Investigator Brad Shackelford applied for and obtained warrants charging Brian Elliot Nollkamper, age 27, of Mills Road in Greenville NC with three counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretense.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2013 @ 1:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Pitt County was established in 1760 after a legislative act to annex Beaufort County. Named after William Pitt, a British statesman who supported the colonist's cause for freedom, the county was formed because of the need for a regional courthouse and prison.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2013 @ 1:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At around 5:36 pm Washington Police and EMS responded to Bobby Andrews Recreation Center 237 East 7th street due to an altercation that resulted in injuries.
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2013 @ 11:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ruth's House, a home for the victims of domestic violence, celebrates its new beginning at Harvest Church in Washington, North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2013 @ 10:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Supposedly, our state is in the midst of a "conservative revolution." But the message we're getting out of our new administration in Raleigh is sounding a lot like something crafted by the NC Democrat Party's communications staff.
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2013 @ 2:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Acey Morton Paschall III, a resident of 63 Ann St., Chocowinity, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at his home.
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2013 @ 2:48 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Ada Irene Leggett Waters, age 76, a resident of Pinetown, NC, died Thursday, January 24, 2013, at the home of her daughter in Williamston, NC.
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2013 @ 2:41 am
By: Announcements
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The 2012 election did little to change the political landscape in Washington, D.C. In the early-morning hours after the election, Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes wrote a column describing "a status quo election with Democrats entrenched in the White House and Senate, and Republicans...
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2013 @ 10:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Efforts are under way to make North Carolina the first state since Alaska in 1980 to eliminate taxes on total personal income.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2013 @ 3:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On January 22, 2013, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Phillip Barbour, 25 years of age, of 402 Cedar Lane in Washington and Jonathan Walker, 19 years of age, of 101 Iron Creek Drive in Washington.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2013 @ 3:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory's budget director distanced the Republican chief executive from a proposal to eliminate income taxes in North Carolina and expressed his own "great concerns" with the concept being floated by leading GOP lawmakers.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2013 @ 3:22 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College offers two new classes.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 10:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Replacing North Carolina's existing income, corporate, sales, and estate taxes with a new consumed-income tax dubbed the USA Tax could generate 80,500 new jobs in the first year, while boosting the state's economy by $11.76 billion.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 10:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A center for research in coastal development and natural resources was dedicated and officially opened Jan. 15, kicking off a series of community outreach events continuing through the spring.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 8:03 pm
By: ECU News Services
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On January 17, 2013, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit served arrest warrants on Charles Pierce, 33 years of age, of 1049 Carrow Road in Chocowinity.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 7:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With respect to our legislators the current talk of a tax reform plan makes about as much sense as hopping in a car and striking out to California without a GPS or road map.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Declaring a state of emergency in Graham, Jackson and Swain counties and areas within the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee as a result of a landslide obstructing both directions on U.S. Highway 441 beginning on January 15, 2013.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 6:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 1948, the University of Chicago Press published one of the foundational texts of the modern conservative movement: Ideas Have Consequences.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 6:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The City of Washington will meet Monday, January 28, 2013, as the "Committee of the Whole," to discuss issues in closed session. One issue, in particular, will be to discuss the acquisition of the Turnage Theater in downtown Washington, North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 5:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Low-information America and its enablers in the mainstream media are in a snit over Phil Mickelson's complaint about the amount of taxes he is being forced to pay as a U.S. citizen and a native-born resident of California.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 1:49 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A state audit has revealed that the N.C. Central University Law School's information technology and facilities director was given improper supplemental benefits to the tune of $59,271 during the last decade.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 1:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Sharon Elaine Cameron, 67, a resident of 537 Pirate Cove Road, Washington, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at her home.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 1:22 am
By: Announcements
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Raydell Jordan, 87, a resident of Britthaven of New Bern, formerly of 5083 Bonnerton Road, Edward, died Saturday, January 19, 2013, at Carolina East Medical Center.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 1:18 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Joseph Foster Massey, Jr., age 84, a resident of Pamlico Plantation, Washington, NC, and beloved husband of K. Jane Massey, died on Sunday, January 20, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 1:08 am
By: Announcements
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Richard E. Phelan, 80, of Pamlico Plantation, Washington, died Sunday, January 20, 2013, in Southlake, Texas.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 1:03 am
By: Announcements
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Anthony “Ant” Woolard, 46, a resident of 211 Belgian Lane, Washington, died Tuesday at his home.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 12:58 am
By: Announcements
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The Registrar's Office at Beaufort County Community College has released the honor roll for the 2012 Fall Semester. Full-time students maintaining a grade point average of 4.0 or better were placed on the all "A"s list.
Published: Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 @ 4:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory announced the following additions to the governor's office staff.
Published: Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 @ 12:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Over the past several weeks, there has been a good deal of global warming news, some that focused on the year immediately passed - 2012 - and some that focused on years to come.
Published: Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 @ 8:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yep. That one made me raise an eyebrow, too. But that is what I am taking from conversations over the last few days with some NCGOP politicos.
Published: Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 @ 8:24 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Classes will begin Monday, Feb. 4, in a new Therapeutic Massage Program offered by the Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College.
Published: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 7:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman, and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback have all called for their states to eliminate their income tax and replace it with a sales tax over the past week.
Published: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 5:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Larry Mahlon Chesson, 74, of Plymouth, died Sunday, January 20, 2013, at his residence in Plymouth.
Published: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 2:48 pm
By: Announcements
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