Beaufort News

A book signing by maritime artist Paul Hee has been rescheduled due to a slight delay in the arrival of a new art book showcasing his paintings.

Unaffiliated voters have more influence than ever in North Carolina politics, but some Republican leaders want to keep them away from the GOP primary and let party members choose their own nominees -- preferably more conservative ones.

Beaufort NC , North Carolina , United States Friday, November 13, 2009 November 13, 2009 Light rain and wind continued today off and on so when Kate finished school we went to the Aquarium in Pine Knoll Shores across the causeway from Morehead City.

When Ed Roberson was growing up, Beaufort, N.C., "it was going backwards, losing residents to nearby Morehead City," he recalled.

A bridge replacement project is under way in Newport, kicking off several months of bridge and road work that will impact motorists in Carteret County.

SHACKLEFORD, N.C. The Coast Guard suspended their search for a missing fisherman at 6:56 p.m. Thursday who had been missing since approximately 5 a.m. Wednesday from Pelletier Creek near Morehead City.

James Rumley's orderly world was changed forever when Union soldiers attacked New Bern in 1862 and occupied his hometown in nearby Beaufort for the following three years.

The skiff belonging to a missing boater in Carteret County was found Thursday morning, but there was no sign of the operator as the search continued into the night, Coast Guard officials said.

The Down East FolkArts Society Series will present a band next week that has been called one of Ocracoke Island's favorites.

Be careful what you promise, or even for what you pray. Fulfilling a promise and repaying an answered prayer put Pastor Marty Warren up a ladder and on the roof of Holly Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church in Vanceboro on Sunday.

Freight cars from Radio Island rolled over the Newport River to Morehead City Port on Thursday for the first time since a ship knocked out the railway trestle on June 5. N.C. Department of Transportation inspectors certified the trestle on Wednesday after repairs totaling about $600,000 were done to make it usable and safe again, said Brad ...

The final New Bern ArtWalk for 2009 will be Nov. 13, featuring downtown businesses that will extend their Friday night hours during the event.

Two incumbents and a former board member will return to office in the Town of Beaufort.

The public service work of a Carteret County resident has expanded to a new role.

Saturday is the last day for voters to use One-Stop voting to cast an early ballot for the municipal elections slated for Tuesday.

The 21st annual Autumn with Topsail festival took place on October 17 and 18. The weather broke just early enough to make the arts and crafts display one of the most successful events in a very long time.

Students hoping to split geodes and glimpse marine animals at this year's Earth Jam may will to wait at least another year.

About the size of a walnut, the flawless, colorless diamond sits on a ring designed by Manhattan jeweler David Webb .

An anchor from the shipwreck that's thought to be from Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, is so unstable that divers in North Carolina hope to retrieve it now rather than waiting until next year.

When discussing the greatest ever heavyweights everyone mentions Muhammed Ali. A name that doesn't always get mentioned is his greatest rival Joe Frazier, a man who helped make Ali the icon he is.