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William Horace "Bill" Lewis Jr., age 71, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at his home.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 10:25 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. James E. Stanley of 242 Jimmy Lane, Washington, died Friday, June 13, 2014 at his home.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 10:22 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Mary Bullock Hawkins, 81, resident of 169 Peed Drive in Chocowinity died Thursday, June 12, 2014.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 10:20 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Joseph Slade Roberson, age 89, a former resident of, 1845 Tunstall Swamp Road, Edward, N.C. , died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 10:17 pm
By: Announcements
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Please welcome back the NC Symphony on June 15th for a free concert at 7:30pm thanks to PotashCorp-Aurora. Before the Symphony concert, the Emerald City Big Band will be playing for the public and during a Meet the Conductor Reception from 5:30-7:00pm.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 10:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Elsie Rae Clark, age 82 a resident of 115 Mable St., Dover and a former resident of Chocowinity, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 10:08 pm
By: Announcements
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Elizabeth Jean Huey, age 100, a resident of Bath, NC, formerly of Indianapolis, IN, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 9:39 pm
By: Announcements
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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: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 6:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed June 14-22, 2014 as "Week for the Animals" in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 4:00 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Will the real North Carolina conservatives please stand up? Game show aficionados will remember "To Tell the Truth," which aired in one form or another on CBS, NBC, and in syndication for decades. Hosted by the likes of Bud Collyer (the original voice of Superman on radio and motion pictures)...
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 3:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On June 21, 2014, at Washington High School, NFL standout Terence Copper will headline a special day for those that want to engage in or just learn the manly sport of American Football.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 3:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State House leaders Tuesday unveiled their $21.1 billion General Fund spending plan, including teacher pay increases averaging 5 percent, 25 new positions to enforce coal ash pond cleanup, and a transfer of the State Bureau of Investigation from the Department of Justice to the Department of Public
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 1:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. State House of Representatives passed a ($21.09 billion) budget today. Next, the leadership of the Senate and House will go into conference over the budget.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 1:00 pm
By: Bill Cook
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This weekend is the 31st Annual Washington Summer Festival presented by the Chamber and Potash-Corp Aurora.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 11:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The “Moral Monday” protestors, led by the state chapter of the NAACP, have a list of demands that, if implemented, would cost North Carolina taxpayers nearly $3 billion dollars now.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 11:35 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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It was late in the game. The House was at bat to take its cut at the state budget. The State Senate team had thrown them a wicked curveball. Did the House have the skill and the moxie to respond in this modern-day "Casey-at-the-bat" scenario?
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 11:35 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is calling on three federal agencies to disclose their taxpayer-funded luxury travel expenses.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 11:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The seismometers were going wild around Richmond, Virginia tonight. A political earthquake appears to have catapulted the House Majority Leader into those very crowded unemployment lines.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 9:35 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Before welding students at Beaufort County Community College enter the welding laboratory and begin working with actual materials, they can now hone their skills using a new virtual welder.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 9:12 am
By: Judy Jennette
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment to include the Historic Rehabilitation Investment Program in the House budget.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 9:04 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The state of Washington has the highest minimum wage in the country at $9.32 an hour. Consequently, the state has the third highest teenage unemployment rate in the country at 30.6 percent. This is almost 10 percentage points higher than the national average of about 21 percent.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. - North Carolina's first case of chikungunya was confirmed in a resident who recently travelled to the Caribbean.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 3:19 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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House budget proposal maintains lottery funds at $100M, includes phase out of Medicaid $500K benefitThe House released its initial budget proposal Tuesday, with appropriations subcommittees meeting for several hours to review and amend the proposed committee substitute by subject area.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 2:15 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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In this edition, we're debuting new Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress Web pages. Also, view our tips on preparing for severe weather; read the latest news about our outdoor lighting strategy and coal ash management plans, and review our 2013 sustainability report.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 2:00 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Last week I told you how the Gang of Four, comprised of Democrats Ed Booth, Jerry Langley, and Robert Belcher along with the ultimate RINO Al Klemm were going to spend Beaufort County's entire savings, about ten million dollars.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 1:58 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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We are seeing today the possibilities of management/labor cooperation in some places vs. abuse from either side against the other.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 1:53 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Two criminals arrested on drug charges by the Washington Police Department on June 11, and June 12, 2014
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 1:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Despite all the talk of a "war on science" being waged by political conservatives and Republican politicians - to match their supposed wars on women, men, the young, and the old, no doubt - North Carolina now features a shrill and relentless rhetorical war on social science by political...
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 12:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The number of outlandish classes offered by colleges and universities has surged in recent years. Faculty use their control of curricula to create whimsical and provocatively titled courses - courses designed to attract more students to cash-hungry departments, satisfy the narrow academic...
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 11:51 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Mr. Carl William of 906 Repress Street, Washington, NC died Wednesday June 11, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital Washington, NC.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 9:05 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Cicero Roland Jr. of 251 Keysville road, Washington, NC died Monday June 2, 2014 at Albemarle Hospital Elizabeth City, NC.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 9:01 am
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory applauded the decision by the U.S. Marines Corps to keep the Second Marine Expeditionary Force headquarters at Camp Lejeune.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 12:54 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Wells Fargo recently contributed $5,000 to the campaign mounted by the Beaufort County Community College Foundation to build a digital sign at the front of the campus along U.S. Highway 264.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 12:34 am
By: Judy Jennette
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