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As the academic year begins, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, now with a new chairman, John Fennebresque, must make some choices.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 5:57 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Enviva plans to develop two new facilities in Richmond and Sampson counties.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 5:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for September, October, 2014.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 5:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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School accountability comes in two forms -- parental choice and testing.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 4:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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June Holton Owens Keel, 94, passed peacefully at her residence in Greenville, surrounded by loving family on September 6, 2014.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 11:19 am
By: Announcements
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William E. "Zip" Tuten, of 174 Yonkers Drive, Washington, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at home.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 11:18 am
By: Announcements
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Coy "Hoover" Alligood, age 85, a resident of 648 Mill Hole Road, Washington, NC, died Monday September 8, 2014 at his home.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 11:11 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Myran Edward Ireland, age 74, a resident of 489 Dan Taylor Rd., Washington, NC died Friday September 5, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 1:10 am
By: Announcements
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I had to convince myself repeatedly that this was NOT a Saturday Night Live skit. The drive-bys subjected us AND the candidates with some moronic, leftist questions.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 1:03 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The latest poll on North Carolina's U.S. Senate race has Republican Thom Tillis (43 percent) and Democrat Kay Hagan (42 percent) neck-and-neck, with Libertarian Sean Haugh at 5 percent and 10 percent of likely voters still undecided.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 12:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday September 4, 2014 around 1130pm Washington Police responded to report of shots fired in the 1000 block of Fowle Drive.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 12:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Twenty-seven years of studying the bacterium Brucella have only served to increase Dr. Marty Roop's fascination with it. That's a good thing, because Roop, professor in the Brody School of Medicine's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, recently landed a grant from the National Institutes...
Published: Monday, September 8th, 2014 @ 11:16 pm
By: ECU News Services
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2033, Welcome to America,a nation reborn by the glorious New Founding Fathers. Tonight we will cleanse the hatred from our hearts with the sixth annual purge.
Published: Monday, September 8th, 2014 @ 10:33 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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We have been hearing a lot about tax inversions lately. According to a NY Times article by Josh Barro published on 8/9/14, tax inversion is "... a tax avoidance maneuver in which an American company is acquired by a smaller foreign competitor, allowing it to move its tax residency abroad.
Published: Monday, September 8th, 2014 @ 3:18 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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Lots of rain and a few strong Thunderstorms possible today and tomorrow.
Published: Monday, September 8th, 2014 @ 12:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If your email gets a "Morning Jolt" or you consult "The Campaign Spot" regularly at National Review Online, you know that Jim Geraghty keeps a close watch on electoral developments across the country. Geraghty is a contributing editor at National Review. During a recent visit to North Carolina...
Published: Sunday, September 7th, 2014 @ 11:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A good friend of mine knows my political position = INDEPENDENT who leans Democrat. He also knows that I DISPISE people who use hate and division to get a political advantage.
Published: Sunday, September 7th, 2014 @ 10:34 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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The Beaufort County Republican Party has announced the location and schedule for the County Party Headquarters for the 2014 election season.
Published: Sunday, September 7th, 2014 @ 10:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Margie Rogers McCullough, 89, a resident of 136 McCullough Lane, Washington, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014.
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 3:14 pm
By: Announcements
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Frederick B. Wall, age 83, a resident of Elizabeth Ave., Chocowinity, NC, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014.
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 3:11 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Shirley Gray Buck Page, age 80, a resident of 1748 NC Hwy. 33 E., Chocowinity, died Saturday, September 6, 2014 at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 3:06 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Myran E. Ireland, age 74, a resident of 489 Dan Taylor Road, Washington, died Friday September 5, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 3:04 pm
By: Announcements
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For many of us, Labor Day signifies the last day of summer. For local governments, it is the day property tax bills are sent to millions of citizens. Property taxes are one of the oldest forms of taxation in North Carolina and were used through the 1930s as a joint tax by state and local...
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On August 19, 2014, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of fraud from the Pitt County Sheriff's Office. Numerous checks were reported stolen in Pitt County and passed in Beaufort County. The Sheriff's Office began an investigation and conducted interviews.
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 11:27 am
By: Chris Downey
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"Health Discoveries," a production of ECU-TV, will launch at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31. The "Health Discoveries" series, hosted by Dr. Samuel F. Sears, will highlight specific successes of East Carolina University faculty in solving important health problems via research, teaching and service.
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 9:24 am
By: ECU News Services
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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: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 9:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Tills race is a must, due to the fact that if he does not win we are not just going to get Hagen back, but also the democrats will likely retain control of the senate, which means Harry Reid will be the senate majority leader again.
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 9:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Frederick B. Wall, age 83, a resident of Elizabeth Ave., Chocowinity, NC, passed away, Friday, September 5, 2014 at home.
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 8:49 pm
By: Announcements
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) was commended by national grassroots organization “In God We Trust” for his work to pass H.R. 343, a bill he introduced to protect military chaplains’ right to close prayers outside of a religious service according to the dictates of their own consciences.
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 8:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On September 3, 2014, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested David Forrest Walker, age 25, of 16581 Hwy 32 N in Pinetown and Bobby Randall Manning Jr., age 41, of 5225 Hwy 17 S in Vanceboro. Their arrests stemmed Investigators receiving complaints siting...
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 8:07 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Most of the 1,429 unaccompanied minors relocated to North Carolina after they entered the United States illegally were released to host families in Mecklenburg, Durham, and Wake counties, raising health and safety concerns, as well as concerns about increased education costs to local governments.
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 5:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I have been part of seemingly countless curriculum committees over the past six years, and I have read hundreds of course syllabi. It seems there are two competing trends in academia when it comes to syllabi.
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 4:21 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Pardon our mess! Renovations are under way in the lobby of Building 1 and much of the area is inaccessible. Workers are installing new drywall and will paint and replace the carpet in the lobby area which sustained water damage several years ago. Our telephone switchboard is being moved to a new...
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 4:12 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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