Carteret County News

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Welfare Services Animal Welfare Section has cited 21 animal shelters across the state, including shelters in Onslow and Carteret counties, for failing to comply with euthanasia standards, according to an NCDA&CS news release.

It's not tax season, but the Internal Revenue Service may be looking for you. The IRS is seeking 86 Onslow County residents and 30 Carteret County residents who are due refunds that were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors.

BEAUFORT A longtime leader in Carteret County has resigned from his seat on the Board of Commissioners.

The sun might begin to peak out by late Saturday afternoon, according to forecasters.

Updated at 12:36 p.m. to correct headline. A Carteret County man accused of possessing crack cocaine near an elementary school was arrested Friday by Newport police, authorities said.

In the town of Peletier in Carteret County, several roads became impassable Thursday morning.

Federal investigators want to know more about four coastal real estate developments by a pair of brothers with ties to former North Carolina Gov.

Lake Road has been closed to traffic south of Havelock due to standing water on half of the road near the Carteret/Craven county line.

A recount will be held next week in the mayoral race for the Town of Pine Knoll Shores.

Despite the fact that their decisions affect the daily lives of residents, municipal election voter turnout is typically lower than in general elections - sometimes by as much as half.

The Carteret County Veterans Council will host its annual Veterans Day Parade Saturday in Morehead City.

Town commissioners Ellen Linden and Mike King know they'll be back in office but they'll have to wait to see how long their terms will be.

Although the apparent losing candidate in the Pine Knoll Shores mayoral race has congratulated the winner, he said he will wait for next week's official results and may even ask for a recount if the vote tally remains close.

A Carteret County pair was charged over the weekend for stealing property from a home one of the suspects was watching for family members, authorities said.

A Clinton man is charged with biting off another man's ear during an argument. Carteret County Sheriff's deputies arrested 25-year-old David Bryant Turner Sunday.

In cooperation with the local health department, the Carteret County school system will be sending information home with students Monday about a free, voluntary H1N1 vaccination program in the schools.

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

HAVELOCK The lights came on in Greenfield Heights Subdivision about 10:50 a.m. Thursday as power companies restored electricity to the last of more than 18,000 customers from Havelock to Altantic.

Updated at 4:39 p.m. to include additional charges against Yates. Havelock police say a Newport man intentionally crashed his car into the Bayside restaurant Monday morning in hopes of getting the attention of a woman.

A Harkers Island man was arrested this weekend for allegedly holding a knife to his ex-wife, according to Carteret authorities.