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Claudia Sheats of Jacksonville won first place in the writing for children category with "Suga's Secret Ingredient." Listed in order of first through third place plus honorable mention in each category, the winners were: Flash Fiction: Krisan Murphy of Newport; John R. Barlow of Oriental; Doris Dyson of New Bern; Susanna Solomon of San Anselmo, ... (more)

Primary voting did not go as smoothly as it seemed Tuesday inCravenCounty, at least in one precinct inHavelockwhere it led to the resignation of a precinct captain.

Not long after Amendment One passed Tuesday night altering the constitution to ban same-sex marriage and civil unions in the state, a student at N.C. State University launched a campaign to have it repealed.

Friday's May ArtWalk in downtown New Bern has 17 participating galleries, shops, restaurants, the New Bern Farmer's Market and a live radio broadcast from Craven Street.

Voters in North Carolina overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the North Carolina constitution Tuesday that now legally defines marriage as between one man and one woman, and local counties contributed toward that decision.