CEDAR POINT — The state notified Cedar Point officials Friday the town will receive a $60,000 N.C. Division of Coastal Management grant to build a kayak-launch facility and parking lot in the waterfront Boathouse Creek Walking Trails park.

CEDAR POINT — The first first “Coffee with the Sheriff” event, hosted by the town of Cedar Point Thursday night, was a success, with plenty of residents in town hall to speak with Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck and others about their concerns.

CEDAR POINT — The Cedar Point Planning Board voted 5-1 Tuesday night to recommend the town commission rezone the abandoned Shellfish 2000 property at 421 Highway 24 to make way for a new business.

CEDAR POINT — Cedar Point commissioners last week adopted a resolution declaring October Domestic Violence Awareness Month in town.

CEDAR POINT — Some residents outside Cedar Point have expressed interest in having their properties annexed into town, David Rief, town manager, said recently.

CEDAR POINT — Despite earlier plans, there won’t be any street repairs in Cedar Point this fall.

CEDAR POINT — Cedar Point commissioners agreed by consensus Tuesday to ask the town attorney to initiate legal action against a man they claim has allegedly repeatedly refused to clean up and remove "eyesores"from two adjoining properties he owns along Highway 24.

CEDAR POINT — Cedar Point has joined the growing number of municipalities involved in “Coffee with a Cop,” an event, sometimes held monthly, in which residents discuss law enforcement issues and concerns with those who serve.

CEDAR POINT — There’s an old saying, “either fish or cut bait,” meaning one shouldn’t vacillate.

NEWPORT — With the arrival of autumn, it’s time for the traditional pumpkins, hayrides and fun for families.

CEDAR POINT — The new picnic shelter in Cedar Point’s waterfront park should be ready for use in a few weeks.

CEDAR POINT — The Cedar Point Planning Board will begin a discussion about revamping the town’s Unified Development Ordinance provisions regarding multifamily development when it meets Tuesday night.

CEDAR POINT — The Western Carteret Fire and EMS Department and several others in the area responded to a fire Sunday afternoon in a residence on VHW Road in Cedar Point.

CEDAR POINT —There’s a new option in western Carteret County for opioid users who want to change their lives for the better.

CEDAR POINT — Cedar Point commissioners gave tentative approval Tuesday night for a Sunset Drive property owner to build a Bogue Sound dock with a walkway that begins on town property.

CEDAR POINT — Cedar Point commissioners Tuesday night approved two voluntary annexation requests and plan to mail letters to other property owners outside town limits in an effort to entice them into the municipality.

CEDAR POINT — Cedar Point is starting to crack down on some dilapidated properties town manager David Rief believes need to be condemned and torn down and others that need to be cleaned up.

CEDAR POINT — Visitors will soon have a picnic shelter to enjoy at Cedar Point’s waterfront public park.

CARTERET COUNTY — The U.S. Census Bureau released results from the 2020 census Thursday, and the numbers show Carteret County has grown slightly since the last count was conducted in 2010.

CEDAR POINT — Cedar Point commissioners Tuesday night voted 4-0 to use $25,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act money to reward the town’s four full-time employees and two part-timers for their roles in keeping government rolling during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

CEDAR POINT — After a public hearing Tuesday night, Cedar Point commissioners voted 4-0 to file a final application for a $60,000 state grant to pay most of the cost of building a kayak launch, dock and small parking lot in the town’s waterfront park.

EMERALD ISLE — A recent U.S. Interior Department interpretation that reverses a policy that has allowed beach towns to easily use sand from federally protected areas for beach nourishment won’t have any immediate impact on Carteret County.

CEDAR POINT — The Cedar Point Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Thursday night to table a property owner’s request for a variance for four months.

CEDAR POINT — Cedar Point commissioners will meet Thursday night, firstas the board of adjustment to hear a variance request and then as town commissioners, in a work session to discuss an application for a state grant to build a kayak-launch facility.

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.