Swansboro News

As we have the past few years, we went to the beach July 4th. It was a gorgeous day with a predicted calm ocean so we rightly assumed we'd need to arrive early to get good parking.

Candidate filing continues in Onslow and Carteret counties as additional candidates make official plans to run for municipal office.

FOUNDATION FOR HOSPICE, 3391 Henderson Drive Ext., has a Grief Resource Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for those dealing with grief and loss.

Sgt. MW King with the North Carolina Highway Patrol compares stopping drunk drivers to fishing.

A Sneads Ferry man has been charged in a Wednesday hit-and-run involving a pedestrian, officials say.

Samantha Leigh Woelk, 18, of Regal Drive in Hubert, was charged Monday by the Swansboro Police Department with three counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, two counts of misdemeanor larceny, four counts of financial card fraud and five counts of financial card theft.

He was never officially proclaimed Swansboro's ambassador of good will by the area Chamber of Commerce, but he should have been.

A Wilson woman is dead and two men are hospitalized after a Sunday wreck in Carteret County, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol.

The Onslow Prime Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Texas Steakhouse on U.S. 17 North.

A few years ago I wrote about getting a lens implant in my right eye and how wonderful it was.

A scant 114-word brief in the June 15 edition of The Daily News just hit the high notes on one local community's commitment to improve the quality of life for its current and future residents as well as visitors with the purchase of a .259-acre parcel of land.

Left to right, Dana and Donna Leathers, from Swansboro, float along in the Lazy River at Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park Thursday, June 18, 2009.

A Coast Guard rescue boat crew saved a family of four aboard a sinking boat 8 miles off Bogue Inlet Sunday.

The family of an Onslow County native killed last week in Roanoke Rapids is asking condolences sent in the form of donations to a national victim's charity.

The Town of Swansboro has a new budget that retains the same property tax rate while dealing with a significant loss in revenues.

There's been an arrest in the murder of an Applebees manager in Roanoke Rapids. Police tell WITN News that Joshua Rouse, a recent employee of the restaurant was arrested Thursday afternoon for first degree murder.

RETIRED MILITARY Breakfast held on June 27 at the Ball Center aboard Camp Lejeune with guest speaker Lt.

There will be a special meeting of the Onslow Carteret Behavioral Healthcare Services' Consumer and Family Advisory Committee from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Swansboro has purchased a 0.259-acre property that will serve as a public square for the town's festivals, community events and other public gatherings.

After conducting four budget information sessions for area residents and listening to their feedback, county government is considering further cuts to its proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.