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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

Betty Lou Mercer Foreman December 12 1928-September 20 2026 Predeceased by her parents James Harrison Mercer and Caroline Parks Mercer of Belhaven.
Loyce Jean Woolard Boland, age 85, a resident of Washington, died Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at ECU Health Medical Center.
Born to the late Archie Carawan and Grace Moore Carawan on July 16th, 1938. At the age of 88, Gracie went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 13th, 2026, at HCA Oak Hill Hospital while visiting her sister, Christy in Homosassa, Florida.
Milford Doyle Jefferson Jr., age 75, a resident of Washington, NC, died Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Anthony Theodore “Ted” Fraune, Jr., 81, died Saturday September 12, 2026 at his home in Washington, NC, after a long illness.
Thomas Howell Peele, known to his friends and family simply as Thomas, passed away on September 11, 2026, at the age of 75. He was born on November 14, 1950.
Kenneth Marshall Keech, Sr., age 85, a resident of Washington, died Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at ECU Inpatient Hospice.
Nell William Smith Godfrey, 82, passed away peacefully at Transition Lifecare in Raleigh on Friday, September 11, 2026.
Susan Elizabeth Boyd, age 85, a resident of Washington, died Monday, September 14, 2026, at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital.
Mr. Ronnie Owen Everett, age 78, a resident of Pinetown, NC died Friday September 11, 2026, at ECU Health Medical Center on Greenville.
Mr. Phillip Wayne Waters, Sr., age 88, a resident of Pinetown, NC, died Thursday, September 10, 2026.
Danny Harold Fleming was received in the Kingdom of Heaven at his rural farm home in Aurora, NC on September 9, 2026.
Jane Gale Andrassi, age 89, a resident of Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at UNC Nash Hospital.
Selma Conny Phelps, age 69, a resident of Belhaven, NC died Monday August 31, 2026, at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Rebecca “Becky” Sheppard Waters, age 75, a resident of Bath, NC died Saturday August 29, 2026, at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.
Johnny Richard Pollard, age 71, a resident of Williamston, died Thursday, August 20, 2026, at ECU Health Inpatient Hospice.
Maggie Cordon Credle, age 92, a resident of 6437 Kelly Road, Bath, NC, died Friday August 21, 2026, at her home.
Janet Carawan Williams, age 79, a resident of Washington, died Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at her home.
Mrs. Faye Moore Brame, age 88, a resident of Chocowinity, NC died Wednesday August 19, 2026, at her home.
Anabelle Leigh Laughlin, age 15 a resident of Washington, died Thursday, August 13, 2026, at ECU Health Medical Center.








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