Today, Alex Pretti, a promising protestor within the "mostly peaceful protest" of ICE performing their Constitutional duties in Minneapolis, Minnesota, became the leading candidate to win the 2026 Darwin Award, but, of course, Alex had to die to move into that first place pole position.
( Published Sunday, February 1st, 2026 @ 8:38 pm )]]> I'm Charles Hickman and I have filed for election to a second term on the Board of Education. My wife and I reside in Blounts Creek.
( Published Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 @ 9:25 pm )]]> Beaufort County Board of Education District 6 member Steven P. Rader has filed for election to another term on the board. He is a resident of Washington, residing on Harvey Street in the city's Historic District.
( Published Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 @ 7:31 pm )]]> My name is Clinton Travis Martin, and I have filed to run for Beaufort County Commissioner because I believe our communities deserve strong practical leadership that delivers results.
( Published Saturday, December 6th, 2025 @ 11:30 pm )]]> NC House Bill 1009 proposes repeal of Extraterritorial Jurisdicitons
( Published Sunday, August 3rd, 2025 @ 6:31 pm )]]> Bureaucracy is the enemy of conservatism
( Published Thursday, June 26th, 2025 @ 8:46 pm )]]> Conservatism in the modern era
( Published Thursday, June 26th, 2025 @ 12:41 pm )]]> The recent controversy around 15th Street has encouraged me to run for the Washington City Council. The NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) owns several roads in town, and one of them is 15th Street.
( Published Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 @ 8:22 pm )]]> Questions about conflicts of interests and fiscal responsibility.
( Published Monday, August 26th, 2024 @ 12:22 pm )]]> We have big news coming over the next week. Our legal team, headed by NC Division SCV Judge Advocate James B. Wilson, Jr. and SCV Judge Advocate in Chief H. Edward Phillips, continues to defend our heritage in Pitt County.
( Published Monday, August 19th, 2024 @ 11:39 pm )]]> October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time for individuals, organizations, educators and policymakers to recognize and address cyber threats.
( Published Thursday, October 19th, 2023 @ 2:05 pm )]]> Throughout my career as a military officer, I received formal feedback from senior officers as part of the Army's highly regimented annual evaluation process, known as the Officer Evaluation Report, or OER.
( Published Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 @ 12:46 pm )]]> While many view Labor Day simply as the unofficial end of summer or an opportunity for a three-day weekend, the holiday's significance should not be lost on the average citizen.
( Published Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 @ 11:32 am )]]> The potentially biggest event in our lifetimes occurred this week. No, it wasn't the indictment of a former President of the United States by a politically motivated District Attorney.
( Published Thursday, July 20th, 2023 @ 6:06 pm )]]> In regard to your recent "Sound Off" section of the WDN, May 20th issue, an "anonymous caller," whose sole objective was to denigrate a duly elected county commissioner, I wondered what the purpose really was here.
( Published Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 @ 10:26 am )]]> Drug companies see a chance to cripple 340B, a program they once championed.
( Published Thursday, May 4th, 2023 @ 10:34 am )]]> Like Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon where all the children are above average, it is great to hike with your dog anywhere. If you have a treasured local spot to take your dog on outings you know you live in the best state for hiking with your dog.
( Published Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:35 am )]]> Many Americans will spend October stoking fear and building tension, with no shortage of blood-curdling screams. Then there's Halloween.
( Published Monday, October 24th, 2022 @ 12:56 pm )]]> It is no secret how important this fall election is here in Beaufort County. School board members across the country are getting unseated due to allowing wokeness curriculums into our schools by not standing up.
( Published Thursday, August 18th, 2022 @ 12:27 am )]]> In the fast-paced time of today, people often overlook how important it is to keep your health and well-being in check.
( Published Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 11:08 am )]]> Instead of welcoming new Republicans to Beaufort County, he chooses to insult people, calling them RINOs and Liberals, questioning their conservatism.
( Published Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 4:56 pm )]]> A few things against the digital learning initiative and the use of technology in the classroom.
( Published Saturday, May 28th, 2022 @ 10:57 am )]]> Local political Conservative and retired Lt. Colonel Pete Benton endorses Beaufort County Commissioner Stan Deatherage in his bid for re-election to the office that he currently holds.
( Published Saturday, May 14th, 2022 @ 9:00 am )]]> So ... in the final days of the campaign, Scott alerts us to his fact that he has just one tiny bit of most pertinent information ...
( Published Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 @ 6:44 pm )]]> A Message to Voters of Beaufort County from Gary Carlton in Four Parts
( Published Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 8:34 am )]]>