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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) asserted his opposition to a Draft Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) that would direct 43 percent of sand dredged from Morehead City Harbor to Shackleford Banks.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 11:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Counties across North Carolina continue to make headway toward the February 10 goal for eliminating backlogs of FNS (food stamp), with more than 1,100 additional applications processed on Tuesday.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 11:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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When Republicans took control of the legislature in January 2011, North Carolina's economy was struggling, the unemployment rate was 10.4%, citizens and businesses were burdened with a 1930s Depression-era tax code, and the state owed the federal government $2.5 billion.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Provost Marilyn Sheerer often uses her "First Monday" e-newsletter to campus to announce new programs or highlight advancements on campus. On the first Monday in February, she reported something personal to East Carolina University.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 10:50 am
By: ECU News Services
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It was a great meeting with a great discovery = we get to direct our own show here. The DOT has changed it's whole approach. No longer are they wanting to cram things down our throats.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 10:48 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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First Citizens Bank of Washington recently contributed $1,000 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: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 10:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Curtis Lee Corbett, age 57, a resident of 2108 Clay Bottom School Road, Chocowinity, NC died Friday February 7, 2014 at his home
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 10:07 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Hilton Ray "Stooge" Lewis, age 74, a resident of Washington, NC died Saturday February 8, 2014 at Ridgewood Manor Nursing Center.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 10:00 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Pearlie Jones Moore, of 1103 Trade Street, Washington, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 9:43 am
By: Announcements
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I've devoted several recent columns to the subject of unemployment insurance (UI) and North Carolina's labor market. That's because the topic is an important and timely one, both within the state and outside it.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 9:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that ePlus is expanding its Managed Services operations with a new center in Morrisville.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 9:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I have a pretty utilitarian view of class sizes. Sometimes smaller class sizes make a big difference. Special needs students and those who require intensive instruction or remediation surely benefit from smaller classes.
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2014 @ 7:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new audit report calls into question nearly $4.9 million in spending by Four-County Community Services, a nonprofit organization that runs Head Start programs and provides other assistance to low-income families in seven southeastern North Carolina counties.
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2014 @ 2:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Renee Ellmers has been proud of her ties to House leadership. She once slipped up - I think - in a conversation with me, referring to House Speaker John Boehner as her "boss."
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2014 @ 2:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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He was born on June 23, 1930, in Washington, NC to the late Dr. John C. Tayloe, Sr., of Washington, NC and the late Nell Holt Tayloe.
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2014 @ 1:46 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Muriel Owens Brothers, 74, of 1406 Washington Street, Washington, NC., died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at home.
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2014 @ 1:43 am
By: Announcements
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East Carolina Endoscopy Center has achieved re-accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2014 @ 1:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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David Bowers, age 74, a resident of Egret Bay, Pamlico Plantation, Washington, NC and formerly of Belhaven passed away Friday, February 7, 2014.
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2014 @ 1:19 am
By: Announcements
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It happens at the end of every semester. As final grades are computed and entered, faculty all across the United States hear those inner demons talking. Some expound quite loudly; others merely whisper.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 11:13 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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There are personal attributes of mine that I am continuous in my struggle to perfect: Knowing internet traffic and how to collect it, and abject honesty in all things Stan.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 11:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 11:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We have heard it time and time again. Teachers are demoralized, depressed, and dissatisfied. If lawmakers do not do something fast, then thousands of teachers will leave the state or the profession.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 11:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Several people have asked me where things stand regarding the wind energy matter in Carteret County and Newport, and what do we do next.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 10:56 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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With just days remaining until the USDA's February 10 deadline, the backlog of FNS cases (food stamps) has dropped by 92.5 percent since January 23.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 10:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On November 25, 2013, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Beaufort County Department of Social Services indicating a child had been assaulted at a home on Highway 32 North in Pinetown, NC during a domestic dispute.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 8:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Is North Carolina staging a "Carolina Comeback" or plunging into a dark abyss? What is the state of our state? Politico Magazine recently published an article, "The States of our Union....Are Not All Strong," that attempts to answer that question.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 5:56 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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If one is interested in what realistically passes for total Conservative political discourse in Beaufort County, one must visit the Conservative Republican Club, Thursday Night, February 13.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 11:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Peggy Lucille Paramore Mayo, age 76, a resident of 130 Waterford Place, Washington, NC, died Thursday, February 06, 2014 at her home.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 3:13 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Cleauther Reddick, of 165 Willow Drive, Chocowinity, died January 28, 2014, at his home.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 3:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Geneva Pearl Jordan, 76, a resident of San Antonio, Texas, and formerly of 5083 Bonnerton Road, Edward, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 3:08 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Charles Leon "Charlie" Arnold, age 66, a resident of 100 Farm Lane, Washington, NC, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at his home.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 3:05 am
By: Announcements
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On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we take stock of how the high court has repeatedly twisted the Constitution to undermine family values and to negate the benefits of federalism.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 2:29 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Jean Mills earned two college degrees, taught French and Spanish, and studied and traveled throughout the United States and abroad during her short life.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 1:45 am
By: ECU News Services
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