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Three college boys who just enjoyed singing together turned the world on to folk music, but they never considered themselves as fold singers. They were just entertainers singing at colleges.
Published: Sunday, October 4th, 2015 @ 9:30 am
By: Bobby Tony
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It is common knowledge that students who have amassed large college debt burdens cannot discharge those debts through bankruptcy.
Published: Sunday, October 4th, 2015 @ 9:28 am
By: John William Pope Center
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the state's first death from flu for the 2015-2016 influenza season. An adult in the western region of the state died last week of complications from an influenza infection. (To protect the family's privacy, the person's...
Published: Sunday, October 4th, 2015 @ 9:26 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory today signed a bill requesting that a statue of Billy Graham be placed in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Building, replacing one of the statues from North Carolina. North Carolina has two statues in the hall; one of former governor Zebulon Vance and one of...
Published: Sunday, October 4th, 2015 @ 9:06 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright told attendees of a Sept. 19 event at a progressive church in Chapel Hill he is "giddily happy" with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, blamed U.S. foreign policy for the rise of ISIS, and took swipes at President Obama for failing to push racial reparations and...
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 @ 4:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University scientists have been sending a small craft to navigate the North Carolina coast studying underwater noise and keeping tabs on tagged marine life all to better understand the ocean environment.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 @ 4:55 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Saturday night on the street corner or possibly in the shower room in the gym, you could hear any four guys trying to harmonize. However, few did it as well as the Del-Vikings.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 @ 4:52 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The FY 2015-16 North Carolina state budget has finally been finalized. Was it worth the wait? Rather than wading through 400 pages of text, you can read here about the ten most interesting and important aspects of the budget in this article.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 @ 4:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory urged North Carolinians to stay on alert as a variety of weather systems continue to produce heavy rains and gusty winds across the state.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 @ 4:32 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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I have an old musket in my trophy room from my dad's family. It hung in the basement of our house all my life. After my parents passed, my brother hung it in his garage for a few years. It eventually ended up in my son's collection. It came back to me after he a few years when my son sold his hou
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 5:05 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Ms. Mildred Moore, 82, resident of Williams Road, Blounts Creek died Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 3:25 pm
By: Announcements
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Dorothy was born April 11, 1930 in Salem, Oregon to Hilda Heyden and Nick Caspar, their second of five children.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 2:20 pm
By: Announcements
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Leara Ann Watford Cutler, age 70, a resident of Washington, NC, died Thursday October 1, 2015 at her home.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 1:34 pm
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory today signed a bill that will move both the state's presidential primary and the general primary for state elected offices to March 15, 2016. The governor signed the bill after getting an agreement from the legislature to make revisions to a section of the bill regarding...
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 9:57 am
By: McCrory Communications
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As I am sure you know, Carolina Journal is the monthly newspaper of the John Locke Foundation. Formed in 1990, the organization is named after the great English political philosopher who penned the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina in 1669 and the English Bill of Rights 20 years later.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 8:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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No hit parade of music would be complete without the Blues.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 8:15 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Experience culture in Uptown Greenville this Friday, October 2, from 5-8pm for the October First Friday ArtWalk.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 6:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The rapid rise of the terrorist Islamic State group demonstrates the power of social media, acclaimed author and journalist Peter Bergen told a crowd at East Carolina University Tuesday night.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 5:53 am
By: ECU News Services
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Today, I learned that Barack Obama has proposed an Amendment to the Constitution that would limit the 1st Amendment.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 5:49 am
By: Rod Eccles
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The Center for Law and Freedom is making Staff Attorney Elliot Engstrom available to speak with groups statewide free of charge. Groups can choose to hear about a variety of topics, including...
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 5:44 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Ten students at Beaufort County Community College were recognized as BCCC's Best in a ceremony on the college campus on Tuesday, Sept. 29
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 5:04 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is demanding answers regarding the Pentagon's policy of permitting homosexual Afghan men to rape young boys on U.S. military bases, and taking punitive action against U.S. service members who try to stop the rapists.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 4:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Republican legislative leaders finally unveiled their proposed biennial state budget. (Geez, it's about time, folks.) The budget is now subject to votes by each legislative chamber and action by Governor McCrory.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 4:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, today introduced the Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act of 2015 to help veterans with service-connect disabilities find and retain employment.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 1:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory signed the following bills into law today.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 12:39 am
By: McCrory Communications
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"The Killer" with the long blond hair and a honky-tonk piano shakes up the music business.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 12:10 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement in response to Representative Skip Stam's announced retirement from the General Assembly.
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 11:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We have more good news as it relates to Major Hurricane Joaquin as the track has moved further east and Beaufort County is no longer in the Cone of Uncertainty.
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 11:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Back in June I discussed Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's disturbing suggestion that energy companies that raise doubts about the Administration's response to climate change should be prosecuted under federal racketeering law. At the time it seemed like a farfetched proposal and a clear violation of the...
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 5:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Joaquin's path remains uncertain. However, with heavy rain expected to continue through the week and weekend the risk of flooding is quickly increasing.
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 5:18 pm
By: Announcements
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted for H.R. 3457, The Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act, which would prohibit President Obama from relieving sanctions on Iran through the adoption of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 5:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. George Ashby Black, age 91, a resident of 411 Willows Court, Washington, NC died Wednesday September 30, 2015 at his home.
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 12:24 pm
By: Announcements
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