Beaufort County Schools is celebrating its lowest number of dropouts in more than 10 years thanks in part to a special program for at-risk students.

As part of NC Big Sweep 2012, local citizens will be out cleaning up the Tar-Pamlico River.

After 33 years of roaming the sidelines Southside head coach DeWayne Kellum has decided to retire and was honored Friday night during his final home game.

Thousands of pages of newly-released documents show that for decades, scoutmasters and others who were accused of molesting children were protected by police, prosecutors, pastors and local Boy Scout leaders.

The state insurance commissioner says a proposed homeowners insurance rate hike is not justified and he's calling for a hearing on the request.

A local man is behind bars on drug charges this morning.

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office says they arrested 32-year-old Jimmie Ball Jr. of Antler Drive in Washington Sunday after an investigation showed he sold stolen goods to a resale shop.

Mark Gentner has been named Vice President and General Manager of WITN.

Beaufort County says water pressure has been restored and tests show no coliform bacteria contamination to the water supply in the northwest portion of the county.

Washington looked a little pink on Friday as people wore pink and businesses decorated their store fronts in the same color for breast cancer awareness, with proceeds to benefit the local Marion Shepard Cancer Center.

The Highway Patrol says the accident happened at the intersection of Highway 171 and Market Street Extension, north of Washington.

The holdup happened near the intersection of West 7th and Respess streets. Police say the victim was lured to the intersection and robbed at gunpoint by two people.

Plans are in the works to receive grant money to rebuild the airport terminal, and the city is also beginning to discuss the possibility of buying the Turnage Theater.

Washington Police say James Lawson has been located in Jones County and is OK.

Lifequest Inc. in Washington in Beaufort County, a medicaid-funded program that helps adults with mental health issues be independent, has been told it has less than 30 days before it might have to close its doors.

SunEnergy1 out of Mooresville in Iredell County has several projects across the state, and recently purchased 85 acres of land in Bath for the solar farm.

North Carolina Wildlife officers say a boater that was pulled from the water along the Washington Waterfront Friday has died.

People trying to save the Turnage Theater in Washington from have about one month to do so before it goes up for auction, according to one report.

Do you you usually stay at home even when there is a mandatory evacuation? Well if you do that, starting Monday you could be charged and fined.

Authorities say Grady Edwards, who was possibly spotted this week in Washington with his son after escaping from a Tennessee prison, was captured Friday in Wilmington.

East Carolina Bank, which has 25 locations throughout Eastern Carolina, is based in Engelhard.

A Beaufort County grand jury indicted former Aurora Police Chief Willis Watts on two counts of obstruction of justice, one count of embezzlement by an officer, and one count of embezzlement.

Beaufort County held a 300 year celebration at the Washington Waterfront Saturday.

Students at Washington High School in Beaufort County are among the young people registering to vote in their first presidential election.

Because of the tornado watch until 8:00 p.m., Beaufort County Schools has cancelled all after school activities.