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Senate and House leaders on Tuesday rolled out specifics in their $21.3 billion General Fund budget, including an average 7 percent pay increase for teachers that would not eliminate teacher assistant jobs.
Published: Thursday, July 31st, 2014 @ 10:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Gertrude Kenlaw, of 825 N. Bridge St, Washington, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Thursday, July 31st, 2014 @ 8:47 am
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Mr. Ruddie Borden of 1465 Main Street Ext Aurora, NC died Monday July 20, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center Greenville, NC.
Published: Thursday, July 31st, 2014 @ 8:44 am
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Ms. Doris Jean Wilson of 704 W. 3rd Street Washington, NC died Monday July 28, 2014 at home.
Published: Thursday, July 31st, 2014 @ 8:38 am
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State Treasurer Janet Cowell, alongside bill sponsors Reps. Stephen Ross and Jeff Collins, joined Governor Pat McCrory at the State Capitol this morning for the signing of House Bill 1195.
Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 @ 7:31 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Mr. Michael Wayne Moore, age 45, a resident of 304 Jones Avenue, Blounts Creek, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 @ 6:21 pm
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Mr. Jimmy Ray Pinkham, age 58, a resident of 2393 Pocosin Road, Pinetown, died Monday, July 28, 2014 at his home.
Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 @ 6:13 pm
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Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 @ 12:22 pm
By: David Winstead
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Mrs. Joyce Ann Meekins, age 78, a resident of 106 Fairview Lane, Richlands, and a former resident of Beaufort County, died Monday, July 28, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 @ 9:59 am
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Mr. Jimmy Ray Pinkham, age 58, a resident of 2393 Pocosin Road, Pinetown, died Monday, July 28, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 @ 9:56 am
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Billionaire Jim Simons, a major contributor to a Democratic political candidates, funds, and causes, has come under fire from federal investigators, a move that has not gone unnoticed by the North Carolina Republican Party.
Published: Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 @ 4:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's an election year and counties once again can't resist the urge to put a quarter-cent sales tax hike on the November ballot, hoping to reap the rewards of millions in extra revenue, all with the consent of taxpayers.
Published: Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 @ 10:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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What is the do-rag rule, you ask?
Published: Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 @ 10:11 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Henry C. “Buddy” Harris peacefully entered into the presence of the Lord July 28, 2014.
Published: Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 @ 9:08 am
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I was peacefully shopping at our local Wal-Mart. It is a joy to be in that particular store, although I normally hate the crowds at them elsewhere. In another town where I used to live there were 2 stores.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 10:27 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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The left has been howling about how the new voter reform law will discriminate against minority and young voters. Being a politically active college student myself, I decided to find out how hard it is to register to vote.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 4:16 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Critics of a just-passed Senate bill complain that it limits the ability of Wake, Guilford, and Forsyth counties to raise sales taxes to fund proposed rail transit systems in the Triangle and Triad.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 2:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We hear a lot of folks pressing for a change in the Constitution to incorporate a "Balanced Budget Amendment". The argument is based on the belief that such an amendment would force the Congress to rein its profligate spending habits. It certainly sounds like a winner.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 1:52 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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I have attached a National Weather Service notice concerning the possibility of severe thunderstorms in our area today, especially later in the day.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 1:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Feddie Redic Haddock, age 88, a resident of 655 Possum Track Road, Chocowinity, NC died Friday morning July 25, 2014 at her home with her family at her side.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 9:43 am
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Mr. Johnny Wilbur "Pee Wee" Nobles, Sr., age 74, a resident of 373 Cayton Road, Chocowinity, NC died Friday July 25, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 9:41 am
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Camilla Rodman Moore died on Friday, July 25, 2014, at The Fountains of the Albemarle in Tarboro, NC where she had been for the last several months due to declining health.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 9:38 am
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