The Vidant Beaufort Hospital Volunteer Department recently awarded scholarships totaling $4,800 to 10 local students for their service to the hospital.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 2:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state Senate, amid a rift among the chamber's leadership, gave its initial approval Thursday to a tax reform bill that would establish a flat tax, lower personal income taxes, and phase out the corporate income tax.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 1:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed Executive Order 15 today to temporarily waive vehicle size and weight restrictions so utility and repair crews can more easily maneuver throughout the state to restore power from Thursday's storm.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 1:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We read that the Anointed One's administration is opening a "criminal Investigation" into who leaked the classified documents related to the federal government tracking Americans' phone calls and emails. (Another of Bispo's Laws at work: When in doubt, ATTACK)
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 1:22 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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The student loan crisis has been all over the headlines lately - $1 trillion in loans with a default rate that's high and getting higher. But direct grants, or scholarships, by the federal and state governments have just as big an effect on the world of higher education and on the nation.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 12:45 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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This week, I voted against the House version of the budget. This was a very difficult decision but it came down to one primary issue, the future of our rural communities.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 12:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I am not always Mr. Negative (as some folks like to claim). I'll hand out kudos to folks who do good things.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 11:33 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Yesterday, Thursday, June 13, 2013, the NC Senate, led by President Pro Tem Phil Berger, took a bold move towards cleaning up state government.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 11:18 am
By: Fern Shubert
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Life, the old saying goes, is best thought of as a journey, not a destination. When it comes to reforming North Carolina's tax code, however, I'd say the reverse...
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 11:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Called Meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 5pm in the Commissioner's Meeting Room of the County Administration Building located at 121 W. 3rd Street, Washington, North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 10:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Pastor Ivan Allen Correll Sr. passed away peacefully the morning of June 13th at River Trace Nursing Home in Washington, NC.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 9:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Addie Lee Wallace Hoggard, age 95, a resident of River Trace Nursing Center and a former resident of Braddy Road, Washington, NC died Friday June 14, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 9:39 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Elizabeth “Bet” Warren of 13203 Highway 17, Jamesville, N.C., died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 9:24 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Timothy Burwood Harris, Jr., 24, of Washington, died Thursday, June 13, 2013.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 8:54 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Elsie Marie Langley Jones, age 84, a resident of 760 Mimosa Shores Road, Washington, NC, died Friday, June 14, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital of Washington, NC.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 8:41 am
By: Announcements
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On March 15, 2013 at approximately 4:50 pm, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of the theft of a firearm from a residence on Hummingbird Lane in Washington, NC.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 12:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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