Beaufort County
COVID-19 update: Sept. 28, 2020
To read the latest update from the Beaufort County Health Department and Beaufort County Emergency Services, click HERE.
Top Stories
COVID-19: state stats at a glance
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Beaufort County numbered 1,074 Tuesday, after hitting the 1,000-case benchmark Sept. 21. ...
State Bureau of Investigation examining shooting in Aurora
AURORA — The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting that left a man in ...
College now offering free workforce trainings
Area residents interested furthering their education and learning a new skill now have a golden opportunity at Beaufort ...
Pamlico Air to invest $1.4 million locally, create 39 jobs
A local manufacturing company is expanding its operations in Beaufort County, utilizing financial incentives from both state and ...
Editorials
Free and fair elections in Beaufort County
Are you concerned about the upcoming election? If so, you’re not alone, and concerns about the process stretch across political ideologies. Republicans have expressed concerns ...
by WDN Editorial Board.
News Main
BAM: What they’re saying nationally about former NHS star Adebayo
A former Washington Daily News-Beaufort County Athlete of the Year continues to make his mark on the NBA. Edrice “Bam” Adebayo will lead the Miami ...
by Ashley Vansant, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:22 pm
Business
Governor announces Beaufort County expansion, jobs
Air Filtration Manufacturer to Expand in Beaufort County Creating 39 Jobs Pamlico Air to invest $1.4 million in Washington RALEIGH: Pamlico Air, an air filtration ...
by The Daily News, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 12:04 pm
Chocowinity
Nights of Fright returns to Chocowinity in October
CHOCOWINITY — What are you afraid of? Deep in the recesses of the human psychology, fears and phobias lurk constantly in the back of our ...
by Matt Debnam, Monday, September 28, 2020 6:19 pm
Community Columns
A fresh breeze and the smell of tobacco
The Roberson side of my family was raised on the Mill Road. My grandfather (Mr. Jim Roberson) decided to stay in the Old Ford community, ...
by Harold Robinson, Monday, September 28, 2020 6:19 pm
News
National poster contest winner highlights pioneering female doctor
For those who have been around Washington for a while, the name Dr. Susan Dimock may ring a bell. A pioneer in the field of ...
by Matt Debnam, Sunday, September 27, 2020 10:14 am
Community Columns
Mums blooming a sign of fall
This week has been absolutely wonderful, the beginning of fall actually feels like fall! I can’t remember when the last time that happened — it ...
by Beaufort County Cooperative Extension, Saturday, September 26, 2020 3:53 pm
My Turn
Make logging great again
As I walked through a wooded area the other day, I saw some beautiful, big old trees. I walked around admiring the beauty of the ...
by The Daily News, Saturday, September 26, 2020 12:52 pm
Community Columns
Write Again … It’s a love story
Please let me share with you today, friends, that which is a beautiful love story. Now, this is not the typical love story you might ...
by Bartow Houston, Saturday, September 26, 2020 9:51 am
Home & Real Estate
Train depot turned historic home offers best of southern living
Before the turn of the 20th century, the building on the corner of West Main and Washington streets welcomed visitors to Washington. A train depot ...
by Vail Stewart Rumley, Saturday, September 26, 2020 8:30 am
Beaufort County
Beaufort on governor’s 15-county disaster declaration list
A request for a federal disaster declaration could mean reimbursement to Beaufort County and Tideland Electric Membership Cooperative for expenses in response to and damage ...
by Matt Debnam, Saturday, September 26, 2020 8:01 am
Pungo Raiders
High school football is back
By STEVE BARNES For the Washington Daily News The first football game in Beaufort County this fall kicked off in the rain Friday afternoon ...
by The Daily News, Friday, September 25, 2020 11:37 pm
Arts
ROOF RAISED: Repairs complete at Turnage Theatre
Arts of the Pamlico employees, board members and friends of the Turnage Theatre marked a momentous milestone this week, as repairs on the circa-1913 building’s ...
by Matt Debnam, Thursday, September 24, 2020 5:58 pm
News
Harbor District Market announces Fall Festival
After a spring and summer fraught with event cancellations, the Harbor District Market in Washington is offering something to look forward to this Halloween. From ...
by Matt Debnam, Thursday, September 24, 2020 5:52 pm
Business
State offers new relief for businesses closed during pandemic
For the past six months, business owners in all sectors have had to make tough choices on closing, reopening and operating their businesses. For some, ...
by Matt Debnam, Thursday, September 24, 2020 1:27 pm
Crime
Washington police seek suspect in CVS armed robbery
The Washington Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who robbed the CVS Pharmacy on John Small Avenue on Monday evening. ...
by Matt Debnam, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 3:35 pm
Letters to the Editor
Paint is much, much cheaper
To the Editor, I read in the WDN the city council wants to improve bike and pedestrian connectivity via adding bike lanes and pedestrian traffic ...
by The Daily News, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 6:32 pm
News
Washington woman completes solo cycling trip across U.S.
By STEVE BARNES For the Washington Daily News Dream realized. Ever since she read “Miles from Nowhere” by Barbara Savage when she was 19 ...
by The Daily News, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 6:26 pm
News
Can corral up and running at The Blind Center
For most people, aluminum drink cans are trash to be put out with the weekly recycling, or, until recently, hauled off to the local convenience ...
by Matt Debnam, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 5:38 pm
News
Purpose of God fills food, material needs in community
With its childcare programs still on hold due to the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Purpose of God Annex is filling a new role ...
by Matt Debnam, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 5:36 pm
Editorials
Good luck, figure it out
With leadership comes responsibility, and nowhere in North Carolina is that responsibility sitting more heavily right now than on the shoulders of Gov. Roy Cooper. ...
by WDN Editorial Board, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 5:28 pm
Education
No decision on Plan A for elementary students
The Beaufort County Board of Education took no immediate action Monday night after considering the possibility of allowing pre-k through fifth-grade students to return to ...
by Matt Debnam, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 3:33 pm
Chocowinity
Chocowinity Primary students explore reading and writing
CHOCOWINITY — Students at Chocowinity Primary School had the opportunity to practice their writing skills and hear from special guest readers last week. The week’s ...
by Matt Debnam, Monday, September 21, 2020 7:29 pm
Hyde County
Hyde County reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, drop in active cases
From the Hyde County Health Department As of Monday, Hyde County reported a total COVID-19 case count of 126. Of this total, one is an active case, ...
by Matt Debnam, Monday, September 21, 2020 7:23 pm
Belhaven
Work underway at Belhaven Veterans Park
BELHAVEN — Old concrete and landscaping have been removed from a lot in downtown Belhaven that will soon be home to a new park honoring ...
by Matt Debnam, Monday, September 21, 2020 7:19 pm
Community Columns
No misdeed was immune to the silent code
After moving back to Washington from Raleigh — we were only gone for a 1 1/2 years — the school system placed me in Mrs. ...
by Harold Robinson, Monday, September 21, 2020 6:19 pm
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