Lake Phelps in Tyrrell County, first discovered about 1755, is located in the middle of the swampland known as "the Great Eastern Dismal," or the "Great Alligator Dismal."
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 11:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State House speaker and Senate candidate Thom Tillis likes to talk about what the General Assembly — under his leadership — has done to improve the business climate in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 10:35 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Until about five years ago, few people said much about America's federal student loan system. There was no talk of a "crisis," and discussions about change were pretty much limited to tinkering around the edges.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 1:48 am
By: John William Pope Center
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One of my all-time favorite HBO series is ROME, starring Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 1:18 am
By: Diane Rufino
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James Arthur Mizelle, age 73, a resident of Dan Taylor Rd., Washington, NC passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013 at his home.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 1:01 am
By: Announcements
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Even though Election Day 2014 is nearly 11 months away, the editors and staff of Carolina Journal already have begun reporting and offering analysis of key races across North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 12:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Starting a small business is often a challenge, but Beaufort County Community College's Business and Industry Services can make the process easier by helping budding entrepreneurs write a business plan.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 12:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Key Gas Components, Incorporated will be expanding its manufacturing operation in McDowell County.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 12:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Dale Dennis Brooks, age 75, a resident of 112 Sunnyside Dr., Washington, died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at his home.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 12:37 am
By: Announcements
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Hugh Norton Boyd, age 80, a resident of Ridgewood Manor, Washington, NC and formerly of Pinetown, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 12:26 am
By: Announcements
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Last week, doctors with the Brody School of Medicine and Vidant Medical Center teamed to perform a four-person kidney exchange at the hospital.
Published: Monday, December 30th, 2013 @ 11:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Perhaps the most glaring weakness among American college students is their writing. Many enter college lacking the ability to put together even a single good paragraph - and graduate without much improvement. It has been that way for a long time.
Published: Monday, December 30th, 2013 @ 6:33 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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On December 24, 2013 at approximately 8:30 pm, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a vehicle break-in that just occurred on Magnolia School Road in Washington, NC.
Published: Monday, December 30th, 2013 @ 3:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's interesting. It seemed as though every time an AP writer mentioned the Anointed One going to Hawaii for his Christmas vacation, they told us that Hawaii is his home state or that he was born there or both. Could that seemingly singular focus possibly be fueled by doubts??
Published: Monday, December 30th, 2013 @ 2:33 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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During he October 7 Beaufort County Commissioners meeting , Hood Richardson made another motion seconded by Stan Deatherage to place a referendum for a new jail at the Chocowinity Industrial site on the ballot for the next general election in 2014.
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 11:40 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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At some schools, usually independent (not accepting federal dollars) and religious, students read old books, including Plato’s Republic.
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 11:40 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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In late November, Phillip Brooks from the Union County community of Marshville notified Carolina Journal that his address probably was being used as part of a scheme to collect a fraudulent federal tax refund check. Marshville is the third North Carolina locality - and fourth overall in 2013 - at...
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 11:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The mainstream media and their lefty politico allies are perpetually hollering about "fairness" in the tax code.
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 11:13 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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James Mizelle, age 73, a resident of Dan Taylor Rd., Washington, NC passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013 at his residence.
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 1:35 pm
By: Announcements
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Just last Sunday, December 8, 2013, I noticed the flags at the Beaufort County Court House flown at half-staff, and I naturally wondered why?
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 11:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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What high school curriculum best prepares a student for college? Which majors yield the highest-paying jobs? Does being held back in kindergarten ultimately help or hurt lifelong educational performance? A new data collection program may provide the necessary long-term information to...
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 11:37 am
By: John William Pope Center
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A workshop designed to help budding entrepreneurs start their own businesses will be offered 3 to 5 p.m., Monday, Jan.6, in Room 828 of Building 8 on the Beaufort County Community College campus.
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 11:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Below are responses from real people across North Carolina describing how the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is making health insurance far less affordable while often forcing them off their current plans.
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 7:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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What we know about North Carolina’s implementation of the Common Core State Standards has changed since the John Locke Foundation released 35 Questions About Common Core: Answers for North Carolinians in April 2013.
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 7:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Ralph Lavon Burgess, 38, of 5680 Sandy Ridge Drive, River Creek community, Washington, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 11:52 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Lillian Warren Smith, 82, of Havelock, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at CarolinaEast Medical Center.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 11:49 pm
By: Announcements
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Sacred Heart Cathedral is the Mother Church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, making it the spiritual center for Catholics in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 11:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Caroline Marie Cayton Poore, age 84, a resident of Washington, NC died Friday, December 27, 2013.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 7:20 pm
By: Announcements
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County Commissioners are the lowest ranking elected officials empowered to make laws and levy taxes. These are essentially the same things the big boys do in Raleigh and Washington.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 5:24 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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On October 1, 2013 at approximately 11:20 a.m., the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a breaking and entering at a residence on Highway 33 East in Chocowinity.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 3:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We're riding out 2013′s last gasps from The Haymaker's Watauga County outpost.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 3:09 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory granted unconditional pardons to two men who completed their sentences for offenses committed more than 35 years ago and have since become outstanding citizens.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 1:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Tuesday, December 10th 2013, Washington Police Department, N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement Agency and N.C. Probation and Parole completed a month long investigation in the City of Washington.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 1:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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