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The phrase "healthy work environment" conjures images of employees jogging around the building on breaks, eating low-fat salads for lunch and drinking lots of water.

By KEVIN SCOTT CUTLER Lifestyles & Features Editor Leah Clark of Washington sang a sultry version of "I Put a Spell On You" on her way to capturing first place in the inaugural Beaufort County Idol competition.

By MIKE VOSS Contributing Editor The circus may come to town, or at least part of it.

Every year in the fall and early winter, they line up at the Heide Trask drawbridge, waiting for the next opening, some hailing the bridge tender on channel 16 with questions about the bridge schedule.

Washington City Council's decision to consider designating the green space between the North Carolina Estuarium and the former Evans Seafood property that the city owns as park space should be comforting to ...

By GREG KATSKI Staff Writer The Spirit of Washington anchored at the Washington waterfront for the first time Wednesday afternoon amid much revelry and celebration.

By CLAUD HODGES Newsroom Manager A crowd many rows deep honored Beaufort County's veterans at Veterans Park in Washington on Tuesday.

Now that the Presidential election is over, Washington, D-C is preparing for the inauguration.

Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the new military overseer of America's two ...

President-elect Barack Obama faces the challenge of helping make a sick national economy healthy.

Church Women Unitedplacing an emphasison message of freedom By BRANDIA DEATHERAGE Staff Writer Church Women United wants the world's people to know that God's wisdom will set them free.

In less than a year, the Washington Daily News will celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Barack Obama is signaling a shift in tactics and temperament as he moves from candidate to president-elect, picking sharp-elbowed Washington insiders for top posts.

By GREG KATSKI Staff Writer In the election for five seats on the Beaufort County Board of Education, four incumbents kept their seats while the board picks up one new member.

Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced Monday, one day before the election.

By CLAUD HODGES Newsroom Manager Apathy is a word Beaufort County Director of Elections Kellie Harris Hopkins has not heard during the 2008 election.

By GREG KATSKI Staff Writer Father Miguel Arturo Cabra, the priest at Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Washington, became a U.S. citizen Tuesday.

It is Halloween, meaning children - and some adults - will be out doing the trick-or-treat rituals tonight.

By GREG KATSKI Staff Writer Faith was rewarded at the Carolina Pregnancy Center's first Legacy of Life Gala held in Washington.

By KEVIN SCOTT CUTLER Lifestyles & Features Editor When there's talk of ghosts and unexplained happenings, don't expect Ryan Schmitt of Washington to scoff at such stories.