Chocowinity News

The Washington-Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors presented Southside Farms of Chocowinity with the Building a Better Beaufort County Award on May 22, 2012.

The presence of Tropical Storm Alberto before the official June 1 beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season could have been a wake-up call to prepare for that season, which ends Nov.A 30.

Steve and Charlotte Anastasion of Chocowinity donated $20,000 to the Beaufort County Humane Society on Wednesday to support an upgrade to the cat shelter at the Betsy Bailey Nelson Animal Control Facility.

The power outage started at 7:22 a.m. Friday, according to the energy company. A spokesman said a pole split at the top, causing the outage.

Owners of automobiles of every make and model are invited to take part in this weekend's Spring Fling Car & Truck Show, benefiting the Chocowinity Volunteer Fire Department.

Thanks to a mild winter and a warm March, fruits and vegetables are arriving ahead of schedule in the east.

East Carolina University graduate Chelsi Chandler of Chocowinity recently received the 2011-2012 Outstanding Senior Award in the Department of Management and Information Systems.

Drivers in Eastern Carolina may do a little extra driving this weekend, as gasoline has dropped below $3.50 a gallon for the first time this year.

Michael Speciale, Republican candidate for the NC House District 3 seat, standing left, Don Loudin, a member of the Craven County Republican Party executive committee, seated, and other supporters look at early voting results at the G.O.P. headquarters in New Bern on Tuesday.

Beaufort County voters had a say in who won three Republican primaries Tuesday to determine who faces Democratic nominees in three races for the N.C. General Assembly.

Before adding further funding to the millions in salaries paid to the EDC, a post-mortem of the last several years needs to be undertaken.