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On Monday, April 13, 2026, the Beaufort County Grand Jury returned a True Bill of Indictment against 24-year-old Brady O’Neil Daniels of Wallace, NC, charging him with the murder of Billy Joe Bell in 2023.
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 @ 7:25 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Small cities rarely make headlines. Their struggles - fiscal mismanagement, leadership vacuums, the slow erosion of public trust - play out in school gymnasiums and wood-paneled council chambers, witnessed by a handful of residents and largely ignored by the world outside.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 10:16 am
By: Government Man
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Gov. Josh Stein is calling on the General Assembly to pass what he calls a “$1.4 million critical needs budget,” as members of the Council of State from both major parties said in their last meeting they are reaching a breaking point.
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 @ 12:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On occasion, the election season has a way of bringing forth much good fruit, which is often the case when hard working and intelligent agents of stability, through changing the dynamic of our societal path, join the political paradigm to help we, the self-governed, do far better for ourselves.
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2026 @ 12:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In Commissioner Deatherage's Campaign for Re-election, as your Conservative County Commissioner, Washington Mayor Pro Tem Nick Fritz endorsed Candidate Stan Deatherage to remain in office to lead a Conservative renaissance here in Beaufort County.
Published: Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 @ 1:12 pm
By: Nick Fritz
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The Republican party has transformed in a number of ways over the past 20 years.
Published: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 @ 2:03 pm
By: Dave Hudson
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On December 12, 2025, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested 27-year-old Nikkopenia Terra Echevarria of Washington, NC on multiple felony drug charges.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 @ 1:10 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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This effort in exposition begins the noble experiment of many years of understanding this land, deep within the Chocowinity Bay /Pamlico River watershed, its essence in totality, and, ultimately, the planning of that benefit to the collective will of humankind.
Published: Sunday, January 25th, 2026 @ 4:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's been an interesting few weeks! It seems that now is a good time to give any interested parties and update on what has been going on with the Washington City Council.
Published: Monday, January 19th, 2026 @ 6:30 pm
By: Nick Fritz
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Glorious old stories ruined by bad new ideas.
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2025 @ 3:28 am
By: Daily Wire
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On December 5, 2025, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested 39-year-old, Arnold Gerard Whitney of Belhaven, NC on multiple drug and weapon charges.
Published: Friday, December 12th, 2025 @ 8:48 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Tuesday December 9th, 2025, 33-year-old Ryan Austin Stalls pled guilty in Beaufort County Superior Court to the following charges:
Published: Thursday, December 11th, 2025 @ 12:53 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Imagine a bucket full of wood cockroaches being thrown into a burning fire. The little brown bodies writhe and crackle and begin to fall apart. This is the scene we are watching in Washington.
Published: Saturday, November 29th, 2025 @ 3:29 pm
By: Lib Campbell
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“We can’t come this week,” read the text message I received from the maid who cleans our house every other week. “ICE is at the door.”
Published: Saturday, November 29th, 2025 @ 9:36 am
By: Tom Campbell
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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.
Published: Thursday, November 27th, 2025 @ 2:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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he recent Washington election results are telling. The citizens voted overwhelmingly for change.
Published: Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 @ 5:02 pm
By: Nick Fritz
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On January 27, 2025 Washington Police Department officers and Washington Fire/Rescue personnel responded to the area of Bonner Street and E. Martin Luther King Jr. Street in reference to a report of a motor vehicle crash.
Published: Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 @ 2:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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I am not a veteran. I only have the greatest respect for those who have served, unsurpassed by all professions that keep America safe and strong.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2025 @ 8:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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During the past month, members from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit, Patrol Division and K9 Unit have charged seven people in the county on felony drug charges.
Published: Saturday, November 1st, 2025 @ 9:35 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Eastern North Carolina Now, commonly referred to as ENC Now, serves as a comprehensive communication platform that addresses the diverse needs of its audience. As a First Amendment news outlet, and a digital social media space, we possess the capability to disseminate your business, personal...
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2025 @ 10:10 am
By: David Winstead
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating a wanted person. On October 27, 2025, 40-year-old Givon Montrell Hodges of Washington, NC left Superior Court in Beaufort County and failed to return.
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 @ 4:43 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On April 25, 2024, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jaleza Aneice Alexander on multiple drug charges.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 @ 7:21 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In colonial Williamsburg, on main street near the palace, are the public stocks called the pillory.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 @ 1:30 pm
By: Lib Campbell
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North Carolina’s Republican legislative leadership never met a tax they didn’t want to cut. Since taking control of state government in 2011, they have cut corporate tax rates from 6.9 percent to the current 2.0 percent.
Published: Sunday, October 26th, 2025 @ 6:07 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received reports of multiple vehicle break-ins between December 6 th and December 9 th in the areas of Turkey Trot Rd., South Asbury Church Rd. and Magnolia School Rd. in Washington.
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 @ 9:32 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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“There are some people that really don't deserve to be taken care of and we'll take care of them in a different way."
Published: Saturday, October 18th, 2025 @ 9:22 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Sunday, September 21, 2025 at approximately 1900 hours, Washington Police Department units were dispatched to the 600 block of West 9th Street in reference to a possible shooting in progress.
Published: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 @ 8:41 pm
By: Announcements
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On December 16 th the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Response Team along with officers from the Washington Police Department joined forces to arrest a subject wanted in Beaufort and Pitt County for ten outstanding warrants that included multiple felony charges.
Published: Monday, September 22nd, 2025 @ 3:32 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Friday January 3, 2025, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 27-year- old Carlos Lugo-Garcia and executed a search warrant on his home in Beaufort County.
Published: Friday, September 19th, 2025 @ 8:05 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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No doubt you are hearing pundits speculating about the 2026 U.S. Senate race, but that election is 13 months from now.
Published: Thursday, September 18th, 2025 @ 3:16 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Charlie Kirk, 31 years of age, who was renowned as one of the most important and influential college speakers /Leaders in many decades; founder of Turning Point USA, has been shot dead at Utah Valley University.
Published: Sunday, September 14th, 2025 @ 5:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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