Holly Ridge News

A man working on the new Onslow County Jail took a break Wednesday afternoon, walked a short distance and turned himself in as a person of interest in a Sneads Ferry burglary case.

July 7, 2009 - 2:47 PM Brittany Millis and Mitchell Powell Jr., both of Sneads Ferry, will exchange wedding vows on July 26 at New River Community Church in Sneads Ferry.

Sgt. MW King with the North Carolina Highway Patrol compares stopping drunk drivers to fishing.

Enjoy those brilliant bursts of light and color on the Fourth of July? You can thank this guy.

The number of alcohol related wrecks and driving while impaired charges have increased this year, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

A Friday night lightning strike is causing low water pressure in parts of Onslow County after damaging Onwasa equipment.

Published: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. An established Winston-Salem commercial painting business has expanded into coastal North Carolina to take advantage of activity at the Camp Lejeune Marine base.

Eva McClearn strokes the muzzle of one of ten underweight horses rescued by the Topsail Humane Society Thursday May 7, 2009.

Richard Carl Banton, 20, of Dyson Street in Holly Ridge, was charged Monday by the Holly Ridge Police Department with two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, one count of felony conspiracy, one count of possession of marijuana, two counts of maintaining a dwelling, one count of possession with the intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a ...

The Pitt County Sheriff's Office arrested Aaron Creel of 1481 Belvior Highway-B in Greenville on Friday.

HARRISON CHAPEL A.M.E. Church, Richlands presents "Saturday Night Best" at 6 p.m. June 13 featuring various choirs, musicians, dance teams and more.

The Senate has voted to give the government extensive new powers to decide how tobacco companies will make and market their products.

By Martha Quillin Raleigh News and Observer With the pageantry of a high school prom, nearly two dozen sea turtles were returned to their Atlantic Ocean home.

There will be a comprehensive transportation plan public meeting from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Holly Ridge Community Building located at 404 Sound Road.

Bingo starts the second Thursday in June and continues through the first Thursday in September at the Assembly Building, 720 Channel Blvd.

NEW BEGINNINGS Christian Center, 699 Bell Fork Road will have a food truck arrive at 11 a.m. June 4. No paperwork or ID required.

Frank Edward Coston Jr., 21, of Lloyd Street in Holly Ridge, was charged Thursday by the Onslow County Sheriff's Department with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, three counts of communicating threats and injury to personal property.

Hey, read the rules! An annual event on Topsail Island that draws hundreds to watch turtles being released back into the ocean instead lead to one man being taken away in handcuffs.

One Carteret County school was dismissed early Tuesday. Parents of students at Morehead City Middle School were asked to pick up their children between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. at the Glad Tidings Church on Country Club Road.

Published: Monday, June 1, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 1, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. A Pender County Sheriff's Office deputy, demoted for taking matters into his own hands when no action was taken on reports of malnourished horses and dogs on a farm, found support Monday from animal advocates at the board of commissioners' meeting.