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We are going to be visited by one of the sneakiest most dangerous weather events known: Wind Chill near or below zero!
Published: Monday, January 6th, 2014 @ 9:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Occasionally my friends inquire about my emotional well being, remarking that I may spend too much time dealing with both solvable and unsolvable problems.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 11:14 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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We’ve been doing a lot of campaign finance report reading lately.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 8:27 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Late Registration for Spring Semester at Beaufort County Community College will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7. Spring Semester classes will begin Wednesday, Jan. 8.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:42 pm
By: Anna Deatherage
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Day care prices across the nation have been rising at a dramatic clip for years. In many cases, the cost to parents for a toddler in day care is more expensive than sending their teen to a high-quality private high school.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:38 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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John H. Baker served as North Carolina's first African American sheriff. He served in this office for twenty-four years.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Surgeons with the Brody School of Medicine and Vidant Medical Center teamed to perform a four-person kidney exchange Dec. 16 at the hospital. Two weeks later, the patients and their families met for the first time.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 5:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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If you thought this year's US Senate race was going to be fun, wait til you see how our local congressional race may be shaping up.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 4:27 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments to the State Ethics Commission today.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 2:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Cakes and cupcakes are even more delicious when they are beautifully decorated! Treat your sweetheart to a beautifully-decorated confection for Valentine's Day with the skills you learn at Cake Decorating I offered by the Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 7:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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People of all political persuasions have identified significant problems plaguing the American system of higher education. President Obama outlined some reform ideas during a back-to-school tour of New York and Pennsylvania colleges. But Ohio University economist Richard Vedder, director of the...
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 7:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Effective January 1, due to new eligibility rules, 70,253 children were switched from NC Health Choice to Medicaid.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 7:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some were concerned about how many people would show up on a poor weather night, in the holiday season, with the flu being prevalent. The answer: the Civic Center was jam packed.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:57 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Technological change has made online coursework very competitive with the traditional means of teaching. Will it lead to dramatic change in college, or have only a minor impact? Consider the analogy to music.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:31 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Mr. Stephen Adam Waters, Sr., age 73, a former resident of Waterford Place, died Friday, January 3, 2014 at Clara Manor in Washington.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 2:10 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Vertie Rome, 76, a resident of Ridgewood Manor Nursing Center, formerly of 30 Turkey Trot Road No. 1, Washington, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 1:57 am
By: Announcements
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Rows and flows of angel hair ... And ice cream castles in the air ... And feather canyons ev'rywhere ... I've looked at clouds that way ... as is the first stanza of Joni Mitchell's classic "Both Sides Now."
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 12:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Due to increased flu activity, Vidant Health is holding a free flu clinic for anyone that may still need a flu shot. No appointment is necessary, but quantities are limited.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 12:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Robin Susan Fulford Holland, age 55, a resident of 122 Frankie St., Harris Acres, Chocowinity, died Friday, January 3, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 3:34 am
By: Announcements
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John W. Jefferson, age 83, a resident of Smithtown Rd., Grimesland, NC passed away Friday, January 3, 2014.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 3:29 am
By: Announcements
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Stephen Adam Waters, Sr., age 73, a former resident of Waterford Place, died Friday, January 3, 2013 at Clara Manor in Washington.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 3:29 am
By: Announcements
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Please join me for a news conference on Monday, Jan. 06, at 2:30 p.m. The news conference will be held at the Beaufort County Courthouse steps (112 W. Second Street, Washington, NC).
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 3:15 am
By: Bill Cook
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Mr. Jay Edward "Jay-Bird" Jefferson, age 51, a resident of 1954 N.C. Hwy 102 West, Chocowinity, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 3:00 am
By: Announcements
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Polly Hodges Hudson Lewis, age 77, a resident of River Trace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, and formerly of Robersonville Rd., Washington, NC passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 2:49 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Phillip Thomas “Phil” Fleming, Sr., age 63, a resident of 1404 “B” Street, New Bern, died Monday, December 30, 2013 at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 2:39 am
By: Announcements
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Louise Cuthrell McConville, 58, of 41385 US Highway 264, the Ponzer community died Thursday January 2, 2014 at home.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 2:33 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. William "Boo Boo" Daniels, of Philadelphia and formerly of Washington, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2013.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 2:28 am
By: Announcements
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Boy, how things change. One of the missions of the NAACP's founders was to protect the integrity of elections and people's right to vote.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 1:47 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will offer a course in conversational Spanish Class 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Jan. 14 and ending March 18 in Room 826 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 1:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Government should stop funding colleges and universities simply on the basis of butts in seats. Instead, it should reward high performance and the preparation of graduates for good-paying jobs.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 1:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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, January 3rd, 2014 @ 11:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The tiny, blonde ball of energy peered out from the green drapes at her mother - who watched proudly from the bleachers - until her instructor, East Carolina University professor Boni Boswell, coaxed her back to the other waiting students.
Published: Friday, January 3rd, 2014 @ 10:43 pm
By: ECU News Services
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