|
Governor Pat McCrory is praising the teamwork that helped secure an additional $4 million from the United States Army Corps of Engineers for desperately needed dredging of the Morehead City Harbor Channel.
Published: Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 @ 1:43 am
By: Chris Downey
|
|
Duke Energy and Beaufort County Community College today announced a $248,302 investment from the Duke Energy Foundation to upgrade the equipment used in the Welding Technology Program at BCCC.
Published: Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 @ 1:40 am
By: Chris Downey
|
|
Doctors who deal with Medicaid patients on a day-to-day basis could offer N.C. policymakers plenty of good ideas for cutting costs while maintaining or improving care.
Published: Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 @ 1:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) secured an additional $4.1 million dollars from the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge Morehead City Harbor this year.
Published: Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 @ 1:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
Members of the North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh last Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015 to begin the official business of the 2015-2016 legislative session.
Published: Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 @ 12:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
Legislators will have two options this year to pursue election redistricting reform for North Carolina. Supporters of both options unveiled their plans during a Tuesday news conference in Raleigh.
Published: Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 @ 12:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement following the announcement that the U.S. Department of Justice had reached a settlement with S&P involving North Carolina and 18 other states
Published: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 @ 6:58 pm
By: Christopher Maye
|
|
Yesterday, Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) announced the House Committee chairmanships and assignments for Representative Michael Speciale (R- Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico).
Published: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 @ 5:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
The question of whether our state government ought to subsidize historic preservation is distinguishable from the question of how government should deliver those subsidies. Unfortunately, these two issues have been lumped together by lawmakers when discussing the recent sunset of the historic...
Published: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 @ 12:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) gave this statement on President Obama’s FY 2016 budget proposal.
Published: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 @ 12:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
North Carolina lawmakers made the right decision when they ended state historic preservation tax credits. Those who support government involvement in preservation efforts should look at local grant programs instead.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 10:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
Attend a North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges meeting and you are likely to fall asleep as board members and community college system office staffers take turns dispassionately checking off the month's agenda items to unanimous approval.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 10:43 pm
By: John William Pope Center
|
|
Beaufort County Community College financial aid officers and specialists will be available 9 a.m. to noon at BCCC Saturday, Feb. 28, to help high school seniors and their families complete the necessary paperwork to apply for financial aid to attend college during the 2015-2016 academic year.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 9:56 pm
By: Chris Downey
|
|
Whether a snowstorm emerges or a hurricane strikes, East Carolina University has a plan. That's one reason the National Weather Service has again recognized ECU as StormReady, a nationwide program that helps communities plan for severe weather through advanced planning, education and awareness.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 5:06 pm
By: ECU News Services
|
|
Mary E. Canady, age 84, a resident of Terra Ceia Rd., Pantego, NC passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at 5:40 pm.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 4:45 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
Mrs. Erma Tetterton Cutler Alligood, age 84, a resident of 101 Bayleaf Plantation, Washington, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at her home.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 4:32 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
Mrs. Ruth Gee Gay Hodges, age 88, a resident of 156 Water Street, Washington, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Ridgewood Manor in Washington.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 4:24 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
On February 2, 2015, Mrs. Mary Matilene Raley Holcombe joined that great cloud of heavenly witnesses.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 3:53 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
The deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown during altercations with police officers have led to a heated national debate about the proper use of force by police departments. It has racial overtones, but it shouldn't be a racial issue, as any American could become victim to police officers who...
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 1:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
A light snow fell on East Carolina University's newest dental service learning center in Spruce Pine on Jan. 30, as stakeholders gathered for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the facility for dental education and oral health care.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 11:46 am
By: ECU News Services
|
|
Since February is the month that contains Valentine's Day, why would merchants not turn it into a "month of love?"
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 9:27 am
By: Gene Scarborough
|
|
There is a proposition in public choice economics called the "special interest effect." It basically argues that government grows because, for most government programs, there are concentrated beneficiaries and diffused cost bearers. What this means is that the benefits of government programs will...
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 9:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
We've provided extensive coverage of the political drama around the state Sea Level Rise (SLR) panel and its revision - mandated by the GOP majority in the legislature - of the projected sea level rise on the North Carolina coast.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 6:08 am
By: Brant Clifton
|
|
Josiah Collins III was born in Edenton, North Carolina in March 1808.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 1:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
Ruth Gay Hodges, age 88, a resident of 156 Waters St. Washington, died Sunday February 1, 2015 at Ridgewood Manor.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 10:08 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
Joyce Bryant Brown, age 80, a resident of 103 Shadywood Drive, Goldsboro, died Friday January 30, 2015 at her home.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 10:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
"Do you have any interest in reporting the facts?" That's the question I'd like to ask News & Observer editors after reading the recent editorial, "Time for Wake Schools to Build Back."
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 9:44 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
|
|
An East Carolina University program that assists college students with learning disabilities will get an important boost from a two-year grant recently awarded by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 9:39 pm
By: ECU News Services
|
|
The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 9:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
Yep. One has been founded on Capitol Hill. The founding group includes NINE Republican House members - with Mark Meadows (NC) and Mick Mulvaney (SC) being the only members from The Carolinas.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 8:59 pm
By: Brant Clifton
|
|
On the eve of his birth, the mother of Buddha dreamed that a white elephant presented her with a lotus flower, a sign of wisdom and purity. Throughout history a white elephant was regarded in Buddhist kingdoms as a symbol of divine blessing.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 8:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
For years, North Carolina policymakers have stressed the importance of increasing K-12 teacher production and retention rates. Teacher shortages and high attrition rates in rural and low-income areas and in fields such as secondary math and science and special education have prompted many...
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 8:42 pm
By: John William Pope Center
|
|
If you live in a city with a government-owned convention center, chances are pretty good that it's a money loser. It's also a good bet that government leaders think they can fix the problem by spending more money on the convention center and its surrounding amenities. Heywood Sanders, professor...
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 5:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
East Carolina University sophomore Katherine Corbett may be best known for her ballet and tap skills, but she also can sew.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 2:44 pm
By: ECU News Services
|