In Washington, several convenience stores were selling regular gas at $3.25 a gallon on Monday and prices at one station dropped even lower on Tuesday.
While hurricane season officially doesn't start until Friday, it's a good idea to prepare now in case another storm hits Eastern Carolina. With already two named storms so far this year, many people are getting ready now.
Wayne Brock, a graduate of South Lenoir High School and ECU, was named today as Chief Scout Executive. He had been deputy Chief Scout Executive since 2009.
A local organization's grassroots effort to bring homes damaged by Hurricane Irene back to liveable conditions looks to give "Eight Days of Hope" to hundreds of families in the east.