20+ hour, 10+ min ago  (581+ words) Jeff Creighton fights Jason Jackson on May 16 in Most Valuable Promotions" inaugural MMA event on Netflix. Jeff Creighton loves being a Mixed Martial Arts fighter. But the former Jacksonville resident did not hesitate to react positively when asked if his…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (578+ words) Croatan players look on during a game earlier this season. What is the identity of this year's Croatan boys' lacrosse team? "It's funny. That was a big question for us," coach George Benson said. "Four of our five losses are…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (415+ words) Richlands' Kyler Ornoski delivers a pitch in a game earlier this season. Here are the area's top high school sports performers for April 24. Top performers are based on the results sent in by the coaches. Justice Badgerow, Northside: The senior…...

2+ day, 55+ min ago  (565+ words) Cason Justice shakes hands with Onslow County Schools Superintendent Christopher Barnes during the N. C. Teacher of the Year awards luncheon Friday in Cary. Swansboro High School history teacher Cason Justice was named the 2026 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the…...

2+ day, 10+ min ago  (729+ words) Brittany Stevenson and her husband, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor Stevenson. Brittany Stevenson accepts the Golden Rule Lightkeeper nomination on behalf of the Camp Lejeune Leadership Seminar on Thursday. Brittany Stevenson and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor Stevenson are pictured years ago…...

2+ day, 40+ min ago  (1547+ words) The MCAS Cherry Point Air Show returns to the Havelock base on May 9 and May 10. The Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels" practice their performance for the 2024 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1353+ words) Earl Taylor, center, is inducted into the Fabric of Our Community Awards Thursday with his wife, Pam Taylor, left, and Onslow Civic Affairs Committee Chairman Brent Anderson, right. The wife of Alfred L. Keyes accepts her late husband's Fabric of Our…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (726+ words) East Duplin's Sawyer Marshburn looks on during a baseball game earlier this season. Croatan's Ian Balog won the Coastal Conference tennis singles title. Here are the area's top high school sports performers for April 22-23. Top performers are based on the…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (781+ words) Children play at Jones County's new inclusive playground Monday at 1549 N. C. 58 South, in Trenton. Jones County Manager Kyle Smith pushes his daughter on a swing at Jones County's new inclusive playground on Monday at 1549 N. C. 58 South, in Trenton. Commissioner Frank Emory, chairman…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (628+ words) Seventh-grader Peyton Mc Guire shows off her International Day country, Costa Rica, during Wednesday's event at Montessori Children's School in Jacksonville. Seventh-grader Elizabeth Fiero, left, and fifth-grader Dylan Hussey, right, pose in their corner of International Day, centered around Mexico,…...