Aurora, North Carolina

• Farmer takes tobacco class
  

  Nash County farmer Billy McDaniel recently took part in a SUCCEED! Tobacco Short Course.

• Two Arrested After Home Burns
  

  Two people are under arrest after a home burned in Beaufort County last month. Deputies have charged James Depner, Jr.

• Beaufort County Man Behind Bars, Suspected Of Dealing Heroin
  

  A suspected heroin dealer is behind bars Thursday morning. Beaufort County lawmen charged 26-year-old Jamale Stilley of Edward with possession with intent to sell heroin, possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia.

• Agri-Ethanolfounders hitwith prison time
  

  U.S. Attorney George E.B. Holding. The saga of Agri-Ethanol Products LLC came to an inglorious end Wednesday when company leaders David Lee Brady and James Albert Perry were sentenced to 30 months in prison each for bribing a North Carolina public official.

• Beaufort County Man Arrested For Breaking & Entering
  

  Three men are behind bars for breaking into home and then stealing a safe and guns.

• Driver charged after head-on collision
  

  A woman just released from a medical facility after having knee surgery Monday morning was taken to CarolinaEast Medical Center later in the morning after she was injured in a car crash in Pamlico County.

• Christmas gets brighter
  

  More than 1,500 children will have Christmas toys tucked away by the end of the day Tuesday with the help of Santa's elves in Craven and Pamlico counties hustling hard with the Salvation Army and Toys for Tots.

• RiverTowne holds auditions for first 2010 production
  

  Dates for "Whiskey Flats" are April 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25. n RiverTowne has three other productions currently scheduled for 2010: "Curious Savage" - June 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20.

• Parade has special meaning for families with deep military ties
  

  Saturday's annual Pamlico County Veterans Day Parade was special for two families whose members celebrated the past, present and the future of the military.

• Radio Island trestle reopens after mishap with ship
  

  Freight cars from Radio Island rolled over the Newport River to Morehead City Port on Thursday for the first time since a ship knocked out the railway trestle on June 5. N.C. Department of Transportation inspectors certified the trestle on Wednesday after repairs totaling about $600,000 were done to make it usable and safe again, said Brad ...

• Helping fight breast cancer
  

  Paul Brown is revved up about an upcoming Blue Knights motorcycle ride, which will benefit the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade.

• Aurora Man Accused Of Sexual Assault
  

  An Aurora man has been charged with six counts of indecent liberties with a child.

City Description

Aurora is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 583 at the 2000 census. Aurora is located at 35°18′5″N 76°47′22″W / 35.30139°N 76.78944°W / 35.30139; -76.78944 (35.301476, -76.789461). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (8.65%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 583 people, 265 households, and 169 families residing in the town. The population density was 615.8 people per square mile (236.9/km²). There were 316 housing units at an average density of 333.8/sq mi (128.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 51.29% White, 47.51% African American, 0.34% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population. There were 265 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was

City Contained By:

• Beaufort County
• North Carolina
• United States of America

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 2.58998811034 km squared

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