Hurricane Bertha 1996: The NC coast remembers the storm
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Piggish behavior when feeding earned hogfish their name
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Bejeweled at both ends by historic riverfront mansions and ancient live oaks, with a dynamic commercial district in between, Bay Street in downtown Beaufort seems a microcosm of the city: a place where Old South and New South peacefully coexist. Founded in 1711, Beaufort was the birthplace of secession, but the town was occupied by Union forces early in the Civil War and later spared Sherman’s torch. On nearby St. Helena Island, the 1862-founded Penn Center memorializes the country’s first school for freed slaves; Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “I Have a Dream” speech there a century later. So plentiful are its pre-war and post-war landmarks, President Barack Obama established Reconstruction Era National Historical Park in Beaufort in January 2017.
Submitted by llewis on Sun, 04/11/2021 - 8:13pm
The Brunswick County Board of Elections has been busy orchestrating an election of sorts. It’s not exactly an “election,” but the gist is this: The public is invited to cast comments on proposed precinct and polling-site changes, and you still don’t have to have a voter ID. According to a press release sent out last month by board of elections director Sara Knotts, it’s been more than a decade since county precinct boundaries and polling sites have undergone a thorough examination. The board cites the county’s rampant growth, along with “changing demand in requirements of polling-place facilities, including recent COVID-19 precautions” as two main reasons to help ensure voters have access to convenient polling sites.