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Every year, we pay homage to those that make a marked difference, who pass on from this temporal plane.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 3:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, the Governor released his state budget plan for the next two fiscal years. I regret to inform you that the plan would divert all of the funds that the Golden LEAF Foundation would normally receive beginning in April 2014 and thereafter.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 9:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On August 21, 2012, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, damage to logging equipment and larceny that occurred on Weyerhaeuser property near Taylor Road in Chocowinity, NC.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 8:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 2010, we were told a conservative revolution was sweeping North Carolina AND the country. In 2012, we were told conservatism was on the rise -- with the election of a new GOP lt.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 8:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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When Jeremiah Schaefer was growing up in Beaufort County and eastern Tennessee, he planned on a career in construction.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 1:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Economic researchers say a study claiming more than 20,000 job-years were created in North Carolina as a result of legislation mandating the purchase of renewable energy likely exaggerates that outcome while downplaying job losses resulting from that mandate.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's tax structure is almost assuredly going to receive an overhaul in 2013. Legislative leaders and newly elected Gov. Pat McCrory have made no secret of this.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:46 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Mrs. Louise Lowe Howard, 98, of Wilmington died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Northchase Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:37 am
By: Announcements
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Eloise Tune “Tunie” Jefferson, age 94, a resident of 250 Lovers Lane, Washington, NC died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington, NC.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:32 am
By: Announcements
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Today, Governor McCrory announced the following nominations to serve on the State Board of Education for confirmation by the North Carolina General Assembly.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Edith Smith, 76, a resident of Washington, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:08 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Donald Kenneth Hughson, 66, a resident of Washington died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 11:25 pm
By: Announcements
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Investigator Jim Adams applied for and obtained a warrant charging Mary Candice Walker, age 30 of Highway 33 East in Blounts Creek, NC with one count of Second Degree Arson.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 7:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Over the years, I've become increasingly convinced that future gains in freedom and prosperity for North Carolina will only follow gains in appreciation of the past - of the people, events, and ideas that form our constitutional heritage.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 5:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The mainstream media is chattering away about this party "remake" report issued by a group of establishment Republicans.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 10:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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House Bill 177 would allow single specialty ambulatory surgery centers to perform procedures like tonsillectomies, cataract surgeries, orthopedic surgeries and other procedures outside a hospital.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 12:42 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Senator Eleanor Kinnaird (D-Orange) is the lone sponsor of this week's Bad Bill of the Week - SB 155, The Hamilton C. Horton Jr. Independent Redistricting Commission. Senator Kinnaird sponsored a similar bill last year with the same name.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 12:21 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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When I was first elected county commissioner, here in Beaufort County back in November, 1994, I was told I was a brilliant man, and a great communicator, the perfect complement to a Democrat board of county commissioners.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 11:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Washington City Council will meet Monday, March 25, 2013, to discuss the city's business including the improper siting of a jail improperly zoned property.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 5:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Registration is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 25 for graduating students; Tuesday through Thursday, March 26, 27 and 28, for new and returning students.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 12:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C. Senate leader Phil Berger Tuesday unveiled the second phase of his education reform agenda, calling for an end to teacher tenure, placing a greater emphasis on literacy, pushing for accountability in...
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 12:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The world is in an uproar over a financial bailout offered by The European Union to the island nation of Cyprus.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 10:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Regardless of your affiliation, Michael represents all of us in Raleigh, and it is incumbent upon you to get to know your representative, your voice in our capitol.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 10:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Earl M. Alligood, 77, a resident of Washington, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Greenwood, SC.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 10:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Rose Powell, age 86, died Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013, at River Trace Nursing Center in Washington.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 9:54 am
By: Announcements
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James Rodriquez Miller, 29, a resident of 245 Stilley Town Road, Blounts Creek, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at his home.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 11:55 pm
By: Announcements
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Alva Howard Harris, 84, of 109 Jubilee Place, New Bern, died at his home on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 11:54 pm
By: Announcements
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Hattie Brown Moore, 88, a resident of 43 Normandy, Apt. 1, Dorchester, Mass., and formerly of Washington, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Beth Israel Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 11:47 pm
By: Announcements
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Edgar Cesar Rodriguez,Jr., infant son of Edgar Cesar Rodriguez and Nidia Miroslava Rodriguez of 180 Church Street in Fairfield, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 11:44 pm
By: Announcements
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Today, Governor McCrory proposed a balanced budget for fiscal years 2013-2015, continuing his administration's focus on finding long-term solutions to fix North Carolina's economy, transform education and make government more efficient.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 10:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sometimes, despite good intentions, we just get things wrong. That's what happened in 2007, when the North Carolina legislature enacted a bill to force electric utilities to buy "renewable" power from wind, solar, and other expensive and unreliable sources.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 8:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On March 4, 2013 at approximately 10:00 am, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a Crime Stoppers tip in reference to registered sex offenders with social networking sites. Investigators created a report and began an investigation.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 8:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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