Belhaven, North Carolina

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Belhaven

Fair
Temperature: 41.0 °F

Humidity: 65 %
Wind Speed: 3 mph SE
Pressure: 30.32 "

Dew Point: 30 °F
Gusts: 7 mph SE
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• Gospel rapper starts young
  

  By GREG KATSKI Staff Writer Gangster rappers move over. Kamoren Watts-White, just 7 years old, is getting noticed through his gospel-rap praise for Jesus.

• Beaufort County Sheriffa s Office Drug Unit makes huge haul
  

  By CLAUD HODGES Newsroom Manager An employee of a local pharmaceutical plant sits in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $1 million secured bond.

• Cities fight power rate increase
  

  Wilson leaders fought against a 4 percent electric rate increase that was passed Wednesday by the N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency.

• Former police chief charged with murder released
  

  Submitted by WWAY on 12 November 2008 - 6:03pm. READ MORE: News A former North Carolina Police Chief charged in the murder of a Camp Lejeune marine 36 years ago has been released from jail on a $350,000 bond.

• Current fire station could be best fit for Belhaven
  

  By GREG KATSKI Staff Writer BELHAVEN - Members of the Belhaven Volunteer Fire and Rescue squad might not be stepping down from their posts after all.

• NC man charged in 1972 Marine murder released on bond
  

  Jacksonville, N.C. A former North Carolina police chief charged in the shooting death of a Camp Lejeune Marine 36 years ago has been released from jail on bond.

• a Little Evaa gets a day in the spotlight
  

  By GREG KATSKI Staff Writer BELHAVEN - Eva "Little Eva" Boyd took center stage one last time as a head stone was unveiled at her grave site in Black Bottom Cemetery on Saturday afternoon.

• Four incumbents return to school board
  

  By GREG KATSKI Staff Writer In the election for five seats on the Beaufort County Board of Education, four incumbents kept their seats while the board picks up one new member.

• Belhaven Firefighters Claim They Will Walk Off The Job
  

  There's another dispute about to unfold in one eastern Carolina town, which may cause their volunteers firefighters and their EMT'S to walk off the job.

• Fire Rips Through A Yacht Docked Near Belhaven B&B; No Injuries Reported
  

  Hey, read the rules! A frightening morning for boaters in Beaufort County as fire ripped through their yacht.

• Belhaven police help track down suspected rapist
  

  By GREG KATSKI Staff Writer The Belhaven Police Department made its first "significant" arrest on Wednesday under new Police Chief Frederick Clingenpeel.

• Call It A Cocaine Crackdown
  

  Hey, read the rules! The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit made three arrests.

• More of this story
  

  Promises to visit Belhaven on July 4, if he wins election By TED STRONG Staff Writer Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory said he made his first campaign promise Friday when he pledged, if elected, to ...

• Gilead voters to mark ballots in Chocowinity
  

  By MIKE VOSS Contributing Editor Voters in Beaufort County's Gilead precinct will mark ballots at the polling place in Chocowinity on Election Day.

• Scott, Jarman
  

  Suzanne Nicole Scott of Bear Grass and Linwood "Todd" Jarman of Trenton will exchange wedding vows on Oct.

• Much more than a farmer's wife
  

  By GREG KATSKI Staff Writer SIDNEY/BELHAVEN - Homegrown women have found a way to succeed in a "man's world" in Beaufort County.

• Making a difference
  

  With Election Day a little more than a month away, voters should be giving careful consideration to what candidates have to say about important issues.

• Locals divided on bailout plan, want to see more details
  

  Many locals are leery of the bailout deal recently announced by federal officials.

• Aronson bringing - The Last Showboat' back to the stage
  

  By KEVIN SCOTT CUTLER Lifestyles & Features Editor Nearly 100 years ago, a showboat traveled up and down the waterways of eastern North Carolina, bringing entertainment to folks who might normally never have ...

City Description

Belhaven is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2000 census. Belhaven is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Belhaven was the hometown of singer Little Eva. Belhaven is located at 35°32′35″N, 76°37′24″W (35.542930, -76.623278). It is on the north shore of the Pungo River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (21.05%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,968 people, 827 households, and 530 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,313.4 people per square mile (506.6/km²). There were 1,015 housing units at an average density of 677.4/sq mi (261.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 37.30% White, 60.67% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.69% of the population. There were 827 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female

City Contained By:

• Beaufort County
• North Carolina

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 4.92097740964 km squared

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