On April 13, 2014 at approximately 10:06 p.m., Deputies with the Beaufort County sheriff’s Office Patrol Division responded to a fight in progress call on Baker Drive in Washington, NC.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 8:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I recently spoke with a philosophy professor at an Ivy League university. We discussed some issues in higher education, including such depressing topics as the increasing rejection of long-accepted standards of objectivity and a growing contempt for traditional perspectives.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 7:18 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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As the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services assists Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties in their response to a case of Hepatitis A in a food handler, it is important to remind people to always take precautions when preparing food, whether at home or at a restaurant.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 7:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker joined state officials today in announcing "NCWorks," a major initiative that will promote one consistent, cohesive strategy for workforce development across North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 6:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Candidates facing primary challenges in N.C. Senate, N.C. House of Representatives, county commissioner and Beaufort County sheriff's races have been invited to Beaufort County Community College to meet with college officials to learn about issues facing the college in the coming year.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 5:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Jo Ann Jennette Asby, age 77, a resident of 90 Canal Run, Washington died Monday evening April 14, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:34 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Billie Gregory Ellison, age 47, a resident of 3024 Market Street Extension, Washington, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at her home.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:33 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Willie Dave Ayers, age 74, a resident of 4307 Terrapin Track Road, Washington, NC died Sunday April 13, 2014 at Ridgewood Nursing Center.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:31 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Charles Blount Hardy, age 74, a resident of 1400 Woolard Road, Washington, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:19 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Guilford Ralph Slade, age 76, a resident of Washington, NC died Tuesday April 15, 2014 at his home.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:09 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Junior W. Carrow, age 76, a resident of 5485 V.O.A. Road, Washington, NC died Tuesday April 15, 2014 at his home.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:06 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Gloria Jean Dickinson Jackson, age 65, a resident of NC Hwy. 32 N., Plymouth, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:03 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Gladys Hines of 101 Fort Drive, Washington, died Tuesday, April 15, 2013, at home. The family will receive friends at the home.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 1:37 pm
By: Announcements
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By the looks of it, the individual mandate is almost devoid of life. This tax was once viewed as the centerpiece of the federal health law. Without this critical element of government coercion, Obamacare could not work to its full capacity.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 10:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here we go again. Or maybe I should say "Here they go again". "They" would be the Anointed One and his merry group of sycophants led by Ms. Reid's boy, Harry and Ms. Schumer's boy, Charlie.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 10:19 am
By: Jim Bispo
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After a long battle the Vidant Pungo Hospital has been given the opportunity to continue operations as a new organization. At a minimum, there will be an emergency room with other services to be determined by the new management.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 9:07 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Don't you love hearing filthy rich people like Diane Feinstein, Jay Rockefeller, and any of the Kennedys raging about the evil rich? Lefties are famous for criticizing, harassing and belittling the rest of us for stuff they do routinely.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 8:56 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Even though he lacks the blessing of the GOP leadership in Congress, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is pushing a national health care reform he says would do precisely what the GOP establishment has pushed — repealing and replacing government-driven Obamacare with a system allowing more...
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Frogs, fossils and jellyfish were among the popular activities for visitors at the annual Earth Day Expo April 8 in the Howell Science Complex at East Carolina University.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:10 am
By: ECU News Services
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Listening to the dueling ads on the airwaves, voters may wonder why some ads cite a rating claiming Walter Jones is a liberal Republican and others cite ratings that he is one of the most conservative. The difference comes from who is doing the rating.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 1:44 am
By: Steven P. Rader
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The meeting will allow Sen. Cook to hear from his constituents on the recent implementation of Common Core Standards in the N.C. Public School System.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 1:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After years of scrambling and squabbling about the fate of the Dorothea Dix campus near downtown Raleigh, the two sides are finally doing the right thing: negotiating the size and price of the land parcel that city taxpayers will be purchasing from state taxpayers.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 12:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has proposed reinvesting $16.8 million in savings generated by community colleges into additional funding for the state's 58 community colleges to train workers in high-demand fields such as health sciences, engineering, construction, manufacturing, transportation.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 12:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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