Today, Governor Pat McCrory signed the following four bills into law.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 10:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 6th annual Shaggin’ for a Cause event will be held March 15th, 2013 at the Washington Civic Center. Jim Quick & Coastline is the featured entertainment and what a great time of year – St. Patrick’s Day – to come together for a fun event that raises money for a great cause.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 9:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Representatives of the financial industry and policy analysts are concerned about reports that the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering taking a formal role in helping Americans better understand and manage their retirement savings. Such a move would mark the agency's first entry
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 9:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC DOT has added a third Public Hearing about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 9:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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For decades, rising tuition rates have been almost as reliable a feature of American life as death and taxes. A substantial part of those increases has been used to fund large amounts of tuition "discounts," a combination of merit- and need-based...
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 3:47 pm
By: Duke Cheston
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Jeff Compher, associate vice president and director of athletics at Northern Illinois University with a record of academic success and winning championships, has been selected as the new athletics director at East Carolina University.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 3:31 pm
By: ECU News Services
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For those who may not recall, the United decision reversed previous laws that banned independent political expenditures by corporations (including non-profits and unions)
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 2:58 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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We've got an interesting dilemma here in Moore County. Our local paper is owned and operated by veteran Democrat Party fundraisers and strategists.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 2:31 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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During the run-up to the federal budget sequester, President Barack Obama tipped his hand about a seemingly small matter that will actually have a big effect on his signature domestic-policy initiative, the Affordable Care Act.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 2:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On February 28, 2013, Captain Russell Davenport with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Janice Speight, 50 years of age, of 2417 Gilead Shores Road in Blounts Creeks.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 2:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remember the TV ad with the little old lady holding up a burger and asking, "Where's the Beef?"
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 1:50 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory will announce that MetLife, Inc., a leading global life insurance and employee benefits company, intends to create 2,600 jobs in Charlotte and Cary, North Carolina by the end of 2015.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 1:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Albert Edward Sheppard, Jr., age 86, a resident of S. Asbury Church Rd., Washington, NC, died on Friday, March 8, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 12:24 pm
By: Announcements
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