The February 1, 2016 Board of Commissioners regular meeting will be held at the Beaufort County Courthouse in the Superior Courtroom, room 218, located at 112 W. 2nd Street, Washington, NC. The meeting will start at its regular time of 5:30 PM. Please contact Katie Mosher, Clerk to the Board, with a
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 11:46 pm
By: Chris Downey
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NCGOP Chairman Hasan Harnett released the following statement in response to the endorsement of Roy Cooper by labor union bosses...
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 7:40 pm
By: Chris Downey
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With the passage of the recent Omnibus travesty, word leaked out that the legislation could QUADRUPLE the amount of guest worker visas issued per year.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 7:31 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded a grant to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to plan the establishment of a network of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 7:28 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The ENC Tea Party wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and many blessings for a healthy and prosperous New Year.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 7:12 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Luksana "Luk" Haddock, age 63 , a resident of The Pamlico Village Community of Washington, NC passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Vidant Pitt Hospital in Greenville, NC.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 10:44 am
By: Announcements
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As I have previously reported, last May US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I) proposed subjecting people who make politically incorrect statements about climate change to criminal investigation, and in September a group of respected academics went on the record endorsing that outrageous idea...
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 10:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Looking back at all that happened in higher education this year is enough to make your head spin. One minute, state politicians are finally making good policies; the next, university officials are caving to irrational demands
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 10:04 am
By: John William Pope Center
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At today's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) questioned Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the Obama Administration's inadequate response to the rise of ISIS.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 10:03 am
By: Chris Downey
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Heidi Ganahl, owner of the Camp Bow Wow boarding centers and day camps for dogs in several states, says North Carolina's regulations on pet boarding facilities aren't consistent with those elsewhere and often appear to be arbitrary and not aligned with any demonstrated need to protect the safety...
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:39 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Summary: Start talking to Seniors about Medicare before you retire. Trial and error experience is easier to absorb than reading information provided by government.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:34 am
By: Ted McDonald
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North Carolina residents could receive a larger personal income tax exemption if the General Assembly's 2016 short session follows the lead of state Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, who has led the Senate's tax reform efforts since Republicans took control of that body
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, members of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee successfully agreed to send The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act out of committee and to the House floor for an upcoming vote. The bipartisan legislation, originally...
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:22 am
By: Chris Downey
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Pamlico Albemarle Wildlife Conservationists (PAWC) cut the ribbon on a new handicap-accessible wildlife blind on Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (NWR).
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University researchers are part of a multi-institutional team receiving a large grant to tackle health disparities related to uncontrolled high blood pressure in the rural South
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:16 am
By: ECU News Services
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It's fair to say that America has not had a true majority party since about 1968
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the filing period for 2016 elections officially closed, the North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) will field an impressive slate of candidates across the state to continue the record of economic success and oppose the Obama-Clinton-Cooper agenda.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Here is how to tell when you have too much stuff when you are taking a two day trip. It is possible that the same applies to a 3-hour tour.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:04 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory are encouraging North Carolinians to take additional steps to ensure their pets are safe this winter.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:01 am
By: McCrory Communications
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In response to Donald Trump's call for a temporary pause on Muslim migratithom-smokingon, the Senate Judiciary Committee declared on Thursday that Muslims living in foreign nations have a global right to immigrate to the United States.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 2:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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In an October decision, the state’s highest court reinstated a ban on registered sex offenders using certain social media websites, finding that the ban as written does not violate the free speech protections in the First Amendment.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 2:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A few years back, the song Auld Lang Syne popped into my head, when my husband got word that a friend from his Air Force days had passed away.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 2:39 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Governor Pat McCrory's reform of how the state makes purchases has saved taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 2:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Arguably, the Clintons are the most Capitalistic couple who have ever been in the White House, tax free foundations
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 2:19 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Governor Pat McCrory cautioned North Carolinians that winter returns in earnest this weekend and it appears it is going to stick this time
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 2:03 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Uptown Greenville is pleased to announce the winner of the 2015 Uptown Storefront Decorating Contest: Crave Uptown Restaurant and Bar.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 2:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If you’re thinking North Carolina is getting a bit more crowded, then you’re right. State ranks ninth in population and is adding almost 300 new residents daily.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 1:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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