Morehead City News

Several people gathered in Morehead City to honor of Peace Officers' Memorial Day.

The Onslow County Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a golf competition May 19 at Bear Trail Country Club.

The Refined K9, based in Swansboro, specializes in advanced off-the-leash training for dogs of all ages and breeds.

There is also a chance to have a lot of fun throughout the week and weekend, including the return of America's favorite classic car.

The Carteret County Health Department still has grant funds available for Newport pet owners interested in receiving free spay-neuter services for their cats.

Andrew Duppstadt, assistant curator of education for Historic Sites in Eastern North Carolina, recently spoke to the Kinston Evening Rotary Club about the moving and opening of the historic CSS Ram Neuse to downtown Kinston.

As mail carriers make their rounds Saturday they will also be picking up donations of nonperishable food items residents leave by their mailbox.

"In life you are going to have to put your signature on things, like if you are writing cards, and this weekend is Mother's Day, you want it to be nice," he said.

New Bern Mayor Lee W. Bettis Jr., 48, was arrested and charged with driving while impaired and two other traffic charges in Havelock on Monday morning.

Although there are no final agreements for wood pellet facilities at North Carolina's ports, the N.C. State Ports Authority board of directors last week voted to let officials continue working toward contracts with the companies that will build them.

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Sabrina Bengel and Denny Bucher each said they decided on Thursday to run for the mayoral position currently held by Lee Bettis.

CEDAR FORK Ruritan Club will hold a barbecue dinner fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4 at Cedar Fork Community Center.

An opening and ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday for the office opening at 662 West Corbett Avenue, which is located in Cornerstone Square shopping center adjacent to the post office.

BB&T has promoted Adrian L. Holler to vice president. Holler, who joined the bank in 2006, is a mortgage loan officer in BB&T's mortgage lending department at 501 Warsaw Road.

The N.C. State Ports Authority Board of Directors has 11 members. Six are appointed by the governor and four by the General Assembly.

The action at Fontana Lake for smallmouth bass is exceptional, with limits of the scrappy fish are being boated readily.

The N.C. Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert April 24 for Terry Franklin Lewis, 50, of Morehead City, who was last seen at his residence on Old Airport Road.

A startup led by recent Duke alums is developing technology to help build trust between fracking companies and the communities they affect.

Wilmington District marine biologist Chuck Wilson inspects seeding coastal aquatic marsh vegetation at a former dredged material site near Morehead City, North Carolina.