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The recent discovery of important voter mailings stacked up in a post office underlines long-standing failures by elections staff that the Forsyth County Board of Elections (BOE) must finally resolve.
Published: Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 @ 3:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Ashley Woolard, a resident of Washington and former candidate for the U.S. Congress, has joined the Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees. He was appointed to the college board by the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners.
Published: Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 @ 2:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Josiah Collins, Sr. was born near Taunton, Somersetshire, England in August 1735 as the son of David and Joan Collins.
Published: Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 @ 11:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Redden "R.L." Louis Woolard Sr., 84, of 540 Griffin-Hodges Road, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 in his home.
Published: Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 @ 9:49 am
By: Announcements
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Last weekend Governor Pat McCrory appeared on the statewide television talk show NC SPIN to discuss his first eight months in office.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2013 @ 10:27 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The month of August for BCN was nothing short of an outstanding month, where we bested our best in: unique IPs per day, hits, while coming in a close second in page views, and exceeding a number of important milestones.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2013 @ 10:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I am honored to be here today. Alas, my message is not altogether pleasant. Indeed, it may be the intellectual equivalent of having a hemorrhoid operation performed by an unlicensed French physician just returned from a wine-laden lunch.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2013 @ 9:47 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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A new state audit slams a former child care provider for setting up a front company to avoid sanctions.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2013 @ 9:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The GOP-dominated House passed a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the cash flowing to the federal government while, reportedly, defunding ObamaCare. And Republicans were ready to crow.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2013 @ 9:16 am
By: Brant Clifton
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On September 17, 2013 at approximately 2:45 pm, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a theft of copper wire from PCS Phosphate on Highway 306 in Aurora, NC.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2013 @ 8:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Garland Griffin, of 1848 Cherry Run Road, Washington, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2013 @ 2:10 am
By: Announcements
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for October, 2013
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2013 @ 11:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Mitchell Alanado StClair Jr. died Monday, Sept. 16, 2013.
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2013 @ 11:21 pm
By: Announcements
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As the 2013 legislative session drew to a close, Gov. Pat McCrory and other Republican leaders said their main policy focus had been to improve North Carolina's lackluster economy. They pointed to several enacted bills, including tax cuts and regulatory reform, to show that they hadn't lost this...
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2013 @ 8:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dr. Jeffrey Ferguson was having a quiet summer afternoon recently when a call came in on his radio. A person had called 9-1-1 reporting that a female relative in her 80s was complaining of stroke-like symptoms. The caller was in a nearby neighborhood.
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2013 @ 7:28 am
By: ECU News Services
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The present controversy between Sheriff Alan Jordan and this county commissioner has breathed new life into the question: What do county commissioner do? To put it another way what are the duties and responsibilities the public should expect from county commissioners.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 11:38 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, June Atkinson, has insisted that teachers were a crucial part of the state's planning process for Common Core.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 5:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Business and Industry Services at Beaufort County Community College will offer three workshops in October designed to provide advanced training for current and prospective business owners.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 5:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I've been watching politics in this state for quite some time and I CANNOT recall any prior administration in Raleigh having its appointees subjected to such invasive public scrutiny.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 3:38 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Mr. Bobby Joe Perry, age 81, a resident of 182 Rock Road, Washington died Wednesday morning September 18, 2013 at Cross Creek Health Care Center in Swan Quarter, NC.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 11:52 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Nina Cutler Boyd Hodges, age 78, a resident of 429 East 12th Street, Washington died Tuesday evening September 17, 2013 at River Trace Nursing Center.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 11:31 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Louise Griffin Hill, age 84, a resident of 106 Lawson Rd., Washington, NC died Tuesday September 17, 2013 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 11:20 am
By: Announcements
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On September 15, 2013 at approximately 10:12 p.m., the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an armed robbery at the Handy Mart on River Road in Washington.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 2:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Tea Party patriots are hosting three acclaimed associates from the John Locke Foundation to better inform and educate curious locals, who wish to stay knowledgeable about how government work, and how it should work.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 2:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Domtar Corporation, a pulp, paper and absorbent hygiene products manufacturer, marketer and distributor will expand its facility in Pitt County.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 2:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. William Lelon "Bill" Boyette, age 83, a resident of 408 Old Bath Hwy. Washington, NC died Tuesday September 17, 2013 at his home.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 1:58 am
By: Announcements
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North Carolina consumers could be the biggest losers after one of three insurance carriers that applied to participate in the Obamacare federal exchange announced its decision on Thursday to withdraw from the government-approved marketplace, health experts say. They cite the lack of competition...
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 @ 10:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A lawsuit filed by four former broadcasters and communications professionals claims the Charlotte City Council broke state open government laws when it went into closed session to discuss paying for renovations at Bank of America Stadium.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 @ 6:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Robeson County will soon be home to a facility that officials say will bring dental care to limited-income, underserved residents while providing educational opportunities to East Carolina University dental students.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 @ 11:59 am
By: ECU News Services
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On July 12, 2013, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a sex offender failing to notify the Sheriff’s Office of an address change. The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation and conducted interviews.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 @ 11:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center is offering a program to help cancer survivors make the transition from active treatment to post-treatment care.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 @ 11:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mahatma Gandhi is remembered as a man of peace because of his nonviolent revolution that ended British rule of India.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 @ 9:48 am
By: Thom Goolsby
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Formed out of Moravian musical societies and community bands that exemplified the traditional importance of brass instruments, particularly the trombone, the Salem Brass Band served the Confederacy from the first days of the Civil War until June 1865, when members were finally released from prison.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 @ 9:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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