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Internship opportunities are available to North Carolina residents attending a college, university, technical institute or community college until December 16.
Published: Sunday, December 8th, 2013 @ 1:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Students at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro pay the highest debt service fee - the fee used to pay for past and future campus construction costs - in the UNC system.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 11:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The mainstream media has been dutifully regurgitating the lefty press releases demanding that the minimum wage be doubled immediately.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 11:02 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Yesterday the second Mill Pond educational forum was held (at the Hilton DoubleTree hotel, Atlantic Beach).
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 10:08 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 5:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Plans are currently underway for dredging to begin at the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on N.C. 12 over the Oregon Inlet in Dare County.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 3:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Born in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 28, 1818, Wade Hampton III was heir to one of the largest fortunes in the South. Wade Hampton III was a proficient businessman and legislator, who had misgivings about the slavery system.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 2:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Until now, it's been easy to draw comparisons between the 2014 US Senate GOP primary in North Carolina and the 2010 Kentucky GOP Senate primary, featuring a doctor - and political novice - and a seasoned, well-funded state government official.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 12:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Classes in a new Certified Production Technician program at Beaufort County Community College are scheduled to begin Monday, Jan. 27, college officials announced this week.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 10:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some left-wing commentators have speculated that a sizable number of public school teachers are leaving North Carolina to teach in states that are, presumably, more hospitable to the profession. They want the public to believe that policies instituted by Republican lawmakers are to blame. It is...
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 6:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor McCrory met with high-ranking military officials, including the Commandant of the Marines Corps, and congressional leaders in Washington, D.C. today, urging continued support for military personnel and installations in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 6:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mary Ann Fedor Kaplan, age 71, a resident of Tar Ln., Chocowinity, NC passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 6:24 am
By: Announcements
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A faculty member recognized by the University of North Carolina system for his work in cardiac psychology will deliver the commencement address at East Carolina University on Dec. 13.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 6:19 am
By: ECU News Services
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Deborah "Debbie" Read Bell, 58 of 1110 Bonner Street, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at her home.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 6:16 am
By: Announcements
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) joined with Governor Pat McCrory and other officials in a press conference at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center in Dare County, held Friday, Dec. 6.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 5:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A week before each monthly NC State Board of Education (SBE) meeting, state board staff post an agenda and meeting materials on the board's meeting website.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 11:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Madam Chair, Ranking Member Hinojosa, and Distinguished Members of this committee, thank you for this opportunity. The Pell grant program faces two serious problems today: its increasing cost to the taxpayer, and its failure to serve students well. The program is too expensive and too few...
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 8:10 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and Speaker Thom Tillis applauded Gov. Pat McCrory and Transportation Secretary Tony Tata for their leadership and joined their call for the Southern Environmental Law Center to stop obstructing construction of the economically vital new Bonner Bridge.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 7:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory has announced the following appointments.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 2:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Jokes about "Polacks" have always been tasteless and silly. Based on the latest international test scores, trying to get a laugh today by portraying Polish people as ignorant or dumb is a good way to identify yourself as, well, ignorant or dumb.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 1:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) announced today that it is taking the difficult but necessary step to reduce its workforce in Canada, the United States and Trinidad by approximately 18 percent from current levels.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 11:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Ruby Dell Coward Peaden Anderson, age 88, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Washington, NC.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 8:01 am
By: Announcements
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You can always count on the editorial page of our local Arab Journalism Award-winning thrice, um, twice-weekly local paper here in Moore County to produce some shaking-your-head-in-dismay, chuckling-in-disbelief moments.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 12:42 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Mr. Lee Thomas Spencer, 88, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 12:27 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Arthur Smallwood, of 4470 U.S. Highway 17 North, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at his home.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 12:24 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Ophelia Small, of 1101 Copper St., Washington, died, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 12:21 am
By: Announcements
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As one who was born and raised in Eastern Carolina I hate to see what is happening to this rural region.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2013 @ 2:43 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A meeting of the Washington City Council will meet, Monday, December 9, 2013, at 5:30 pm, to discuss a number of actions listed here within.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2013 @ 2:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Community College is striving to fill the need for emergency medical services in the region by offering several courses that prepare first responders to help with medical emergencies.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2013 @ 1:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Natural Blend Vegetable Dehydration, LLC will open a manufacturing facility in Pitt County.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2013 @ 1:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Ida Ward James, 84, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 in Vidant Medical Center. Mrs. James was born in Beaufort County.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2013 @ 1:19 pm
By: Announcements
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Ms. Angela Denise Ebron, 41, a resident of 1013 Trade St., Washington, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2013 @ 1:17 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Thelma Matthews, of 103 Fort Drive, Washington, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at her home.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2013 @ 1:13 pm
By: Announcements
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