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Analysis: Why Trump’s hold on the GOP Congress may threaten its hold on power

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Back-to-back retirement announcements last week from a Republican representative and senator represented a victory for President Donald Trump that could yet become a revealing liability for him and his party.Read Article

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Chocowinity Middle School announces death of recent graduate - Washington Daily News

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Chocowinity Middle School announced on social media that one of its recently graduated students was killed in an accident in Mexico. Lindsy Angeles Vargas was killed while with her family, according to a post on the school’s Facebook page, which was made on Friday morning. The post said she had recently graduated from Chocowinity Middle School and had been accepted to Beaufort County Early College. The Facebook post read in part, “It is with a h…Read Article

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Oddities and curiosities to remain at museum after restoration - Washington Daily News

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A two-headed goat in a jar filled with formaldehyde, a flea wedding, a dress made for a 700-lbs woman and historic items depicting what life was like in eastern North Carolina were viewed by patrons of the Belhaven Memorial Museum for 54 years. In about a year from now, after the historic building where the collection resides is restored, the curious collection will be on display again.  The Belhaven Memorial Museum is housed on the second floor…Read Article

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WHDA designated as a 2025 affiliate program by Main Street America - Washington Daily News

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Washington, N.C. July 2, 2025 –  Washington Harbor District Alliance has been designated as an Affiliate Main Street America program for meeting significant performance standards. Each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the list of designated programs to recognize their commitment to create meaningful improvements to their downtowns using preservation-based economic development and community revitalization through the Main Stree…Washington, NC · WashingtonRead Article

Marijuana Opponents ‘Have Lost’ The Debate, GOP Senator Says, Arguing ‘It’s Time’ To Regulate It Like Alcohol And Tobacco

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A GOP senator says opponents of marijuana legalization “have lost” the fight to maintain prohibition and that “it’s time” for lawmakers to address that reality by creating a regulatory framework treating cannabis “in the same way that we do with alcohol and tobacco,” so that states can set their own policies without federal intervention. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday that featured witnesses from the Drug Enforcement Admi…DEA · WashingtonSee the Story

Baseball galore: Chocowinity will host four age groups in District 6 baseball tournaments - Washington Daily News

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CHOCOWINITY, N.C. — There’s a famous quote in the baseball film “Field of Dreams” that goes like this: “If you build it, they will come.” For around a year, Chocowinity has been building up to the start of the District 6 Tarheel Leagues tournament play. Baseball teams from Beaufort County and surrounding areas in four age groups will come together at the town’s complex starting this Saturday to play a week’s worth of baseball. The winners will a…Baseball · WashingtonRead Article

BCS addresses student mental health with CharacterStrong program - Washington Daily News

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No one doubts that the COVID pandemic had immediate and residual effects on the world for nearly two years – none more so than school counselors, teachers and administrators who saw immediate impacts related to remote learning and now residual impacts affecting student mental health.  Beaufort County Schools Student Behavior Coordinator Emily Bland said that with the pandemic, there became a “very obvious change, increase” in students needing me…Pandemic · WashingtonRead Article

Legislation introduced that would help reopen Martin General Hospital - Washington Daily News

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U.S. Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) has announced new legislation that would support the reopening of Martin General Hospital. The Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act would provide support to healthcare facilities facing closure or those able to reopen by increasing Medicaid reimbursements for Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) to the outpatient hospital, rather than the rural health clinic rate. Without providing this financial stabil…Washington, NC · WashingtonRead Article

No plans for the Fourth? Here’s where you can celebrate in Beaufort County - Washington Daily News

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If you don’t have any plans for the Fourth of July, or are curious about what your town has planned, then look no further. Listed below are events happening throughout Beaufort County to celebrate Independence Day.  Bath  Fireworks display at Hawkins Beach on July 3 at dark. Hawkins Beach is located on Hawkins Beach Road, off Highway 92, near Camp Leach Road. Visit the Lucky Enough to be in Bath Facebook page for more information or updates.  Be…Washington, NC · WashingtonRead Article

Heritage Marker dedicated to Dr. Haywood Dowdy - Washington Daily News

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On a sweltering summer day, dignitaries from the City of Washington, along with area residents, came to honor the legacy of Dr. Haywood Dowdy at the unveiling of the Heritage marker at the Dowdy home at 136 W. 6th Street. Alice Sadler, curator of the P.S. Jones Museum of African American Education, was instrumental in securing the grant from the W.G. Pomeroy Foundation, which provides fully funded grants for historic markers. “Several years ago,…Washington, NC · WashingtonRead Article

Hook, Line and Sink: Trawling amendment drowns in committee as legislative session ends - Washington Daily News

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An amendment that would have had a significant impact on the seafood industry in North Carolina is dead in the water.  The amendment, attached to House Bill 442, would have prohibited shrimp trawling within one-half mile from the shorelines of the Atlantic Ocean, various sounds (such as the Pamlico Sound) and estuarine waters. It would have made catching shrimp with a trawl net within one-half mile from the shoreline a Class A1 misdemeanor, the …Washington, NC · WashingtonRead Article

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