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Hallie Mae Woolard Roberson, age 84, a resident of 350 Roberson Rd., Washington died Tuesday April 28, 2015 at her home.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 4:23 pm
By: Announcements
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Robert Leo Hutchinson, age 84, a resident of 2692 Whichard's Beach Rd., Chocowinity, NC, died Sunday April 26, 2015 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 4:20 pm
By: Announcements
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East Carolina University enjoyed a day of sunshine and fun April 23 during Barefoot on the Mall, an annual outdoor event sponsored by the Student Activities Board.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 8:56 am
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina voters soon could vote for governor and lieutenant governor as a team under a measure approved Tuesday by the House Elections Committee.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 8:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We're seeing a lot of chest-thumping from a lot of folks talking about what a player he or she thinks she is on Jones Street. But we're finding that a surprising number of legislators are having a challenging time making it to the floor TO VOTE.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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N.C. Secretary of Commerce, John E. Skvarla, III, will deliver the commencement address at the 2015 graduation exercises for Beaufort County Community College to be held Thursday, May 14.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:20 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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In an April decision, the N.C. Court of Appeals overturned a jury ruling that Union County public schools had not been provided enough money by the county commission
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated Bernard W. (B.W.) Collier II whose nomination as Director of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) was unanimously approved by the House and Senate, completing his confirmation by the General Assembly
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:19 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The Women's Roundtable at East Carolina University plans to endow two new undergraduate student scholarships through a two-year, $300,000 fundraising campaign.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:14 pm
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina's State Park System is made up of 34 state parks, four state recreation areas, and three state natural areas that cost state government $50.8 million last fiscal year. There is no entrance fee to the state parks, and the system currently only generates revenue from camping fees...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 10:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Originally, the term "Federalist" referred to supporters of the federal constitution of 1787. The Federalist political party emerged during George Washington's presidency.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 8:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In part one of this series we reported on right-of-center political consultants who have created an innovative business model advising a growing number of Republican legislators to turn their backs on conservative, free-market principles to take up the cause of more government mandates...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 8:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On April 27, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received various reports through various conversations among the student body of a threat of violence directed toward students at Washington High School located on Slatestone Road in Washington. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office takes...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 7:48 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory discussed the progress North Carolina has experienced in job creation, innovation and public-private sector cooperation as part of a panel of governors at the Milken Institute's 2015 Global Conference held in Los Angeles.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:53 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The House on Tuesday approved a Senate bill that would extend the state's 35 percent renewable energy tax credit - set to expire at the end of 2015 - by one year to allow several major solar farms to hook up to the power grid. Over five years, the solar companies could collect as much as...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. Secretary of Commerce, John E. Skvarla, III, will deliver the commencement address at the 2015 graduation exercises for Beaufort County Community College to be held Thursday, May 14.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:44 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Deborah Allen Tate, age 63, a resident of East Main Street in Plymouth, NC passed away on April 23, 2015.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 3:59 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Raymond Lawrence Prue, age 82, a resident of East 9th Street, Washington, died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at his home.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 3:41 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Polly Cora Smith Cox, age 94, a resident of 1060 Goose Creek Road, Washington, died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 3:36 pm
By: Announcements
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At their convention this weekend, Second Congressional District Republicans passed a resolution condemning the use of taxpayer money to, um, "persuade" businesses to come to North Carolina or to expand within the Tar Heel State.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 1:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We all know the days of oil and fossil fuel dependency need to end for the future of our planet.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 6:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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BCCC Intermediate Spanish students received real-life experience in class recently when they were called on to interpret a presentation by Greenville immigration lawyer Janice M. Cole.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:13 am
By: Chris Downey
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North Carolina has a religious freedom protection bill in the legislative hopper. Apparently, our political "leaders" have been watching the fake news being generated from Indiana and have decided they want none of it.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Last year, Americans were shocked to learn about the widespread systematic failures of the VA, with many veterans being forced to wait months to see health care providers.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 10:42 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Renewable energy lobbyists wailed that the mere appearance of a bill to repeal North Carolina's renewable energy portfolio standards mandate "dramatically disrupts" investment and jobs in renewable energy and "sends shock waves" through the industry.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 7:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Raleigh Chamber of Commerce recently sponsored a health care breakfast panel with three North Carolina hospital CEOs talking about how competition brings out the best in their health systems. Competition is healthy. Competition is a beautiful thing.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 7:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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To me, the purpose of Higher Education is to broaden the mind in the humanities and train the gifted for science or math. The ideal result is professionals who are conversant about things broader than their narrow area of expertise.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 7:05 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Join the Beaufort County Community College Foundation for the 12th Annual Cutthroat Croquet Tournament to be held Saturday, May 16, along the waterfront in Bath.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 5:50 pm
By: Chris Downey
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In recent months, headlines on religious liberty across the nation have referred almost exclusively to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) - both the federal version passed in 1993 and various state versions, or "mini" RFRAs, that have been passed since 1997. These laws, whether enacted...
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 4:26 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Talk about profiles in courage. *There's nothing better to make you stand up and salute someone who takes both sides of an important issue.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 3:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Some seventh-grade students in Martin and Pitt counties have found even the tiniest of creatures can become addicted to sugar and caffeine - and energy drinks can be lethal.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 1:37 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Gov. Pat McCrory's proposal to establish a new state government department for information technology makes sense. But lawmakers should revisit a similar proposal for a department targeting veterans affairs. Those are two key findings from a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 4:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on allowing House Bill 364 to become law without his signature
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 4:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Artists and craft persons… Linda Rozelle is back! See links below to register for the workshops…
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 4:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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