We read that the Census Department is reporting that over the last several years the middle class has been shrinking.
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 1:29 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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Due to pending inclement weather, Beaufort County Community College will be closed for students and faculty on Tuesday.
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 10:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Apparently, our esteemed state attorney general learned NOTHING from the Duke lacrosse case.
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 8:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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At first glance, Fayetteville State University may seem like a run-of-the-mill institution. Out of the sixteen UNC system schools, FSU's enrollment ranks twelfth, and among the system's five historically black schools, it ranks third. The average SAT score for entering freshmen (844) is the...
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 8:08 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting in Washington N.C., on Monday, Feb. 03, at 6:30 p.m.
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 4:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ever since the disastrous launch of the Obamacare insurance exchanges in October, supporters of the so-called Affordable Care Act have insisted that things were destined to get better.
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 4:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Eclipse Automation Inc. will be expanding its operations to Mecklenburg County under the name Eclipse Automation Southeast, LLC.
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 4:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Dorothy Upton Craig, age 85, a resident of Broad Creek Road, died Sunday evening January 26, 2014 at Martin General Hospital in Williamston.
Published: Monday, January 27th, 2014 @ 11:57 pm
By: Announcements
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We get a lot of lip service from lefties about the importance of respecting minorities and the minority opinion.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 11:29 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Outside temperatures dipped below freezing Jan. 23 as more than 1,000 jumpers plunged into the icy waters of East Carolina University's outdoor swimming pool for the 18th annual Polar Bear Plunge.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 9:52 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Despite an abbreviated work week, the students, faculty and staff here at BCCC were busy with a variety of projects.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 9:52 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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I am writing to reassure you that there is no connection whatsoever between the Civitas Institute and a newspaper chain that reportedly was planning to create a nationwide database of people with legal permits to carry concealed firearms.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 6:19 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In November, the NC Office of the State Auditor released a critical audit of the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS).
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 4:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The story began in the early 1990s, when Baker lived in Houston, Texas, with his family. He had recently sold his computer company and was looking for a new pursuit to spice up retirement.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 1:13 pm
By: John William Pope Foundation
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This is an update on DHHS' most recent interaction with USDA.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On January 23, 2014, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Jonathan Dale Walker, age 20, of 120 Cypress Shores Road in Washington and Kerry Trevor Lupton, age 70, of 302 Barnes Drive in Chocowinity.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 10:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Phyllis Jane Carroll Jarvis, age 59 a resident of 22 Magnolia Way, Grantsboro, NC died Saturday January 25, 2014 at Grantsbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 10:36 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Mildred Sparrow Bennett Tetterton, age 97, a resident 161 Black Road, Washington, NC, died Saturday, January 25, 2014 at her home.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 10:32 am
By: Announcements
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Following the resignation of Joyce Krawiec as Vice Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party, Glen Bradley has announced his interest in the upcoming appointment for the Vice Chairmanship of the North Carolina Republican Party.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 5:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This variation on the Jim Steinman song "Two out of Three Ain't Bad" melody, written for Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell album, best exemplifies BCN's December traffic report.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 4:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Carroll “Glenn” Cox, 62, of 50 Vinegar Hill Road, Aurora, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 11:36 pm
By: Announcements
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Governor McCrory Addresses Public Health Workers, Announces Appointments to Public Health CommissionThe Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced appointments to the North Carolina State Commission for Public Health after the governor addressed the State Health Director's 2014 conference meeting in Raleigh.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 11:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Community College this week has announced the launch of a new career exploration tool available to students, prospective students and members of the community free of charge.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 11:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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He never served as president, governor, or U.S. senator, but Josephus Daniels was one of the most important and powerful figures in 20th-century North Carolina political history. Dr. Lee Craig, head of the Department of Economics and distinguished undergraduate professor at N.C. State University...
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 10:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The mainstream media and the political establishment are trying to tell us that state House speaker Thom Tillis is all but nominated to take on Kay Hagan in November. Public Policy Polling has been tracking the race.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 10:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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High Point city leaders asked new urbanist planner Andres Duany what he thought of their not-so-quaint little burg. If it's tough love they wanted, then Duany was more than happy to offer it up.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 10:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Health has been chosen to receive one of the nation’s most prestigious recognitions for performance in quality and safety.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 10:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University senior Sarah Moran will be among the millions of travelers making their way to Manhattan for Super Bowl week, but she's not planning to attend the game.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 5:47 pm
By: ECU News Services
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On Thursday night at the Beaufort County Republican Club, former US Paratrooper Jeremy D. Adams announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for North Carolina House of Representatives District 6 which includes Dare, Hyde, Washington and the majority part of Beaufort County.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 12:02 pm
By: Jeremy D. Adams
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The political left never rests in its drive to transform the U.S. into a more statist, more collective society. Its adherents are always scanning the status quo for openings and vulnerabilities to exploit, and they tirelessly produce a wide array of initiatives to advance their cause. It is hard...
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 10:21 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Please see the flyer below for details... Note the afternoon timing of the class.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 9:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 8:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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