Brandon Tester, Author at Washington Daily News

Beaufort County

COVID-19 update: Beaufort County’s vaccination rate now 38%

The nationwide halt of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine will remain in effect as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Committee on Immunization Practices ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Friday, April 16, 2021 9:50 pm

Beaufort County

School system receives clean audit

Beaufort County Schools received a clean audit report for the most recent fiscal year. The accounting firm Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP presented the audit report ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Friday, April 16, 2021 6:06 pm

Beaufort County

School system planning summer program

Gov. Roy Cooper last week signed into law a bill that requires public school districts to offer in-person summer school courses targeted toward K-12 students ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:25 pm

Beaufort County

Kugler Field improvements on school board’s radar

What does Kugler Field’s future hold? The former home of Pam Pack athletics is located just off of Hudnell Avenue in Washington. Beaufort County Schools ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 10:13 pm

Beaufort County

School board invests $1.03 million in technology upgrades

The Beaufort County Schools Board of Education gave the school system clearance Tuesday to spend approximately $1.03 million on classroom technology upgrades. The district is ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 8:47 pm

News

Washington City Council considers term extension

Should members of Washington City Council serve for four years instead of two? That’s a question City Council has been debating and researching recently. No ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:42 pm

News

City Council denies subdivision plat

The couple looking to redevelop the property that houses the defunct Racquet Club of Washington into an 18-lot single-family residential subdivision will have to wait ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:24 pm

Beaufort County

Health department to offer Johnson & Johnson vaccine at drive-thru clinic

The Beaufort County Health Department will offer the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last at a drive-thru clinic ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Monday, April 12, 2021 3:24 pm

News

Washington City Council to meet in-person

The Washington City Council’s regularly scheduled meeting Monday will be held in-person for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting ... Read more

by Brandon Tester, Saturday, April 10, 2021 5:24 pm

Beaufort County

Plenty of vaccination appointments available

Beaufort County is inching closer to the vaccination rate Health Director Jim Madson believes will result in an ideal level of herd immunity. As of ... Read more