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Three years ago, Robbie and Caroline Delaney quit their jobs to become full-time rum distillers
Published: Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 @ 1:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, on the 72nd anniversary of D-Day, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) took the Senate floor to commemorate North Carolina's critical role in the Allied invasion of Normandy and the liberation of Europe during World War II.
Published: Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 @ 1:12 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Pat McCrory vetoed Senate Bill 71 because it weakens environmental protections, delays water connections for well owners, ignores dam safety, hinders efforts to reuse coal ash and violates the state constitution
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 6:36 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: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 6:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) voted today in support of the Senate version of the state budget, which cuts taxes, controls the growth of government spending, bolsters the state's savings, and dramatically increases teacher pay.
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 6:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Deborah Ross spends the day in Chicago for an EMILY's List conference, the North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) called on Ross to release her public schedule in the state
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 6:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Unlike the dog, I am perfectly capable of typing my own column. After all I've spent plenty of time on Mom's keyboard, though until now, I've kept my typing talents secret.
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 2:42 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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North Carolina has one of the most-polled electorates in the United States
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Every semester during my thirteen years of teaching at a liberal arts college, several senior year students would approach me and ask if I "knew of any jobs out there."
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 11:28 am
By: John William Pope Center
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A couple dozen seventh and eight grade female students from three Pitt County schools recently participated in a Biomedical STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Workshop at the Brody School of Medicine.
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 3:32 am
By: ECU News Services
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The ideological balance of the state Supreme Court could ride on the results of Tuesday's primary election, as incumbent Justice Bob Edmunds, the only Republican on the ballot, faces Democratic attorneys Mike Morgan and Daniel Robertson and unaffiliated attorney Sabra Faires, who has the endorsement
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 12:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On June 2 and 3, 2016, the NC Senate passed the Sixth Edition of House Bill #1030, which is its version of the 2016 Appropriations Act. The two versions of the Budget bill have several important differences.
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 12:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The House is scheduled to consider special school reform bill today, HB 1080. Rep. Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg) is championing legislation focused on giving our state more tools to help failing schools
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 7:59 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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One of the more frequent excuses given for not voting is, "my vote won't really matter."
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 7:59 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on the death of NC native soldier Rae'Lauren Gates, who was killed in a training accident in Texas
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 7:10 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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An East Carolina University researcher and colleagues at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found broad support for raising the minimum age for tobacco sales in North Carolina and across the country
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 7:05 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Early Friday morning, the state Senate approved its version of the $22.2 billion General Fund budget, setting the stage for negotiations with the House on a spending plan that legislative leaders hope will be completed before the new fiscal year begins on July 1.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 7:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Political progressives aren't the only ones who see value in adding more "progressivity" to the state's personal income tax. A Republican-sponsored bill that won unanimous support last week in the N.C. Senate would accomplish that goal
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer will be available for media interviews Thursday following a hearing in federal court in the lawsuit of a Christian student group against North Carolina State University
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 6:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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n 6-01-2016, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Gregory Reddick, 52 years of age, of 1012 Pierce Street in Washington.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This past Wednesday, Attorney General Roy Cooper was the headliner at a fundraiser organized by the Sierra Club PAC, which has supported anti-jobs policies in North Carolina
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 6:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Businesses sometimes charge different customers different prices as a way to maximize revenue
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 6:17 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Monday, June 6, 2016.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 6:15 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The state House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would put the brakes on the Interstate 77 high-occupancy or toll lanes project in Mecklenburg and Iredell counties
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 3:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a news story that is being ignored or relegated to the news media’s “scant coverage” file, a black, female judge is giving Hillary Clinton and her campaign minions and supporters agita with her latest ruling from the federal bench
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 1:50 pm
By: Jim Kouri
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If you thought the debate over Common Core Standards was over; think again. It may be only starting - again
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 1:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement on the May jobs report...
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 1:20 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on June 6, 2016 at 5:30 PM at 112 W. 2nd St. , Washington, NC in the Superior Courtroom.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 11:18 am
By: Christopher Maye
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This is a story about how my wife outfoxed me.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 11:13 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Mr. Jerry "Buster" Eugene Woolard, Jr. age 44, a resident of 3023 N. Market St., Washington, died Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 10:29 am
By: Announcements
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On 5-26-2016, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Milton Paul Albritton, 39 years of age, of 206 Harding Street in Washington.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 3:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Incumbent U.S. Reps. Renee Ellmers and George Holding share many core beliefs about what ails America, and offer similar solutions for some of those ills
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 3:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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From visiting Buddhist holy places to examining Peruvian culture in the Andean highlands, students at East Carolina University have a world of places and programs to explore through study abroad.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 3:18 am
By: ECU News Services
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