Oriental News

Question: It's time to put our garden to bed. I know you wrote about fall chores last week, but do you have some more suggestions? Answer: Before you get out your rake, I suggest one more tour of the garden with notebook in hand.

For the second time in two years, the final Oriental commissioners seat could be decided by a draw from a hat.

Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. today. If you are unsure of your polling place, go to www.sboe.state.nc.us. From there, click on "Voter Registration," then click "Check Your Registration," then "Voter Lookup." Enter your name and county, and the Web site will show you the nearest polling place.

BAYBORO The conclusion of early One Stop voting in Pamlico County Saturday mirrored the early 2007 turnout for elections in nine towns small.

The sailing capitol of North Carolina will hear more than the waves lapping the shore Monday.

Strong candidate and voter turnouts have been tradition here in this village of about 900 people.

MEN'S DAY at Christian Faith United Church at 4 p.m. Oct. 11 with a musical program.

The folks from Goose Creek Island in Pamlico County realize they literally live at the end of the road - N.C. 304.

Oct. 8 and 9: Oriental Town Hall, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. each day. Oct. 9: Minnesott Beach Town Hall, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oct.

Vicki Prescott was anxious and excited as she stood in the labor room the day before Thanksgiving 2008, awaiting the birth of her daughter's baby.

The annual statewide Big Sweep to clean the waters and land of North Carolina is scheduled Saturday.

A full schedule of performers is on tap for the annual Oriental Folk Festival on Oct.

The Village Gallery will feature the works of Morehead City artist Mandy Johnson during October.

This past weekend, the Mint Museum of Art held the 2nd Annual Charlotte North Carolina Fashion Week right outside its front door.

The 2,300 cyclists who have come to downtown New Bern for the annual ride to combat multiple sclerosis will create a $1.6 million economic ripple in one weekend.

There's lots of pretty faces on the new, tonight at 8, "Vampire Diaries", but it's the name behind the show that matters most.

The original idea was a gift from Marlene Sykes 25 years ago. A circle of friends brought together by a common interest in art created a gallery of original art in a circular room upstairs in what is today a bed & breakfast, the Captain's Quarters.

A few verbal disputes erupted between protestors on both sides of the national health care reform debate at the Oriental Post Office on Saturday, but both groups' demonstrations were carried out peacefully.

Incumbent Oriental Commissioner Kathy Kellam has withdrawn from the November municipal election, the second candidate to drop out of the race for five available seats on the town board.

We'll be following the court appearance Friday of a teen facing charges after another teen drowned.