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Beaufort County NOW is a Moderated Informational Platform, and I mention that often.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 11:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed February Black History Month in North Carolina, encouraging citizens to learn about our state's rich heritage of black history and its profound place in the advancement of African American culture and life in the United States.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 6:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Thomas F. Conlon, a U.S. Foreign Service officer who served in Saigon during of the Vietnam conflict, died on December 31, 2014 in Sterling, Virginia. The former Washington (N.C.) resident was 90.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 12:33 am
By: Announcements
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Mary E. Canady, age 84, a resident of Terra Ceia Rd., Pantego, NC passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at 5:40 pm.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 12:10 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Leonard Earl Whitehurst, Sr., age 80, a resident of Joe Mobley Rd., Williamston, NC, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at his home. Mr. Whitehurst was born in Beaufort County on February 4, 1934 son of the late Sammie and Maude Arbell Whitehurst.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 12:03 am
By: Announcements
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Ever since conservatives won majorities in the North Carolina General Assembly and began reducing taxes, spending, and state regulation, liberals have predicted doom.
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Registrar's Office at Beaufort County Community College has released the honor roll for the 2014 Fall Semester. Full-time students maintaining a grade point average, or GPA, of 4.0 or better were placed on the All "A"s list. Students maintaining a 3.5 GPA were placed on the Dean's List.
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 10:55 pm
By: Chris Downey
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A record-setting 1,145 Pirates braved temperatures in the 40s Jan. 22 to jump into the icy waters of the outdoor swimming pool at East Carolina University's Student Recreation Center.
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 9:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 9:32 pm
By: Chris Downey
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BarryO has decided he wants to give everybody a free ride through community college. Heck. His radical overhaul of healthcare has worked *so well.* Why not meddle here?
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 2:39 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated North Carolina A&T State University today for being awarded a $1.6 million U.S. Department of Energy grant dedicated to cyber security research and education.
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 2:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The federal proposal that the president is calling "America's College Promise" has inspired fanfare and controversy that go beyond President Obama's decision earlier this week not to interfere with so-called 529 savings plans.
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 10:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new state requirement brought more than 40 physical education teachers to East Carolina University recently for a daylong workshop.
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 10:28 am
By: ECU News Services
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Her son has yet to turn 3, but Kamala Massey of Raleigh already is exploring alternatives to traditional public schools as she determines what's in his best educational interest.
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 10:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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George "Fruit" Cannon, Jr, 91, of 3433 Idalia Rd., Aurora died Friday, January 23, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 4:28 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Leona Augusta Moore Carter, 68, of 1943 Maules Point Rd., Blounts Creek, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 4:25 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Henry Taylor Tolston, age 80, a resident of 3129 John Small Avenue, Washington, died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at his home.
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 4:14 pm
By: Announcements
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A new report released by the North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs (NCDVA) shows that reforms completed within the first two years of the McCrory Administration have increased the number of completed veterans benefit claims in 2014 by 113 percent over the previous year, providing services to a
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 3:08 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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What is SNI (Symbiotic Networks Incorporated)?
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 2:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In my previous newsletter, I called Eric Holder's January 16th order modifying the DOJ's civil asset forfeiture policy "a significant step in the right direction," and I encouraged my readers to join me in hoping, not only that more reform would follow but also that Holder's order might mark...
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 12:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) today issued the following statement after the passage of the Keystone XL Pipeline Act
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 12:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is a more important question than you can imagine. All around us voices are competing for attention. Turn on the TV.
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 11:36 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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State Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam, R-Wake, is working with charter school operators and advocates on legislation proponents say would restore millions of dollars to charter schools previously stripped away by Democrats "in the dark of night" to benefit traditional public schools.
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 11:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Please click on the link to access the agenda for the February 2, 2015 City Council meeting.
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 11:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It has been long hypothesized that what and when you eat affects your bottom line (pun intended). But new animal research suggests that limiting the amount of time in which food is consumed during the day may directly relate to obesity or healthy weight - at least in mice models, that is...
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 10:12 am
By: ECU News Services
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During the 1970s and 1980s, America saw a growing federal deficit that caused states to react. North Carolina rewrote its constitution in 1971, and as part of that constitution the state is required to pass a 'balanced budget.' More specifically, the state's total expenditures cannot exceed its...
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 8:28 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 Ecolab Inc. will expand its Kay Chemical Company operations in Greensboro and create 45 new jobs over the next three years. The company plans to build a new...
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 8:27 am
By: Chris Downey
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If you were tuning in to discover the direction of your nation for the next year, you would have been sadly misinformed.
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 8:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The writer of Ecclesiastes was correct. For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 8:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Moses Hill, 64, of Emily Court, Chocowinity, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2015 @ 4:51 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Carol Ann Prentiss Ulrichs, age 67, a resident of 123 Hillside Drive, Washington, NC died Thursday January 29, 2015 at her home.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2015 @ 4:37 pm
By: Announcements
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Olive Singleton Godley, age 88, of 6118 264 E., Douglas Cross Roads Community, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2015 @ 4:14 pm
By: Announcements
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On December 22, 2014, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a Sex Offense that occurred in a wooded area off of Hwy 306 in Aurora. Investigators collected evidence and started an investigation.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2015 @ 9:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Fortify 40/440 project is an NC DOT effort to re-build the southern part of the I-40 beltline. Naturally, a major highway construction project like this means lane closures and major traffic jams for commuters. In this case, however, it also means a waste of NC taxpayers' money.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2015 @ 9:21 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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