A chance meeting with a Madison County farmer who lost much of his crops to flood waters earlier this year is one of the topics Governor Pat McCrory covers in his end of the year video message to the people of North Carolina.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 8:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) announced Friday they have retained pro bono outside legal counsel to advise them on the defense of North Carolina's constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 5:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of the byproducts of social media is the rehashing of GIF-filled entertainment pages featuring cute animals, compilations of "photo bombs," and other time-wasters.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 4:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Free To Be Me, a local non-profit organization that offers airplane rides to sick and injured children, is planning to conduct an aerial parade for the children at the James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 12:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The ongoing debate over subsidies for traditional versus renewable energy sources offers an incomplete picture. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report urges advocates on both sides of the debate to fill in the gaps by factoring in penalties along with subsidies.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 12:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On November 16, 2013 at approximately 2:30 a.m., the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stabbing that occurred on Big Hill Road in Edward, NC.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today The Solar Connection will locate its manufacturing facility in McDowell County.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 10:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Here below we have the 'Who’s Been Naughty and Who’s Been Nice?' list from the Civitas Staff, and published in the Legislative Activity section (s) in Civitas's online edition.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 9:30 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will offer a class to prepare participants to be substitute teachers in the local public school system.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 3:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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About 65 million years ago, the huge dinosaurs went extinct, but small, quick mammals that could adapt to the new environment thrived. And about 25 years ago, mammoth steel mills gave way to more efficient mini-mills.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 3:24 am
By: John William Pope Center
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I try to avoid the whole TMZ-reality show-Kardashian worship thing. But the recent crack-down on comments that "offend" certain approved victim groups has dragged me in.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 2:55 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Mildred Cain Simmons, age 87, a resident of Washington, NC passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at her home.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 2:23 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Charles Wayne Spencer, 51, of 3556 Kelly Road, Bath, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at Vidant Pungo Hospital, Belhaven.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 2:19 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Silver Lee Bryant Knowles, age 94, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Washington, NC.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 2:19 am
By: Announcements
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Capt. Steven N. Anastasion, USN Ret., age 92, a resident of Chocowinity, NC died Thursday, December 19, 2013.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 2:19 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Jackie O'Neal Goddard, a resident of Ridgewood Manor, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital, Washington.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 1:57 am
By: Announcements
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Community partnerships and projects in several North Carolina counties were celebrated Dec. 4 when East Carolina University's Engagement and Outreach Scholars Academy recognized nine new graduates.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 1:14 am
By: ECU News Services
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Mr. William Ray Everett, 53, a resident of 697 Camp Hardee Road, Blounts Creek, NC, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington, NC.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 1:00 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Donald Ray Purser, age 70, a resident of 57 Chandler Road, Chocowinity, NC, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington, NC.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 12:57 am
By: Announcements
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