Today, Governor Pat McCrory signed House Bill 4, the first step towards paying off North Carolina's $2.5 billion debt to the federal government and reforming North Carolina's unemployment insurance system.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 6:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I think based on the current forecast, we have a possibility of spotty (protected or elevated) roadway conditions that could lend themselves to the formation of "Black Ice" in the early morning hours tomorrow.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 5:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory is expected to sign soon legislation that says no to implementing the federal health care law's most costly provisions -- a state-run insurance exchange and Medicaid expansion--and rightly so.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 2:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On February 1, 2013, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of vehicle break-ins in the area of Chesterfield Drive, Homeplace Road, CBH Lodge Road, and Cherry Road in Washington, NC.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 2:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two East Carolina University faculty members may not be walking the red carpet at the Academy Awards on Feb. 24, but they will be on Hollywood Boulevard studying the stars as they arrive and specifically the brands presented there.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 1:50 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Tiny Smith Walker, 92, formerly of Aurora, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Grantsbrook Nursing and Rehab Center.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 12:09 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Thomas Wells Whitley, age 79, a resident of 283 Swan Point Drive, Washington, NC, died Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital of Washington, NC.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 12:06 pm
By: Announcements
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Ellen Shaw Topping, 87, a resident of Cross Creek Health Care Center, formerly of 13609 U.S. Highway 264, Swan Quarter, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 12:03 pm
By: Announcements
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A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, February 22, 2013, at Mt. Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the church following the service.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 12:01 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Mary Lynn Cottonaro, age 63, a resident of the Cypress Landing community of Beaufort County died Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at the Golden Living Center of Greenville, NC.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 11:57 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Nancy Ann Washco Ayer, a resident of the Cypress Landing community, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at her home.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 11:53 am
By: Announcements
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North Carolina's Customized Training Program, run by the state's community colleges, has come under fire lately. Some prominent critics contend that it is -- at least in part -- a wasteful way to promote economic development in the state.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 9:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Many campuses in the UNC system have a hunger for additional students. Administrators want their schools to grow, and, historically, specific state appropriations geared to growth have helped them do it.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 8:50 am
By: Jenna Ashley Robinson
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Session is in full swing here at the General Assembly. I thought you might like to have an idea of what a typical week is like for me.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 1:21 am
By: Bill Cook
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Furious that Gov. Pat McCrory and the Republican-led legislature has turned down the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, Democratic lawmakers, liberal scholars, and left-wing activists have resorted to insults, illusions, and illogical arguments to express their indignation.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 1:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Let's count all of the various state law enforcement authorities we have here in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 1:06 am
By: Brant Clifton
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On January 8, 2013, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received two reports of larceny of copper wire from irrigation systems on Christian School Road in Pantego, NC.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 12:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Linwood Allen Dunn Sr., age 72, a resident of Stokes, NC, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013, at the home after a short illness.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 12:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Leland E. Taylor, 83, of Greenville, died Monday, February 18, 2013.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 12:02 am
By: Announcements
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