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Mrs. Patricia Peele "Patsy" Belyeu, age 72, a resident of 106 Landon Drive, Washington, died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 4:49 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Andrew Lee Walther, age 57, a resident of Washington, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 4:45 pm
By: Announcements
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos, MD, announced today that Robin Gary Cummings, MD, Deputy Secretary for Health Services and Medicaid Director, will step down from his position to accept the role of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at...
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 11:45 am
By: Chris Downey
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Fifty-one graduates of Beaufort County Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing program received their nursing school pins Thursday, May 14, in a ceremony, which is a traditional rite of passage for nursing school graduates across the country.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 8:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The General Fund budget proposal released Monday by GOP state House leaders for the two-year budget cycle starting July 1 would increase spending by nearly $1 billion more than the increase recommended in March by Gov. Pat McCrory, a fellow Republican.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 4:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Mohawk Industries will expand its manufacturing facility in Rockingham County and create 105 new jobs over the next five years. The company plans to invest...
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 4:30 am
By: Chris Downey
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On 5-14-2015, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Bernard Lyle Grant, 51 years of age, of 9488 Hwy. 99 South in Bath. Grant was charged with Possession of Heroin, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 4:27 am
By: Chris Downey
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It takes more than money to be rich.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 4:20 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I read a book about the estimated 50,000 Black soldiers who wore the CSA uniform and fought in numerous battles.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 4:02 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Baltimore is run by Liberals, and has been for many decades. The barbaric anarchy in the streets of Baltimore. this April 27, 2015, is a true embarrassment even for Baltimore, a city, not unlike Detroit, Michigan, that has long been in a state of perpetual decline.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 10:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor expressing his frustration with the Department of Homeland Security's unresponsiveness as North Carolina seafood companies have been unable to obtain enough H-2B workers to keep their processing facilities operational.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 9:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory signed into law HB 158, the Jim Fulghum Teen Skin Cancer Prevention Act today. The governor signed the legislation at a ceremony attended by the late state representative's family, legislators and leaders from North Carolina's medical community.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 8:41 pm
By: Chris Downey
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It's a decision that on its face seems very strange: The Air Force wants to stop basing transport planes at Pope Field, which is located next door to Fort Bragg, home of the Army's famed 82nd Airborne Division.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 8:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Patricia "Patsy" Peele Belyeu, age 72, a resident of 106 Landon Dr., Washington, N.C. died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 4:55 pm
By: Announcements
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This afternoon could provide an opportunity for some severe weather that we all need to be aware of and make our fellow responders and counterparts: "Weather Aware".
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 11:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If sportswriter Sally Jenkins has her facts right, the NFL's handling of the allegations about underinflated AFC Championship game balls seems to have fallen short of even the most rudimentary standards of justice...
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 11:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A personal tour of some of Merle Haggards' best
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 12:35 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The Uptown Greenville Umbrella Market is back at Five Points Plaza for fifteen weeks of local fun for all ages.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 12:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On 5-14-2015, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Clay Jerome Frazier, 30 years of age, of 27 Cameron's Place in Plymouth. Frazier was charged with 2 counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine and Possession of Marijuana.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 @ 7:05 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Joseph Michael "Mike" Harrell, age 63, a resident of Woolard Avenue, Washington, NC passed away on May 18, 2015 at home.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 @ 4:48 pm
By: Announcements
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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University was recognized again this year for the high percentage of its graduates pursuing residency training in family medicine.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 @ 9:17 am
By: ECU News Services
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On 5-06-2015, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Kiersteen Popperwill, 20 years of age, of 5217 Hwy. 55 East in Newbern. Popperwill was charged with Possession of Heroin, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Popperwill was confined...
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 @ 9:03 am
By: Chris Downey
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Enrollment in the liberal arts and humanities continues to sink, particularly in languages and literature. At Harvard, for example, almost 60 percent of the students who start in the humanities switch disciplines by the end of their second year.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 10:17 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Late last week, the NC House began to release some of the details of its budget in sub-committees. Shortly after lunch on Monday the House released its full budget plan to the public. The bill, House Bill 97, will be voted on in a full appropriations committee meeting today and then sent to the...
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 10:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed four bills into law yesterday. House Bill 358 will allow schools to be awarded A-F school performance grades based on a 15-point scale, providing a consistent benchmark for student achievement for state schools. The governor also signed House Bills 91, 601 and 706.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 8:59 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Dirks Chiropractic of Washington recently contributed 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. The sign will provide information about campus events, star students, services offered, job...
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:30 pm
By: Chris Downey
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A greater reliance on federalism could help address key political concerns for both traditional conservatives and libertarians.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Senate on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, passed Senate Bill 160 (Enhance Safety & Commerce for Ports/Inlets), legislation that addresses the issue of open and navigable channels at the state's inlets and ports.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:24 pm
By: Bill Cook
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They tried, but failed, to nail the lacrosse team. They tried with this "noose story" that showed up in April and quickly faded away. How come the marches stopped?
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) toured Patterson Farm in Rowan County to learn more about local agriculture’s involvement in school meals and visited Tuckaseegee Elementary School in Charlotte to receive input from students and administrators on school nutrition programs.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 9:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Senate bill aimed at reducing the need for remedial education courses at community colleges would intervene too late in a high school student's career to have a broad impact on college performance, says a scholar based at Appalachian State University who focuses on student development.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 8:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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, May 19th, 2015 @ 7:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The McCrory administration is howling mad at the General Assembly for not coughing up enough bribe money to entice Volvo to build its new plant within the Tar Heel State.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 7:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Two of the state's most powerful lawmakers are perplexed that their education reform bill passed unanimously in the House but immediately was assigned to the Senate's Ways and Means Committee, a graveyard for legislation.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 4:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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