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Please click on the link to access the agenda for the June 8, 2015 City Council meeting.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 12:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the USA Freedom Act
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 11:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There is an interesting and little-noticed revolution going on at the elite levels of the national Republican Party. Whereas the party was led at one time by WASPs - essentially white, Anglo-Saxon Episcopalians and Presbyterians with a few Anglicans, Methodists, and Lutherans thrown in - it is...
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 7:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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An Honors College student from Vanceboro is the third consecutive East Carolina University student to be awarded a prestigious scholarship and internship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 6:05 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Thank the lord for a lenient door man.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 3:56 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Baby Sarafina Makenzie Farrow, was born sleeping on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington, N.C
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 3:44 pm
By: Announcements
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Lastly...one of the problems is that the wisdom and the message of the Bible.....the challenges of the Gospel ...the love of God....Godly living...ALL THESE HEAVY ISSUES OF FAITH......are of such depth that few of us can understand them...
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 12:58 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Governor Pat McCrory presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Tuesday evening to Winston-Salem businessman and national sports executive, Ben C. Sutton, Jr.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 11:25 am
By: Chris Downey
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ATM Scam
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 7:52 am
By: David Winstead
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Neither the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) nor the Office of the State Auditor is any stranger to media attention. Between the NCAE's dues check off litigation and the State Auditor's recent report on corruption at DHHS, both organizations have seen their share of the limelight...
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 4:36 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory signed six bills into law today
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 4:25 am
By: Chris Downey
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The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health (DPH) announced its second North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designations this week, awarding the distinction to three child care facilities in the state.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 4:24 am
By: Chris Downey
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A thought occurred to me as I was traveling in and around the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. The notion didn't have to do with my location but was instead prompted by the lecture I was listening to on the way.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 12:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a letter to White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan and several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leaders, Congressman Jones pointed out that after the presidents' budget requests included an average of $663,000 a year for New River Inlet.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 12:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina could soon see a radically different way of selecting its state Supreme Court justices.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 11:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you don’t have enough money maybe you can make a trade
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 11:30 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently toured Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point military bases in North Carolina where he met with service members, their spouses, veterans and several wounded warriors.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 11:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Registrar's Office at Beaufort County Community College has released the honor roll for the 2015 Spring Semester. Full-time students maintaining a grade point average, or GPA, of 4.0 or better were placed on the All "A"s list.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 10:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory visited the Port of Wilmington today to break ground on the new Cold Storage Facility. The Port of Wilmington Cold Storage Facility is the first cold storage facility located on a port in the state of North Carolina. Previously, exporters of perishable goods were forced to...
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 8:04 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Nicole Averett, a board certified nurse practitioner, will join the palliative care and hospice team at Vidant Medical Center and The Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice located at 920 Wellness Drive.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 7:15 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The date for ICD-10 implementation is October 1, 2015, which is just around the corner. All indications are that implementation will not be delayed yet again, so please - get ready to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 6:58 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Mr. John Clyde Grooms, Sr., age 65, a resident of 106 Harvette Rd., Washington, died Monday June 1, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 5:34 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Agnes Clark Brinn, age 70, a resident of Belhaven, NC went to be with the Lord Monday evening, June 1, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 5:18 pm
By: Announcements
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In reaction recently to the "advancement" of LGBT rights in North Carolina, I have seen/heard of many who are somehow angered by this...
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 4:20 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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It’s no secret that Walter Jones irritates the political establishment. The GOPe tried to get him in the 2014 primary. Now, it appears they’re trying again with a new face
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 4:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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No matter what you call it; discipline is always a good thing.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 3:47 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The tax foundation has just published a report analyzing the various excise taxes levied on beer in all 50 states. North Carolina comes in the 8th highest, levying a $.62 per gallon tax on those who enjoy having a couple of cold ones on a hot Saturday afternoon after mowing the lawn...
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 1:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Elections on Wednesday will host the first of nine public hearings on proposed rules for the implementation of voter ID requirements that takes effect in 2016.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 4:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There are three types of tours to choose from. The first two are on Federal land, (Pungo Unit of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge) and State land, (Tidewater Research Station).
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 1:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Many readers may have thought that Stan is right---I am a "LIBERAL." I am critical about the conservative takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention. They assume I have been against anything conservative from the beginning.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 1:42 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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A federal appeals court this week delivered a major victory in the case brought by 22 states, Governor Pat McCrory and three other governors and one state attorney general challenging President Barack Obama's sweeping executive action on immigration. On Tuesday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals...
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 1:30 am
By: Chris Downey
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An East Carolina University School of Music graduate student is one of nine winners in the 2015 Yamaha Young Performing Artists competition.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 1:29 am
By: ECU News Services
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Two of three drivers of higher electricity costs in North Carolina are renewable energy investments by utilities and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards (REPS) mandate, according to a new report released by the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA).
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 @ 11:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sometimes the least words carry the most meaning.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 @ 11:06 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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