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The City of Washington, North Carolina loses another city manager.
Published: Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 @ 3:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As I look at the Blue Goose wheeling and dealing that seems to be going on, I get a little suspicious that some of the "Good Ol boys" are about to pull another one over on the long suffering taxpayers.
Published: Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 @ 9:21 am
By: Jim Bispo
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North Carolinians should expect the General Assembly to pass a strict voter ID bill in 2013, and it will be one that will pass federal and judicial scrutiny, a chairman of the House Elections Committee said.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2013 @ 8:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A parking lot on 14th Street recently received a face-lift to better serve undergraduate students residing on College Hill.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2013 @ 7:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Monday, March 11, 2013.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2013 @ 5:33 pm
By: Luciana Sharpe
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Gov. Pat McCrory is taking a hands-off approach to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport imbroglio and recommends lawmakers slow their fast-track...
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2013 @ 5:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Among the Pope Center’s complaints about higher education is that professors devote much of their time to research that adds little or nothing to our understanding of the world...
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2013 @ 4:24 pm
By: George Leef
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Beaufort County Community College on Wednesday, March 6, honored W. Dallas Herring, considered to be the "father" of the state's community college system, during a brief ceremony held on the college campus.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2013 @ 12:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Washington City Council will meet Monday, March 11, 2013, to discuss the city's business.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2013 @ 11:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On October 17, 1862 the Confederate Navy Department signed a contract with the shipbuilding firm of Thomas Howard and Elijah Ellis of New Bern to construct an ironclad gunboat on the Neuse River: the CSS Neuse.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2013 @ 12:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory signed a proclamation declaring March 9-17, 2013 as National AmeriCorps Week in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 10:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly talk about a broken North Carolina. The left talks about expanding government entitlement programs. I suggest we fix what's broken before we even think about expanding.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 10:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Great News on Jobs" crowed The Washington Post. The government reports that 236,000 jobs were "created" in February and the unemployment rate fell from 7.9 to 7.7 percent.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 9:47 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Rev. W. M. Cordon, age 91, of Belhaven passed away Sunday morning on March 10, 2013 at Cross Creek Healthcare in Swan Quarter, NC.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 9:12 pm
By: Announcements
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If one is interested in what realistically passes for total Conservative political discourse in Beaufort County, one must visit the Conservative Republican Club, Thursday Night, March, 2013.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 5:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will offer ServSafe, a course on food safety and consumer health, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning April 9 and ending April 25.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 5:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rush Limbaugh said that for the first time he was ashamed of his country and his words made the top Drudge headline and generated a ton of comments from talking heads in Washington.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 4:14 pm
By: Alicia Colon
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An East Carolina University researcher is studying the effects of microscopic particles that are important parts of products ranging from sunscreens to sailboats but which could pose as-yet-unknown hazards to human lungs.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 12:31 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Some Triangle politicians continue to push for a new taxpayer-funded regional passenger rail system. Adrian Moore, vice president for policy at the Reason Foundation, says passenger rail makes no sense for most American communities, including North Carolina's Triangle region.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 12:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We have been busy so far this session! Here is a little of what has happened in the past two weeks.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 12:23 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Mrs. Violet Virginia Brucoli DeCapita, age 94, a resident of 569 Chambers Point Rd., Belhaven, NC, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at her home.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 10:56 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Edwin Dale Clark, age 66, a resident of Old Bath Hwy., Washington, NC, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 10:55 am
By: Announcements
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory took a stand against previous state government budget practices as the Medicaid liability continues to impact the entire budget.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 5:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Tea Party-aligned Missouri congresswoman and the new North Carolina Department of Transportation secretary are the latest Republicans to get knee-capped by the mainstream media -- courtesy of McClatchy Newspapers.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 5:08 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Lou Stout, director of Occupational Extension and Human Resources Development at Beaufort County Community College, recently took the reins as president of a statewide association of adult educators.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 4:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Andrew Jarvis was arrested and charged with Possession of more than ½ Ounce of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Firearm on Educational Property.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 4:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Instead of DOING their constitutionally-mandated job of passing a budget, the GOP-dominated House has decided to play along with the Ruling Class's never-ending cycle of continuing resolutions -- guaranteeing another "crisis" at the end of September.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 4:02 am
By: Brant Clifton
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On Wednesday, Gov. Pat McCrory signed legislation that declines Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Much of the press coverage once again repeated two key claims about the decision: that it leaves some 500,000 uninsured North Carolinians out in the cold, and that it rejects billions...
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 3:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Dianne Jones Carroll, age 58, a resident of Washington died Friday March 8, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital of Washington.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 3:36 am
By: Announcements
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Born Gaylord Jackson Perry in September 15, 1938, in Williamston, North Carolina, Perry competed at every level and in every sport during his early years and through high school in Martin County.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 3:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory signed the following four bills into law.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 10:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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