NEWPORT — Gusty winds, high seas and minor coastal flooding may occur late Tuesday and Wednesday, according to local meteorologists.
CEDAR POINT — The Market at Cedar Point is being swamped – by people shopping and by folks donating money and gift cards to help buy food.
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina is making it easier to register online to vote or to make registration changes through the Division of Motor Vehicles.
The Health Department reports the first COVID-19 death in Carteret County.
RALEIGH — The N.C. Future Investment Resources for Sustainable Transportation Commission is requesting video and online public comments.
ATLANTIC BEACH — Two local businesses have partnered to provide free pizza to first responders in Carteret County.
RALEIGH — North Carolina could become one of the first states to offer private flood insurance policies for homeowners as an alternative to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program.
CARTERET COUNTY – Carteret County has amended its proclamation of a state of emergency as of 5 p.m. Monday in order to further slow the spread of COVID-19 in the county.
CARTERET COUNTY — The Carteret County Health Department Monday reported the first COVID-19 associated death in the county.
MANNS HARBOR — The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has adopted new schedules to meet the guidance of Gov. Roy Cooper’s statewide stay-at-home order, which is effective at 5 p.m. Monday.
MOREHEAD CITY — In light of the news that a Morehead City employee tested positive for COVID-19, city staff say they are working with local and state health officials to protect the safety of employees and residents.
A section of a county road will close for more than a week while N.C. Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert damaged during Hurricane Florence in September 2018.
Beaufort commissioners have rescheduled their March 23 work session to Monday.
Amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, the Carteret County Board of Elections will meet in person Wednesday for it regular April meeting.
A special-called meeting of the Carteret County Board of Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, March 31 at noon.
RALEIGH — North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey joins the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud in urging residents to be on guard against scammers preying on fears related to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
OCEAN — A $2.7 million grant the N.C. Coastal Federation received recently for large-scale construction of living shorelines includes money for a large project to protect the Highway 24 causeway between Cedar Point and the bridges that lead into Swansboro to the west.
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Future Investment Resources for Sustainable Transportation Commission has launched a resident web survey to gain public input on transportation investment strategy.
Morehead City — Anyone in Carteret County who wants to buy a fishing license will need to do so by phone or mail.
CARTERET COUNTY — At a time when Crystal Coast beaches and businesses would normally be bustling with visitors hoping to soak up the first rays of spring, county leaders are pulling the welcome mat in a bid to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
PINE KNOLL SHORES — Homeowners may continue to install HVAC systems and generators next to their houses, even if they encroach on setbacks up to 4 feet.
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BEAUFORT — Beaufort commissioners will meet electronically Monday for a delayed work session, and on the agenda are a number of topics, including an annexation request and consideration of an overlay district.
County to hold conference call
CEDAR POINT —  Carteret County sheriff’s deputies Friday arrested Anthony Andrew Luna, 24, of Wilson for breaking and entering a building and discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle.
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