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Paddle boarding is a great way to enjoy all of the water in the region. To help you learn this new sport, The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College is offer a workshop this spring in paddle boarding.
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 10:37 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced The Road to Opportunity and Development (ROAD) Act of 2015.
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 10:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It seems major events of the last few days are making us think about how fearful the world has become and how we need to react to it.
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 9:45 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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In the first newsletter I wrote for the John Locke Foundation, I welcomed Eric Holder's announcement that the Department of Justice - the country's top law enforcement agency - would be reigning in its out-of-control and abusive civil asset forfeiture program. Unfortunately, as George Leef...
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 8:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As warmer weather approaches, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health (DPH) encourages North Carolinians to be aware of their surroundings and take precautions while enjoying the North Carolina outdoors with family, friends and pets, to prevent the...
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 8:24 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement on the passing of former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Basketball Coach Bill Guthridge...
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 8:16 pm
By: Chris Downey
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"What's the conservative position on this issue?" "Why do conservatives think x about y?" "All conservatives agree about this, don't they?"
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 11:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last night, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted for H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015, which would block the Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from putting into effect its proposed Waters of the United States rule (WOTUS).
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 10:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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New poll shows overwhelming support for religious freedom, voters more likely to support candidates who would pass RFRA
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 9:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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School choice remains a top education priority for the Republican-dominated North Carolina General Assembly. While much of the focus this legislative session has been on stabilizing and expanding existing programs and quietly waiting on the state Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality...
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 4:22 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina lawmakers would harm, not help, the state's economic growth if they extend and expand corporate tax incentive programs.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 10:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Eye Care Center 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...
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 9:52 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory launched a new website about the Connect NC bond proposal.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 9:45 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Mrs. Frances Carol Dorn, aged 76, a resident of Washington, NC, died at home on Friday, May 8, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 5:02 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Mary Elaine Lewis "Robin" Vaught, age 68, of Chocowinity, NC died Monday May 11, 2015 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice of Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 4:56 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Clarence Rudolph Edwards, age 74, a resident of Chocowinity, NC died Sunday May 10, 2015 at his home.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 4:51 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Matthew Martin Heerschap, Jr., age 78, a resident of 109 Austin Point Drive, Washington died Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 4:47 pm
By: Announcements
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U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced legislation to ensure that veterans, students serving in the armed forces, and their qualifying dependents, can take full advantage of the federal education benefits they have earned for themselves and their families.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 12:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Since the 2007-08 academic year, the state of North Carolina has allotted more than $7 million to the Academic Summer Bridge Program, which is intended to prepare academically weak students for the rigors of college.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 10:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Grade inflation is rampant on American campuses. According to a study by Stuart Rojstaczer and Christopher Healy, A’s represent 43 percent of all grades awarded today—up from 15 percent in 1960.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 9:54 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Beaufort County's board of county commissioners may have held an illegal meeting to hire a new county manager, current Washington City Manager Brian Alligood.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 9:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This spring, East Carolina University Honors College students spent time learning way outside the classroom - on the Appalachian Trail, 15 feet underwater and behind a camera lens in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 7:39 am
By: ECU News Services
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Would it be okay if citizens were forced to vote for a candidate against their will? Of course not.So why do certain NC legislators think it okay to force citizens to financially support candidates against their will?
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 7:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Twenty-four students at Beaufort County Community College were recognized as "BCCC's Best" in a ceremony on the college campus recently. All students were cited for displaying the character trait "hard worker."
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 7:28 am
By: Chris Downey
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What started out as a runaway by SOMEBODY named Craig Collins and a re-anointing of Carolyn Justice as vice-chairman has evolved into a crowded circus atmosphere featuring vile rumors, physical threats, draft campaigns, and celebrity cameos.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 7:21 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Opponents of the state's preferential treatment of renewable energy sources said North Carolina ratepayers should be relieved by the passage of House Bill 760 by a 77-32 vote on Wednesday after numerous delays, repeated compromises, and contentious debate.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 1:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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My brother plays Jerry Lee Lewis. May 8, 2015 is my brothers 75 birthday.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 1:38 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina jumped to first place among all states in Site Selection magazine's 2014 'Top Competitive States' Award.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 10:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On 5-05-2015, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Jesse Bryant Moore Jr, 56 years of age, of 4233 West Road in Aurora. Moore was charged with 2 counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Moore was...
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 7:55 pm
By: Chris Downey
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North Carolina's certificate-of-need restrictions limit access to health care and thwart innovation, while providing no evidence that the restrictions meet their original goal of controlling costs.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 4:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A nurse specialist in vascular surgery has been selected by her peers as this year's top nurse at ECU Physicians, the group medical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 4:40 pm
By: ECU News Services
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An advocacy group has raised concerns about a nine-month old law that they say places an undue financial hardship on some charter schools.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 2:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On 4-29-2015, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Candy Toler Pike, 45 years of age, of 2214 Slatestone Road in Washington and Karen Woolard Leggett, 50 years of age of 174 Wells Avenue in Washington.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 2:43 pm
By: Chris Downey
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A good and wise minister friend of mine sent me a most insightful article concerning the situation in Baltimore.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 2:36 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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