BEAUFORT — Beaufort town manager John Day, who has served as the top staff member in the seaside town since early 2017, will retire in December.

CARTERET COUNTY — After two recent fox bites, Carteret County health officials are encouraging the public to take precautions and avoid interacting with wildlife.

EMERALD ISLE — Carteret County has completed necessary survey work and filed an application for a U.S. Department of Defense grant to help pay for a beach nourishment project for Radio Island.

BEAUFORT — The fate of a proposed gas station along Lennoxille Road will be decided by Beaufort commissioners next month, though the town’s planning board recommended officials deny a special-use permit for the business.

BEAUFORT — Motorists and residents can brace themselves for campaign signs this fall, with races set for mayoral and governing board seats in several of Carteret County’s 11 towns this November.

BEAUFORT — Jim Dandy Stores and Davis Fuels is planning a community convenience store and filling station on Lennoxville Road, which company President Jim Davis said is meant to provide a “needed service” to the town.

BEAUFORT — Some Beaufort residents are voicing opposition to a proposed gas station on Lennoxville Road, including through creation of a new website.

BEAUFORT — The church bell of historic Ann Street United Methodist Church rang out 13 times Sunday to celebrate the Fourth of July and to honor the original American colonies.

BEAUFORT — A new historical marker is proposed for Topsail Park in Beaufort, but parks and recreation advisors are concerned about making it share space with another, preapproved project.

CARTERET COUNTY — After a decidedly quiet Independence Day last summer, Fourth of July holiday fireworks are back, with pyrotechnic displays set for Morehead City, Beaufort, Atlantic Beach, Swansboro and MacDaddy’s Entertainment Center.

EMERALD ISLE — The Carteret County Beach Commission voted Monday to endorse a plan to apply for a U.S. Department of Defense grant for beach nourishment on Radio Island in connection with a dredging project in east Taylor’s Creek.

BEAUFORT — A request to rezone two lots at the intersection of Live Oak St. and Fairview Drive is going to the Beaufort Board of Commissioners with a recommendation from the planning board.

BEAUFORT — Residents and property owners have more time to prepare statements ahead of a hearing for a proposal for a Jim Dandy gas station and convenience store at 1550 Lennoxville Road in Beaufort.

BEAUFORT — Carteret County health officials and the town of Beaufort have asked residents and visitors to adhere to public health guidelines and seek the COVID-19 vaccine in the wake of “increased levels” of SARS-CoV-2 detected in town wastewater in the last two weeks.

BEAUFORT — After weeks of discussion over the inclusion of funds for a human resources officer and estimates of anticipated revenue, Beaufort commissioners unanimously adopted a  more than $15 million fiscal 2021-22 budget June 14.

BEAUFORT — Shellfish growers may be able to use floating structures at their lease sites in the near future, once state officials create regulations for it.

HARKERS ISLAND — A pandemic couldn’t stop people from coming to enjoy Cape Lookout National Seashore last year, a recent report from the National Park Service said.

BEAUFORT — After months tussling over duties and composition, town commissioners have appointed eight individuals to the new Beaufort Harbor and Waterways Master Plan Advisory Committee.

BEAUFORT — The Carteret County Sheriff's office announced Thursday afternoon the missing juvenile has been located in Beaufort. 

EMERALD ISLE — Two owners of a restaurant in Emerald Isle are so far defying their property owner’s lawsuit to get them to reopen the business on Sundays.

BEAUFORT — The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Coastal Resources Commission will meet in person Wednesday for the first time since February 2020.

BEAUFORT — County commissioners are eyeing a piece of property in Sea Level to build a new Down East fire station, with the hope federal grants or other outside funding sources can help pay for the project.

BEAUFORT — Beaufort Commissioner Sharon Harker has been selected as a member of the first cohort of policy fellows for The Hunt Institute Policy Fellows program in Cary.