BEAUFORT — Faced with a new market in the age of Airbnb and Vrbo and squished by a new bypass, Terry O’Pray has had to retool plans for his property along Highway 101 in Beaufort a few times.

BEAUFORT — Citing concerns over possible increased density and environmental sensitivity in the surrounding neighborhood, the Beaufort Planning Board recommended the town decline a rezoning request for a residential property on Craven Avenue.

BEAUFORT — The first woman to serve as mayor of Beaufort, Joyce Perkinson Fulford, died Monday at her home. She was 90.

BEAUFORT —  National Park Service staff have trimmed operation of the Cape Lookout National Seashore Beaufort Visitor Information Center.

BEAUFORT — Water customers along Cedar Street in Beaufort should plan for an outage Tuesday as the town conducts work in the area.

BEAUFORT — Water will once again be a hot topic of discussion this month at the Carteret County Board of Commissioners meeting.

BEAUFORT — District Attorney Scott Thomas announced Friday a jury in Carteret County Superior Court this week found Jared Brady Willis, 40, of Morehead City, guilty of trafficking opioids into the Carteret County jail in Beaufort.

BEAUFORT — Visitors and residents can access the National Park Service’s Cape Lookout National Seashore Visitor Information Center in Beaufort starting Thursday.

BEAUFORT — North Carolina’s new leader of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Reid Wilson visited several sites in Carteret County for the first time as secretary last week, including stops Friday at the N.C. Maritime Museum and Gallants Channel site, where the museum is plannin…

BEAUFORT — The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office has canceled the search for a missing Newport woman after she was located Thursday.

BEAUFORT — It’s all still a bit fresh, but Rett Newton says his campaign for the U.S. Senate will be a good thing for Carteret County – and eastern North Carolina more broadly – in the coming months.

BEAUFORT — The Carteret County-Beaufort Airport Authority approved changes to hangar rental rates at Michael J. Smith Field Airport in an effort to simplify the rate structure and provide an avenue for yearly increases.

BEAUFORT — Officials and staff in one town are working to improve stormwater drainage with permeable pavement on Orange Street.

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. — Former Beaufort resident Neva Davis Stansbury is among 10 women to receive the 2021 Michelle Obama Award for her significant contribution to her community in Anne Arundel County, Md.

BEAUFORT — Beaufort, Cape Carteret and Pine Knoll Shores are among 25 coastal North Carolina local governments receiving money from the state Division of Coastal Management for risk assessment and resilience planning related to flooding and climate change.

NEWPORT — A mother and daughter who lost their home in a fire March 22 are being offered help through an online fundraiser.

BEAUFORT — The Carteret County-Beaufort Airport Authority has selected Talbert & Bright to continue serving as the engineer of record for the Michael J. Smith Field Airport in Beaufort.

BEAUFORT — North Carolina’s 2022 U.S. Senate race will become even more crowded – and feature a Carteret County native – as Beaufort Mayor Rett Newton is set to announce his bid for the seat early next month.

CARTERET COUNTY — In response to the Carteret County Board of Commissioners’ decision March 15 to form a committee to look into options for a hybrid sales tax distribution method, leaders from the county’s 11 municipalities share how they believe a change in the distribution method could aff…

BEAUFORT — Five town residents will take seats on Beaufort volunteer boards in the coming weeks after town commissioners made appointments this month.

BEAUFORT — Following a decision earlier in the month to retain the ad valorem method of sales tax distribution,the Carteret County Board of Commissioners has decided to form a committee to examine the possibility of a hybrid distribution plan instead, but any changes the committee recommends…

SHACKLEFORD BANKS — The Foundation for Shackleford Horses, a nonprofit that helps manage the wild horse herd on Shackleford Banks, reported Saturday one of the longtime members of the beloved herd has died at age 25.

CARTERET COUNTY — Local governments are slated to receive millions in coronavirus relief funds thanks to the passage of a $1.9 trillion stimulus package this week, with Carteret County expecting nearly $13.5 million, in addition to funds for each of the 11 municipalities.

CAPE CARTERET — After outcry from some western Carteret County towns, the county board of commissioners will revisit its decision last week to maintain the current method of state-shared sales tax distribution to municipalities.