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For Immediate Release:

Safe Sitters - Better Sitters Today, Better Parents Tomorrow

Washington, NC Vidant Beaufort Hospital will once again offer the Safe Sitters babysitting program this summer. Safe Sitters is a medically accurate program that teaches boys and girls ages 11 to 13 how to handle emergencies when caring for children. The program teaches safe and nurturing child care techniques, behavior management skills, and appropriate responses to medical emergencies.

The program is f... (read more)
Rosie's Bluegrass Festival is the waterfornt place to be on May 20, 2012 in Washington, NC at Washington Festival Park.... (read more)
For Immediate Release

Saturday, June 2, 2012 Palmetto Boardwalk Hike10:00 am

The palmetto boardwalk gives you a close-up view of a hardwood swamp transitioning into a marsh. It also contains tons of wildlife, fauna and flora. This hike will begin at the park’s Visitor Center.

Sunday, June 10, 2012 “Stayin’ Alive”2:00 pm

A Beginner’s Guide to Surviving in the Wilderness: All ages are welcome to come and find out some of the best ways to survive in the wilderness here in Eastern NC. We w... (read more)
It is important to vote, but much more important to know the difference between the worthy and the worthless. If you have been keeping up with the political commentary in BCN, you would well know that we have fully expressed our position as to who possess the "right stuff" to serve in this Republic. On this issue of politician competency, we do believe that we have the experience to know "the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."

And downright ugly it has been, especially in the Republican primary fo... (read more)

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Combat Crime

Press Release:

On Monday, May 21st Washington Police Department assisted NC Probation and Parole officers at 221 Pierce St. During this operation officers seized 288 grams of marijuana. Santez Rico Keys, age 28 was charged with possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana within 1000 feet of a park, maintaining a vehicle for controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Keys was confined to the Beaufort County Jail under a $5,000.00 secured bond for the marijuana charges ... (read more)
Press Release:

On April 1 and May 4, 2012 in Pitt County, Greenville, Lenoir County, and Kinston NC arrests were made in a joint narcotics case. The Greenville Regional Drug Task Force, in partnership with the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, and Kinston Department of Public Safety, recently concluded a criminal investigation that resulted in the arrest of persons working within the Sinoloa Drug Cartel, a Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization based in No... (read more)
Press Release:

On May 13, 2012 at approximatelyMitchell Alanda StClair Jr. 2:15 p.m., Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an assault in progress at a residence on Whichards Beach Road in Chocowinity, NC. When Deputies arrived, the suspect had fled the scene. Deputies found an adult female victim with multiple lacerations to her face and a juvenile female with a swollen area on her forehead. The victims were transported to Beaufort Hospital, treated fo... (read more)
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On 05/17/2012 Washington Police received a report of a robbery at the Days Inn Hotel on Carolina Ave. in Washington. Shortly after 2:00a.m., two neatly dressed men approached employees in the parking lot of the hotel and inquired about a room. Once inside the lobby area, the two produced weapons and demanded money from the register. One of the suspects is described as being a black male in his early to mid twenties, approximately 5’10” in height, wearing a black polo style sh... (read more)

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School News

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Washington High School’s National Honor Society Induction was held Monday, May 7 in an evening candlelight ceremony. Forty-eight new members were inducted based on scholarship, service, leadership, and character.

The new inductees are: Ashley Victoria Adams, Erica Leigh Alligood, David Alvarez, Gerardo Ramses Alvarez Gallegos, Alexandria Caroline Amaxopulos, Lacie Miranda Anglim, Jody Dale Arnold, William Bryan Blake, Emily Michelle Bohn, Gavin Leander Call, John Frederi... (read more)
For Immediate Release:

These latest announcements from the Northeast Elementary School, via the Beaufort County School System, reminds us that schools are a focal point of activity.

Mr. John Brinn from Rose Acre Egg Farm recently visited with Mrs. Arthur, Mrs. Crosby and Mrs. Phelps’ 2nd graders at Northeast Elementary School. Mr. Brinn provided information to the students about the egg production that takes place at Rose Acre. A video tour was also shown of Rose Acre Egg Farm in Hyde County. ... (read more)
Press Release:

Local students participate in nationwide event

On Thursday, May 3, students across the country celebrated the one-year anniversary of the "Let's Move! Flash Workout," with the support of 16-time Grammy Award winner, Beyonce, and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF).

Students from over 600 schools across the United States, including P.S. Jones Middle School in Washington, took part in the first anniversary commemorating last year's event wher... (read more)
For Immediate Release:

Class will begin in June at Beaufort County Community College for students who would like to complete their high school equivalency at the same time as preparing to enter the job market as a certified pharmacy technician.

BCCC is seeking applicants for the program, known as Basic Skills Plus, through which students enrolled in General Educational Development, or GED, courses at BCCC will also be enrolled in a Pharmacy Technician Certification course at the college.

Cla... (read more)

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Pertinent to Beaufort County

PRESS RELEASE

Aerial mosquito spraying in coastal areas of Beaufort County will be performed Wednesday or Thursday evening to help combat the dramatic increase in mosquito populations as a result of rains from Hurricane Irene.

Weather permitting, aerial spraying will take place approximately ½ to ¾ of a mile inland from all rivers and creeks extending from Leechville near the Hyde Co. line south to the Camp Leech Estates/Duck Creek area in the northern half of the county. This will includ... (read more)
Press Release (from Interim County Manager Jim Chrisman)

The following information is to provide residents with information related to services available as a result of Hurricane Irene's impacts. Residents are free to call the Beaufort County Emergency Operation Center at 252-946-2046 for up to date information.

FEMA Disaster Recovery Center, 2871 Hwy 17 Chocowinity (Next to Woogies Restaurant)
- FEMA recommends that all residents first apply either online http://www.fema.gov/ or by call... (read more)





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