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Memorial Day is a time when we as a nation pause to remember and honor the sacrifice of the men and women who gave their lives in the service of our nation.
You are receiving the attached message and email below from Beaufort County's EOC as a method of keeping you informed about our county's response to COVID-19.
Our office is currently monitoring the development of a coastal low that will impact our area as follows throughout the weekend.
We are expecting Hurricane Dorian to impact Beaufort County with hurricane force winds. Winds will begin to increase beginning Thursday mid-afternoon.
We are expecting Hurricane Dorian to impact Beaufort County with hurricane force winds. Tropical force winds will begin as early as Thursday evening with winds peaking late Thursday night through Friday evening.
Beaufort County is asking all residents in the unincorporated areas of Beaufort County to have all storm related debris out by the roadway no later than the end of day on Saturday, November 24th. Please do not put any storm debris out after this date
The 2017 North Carolina Severe Weather Preparedness Week will occur the first full week of March, from March 5 through March 11, 2017
All Beaufort County emergency personnel are monitoring the weather and making the appropriate preparations. We are advising anyone who does not have to be on the roadways during the weekend to please not do so

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Engagements

Mr. and Mrs. Kent Buckman Jr. of Washington, NC, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Katherine Mariah Buckman to William Stanhope Deatherage Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Deatherage of Washington.

Births

Sylvester Earl "Bud" Hardison, age 66, a life-long resident of Washington, NC, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
William Stanhope Deatherage, Jr. and Katherine Buckman Deatherage are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Henry Marshall Deatherage. He was born on February 11th, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital, weighing 8 pounds and five ounces and measuring 21 inches in length.
  William Stanhope Deatherage Jr. and Katherine Buckman Deatherage are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Amelia Susan Deatherage. She was born on March 14th, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital, weighing 8 pounds and seven ounces and measuring 20 ½ inches in length.

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Obituaries

Edwin Wayne Craig, age 75. a resident of Washington, NC died Sunday November 1, 2026, at his home.
John Kenneth Cantrell II, age 98, a resident of Washington, NC, died Monday, November 2, 2026, at Ridgewood Manor in Washington.
With deep sadness, the family of Rupert “Lee” Drake, Jr., age 78, of Washington, North Carolina, announces his passing on November 1, 2026. Lee passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home.
Janice Boyd Tyson, age 88, a resident of Washington, died Sunday November 1, 2026, at ECU Health Medical Center.
Stanley Caleb Norris, age 76, a resident of Vanceboro, died Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Carolina East Medical Center.
Lloyd Harold Jordan Jr., age 66, passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 27th.
Betty Lou Alligood Boyd (87) of 1112 Lizzard Slip Road, Washington, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
William “Bill” Henry Overton, age 68, a resident of Roper, died Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at his home.
John Frankie Singleton, Sr., age 86, a resident of Washington, died Sunday, October 25, 2026, at his home.
Gary Roger Carr, age 85 a resident of Washington died Monday October 26, 2026, at Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation in Windsor, NC.
Ursula Elizabeth Barr, 88, of Washington, NC, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at ECU Health Inpatient Hospice in Greenville.
Virgil Ray Tucker, Sr., age 75 a resident of Belhaven, NC died Tuesday October 20, 2026 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, NC.
Mr. Carl Delray Cayton, Sr., age 82, a resident of Aurora, NC, died Wednesday October 21, 2026, at his home.
Leslyn Sheryl Miles, age 81, a resident of Washington, NC, died Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
Jennifer Marie Teboe, age 49 a resident of Chocowinity, died Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at ECU Health Inpatient Hospice.
Sharon Jefferson Henderson, 79, passed away at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital in Washington, North Carolina, on October 14, 2026.
Lois Wilbur Nixon, age 94 a resident of Washington, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at Ridgewood Rehabilitation & Living Center in Washington.
Audra “Sissy” Elaine Boyd, age 48, a resident of Pinetown, NC, died Friday, October 16, 2026.
Harold Norman Bright, Sr., age 87, a resident of Chocowinity, NC, died Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Velma Gray Boyd Woolard, age 72, a resident of Washington, NC, died Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at her home.








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