Today, Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced that Pro Refrigeration Inc., a manufacturer of refrigeration systems, will expand its operations by locating a new East Coast production facility in Davie County.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 9:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There was once a time in America when the exploits of NASA was a national ambition - Democrat, Republican - it did not matter.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 3:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Limited Voting Method Committee
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 8:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A regulatory oversight panel Thursday rejected an effort by the N.C. Child Care Commission to ban religious instruction at schools held at religious facilities that participate in the NC Pre-K program.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 8:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC DOT announced today it will hold two public meetings about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 8:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is partly because I helped my nine younger siblings through the college process, from application to graduation, but also because I've spent much of my own life in various colleges and universities, either as a student (I have a B.A., M.A., and a Ph.D.), a teacher, or as a...
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 8:24 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Last November North Carolina voted for change. We are certainly getting it. At the current pace and expectations state government will undergo the biggest changes most of us have seen.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 8:14 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit served an arrest warrant on Andrew Michael Norman, 17 years of age, of 2897 Whichards Beach Road in Chocowinity.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 3:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week's Bad Bill of the Week is a repeat offender. House Bill 100 Healthy Families & Workplaces/Paid Sick Days, sponsored by Reps. Alma Adams (D-Guilford) and Larry Hall (D-Durham), would criminalize voluntary work agreements between workers and employers.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 3:04 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Carrie Stilley McCabe, 89, a resident of 17850 N.C. Highway 33 East, Blounts Creek, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Carolina East Medical Center.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 2:53 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Nancy Ann “Nan” Wascho Ayer, a resident of the Cypress Landing Community of Chocowinity, NC, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at her home.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 2:48 am
By: Announcements
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Who gets to run Charlotte Douglas International Airport has become a prickly, billion-dollar turf battle. City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County officials want to ground what they see as an unnecessary power grab orchestrated by...
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 11:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charles returned to the sideline for the first time Feb. 13 after undergoing surgery for colon cancer late last year. The "Voice of the Pirates" has been absent since Dec. 1.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 10:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Beaufort County's Commissioners will meet Monday, February 25, 2013, to discuss economic development, including two public hearings on the transfer of county property.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 10:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The mainstream media and The White House are warning of a coming apocalypse brought on by "draconian" spending cuts in the budget sequester that is to kick in on March 1.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 9:29 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory announced one of the Triangle's most well-known political journalists, Kim Genardo of NBC 17 News, is joining the administration as Communications Director.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 9:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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What were you doing the Friday before Christmas? Many of us were buying last-minute gifts, embarking on trips to visit family and friends, or making other preparations for the holiday season.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 8:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Washington City Council will meet Monday, February 25, 2013, to discuss the city's business.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 8:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Brandon Smith, 25 years of age, of 105 Alderbrook Circle in Washington and Erica Moore, 23 years of age, of 105 Alderbrook Circle in Washington.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 7:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Ruth Whichard Morris, a resident of Orange Park, FL, died January 9, 2013. A graveside service was held January 14, 2013, in Orange Park, FL.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 12:29 pm
By: Announcements
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Carrie Stilley McCabe, 89, a resident of 17850 N.C. Highway 33 East, Blounts Creek, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Carolina East Medical Center.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 12:25 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Nancy Ann “Nan” Wascho Ayer, a resident of the Cypress Landing Community of Chocowinity, NC, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at her home.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 12:23 pm
By: Announcements
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Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 10:33 am
By: David Winstead
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A new performance audit shows that the N.C. Industrial Commission has been lax in monitoring data to make sure North Carolina businesses are keeping up with their duty to provide workers' compensation insurance for their employees.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 7:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There is a lot coming up at BCAC and we are sure we have something that will appeal to everyone.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 7:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's been weeks since children developed their wish lists, and they are about to find out if Santa has brought what they asked for. We here at the Pope Center have put together our own wish list...
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 7:09 am
By: Duke Cheston
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Is he "the centrist mayor of North Carolina's largest city who campaigned as someone able to work across party lines?
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 7:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Enrollment for the spring 2013 semester at Beaufort County Community College is at record numbers for a spring semester, college officials announced this week.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 6:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a blatantly partisan move, the staff of the North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) successfully subverted state law to facilitate online voter registration in North Carolina by the 2012 Barack Obama campaign.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 5:56 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory signed House Bill 4, the first step towards paying off North Carolina's $2.5 billion debt to the federal government and reforming North Carolina's unemployment insurance system.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 6:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I think based on the current forecast, we have a possibility of spotty (protected or elevated) roadway conditions that could lend themselves to the formation of "Black Ice" in the early morning hours tomorrow.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 5:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory is expected to sign soon legislation that says no to implementing the federal health care law's most costly provisions -- a state-run insurance exchange and Medicaid expansion--and rightly so.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 2:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On February 1, 2013, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of vehicle break-ins in the area of Chesterfield Drive, Homeplace Road, CBH Lodge Road, and Cherry Road in Washington, NC.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 2:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two East Carolina University faculty members may not be walking the red carpet at the Academy Awards on Feb. 24, but they will be on Hollywood Boulevard studying the stars as they arrive and specifically the brands presented there.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 1:50 pm
By: ECU News Services
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