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Mr. Timothy Peele of 7202 Terra Ceia Rd, Pantego, NC died Monday, October 20, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 4:26 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Mr. Ralph Watson Elks, age 90, a resident of 756 Elks Road, Chocowinity, died Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at his home.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 4:00 pm
By: Announcements
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At least two North Carolina magistrates have resigned rather than perform same-sex marriages, citing conflicts with their religious beliefs.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 2:42 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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One-stop early voting begins Thursday at 367 sites across North Carolina, the most sites ever offered during a midterm election.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 11:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and her Republican challenger Thom Tillis looks like it's about to become the most expensive statewide race in North Carolina history.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you've been paying attention to the media, you've been told numerous times from opponents of North Carolina's Marriage Amendment that the fight is over, and that they have won.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 10:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Community College announces its registration schedule for Spring Semester which is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 10:35 am
By: Judy Jennette
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It hasn't been long ago when Hamas in the Gaza Strip was bombarding Israel mercilessly with their rockets - not terribly effectively, but mercilessly.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 10:28 am
By: Jim Bispo
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This video speaks of Minimum Wage as a destroyer of the work force.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 10:15 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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After first agreeing to allow Carolina Journal to inspect the documents relating to a taxpayer-funded U.S. Department of Agriculture energy grant to a company owned by family members of U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, the USDA Rural Development office in Raleigh later said the matter was being handled in...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 9:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's expanded polar bear exhibit was unveiled today at the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro. Governor Pat McCrory was on hand to unveil the three-years-in-the-making, $8.5 million exhibit. The governor was joined by Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary John Skvarla and Zoo...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 9:28 pm
By: Chris Downey
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College syllabi are handed out en masse at the beginning of a course for students. Sometimes they're kept and carefully followed; sometimes they're tossed away when the student decides not to take the course after all. Professors often post their syllabi online. They're certainly not treated like cr
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 8:55 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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If it were to succeed, the campaign to hike - or worse, double - the minimum wage would have serious negative repercussions for the young, least skilled, and least employable. Previous newsletters have explored in depth this well-known negative policy consequence. It's one of the issues about...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 7:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On October 17th, 2014 at approximately 11:45 p.m., the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of an assault in progress at 2410 West 5th Street in Washington, NC. Deputies responded to the scene and were assisted by members of the Washington Police Department. Once on scene, Deputies...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 7:48 pm
By: Chris Downey
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It asks a serious question: How do you know if what history tells is accurate and truthful?
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 7:41 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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The national hysteria over sexual assault on college campuses is approaching a frightening crescendo.
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:52 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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How much of your money is spent to educate one high school graduate in North Carolina? $50,000? $75,000? Our new analysis shows that North Carolina taxpayers spend about $150,000 for each student who receives a high school diploma...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement:
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:20 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Ernest Milton Bright, age 77, a resident of New Bern, NC passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014.
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 4:19 pm
By: Announcements
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Jimmy Carraway Hardison II, age 22, of Washington and Raleigh died Wednesday, October 22, 2014.
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 3:54 pm
By: Announcements
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The latest federal employment report delivers excellent news for North Carolina. That's the assessment from the John Locke Foundation's chairman, who notes that state employers added 14,000 new jobs in September. That means a net employment gain of 108,500 over the past year.
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Please click on the link to access the agenda for the October 27, 2014 City Council meeting
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 12:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Most enzymes spend their lives breaking down proteins to benefit their host organisms, so East Carolina University biochemist Lance Bridges has an apt description for one he's investigating that apparently does nothing.
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 12:08 am
By: ECU News Services
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It's autumn, and like many citizens of North Carolina, my husband and I recently went to the mountains to view the splendor of the Appalachian leaf display. We purchased a bushel of North Carolina apples, ate at some of the local restaurants, and walked around the small towns in our state's...
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 7:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is raising strong objections to the National Park Service's push for unprecedented new restrictions on public access to Cape Lookout National Seashore.
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 7:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 7:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Ralph Watson Elks, age 90, a resident of 756 Elks Road, Chocowinity, died Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at his home.
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 5:28 pm
By: Announcements
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In most states, community colleges offer only associate degrees in nursing, which require two to three years of education. But in five states Florida, Indiana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Washington they offer a four-year nursing bachelor's degree.
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 4:49 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Stop the Jail Ballot Recommendations
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 3:59 pm
By: David Winstead
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In 1925, advertising executive and future Congressman Bruce Barton wrote the book that made his national reputation, The Man Nobody Knows. In it, he imagined what Jesus Christ would be like if he resided in the modern world. Barton drew lessons from his thought experiment about business, personal re
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 1:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Have you ever wondered who is in charge of Political Correctness?? It's the PC Police. But that still doesn't answer the question
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 2:07 am
By: Jim Bispo
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