Beaufort County government(s).
We must vet, and elect those who will actually represent the people or we will be stuck with the same mess we have now.

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