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🌱 Which Morehead City student just earned a Coast Guard scholarship?
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- Which Morehead City student just earned a Coast Guard scholarship?
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Warmer; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 70, low: 61.
- Friday: Very windy; clouds, then sun, with a high of 68 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Coast Guard Foundation awards record $925K in scholarships to 255 students for 2025-2026 (wcti12.com) — A Morehead City student, Skylar Smith, is among 255 recipients of Coast Guard Foundation scholarships awarded nationwide for the 2025–2026 academic year. The nonprofit is distributing a record $925,000 to children of Coast Guard members, including several students from eastern North Carolina communities like Wilmington, Cedar Point, and Elizabeth City. 
📸 Around Morehead City
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Holiday Market on Middle Lane
the periwinkle, 110 Middle Ln, Beaufort
3:00 pm
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
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Holiday Attire Day
Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn Morehead City, NC 28557 -
Special City Council Meeting
Morehead City NC Calendar , 1 Roosevelt Blvd. , Pine Knoll Shores
8:30 am -
Winter Concert & Sing-Along
Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn Morehead City, NC 28557
8:45 am -
Planning Committee Meeting - CANCELLED
Morehead City NC Calendar , 1100 Bridges Street , Morehead City
9:00 am -
Special City Council Meeting
Morehead City NC Calendar , 1 Roosevelt Blvd. , Pine Knoll Shores
8:30 am -
Early Dismissal
Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn Morehead City, NC 28557
12:00 pm -
Tots at the Library
Morehead City NC Calendar , 202 S. 8th Street , Morehead City
10:00 am
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Monday December 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Music Bingo
Carolina Home & Garden , 4778 NC-24 , Newport
6:30 pm -
Coffee with a Cop
7500 Emerald Dr , Emerald Isle
2:00 pm -
4EverAll @ Bogue Sound Distillery
Bogue Sound Distillery , 108 Bogue Commercial Dr , Bogue
7:00 pm -
Santa in the Sunroom
Carolina Home & Garden , 4778 NC-24 , Newport
11:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anyone know of a service that navigates hospital to nursing home thru DSS with Medicaid?
There are so many things being left out and not being explained between the two. I work in law, but this is foreign! Nobody is exactly “ forthcoming”… (Nextdoor Brandywine Bay) - The Holidays are are here.
A Great Stocking Stuffer Idea how about a small sampler of coffees? Get them in 1 lbs, 1/2 lbs and 1/3 lbs bags. Sweet Beans Midtown Sound Cafe… (Nextdoor Bayview - 12th to 24th)
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for (USA) Overnight Stocking Coach, Non-Complex in Morehead City. Apply here.
- PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Morehead City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morehead City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Beaufort
- Craven County Board names Dr. Matthew Cheeseman as new superintendent in special session (wcti12.com)
- ‘Iconic' home dating to 1728 goes up in flames on North Carolina coast, town says (charlotteobserver.com)
Newport
- Newport man charged after setting truck on fire and assaulting victim with gasoline (wcti12.com)
Havelock
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