19+ hour, 5+ min ago   (551+ words) It’s a strange phenomenon, but by the first week of August we seem ready to be done with summer. Walk into any store and you will spot Halloween candy and décor. My social media feeds are already filled with Christmas…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (585+ words) It was a night of firsts on Thursday: First win for the Washington High School boys’ soccer team and the first-ever water-cooler soaking for new head coach Noah Williams. The Pam Pack picked up a 7-1 win over Martin County and celebrated…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (269+ words) Tyran Dixon, of Aurora, N.C., has been convicted and sentenced in Beaufort County Superior Court following a fatal fentanyl overdose and subsequent narcotics investigation, according to Beaufort County District Attorney Thomas D. Anglim. On Aug. 12, Dixon entered a guilty plea before Superior…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (216+ words) On Aug. 24, Washington’s first “Little Pack” will walk the halls of their new elementary school. Construction on Washington Elementary, a pre-kindergarten through third grade school, started in December 2024; final touches are being put in place now. The school will be…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (275+ words) American novelist and editor Toni Morrison once said, "If you can't find a book you want to read, write it." Morgan Shackelford, of Beaufort County, took a similar approach with his new podcast, The Salty Pine. Noticing a gap in…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (632+ words) For several decades, the playground equipment at the Chocowinity Recreation facility has served the public well. Children have had fun playing on and around it. Parents have been appreciative to have something to take them to that’s close to where…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (549+ words) CHOCOWINITY — One is the hunter and the other is the hunted. Together, they should help make the Class 1A/2A Coastal Plains Conference an exciting football conference to watch this season. Northside, the hunted, was picked by the league’s coaches to win…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (266+ words) He was a national treasure, if ever there was one. The person to whom I refer was Charles Kuralt. Time Magazine put it eloquently: “Charles Kuralt is the laureate of the common man.” Truth to tell, I simply don’t have…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (707+ words) College football conference races rarely follow a simple script. Preseason favorites have stronger expectations, but schedules, roster changes, and close conference games can quickly alter the picture. For East Carolina, that uncertainty makes the 2026 American Conference race particularly relevant. The…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (257+ words) As part of the P.S. Jones 2026 School Reunion and Community Gala weekend, August 14-16, the P.S. Jones Museum of African American Education will unveil three new exhibits. Another will offer a look into the history of Seward W. Snowden and schools in the Aurora…...