Emerald Isle News

Jones County Sheriff's Office deputies, with assistance of the Maysville and Pollocksville Police Departments, set up a checkpoint in front of the Trent Motel in Pollocksville on U.S. 17 Sunday night, resulting in the three arrests.

According to authorities, the person was pulled form the water in the 8600 block of Ocean View Drive at about 11:21 a.m. He was initially observed floating in the water by several people and appeared to be snorkeling.

Emerald Isle police say the victim was pulled from the 8600 block of Ocean View Drive around 11:21 a.m. Police say the victim was initially seen floating in the water by several people who thought the man was snorkeling.

NARFE CHAPTER 1312 meets at 11:30 a.m. June 13 at Golden Corral with speaker Bob Bartlett on genealogy.

Emotions ran high this week as the Swansboro Area Chamber of Commerce announced its Military Person of the Year as well as the Man, Woman, Ambassador and Business of the Year.

CRYSTAL Coast Habitat for Humanity hosts its annual Charity Golf Tournament at 1 p.m. June 21 at Jacksonville Country Club.

Sarah Dessen: USA TODAY's Lindsay Deutsch spoke with best-selling young adult author Sarah Dessen about her latest novel, The Moon and More.

It started with a shirtless pool boy. Best-selling young adult author Dessen was on vacation in Emerald Isle, NC, when the idea for her new novel walked through the door, half-clothed and toting an armful of 'The Moon and More' stars college-bound Emaline as a working-class girl in fictional resort town Colby, N.C. Best-selling young-adult author ... (more)

Jeff Waters, a 28-year veteran with the department, who had been filling in as chief since February, has now been named as the new police chief.

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The Emerald isle bridge will open beginning at 7:00 a.m. Friday just in time for Memorial Day weekend.

A major bridge maintenance project is wrapping up just in time to beat the rush of Memorial Day weekend travelers.

US Airways is adding a second destination in Ireland from its Philadelphia hub. The airline today began daily, non-stop, summer service to Shannon in western Ireland.