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Water bill battles boil over as board tackles boardwalk
Sep 16, 2026 at 08:15 am by M_Layton
COLUMBIA — A disputed water bill sparked the tensest exchange of an otherwise light Columbia Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night, even as the board moved quick ly th.... Read More
Breaking News: Plymouth police investigate weekend incidents
Sep 16, 2026 at 08:15 am by M_Layton
Plymouth Police Department is asking for information regarding two separate incidents that injured three people during the weekend.
Two men were injured in an early S.... Read More
Rain puts damper on 28th annual Roper Peanut Festival
Sep 16, 2026 at 08:00 am by Arthur-RB
Roper’s 28th annual Peanut Festival came and went as originally scheduled over the weekend but not without facing the wrath of Mother Nature and the periodic downpours t.... Read More
Back in Time: Sept. 16, 2026
Sep 16, 2026 at 08:00 am
A look back at what Washington County res idents were reading in the pages of the Roanoke Beacon during September years ago.
67 years ago — 1959
Washington County com.... Read More
Plymouth’s Sampson Towe was a businessman and civic leader
Sep 16, 2026 at 08:00 am
By Plymouth Voices
At the turn of the 20th century, Samp son Towe was one of the most visible Black leaders in Plymouth. His name appears in the 1901 North Carolina Year Book.... Read More