Morehead City News

The apartment was severely damaged by smoke, and the apartment directly above it also suffered from smoke damage, said Deputy Chief Jamie Faulk of the Morehead City Fire Department.

Between 40 and 50 homes were damaged near Peletier in the western part of Carteret County, said county Emergency Services Director Jo Ann Smith.

Authorities say a tornado spawned by the remnants of Tropical Depression Beryl destroyed three homes and damaged dozens of others in Carteret County as the system moved through.

ALIVE AT FIVE free concert series from 5 to 8 p.m. June 1 at Katherine Davis Park in Morehead City featuring the bluegrass band the Doerfels.

A series of public hearings will begin this week in Morehead City on a proposed federal fisheries rule that would require turtle excluder devices for shrimp trawls.

Ahmad Saad of Cary, left, and Sasha Seymore and Dylan Simel, both of New Bern, kick the soccer balls they've kicked all the way from Asheville down a hallway at H.J. MacDonald Middle School on Thursday.

We were in the Dollar Tree in Morehead City when she left me with the cart to get something on another aisle.

If you listen to the inshore saltwater fishermen concerning their fishing success for the current year you seldom hear of a good report.

The North Carolina Symphony was born in Chapel Hill, and although it is now based in Raleigh and has traveled to every nook and cranny in the state, every year the symphony comes back to do a concert in its hometown.

The History Place museum in Morehead City will be the scene of a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater in June to benefit the Carteret County Historical Society.

A Carteret County town has dropped in the online hunt for the Ultimate Fishing Town, but is still on the leader board.

The resolution supports Amtrak's effort to reach potential rail passengers in Eastern North Carolina.

If you are planning a trip to Carteret County this Memorial Day weekend, slow it down when you hit Morehead City.

BluSail Gallery in Morehead City will present Runway for Hospice, a fundraiser featuring the work of local artists, on June 2. A reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres prepared by private chef Shawn Pratt will kick off the event at 7 p.m. Following the reception, there will be a runway art auction during which models will walk and the audience will ... (more)

A city took action against its own mayor, after neighbors complained the man's property looked more like a landfill than a home.

Only two chefs remain, Andy Hopper from Chefs 105 in Morehead City, he has cooked across the country and internationally.

Vince Coglianese is the Senior Online Editor for The Daily Caller. Prior to joining TheDC, Vince was the Web Editor for CarolinaCoastOnline.com, and a radio talk show host for The Talk Station in Morehead City, N.C. "There's something about raping companies and leaving them in debt and setting up Swiss bank accounts and corporate businesses in the ... (more)

A thunderstorm that moved through the area Tuesday may have contributed to a widespread power outage that affected more than 6,000 Progress Energy and Carteret-Creven Electric Cooperative customers.

A power outage first reported at 1:27 p.m. Tuesday put Morehead City in the dark, extending from Fourth Street to West Carteret High School.

From left, Dylan Simel, 18, of New Bern, Sasha Seymore, 19, of New Bern, and Ahmad Saad, 20 , of Cary, kick soccer balls along the American Tobacco Trail near Cary.