We're seeing a lot of chest-thumping from a lot of folks talking about what a player he or she thinks she is on Jones Street. But we're finding that a surprising number of legislators are having a challenging time making it to the floor TO VOTE.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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N.C. Secretary of Commerce, John E. Skvarla, III, will deliver the commencement address at the 2015 graduation exercises for Beaufort County Community College to be held Thursday, May 14.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:20 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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In an April decision, the N.C. Court of Appeals overturned a jury ruling that Union County public schools had not been provided enough money by the county commission
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated Bernard W. (B.W.) Collier II whose nomination as Director of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) was unanimously approved by the House and Senate, completing his confirmation by the General Assembly
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:19 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The Women's Roundtable at East Carolina University plans to endow two new undergraduate student scholarships through a two-year, $300,000 fundraising campaign.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:14 pm
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina's State Park System is made up of 34 state parks, four state recreation areas, and three state natural areas that cost state government $50.8 million last fiscal year. There is no entrance fee to the state parks, and the system currently only generates revenue from camping fees...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 10:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Originally, the term "Federalist" referred to supporters of the federal constitution of 1787. The Federalist political party emerged during George Washington's presidency.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 8:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In part one of this series we reported on right-of-center political consultants who have created an innovative business model advising a growing number of Republican legislators to turn their backs on conservative, free-market principles to take up the cause of more government mandates...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 8:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On April 27, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received various reports through various conversations among the student body of a threat of violence directed toward students at Washington High School located on Slatestone Road in Washington. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office takes...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 7:48 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory discussed the progress North Carolina has experienced in job creation, innovation and public-private sector cooperation as part of a panel of governors at the Milken Institute's 2015 Global Conference held in Los Angeles.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:53 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The House on Tuesday approved a Senate bill that would extend the state's 35 percent renewable energy tax credit - set to expire at the end of 2015 - by one year to allow several major solar farms to hook up to the power grid. Over five years, the solar companies could collect as much as...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. Secretary of Commerce, John E. Skvarla, III, will deliver the commencement address at the 2015 graduation exercises for Beaufort County Community College to be held Thursday, May 14.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:44 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Deborah Allen Tate, age 63, a resident of East Main Street in Plymouth, NC passed away on April 23, 2015.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 3:59 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Raymond Lawrence Prue, age 82, a resident of East 9th Street, Washington, died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at his home.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 3:41 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Polly Cora Smith Cox, age 94, a resident of 1060 Goose Creek Road, Washington, died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 3:36 pm
By: Announcements
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At their convention this weekend, Second Congressional District Republicans passed a resolution condemning the use of taxpayer money to, um, "persuade" businesses to come to North Carolina or to expand within the Tar Heel State.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 1:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We all know the days of oil and fossil fuel dependency need to end for the future of our planet.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 6:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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BCCC Intermediate Spanish students received real-life experience in class recently when they were called on to interpret a presentation by Greenville immigration lawyer Janice M. Cole.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:13 am
By: Chris Downey
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North Carolina has a religious freedom protection bill in the legislative hopper. Apparently, our political "leaders" have been watching the fake news being generated from Indiana and have decided they want none of it.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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