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I enjoyed listening to Ronald Reagan as much as I did Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama --- all excellent orators and clear points on issues.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 11:36 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Governor Pat McCrory, Chair of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Governors Coalition, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Interior released its review that could allow seismic testing firms, under certain conditions.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 7:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Attached for your reading please find the March edition of Campus Connections.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 7:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood issued an injunction Friday that paused North Carolina's new Opportunity Scholarship Program, a private school voucher program for low-income families. At that point, the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority had received over 4,700 applications...
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 6:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Roughly 300 high school students from eastern North Carolina experimented with concepts in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at East Carolina University on Feb. 21.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 6:53 pm
By: ECU News Services
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It's been a busy week for all of us at Beaufort County Community College as we recognized the second group of BCCC's Best, a new student club was organized and planning continued for our spring festival, Gullfest, and our salute to advanced manufacturing.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 5:47 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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I wrote an article about ferry tolling last week. That article talked about current events. The issue of a major policy change in funding transportation has been around since at least 2007.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 3:34 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Conservative icons such as Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, and Milton Friedman would have appreciated some of the North Carolina General Assembly's key accomplishments in 2013. That's the assessment of John Locke Foundation President John Hood, who discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for...
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 2:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has declared March 2-8 Severe Weather Awareness Week in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 2:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On February 26, 2014, Kacey Reann Midgette, age 33, of 1173 Grey Farm Road in Jamesville, NC, was served with arrest warrants stemming from 11 counts of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 2:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As the Resolutions Chair for the Pitt County GOP, I wrote a series of resolutions that I plan to present at the upcoming 2014 Pitt County GOP Convention, on March 8.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 12:22 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Kearfott Corporation is planning to expand its North Carolina manufacturing operations in Buncombe County.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 12:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Live bands, a car show, arts and crafts and an appearance by the actor who played Cooter on a popular television show are just some of the events scheduled for Gullfest, a spring festival planned for Beaufort County Community College from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 5.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 9:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Our Imperial Savior said in a New York Times interview last year that there was "no evidence" the Keystone pipeline would be a "big jobs generator," claiming it might create 2,000 jobs in the construction phase but far fewer permanent jobs.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 9:06 am
By: Jim Bispo
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Mr. Lowell M. Rhodes, age 78, a resident of 120 Palmer Place, Washington died Tuesday March 4, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 9:00 am
By: Announcements
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Lula Roberson, 80, 0f 917 Swamp Road, Pantego, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 8:46 am
By: Announcements
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Get in line in Greensboro. They're handing out money and they're not saying no. That's not just the view of a few cynical observers. One City Council member expressed that sentiment during debate over a $1.9 million incentive for a proposed $40 million downtown hotel.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 7:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Medical Center is among the first hospitals in North Carolina to implant the Boston Scientific S-ICD® System, the world's first and only commercially available subcutaneous implantable defibrillator for the treatment of patients.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 7:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Henry William "BUD" Rouse Jr. of 111 Metro Court, Washington, NC died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 5:33 pm
By: Announcements
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John Cotton "JC" Cannon, age 75, a resident of Harbor Dr., Chocowinity, NC, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 at his home.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 5:29 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Chester Theodor Czuchra, age 88ton, a resident of 2026 North Market Street, Washington, NC, died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Ridgewood Manor Nursing Center of Washington, NC.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 4:50 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Dolores "Lorene" Peele Smith, age 88, a resident of 910 Bonner St., Washington, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at her home.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 4:37 pm
By: Announcements
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Dr. George John Miller, Jr. MD a resident of 148 Catnip Point, Bath, NC, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 at his home.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 3:12 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Vadie Mildred "Millie" Crisp Lawrence, age 94, went to be with Jesus Friday, February 28, 2014 at Greenfield Place Nursing Home in Greenville.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 2:27 pm
By: Announcements
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As the Resolutions Chair for the Pitt County GOP, I wrote a series of resolutions that I plan to present at the upcoming 2014 Pitt County GOP Convention, on March 8.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 3:42 am
By: Diane Rufino
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When politicians admit they don't know something, that makes me respect them more. Admitted ignorance is a sign of maturity, of a willingness to learn. It can be remedied with facts. What really does grave damage is when politicians think they know something and act on it - even when...
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 3:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rod Cantrell 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: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 3:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Emergency Response Team (SERT) is once again preparing for a winter mix of snow, sleet and ice that is expected to impact central and eastern North Carolina during the next 24 hours.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 2:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The constitutionalist and libertarian sector should be there for social conservatives who want to practice their beliefs and do no more harm than hurting some lefties' feelings.
Published: Monday, March 3rd, 2014 @ 9:27 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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On February 25, 2014, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Ernest Leroy Davis Jr., age 45, of 192 Trails End North in Washington.
Published: Monday, March 3rd, 2014 @ 9:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ms. Betty Lou Rouse Hassell, age 72, a resident of 4624 First Street, Grimesland, NC, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice of Greenville, NC.
Published: Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 @ 11:00 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. J.L. "Jimmy" Carrington, age 92, a resident of Chocowinity, died February 28, 2014.
Published: Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 @ 10:58 am
By: Announcements
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