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Volunteer firefighters from several local volunteer fire departments received two days of training earlier this month sponsored by Beaufort County Community College on fighting a liquified petroleum gas fire.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 5:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Did Gov. Pat McCrory and the North Carolina legislature raise taxes on poor and middle-income families to give tax breaks to the wealthy?
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 4:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory discussed new and ongoing initiatives to power the economy, improve education and increase state government efficiency in 2014 during a news conference Monday at the Executive Residence with his cabinet.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 4:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ms. Ann Tingle Tetterton, age 73, a resident of 3587 Hwy. 264 East, Washington, died Monday January 20, 2014 at the home of her daughter.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 4:18 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Joseph "Skipper" Benjamin Duke, age 71, died Sunday, January 19, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 4:15 am
By: Announcements
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Catherine Craddock Allen, 53, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at her residence in Pantego.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 4:11 am
By: Announcements
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Jean Ferebee Bishop died peacefully Jan. 19, 2014, surrounded by family.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 4:07 am
By: Announcements
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Ronnie Douglas Medlin, Sr. (Ron) passed away at his home in Belhaven on January 18, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 4:00 am
By: Announcements
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Zelma Seay McIntyre, 81, of Chocowinity, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 3:50 am
By: Announcements
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The website newgeography.org recently published a study of which metro areas have the most economic momentum as 2014 gets under way. The Praxis Strategy Group looked at factors such as GDP growth, job growth, unemployment rates, population growth and migration from other states.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 11:41 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Yep. *The civil rights movement sure has come a long way.* Tim Scott, a black South Carolinian whose life epitomizes what MLK was talking about in his famous 1963 speech, is being attacked by one of the alleged heirs of King's legacy.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 11:22 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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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: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 10:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Flu activity and viral respiratory illnesses are widespread in our community.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 10:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees met this week and took action on several items of interest.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 8:43 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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Before it became ensconced in academia, feminism had a point. By the 1960s, sex roles in the United States were changing; traditional roles had become outmoded and constricting. Laws, habits, and customs needed to be updated - and they were.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 8:01 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The JLF research staff is completing the upcoming edition of our City and County Issue Guide, and in so doing I am writing about convention centers, stadiums, and other municipal vanity projects. The projects are invariably sold to city leaders as sure-fire ways to boost the local economy and raise
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 6:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today Standard Medical Acceptance (SMA) Corporation will locate its offices in Chowan County.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 6:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tonight's class, "Dealing with Difficult People", has been postponed due to anticipated weather conditions that may affect area travel. We will reschedule this class and keep you posted as to when it will be.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 4:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Teacher pay and other education spending are supposed to dominate the upcoming short session at the General Assembly.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 8:35 am
By: Brant Clifton
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State Representative Michael Speciale has announced that he will run for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 3.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 12:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A pair of East Carolina University professors have published a cookbook with recipes that aim to curb inflammation and its related health complications.
Published: Monday, January 20th, 2014 @ 6:00 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Ms. Ann Tingle Tetterton, 73, a resident of Beaufort County died Monday, January 20, 2014.
Published: Monday, January 20th, 2014 @ 3:28 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. William Matthew Peters, 72, a resident of Chocowinity, died January 19, 2014 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville, NC.
Published: Monday, January 20th, 2014 @ 3:25 pm
By: Announcements
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Open up your wallets, folks. It's official. The North Carolina Department of Revenue will start getting a cut of your purchases from Amazon.com starting February 1.
Published: Monday, January 20th, 2014 @ 11:50 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The Registrar’s Office at Beaufort County Community College has released the honor roll for the 2013 Fall Semester.
Published: Monday, January 20th, 2014 @ 11:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory praised the character building programs of the YMCA at the Greater YMCA of Charlotte's 20th Annual Martin Luther King Holiday Prayer Breakfast held Monday at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Published: Monday, January 20th, 2014 @ 11:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In North Carolina, most news coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, has focused on the massive technical failures of the federal exchange website.
Published: Monday, January 20th, 2014 @ 8:27 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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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: Monday, January 20th, 2014 @ 12:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University students are encouraged to use their day off from classes on Monday, Jan. 20 to participate in a day of service honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 11:46 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed Monday, January 20 "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" in North Carolina, urging citizens to honor Dr. King's legacy through acts of service in their community that promote social justice and dignity for all.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 10:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Carter Wrenn - Richard Morgan's pre-weight loss doppelganger - has surfaced like Captain Ahab's white whale to do a wee bit of the GOP establishment's dirty work in a post on his low-traffic, lightly-read web site
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 7:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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On January 16, 2014, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit executed a Search Warrant at 992 Elm Street in Belhaven.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 12:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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