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On October 20, 2015 around 2:21 p.m., the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a house fire at 276 Chandler Road in Vanceboro, NC. Chocowinity Volunteer Fire Department along with Blounts Creek, Grimesland, and Vanceboro Volunteer Fire Departments, responded and began to...
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 10:44 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Republicans are highly unlikely to lose majority control of either legislative chamber in the 2016 General Assembly elections, and the state treasurer's seat is expected to be a hotly contested race that Republicans are hoping to flip into their corner, political analysts from each major party say
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 10:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed the Connect NC Bond Act into law today at NC State University. The bond will allow the people of North Carolina to vote on a $2 billion bond package that will invest in education, parks, National Guard facilities and water and sewer infrastructure throughout the state.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 10:20 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 8:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced that more North Carolinians are already taking advantage of new customer-friendly options at the state's Division of Motor Vehicles. Online driver license renewals have increased by more than 2,000 to 6,500 issuances during the five days since the program's full launch
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 5:32 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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It was the only real question of the evening, and the answer is that all Democrat contenders are avowed Socialists except for one - Jim Webb of Virginia.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 5:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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UNC Board of Governors Chairman John Fennebresque and Margaret Spellings, the top candidate to become UNC system president, left a recent "emergency" meeting of the board to meet with Gov. Pat McCrory, a source at the meeting told Carolina Journal. Fennebresque and Spellings were in a closed...
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 4:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory celebrated the grand opening of Albemarle Boats in Edenton, N.C. today.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 3:47 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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On October 20, 2015 around 2:21 p.m., the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a house fire at 276 Chandler Road in Vanceboro, NC. Chocowinity Volunteer Fire Department along with Blounts Creek, Grimesland, and Vanceboro Volunteer Fire Departments, responded and began to...
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 3:45 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson and his wife Candy have just published a new book called A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Reclaim Our Constitutional Liberties. To illustrate the purpose and importance of the 2nd Amendment, they use a historical example...
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 3:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ms. Kay J. Vick, 65, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 1:12 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Susan Ann Pope Windley of 425 Gladden St., Washington died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville, NC.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 1:06 pm
By: Announcements
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Melvin Taylor, Jr., age 67, a former resident of Blounts Creek passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Cherry Point Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Havelock, NC.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 12:48 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Donald Gray Alligood, Sr., age 69, a resident of 4786 River Road, Washington died Wednesday, October 21, 2015.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 12:38 pm
By: Announcements
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Gov. Pat McCrory's spokesman confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the governor met with "a candidate" for president of the UNC system at the governor's mansion. This news, in an email to Carolina Journal, came just as the UNC system released an agenda showing that the new president will be named at...
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 12:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday, Congressman Jones received the Defender of the American Economy Award from the U.S. Business and Industry Council for opposing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), popularly known as Obamatrade.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 12:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory signed the following bills into law today.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 11:31 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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A new program in East Carolina University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions puts students front-and-center in demonstrating Pirate hospitality to prospective students.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 11:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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List ten books that have stayed with you; don't take more than a few minutes; don't think too hard.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 11:10 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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The majority of the state's operations are funded through the General Fund. There are, though, some major components of the state's expenditure that are located outside the General Fund. In short, the General Fund amounts to around $20 billion, while total state spending amounts to approximately...
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 6:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The opening message was roundly cheered—it was exactly what the crowd of roughly 150 professors and alumni came to hear at the “Public Universities, the Humanities, and Education in North Carolina” event held on October 10 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 3:55 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory will be in Raleigh and Kinston tomorrow to sign the Connect NC Bond Act into law. The legislation will allow the people of North Carolina to vote on a $2 billion bond package to support investments in education, parks, National Guard facilities, and water and sewer...
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 3:44 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Mrs. Maggie Boyd Harvey, formerly of Washington, and residing in Atlanta, GA, died October 14, 2015 in Atlanta.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 12:06 pm
By: Announcements
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Cortez Lavon Ebron, age 26, a resident of Stuart Place in Washington, NC passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 11:58 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Dana Vaughn Hollowell, age 64, a resident of 242 Maules Point Rd., Blounts Creek, NC died Monday October 19, 2015 at his home.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 11:51 am
By: Announcements
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Mention the words "social justice" to a conservative, and you might see eyes roll
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 10:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the leaders of two newly created departments at a ceremony at the State Capitol in Raleigh.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 9:22 am
By: McCrory Communications
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It was early on a Friday morning, but East Carolina University nutrition student Kara Massotti was wide awake and focused on her patient at ECU's Family Medicine Center. George Broussard needed to keep better track of his calories, and the recommended tool was a smart phone application.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 4:10 am
By: ECU News Services
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Police are investigating a shooting incident that has left one man deceased.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 4:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has named Catherine L. Truitt as his Senior Education Advisor. Truitt comes to the position from the International Center for Leadership in Education where she worked as a school district turnaround coach centered on rigor, relevance, and relationship building...
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 3:59 am
By: McCrory Communications
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In this lecture to the Institute of Mechanical Engineers delivered this week, Patrick Moore, ecologist as well as founder and long time leader of Greenpeace, argues that the planet has actually been in a long term (50 million year) cooling trend; that long term temperature records...
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 3:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) voted in favor of S.2146, the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 3:55 am
By: Thom Tillis
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