Cedar Point has a Mayor/Council Form of Government, which consists of a Mayor and four Board Members. The Mayor and Board of Commissioners of Cedar Point are elected every 4 years to serve a 4-year term.
Mayor - Buddy Guthrie
Buddy has served Cedar Point since 1997, 8 years as a Commissioner and 6 years on the Planning Board, 3 as the Chairman. In addition, he is the son of the first Mayor of Cedar Point, Austin Guthrie and follows in his footsteps to serve his native town.
Buddy graduated from Coastal Carolina Community College with a Business Degree. He has operated his business, Sound Furniture for over 19 years and still counting. He remains active in the local chapters of the Rotary club and the Chamber of Commerce.
Buddy and his wife, Patti, have three children. The family enjoys boating, fishing traveling and running.
Sam is serving his first term as a Cedar Point Commissioner. He was born in Carteret County and has lived in the Cedar Point area all his life. Sam started commercial fishing in 1964 and operates a seafood business in Cedar Point. After graduating from Swansboro High School he attended Atlantic Christian College.
Sam and his wife Sheri have three children and five grandchildren.
Sam and Sheri reside in the original Bogue Inlet Lifesaving Station which was moved from the East Shore of Bogue Inlet to Cedar Point in 1950. The Bogue Inlet Station is one of only two southern pattern style stations left in the United States. The other one is owned by the national park service and is known as the Little Kinnakeet station. Sam has a family history with the lifesaving service having a great uncle who earned the Gold Lifesaving Metal of Honor while stationed at Cape Lookout. Sam's grandfather Sam Sr. along with John S. Jones and others planted the famous Cedar trees that adorned Cedar point blvd before it was widened to five lanes. Sam's great knowledge of this area and coastal heritage is his passion and drive for preserving our town.
Feel free to contact Sam with any of your concerns! Phone: 252-342-0856
Scott is serving his first term on the Cedar Point Board of Commissioners. Prior to serving as a Commissioner, Scott served two years on the Cedar Point Planning Board. Scott graduated from Swansboro High in 1972 and attended Coastal Carolina Community College. Scott is retired from Lowe’s Home Centers with thirty-one years of service.
Scott and his wife, Nancy has one son, Dylan. They enjoy fishing, going to the gym and riding bikes around the beautiful town of Cedar Point. Phone: 910-358-9200
Was born July 21, 1941 in Onslow County on a 3rd generation family farm during the early stages of World War II. The U.S. Government acquired the farm and it is now a part of Camp Lejeune.
When I was two years old my parents bought and built on the tract of land in Cedar Point that I still live on. I can remember when there were only 18 or 20 families living in Cedar Point. It was 99% farm and wood land and everybody knew everybody. Only a dozen or so cars a day traveled highway 24. Fish were plentiful in Bogue Sound and small game plentiful on the farm and wood lands. It was a perfect place for a young boy who loved fishing, hunting and nature to grow up in. It was paradise to me, right out of my back door.
After graduating from Swansboro High School in 1959, I joined the U.S. Coast Guard and served 4 years active and 2 years reserve. After being discharged, I went to work for the Federal Government and retired after 31 years service as a Fire Captain.
At that point in my life I returned to my grass roots, “farming”.
My wife, Sarah and I decided to use the existing barns that were on the farm and that is when Winberry Farm Produce on Highway 24 was born. We tend about 85 acres, which keeps us very busy in the growing season.
This was our 18th year of being in business and we are still going strong. As long as we are both in good health, we see no end in sight.
I still enjoy fishing and hunting as much as I did “back when”. I feel it a must to go fishing at least two times a week and hunt every day, when in season, except three days a week I set aside for golf.
I have served previously as Commissioner of Cedar Point from November 30, 1989 to November 28, 1995.
My life in Cedar Point has been good. I can’t imagine ever living any other place. I can be reached at 252-725-9717 or winfarm@embarqmail.com
Commissioner - Bill Ennett
Bill is a direct descendent of Dr. George Noble Ennett, whose wife, Lucretia Borden was the daughter of William Borden. Bill’s father, William Borden Ennett, was Swansboro’s first druggist and operated, what is now known as Yanni’s “Ye Old Drug Store”. The store has not changed from the time Bill’s father ran the store. The same soda fountain counter and swivel seats are still there. It was Bill’s job to get a pail of ice from the ice house, now know as the Ice House Restaurant. Bill was paid a whopping 10 cents per pail of ice which he quickly exchanged for an ice cream cone.
Bill is a graduate from UNC-Western Carolina. He graduated with a degree in business with a concentration in marketing management. Bill oversee’s, Bogue Sound RV Park Inc., formerly known as Vacation Village Mobile Home Park.
Bill served two terms as commissioner of Cedar Point from the years 1997 to 2006. During his term, Bill was street commissioner and was instrumental in getting the sidewalks in Cedar Point.
Bill has a son named Samuel Borden Ennett. Bill and his son both enjoy photography and they make it a point to spend a week together every year shooting pictures. Their first adventure was Yellow Stone National Park and the Grand Tetons. Bill is an avid Hobie Cat sailor and hopes to take up Kite Surfing.
Bill is available to help anyone anyway he can. He can be reached at 252-393-8123.
Sam is serving his first term as a Cedar Point Commissioner. He was born in Carteret County and has lived in the Cedar Point area all his life. Sam started commercial fishing in 1964 and operates a seafood business in Cedar Point. After graduating from Swansboro High School he attended Atlantic Christian College.
Scott is serving his first term on the Cedar Point Board of Commissioners. Prior to serving as a Commissioner, Scott served two years on the Cedar Point Planning Board. Scott graduated from Swansboro High in 1972 and attended Coastal Carolina Community College. Scott is retired from Lowe’s Home Centers with thirty-one years of service.
