20+ hour, 17+ min ago  (146+ words) The Washington Daily News Washington Youth Baseball earlier this week crowned champions in three age divisions. Play was held this week with competition wrapping up early due to the threat of bad weather. On its Washington NC Youth Baseball Facebook…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (943+ words) North Carolina lawmakers returned to Raleigh in April to convene the short session where passing a biennium budget looms large. State Sen. Bob Brinson (R-Craven, Beaufort and Lenoir) said passing a budget is legislators" top priority. Brinson also discussed his…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (161+ words) Swim Guide returns for a ninth year this Memorial Day weekend. On Friday, the environmental nonprofit Sound Rivers will launch the summer-long public service that lets people know where it's safe to recreate on local waterways, from Memorial Day to…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (322+ words) On Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 2: 30 pm, the O. A. Peay Alumni Association is scheduled to unveil and dedicate a plaque for Hyde County's Davie Poplar tree which was planted on the campus of the former O. A. Peay School in 1993. The Association, which was formed…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (498+ words) YEATESVILLE, N. C. " It seems like a good trend to follow. Fellow senior Zi'Mier Alexander also announced last week he was attending the school for basketball. Fresh off the heels of another successful season, the Flyers are boasting a strong recruiting class…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (79+ words) The Washington Daily News Payne, Gibbs recognized as Athletes of the Year at Washington High School Washington High School recognized Jarryn Payne and Addison Gibbs as its Male and Female Athlete of the Year. The recognitions came during a banquet…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (695+ words) Gabe Foreman's future is literally taking flight. Not only is the Washington High School senior heading to Averett University to wrestle, he's also getting into the pilot program at the school. So, when he's finished wrestling, he'll have another way…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (203+ words) This weekend, visitors from across North Carolina and the country will attend one of the largest fossil and natural history events in the state, the annual North Carolina Fossil Festival, hosted by the Aurora Fossil Museum. The festival will be…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (204+ words) In his powerful new novel, A Time for War, author and Washington, NC native Shad Watters combines suspense, faith, and end times drama in a gripping story about courage, sacrifice, and spiritual endurance during humanity's most turbulent days. Set against…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (31+ words) The Washington Daily News The following people were granted divorces in Beaufort County from Apr. May 3-9, 2026. Christine Renee Taylor and Robert Neil Taylor...