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The State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC), established in 1984, held its annual recognition reception at the Governor's Mansion in Raleigh yesterday (Wednesday, March 2).
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2016 @ 2:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory today announced a groundbreaking celebration for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m. in the parking lot at the south end of the bridge
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2016 @ 1:11 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Opal Tometi, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement and executive director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, challenged East Carolina University students to make a difference during the N.C. Civility Summit on Saturday.
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2016 @ 12:52 am
By: ECU News Services
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Mr. Frank Foskey, 94, resident of Grantsbrook Nursing Center, Bayboro, formerly of Aurora, died Wednesday, March 02, 2016.
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 @ 1:35 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Kathleen Brinson Godley, age 91, a resident of Washington, NC died Tuesday March 1, 2016 at Ridgewood Manor Nursing Center of Washington.
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 @ 1:14 pm
By: Announcements
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Chasing Yankees out of Georgia, Then and Now 1860-2016 - Updated March 3,2016
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 @ 12:33 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Dan Blocker is learning to pay more attention to where he turns, and why, when it comes to discussing disagreements with his wife.
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 @ 2:03 am
By: ECU News Services
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Almost anything you mention, I have already blogged about.
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 @ 1:58 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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From the start, the Republican primary race between businesswoman Holly Grange and conservative activist and New Hanover County Board of Education member Tammy Covil has been a heated one.
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 @ 12:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We've talked for decades about healthcare reform but the only significant attempt to change the skyrocketing costs of health insurance, escalating pharmaceutical costs and deepening dissatisfaction has been Obamacare.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 11:22 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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State health officials today unveiled an innovative, multi-year draft plan for reforming North Carolina's Medicaid program to achieve better patient care, better community health, improved doctor-patient engagement and cost containment
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 7:06 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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There's been news in Henderson County this week about an announcement from GF Linamar that they'll build a state-of-the-art aluminum die casting plant in Mills River. And it does indeed sound pretty great. They're promising 350 new jobs, which is a lot anywhere, and particularly in a town with a...
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 6:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor to voice his support for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), bipartisan legislation he has co-sponsored that will provide a series of incentives and resources to help states and local communities combat the nation's growing
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 6:49 pm
By: Chris Downey
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A few years ago, I went back to school. I was in my 60s and nearing retirement as president of the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 6:20 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) co-sponsored a Senate resolution that commemorates National Black History Month by recognizing the contributions of African Americans
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 12:40 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Earlier this week, the North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments to decide the constitutionality of legislation to phase out North Carolina's teacher tenure system.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 12:38 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, McCrory Campaign Manager Russell Peck issued the following response to Attorney General Roy Cooper's support of the Charlotte Bathroom ordinance
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 12:36 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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First, Democrat candidate for governor and N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper refused to join a lawsuit on behalf of North Carolina against the ACLU and the Obama Administration's attempt to open sex-specific student locker rooms and bathrooms to individuals that are not of that biological sex
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 12:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Teams of students prepare nutritious meals consisting of a protein, vegetable, starch and dessert at Todd Dining Hall and deliver them on a rotating schedule to four community partners: Operation Sunshine, the Little Willie Center, JOY Soup Kitchen and the Ronald McDonald House.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 4:58 am
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Railroad Company has taken on a project that may be outside its core mission by announcing in January it would spend $13 million to purchase 875 acres of private land for the 1,500-acre Greensboro-Randolph Megasite project, an industrial site designed to attract a large automotive
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 7:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Amid what appears to be a national crisis of student debt, legislators and higher education leaders have clamored for a more affordable route to a bachelor's degree.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 7:12 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The spirits draft within a mist upon the river's plane.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 6:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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William Graham O'Neal, Jr., age 82, a resident of 126 Shoreline Drive, Belhaven, NC died Monday February 29, 2016 at his home.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:30 pm
By: Announcements
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Mary Evelyn Jordan Blake, age 82, a resident of Washington, NC, died Saturday February 27, 2016 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:08 pm
By: Announcements
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The circus came to Raleigh this week - not the farewell tour of thick-skinned pachyderms - but one in which other elephants were in the center ring.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 1:36 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, appointed to the high court in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, has died. Justice Scalia was well regarded as a principled Conservative, who understood the United States Constitution as our Founding blueprint to sustain the Republic.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory hosted more than 110 Boy Scouts, Scout leaders, parents and public officials from across North Carolina at the Executive Mansion today to receive an annual report on the impact of Scouting in North Carolina. The report details more than 600,000 service hours completed by...
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:32 am
By: McCrory Communications
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U.S. Cellular continued to invest in the wireless experience for its customers in 2015 with upgrades to its network and store environment throughout North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Politicians around the nation like to say that they have held down tuition at their state universities. Michigan's are no different, and to validate their claim, in 2011 they added incentive-based funding to university appropriations.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:00 am
By: John William Pope Center
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His arrogance and egoism had been more detrimental to our system that it has been inspirational.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 2:40 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Universities play a leading role in changing communities, and East Carolina University has been recognized as a leader among North Carolina institutions.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 1:45 am
By: ECU News Services
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