As the 2014 election cycle draws to a close, few states have drawn so much national attention as North Carolina, thanks to the tight Hagan-Tillis race, the dramatic turn in state government from blue to red, and our status as a presidential swing state in 2008 and 2012.
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2014 @ 10:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) called on the Obama administration to stand up for U.S. fishermen and fight for an increase in quota for western Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2014 @ 10:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Barbra Thigpen Keys of 402 E. 10th Street Washington, NC died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Greenville, NC.
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2014 @ 4:42 pm
By: Announcements
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Vidant Health is scheduled to appear before the Town of Belhaven Board of Adjustment on October 22 at 7 pm to request a Special Use Permit to allow construction and operations of their planned health care facility.
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2014 @ 4:38 pm
By: Betty Murphy
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Julia Sutton Rogers, 69, of Plymouth died Thursday, October 29, 2014 at her residence in Plymouth.
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2014 @ 4:37 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Charles Clinton Runion, age 91, a resident of 317 Fairview Avenue, Washington, NC died Thursday, October 30, 2014.
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2014 @ 4:17 pm
By: Announcements
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Merlin the Magician, also known as Thomas Barr, puts a spell on Beaufort County Early College High School Principal Emily Pake during spirt week at the school. Students were encouraged to dress as Disney characters on Thursday. The high school event coincided with Beaufort County Community College's
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2014 @ 3:37 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Which picture of North Carolina's recent past is more accurate? I'll call the two alternatives Tar Heel Limbo and Tar Heel Heaven. (And, no, I'm not referring to the fake-class scandal at UNC-Chapel Hill. That's clearly Tar Heel Hell.)
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2014 @ 5:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Black Jack resident William Hulslander tried sled hockey at a clinic hosted by East Carolina University and liked it so much that he ended up joining a team.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 11:07 pm
By: ECU News Services
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When the North Carolina legislature convenes in January 2015, the North Carolina Community College Presidents and system office are expected to make a "significant pay increase" for our faculty and staff the top priority in the expansion budget - which funds new programs and expenses - for the...
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 11:04 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Cumberland County has grown accustomed to political theater, especially when it's engulfed by rumor and innuendo. And for the third straight state Senate election, the dirty drama has returned.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 10:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory was in Concord for Alevo Energy's opening of its new facility today. Alevo Energy, an energy service provider that uses a combination of innovative battery technology and smart data analytics to reduce waste and inefficiencies in the grid delivery system, says it plans to...
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 10:52 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Scholarships are available at Beaufort County Community College through a grant made by the Golden LEAF Foundation to the North Carolina Community College System.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 9:52 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Larry Hodges Harris, 67 of Thornton, CO formerly of Washington, NC passed away on Monday, October 27, 2014.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 4:35 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Barbra Keys of 402 E. 10th Street Washington, NC died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Greenvi11e, NC.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 4:30 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Agnes Maize Roberson Ingalls, age 94, a former resident of Cherry Run Road, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at River Trace Nursing Home in Washington.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 4:24 pm
By: Announcements
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One of the Tar Heel State's more significant Tea Party organizations - Asheville Tea PAC - has stepped forward with a recommendation that voters write in the name of former Mecklenburg County legislator John Rhodes for US Senate.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 2:49 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A top lobbyist for the N.C. Hospital Association defends North Carolina's certificate-of-need restrictions, calling them necessary protections for hospitals and health care providers forced to deal with many other government-mandated rules and regulations.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 1:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina will lead a National Innovation Community, a coalition of 25 states and counting that will collaborate to bring innovative ideas and practices to government technology. The Community was established as a resource for technology leaders...
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 1:44 pm
By: Chris Downey
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This article gets back out the record book of how things were 6+ years ago when we elected our current President.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 12:57 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 8:54 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Faculty and staff from across East Carolina University gathered at the East Carolina Heart Institute on Oct. 13 to honor Dr. Stephen Thomas, who will retire as the dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences this month after 34 years with the college.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 8:53 am
By: ECU News Services
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That just wasn't done, and the reporter who allowed it had violated one of the strict codes of journalism. To allow a news source to see one's copy before your editor had seen it, and before it was published, made one's copy suspect.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 8:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A check presentation of $32,762 will be made at 11a.m. on Thursday, October 30, from John Griffin, Kohl's Manager to the Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 8:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The silly season is here as we move towards the end of the 2014 election cycle and the different races move into high gear.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 12:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees welcomed three new members at its recent meeting. Taking the oath of office and joining the board were Jim Chesnutt, Jackson Lancaster and Bill Wall.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 12:26 am
By: Judy Jennette
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Governor Pat McCrory's military affairs advisor, General Cornell A. Wilson Jr., a retired Major General of the United States Marine Corps, was recently appointed to the U.S. Veterans Administration's Advisory Committee for Minority Veterans. The Committee consists of veterans who represent...
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 12:04 am
By: Chris Downey
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Last night, at Beaufort County's General Meeting for October, a majority of Beaufort County Commissioners saw fit to snatch away Commissioner Hood Richardson's constitutional right to his political speech to further their Authoritarian agenda.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 12:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Expressing disappointment at Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's record on immigration, about two dozen young immigrants who entered the country when their families crossed the border illegally and their supporters gathered Thursday beneath a billboard on Hillsborough Road critical of the senator who i
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 @ 11:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lefties across the state and country are giggling mercilessly over the bad publicity being doled out against the UNC-Chapel Hill athletics department.
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 @ 10:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Everything has a price, so how much do Americans spend on the spookiest day of the year? Since 2005, the National Retail Federation has conducted a Halloween Consumer Spending Survey to gauge consumer behavior and shopping trends related to Halloween spending. Overall, 162 million people are...
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 @ 5:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, former Governor James G. Martin donated some of his personal and historical artifacts from his tenure as governor to the North Carolina Museum of History. Governor Pat McCrory joined in the ceremony and thanked Governor Martin for his donations and legacy of public service.
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 @ 9:27 am
By: Chris Downey
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A massive government overhaul of our health care delivery system continues to unfold, and the nation is embarking upon uncharted territory. Providers are fed up with reduced payments, spending more time wading through convoluted third-party paperwork, and not being reimbursed in a timely fashion...
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 @ 9:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will offer courses in November and December for individuals seeking to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 8:56 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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