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Beaufort County Animal Shelter resumes normal operations

From Beaufort County Government: The Beaufort County Animal Shelter resumed normal operations Monday, lifting a temporary restriction on ...

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40th annual Summer Festival to be held this weekend

For the 40th year, the Washington-Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce’s (WBCC) annual Summer Festival will usher in an ...

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Washington robberies under investigation

The Washington Police Department is investigating multiple robberies involving the same suspect over the weekend.  On Sunday, June ...

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Bacteria high at one Swim Guide site this week

WASHINGTON [June 2, 2023] — After last weekend’s rain, only one sampled site in the Tar-Pamlico watershed failed ...

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Shot a “one in ten million shots that can happen;” WPD Chief discusses last week’s shooting

“That’s just one of those one in ten million shots that can happen,” Washington Police Chief Phil Rollinson ...

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Southside alumni return to record “homecoming” album

“Outlaw” is Southside High School sweethearts Caleb and Madison (Hudson) Petty’s debut country music album that is set ...

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Property tax, electric utility rates unchanged in new city budget

Washington’s current ad valorem tax rate of 58 cents per $100 value will remain the same as well ...

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County shelter at capacity, temporarily not accepting animals

From Beaufort County Government: Due to a recent influx of animal intakes, the Beaufort County Animal Shelter is ...

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Fugitive wanted for armed robbery arrested after foot chase

On May 9, 2023 and May 18, 2023 officer with the Washington Police Department responded to Speedway at ...

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Sheriff’s Office responds to apparent murder-suicide

On May 31, 2023 at 9:30 p.m., the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a domestic ...

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