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Saturday, April 8, Mayor Allen Thomas will kick off PirateFest day two by welcoming the crowd and the Play for Peace performance by East Carolina University athletic bands and Kappa Kappa Psi, the honorary service fraternity for music
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2017 @ 7:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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MAS Holdings, a global apparel technology and manufacturing company, will locate its first manufacturing and development center in the United States in Randolph County, creating 133 new jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2017 @ 6:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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, April 3, 2017 at 5:30
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2017 @ 5:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some things are clear - lower taxes, fewer regulations, skilled workers, and efficient infrastructure lead to economic growth
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2017 @ 5:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University has selected Dr. Jay Golden as vice chancellor of research, economic development and engagement. His appointment, effective June 30, was approved by the Board of Trustees during a special meeting on March 8
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2017 @ 5:38 am
By: ECU News Services
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State Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Dr. Mandy Cohen has a sterling pedigree with Ivy League credentials and a previous job at the highest level of federal health care
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 11:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, attended a hearing on the state of Alzheimer’s disease and questioned witness Maria Shriver on ways to better support caregivers and the need to find a cure for Alzheimer’s.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 11:36 am
By: Thom Tillis
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On 03-30-2017, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Thomas Gaynor, 31 years of age, of 409 Idalia Road in Aurora and Nathan Freeman Jr., 35 years of age, of 363 East Pantego Street in Belhaven
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 11:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Arts of the Pamlico update for March 31
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 11:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Additional Oversight Of Charter High Schools Unnecessary (For Now)
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 9:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kick off the 11th Annual PirateFest Friday, April 7 at the Buccaneer Bash with the band Purple Masquerade. Their music will fill the streets of Uptown with the greatest hit songs of the notorious musician, Prince.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 9:46 am
By: A User
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, attended a confirmation hearing for Secretary of the Air Force Nominee Dr. Heather Wilson and expressed his support for her confirmation.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 1:49 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Dr. James Otteson, a business school professor at Wake Forest University, came up with an intriguing idea
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 1:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is officially spring. I do not consult a calendar to know when the seasons change.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 1:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On 03-24-2017, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Charles Gorham, 32 years of age, of 124 Minuteman Lane in Washington and Keane Gorham, 37 years of age, of 1109 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 7:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today HB142, a bipartisan bill supported by a majority of Republicans in both chambers, was signed into law
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 3:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If I understand the current law regarding our intelligence agencies ability to legally conduce surveillance, it is broken down into two categories.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 3:57 am
By: Bobby Tony
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It is past time for the Peace Loving World Community to take off the gloves with regard to North Korea.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 3:14 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) have introduced bipartisan legislation that makes substantive reforms aimed to help seasonal employers better navigate the H-2B temporary non-agricultural visa program.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 3:10 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Friday night at PirateFest marks the opening night of the festival's Carnival, which will take over all of Five Points Plaza and will feature a Ferris wheel, games, food and more
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 2:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Golden LEAF Foundation, which assists tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and rural communities across North Carolina, will hold a meeting of its Board of Directors on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Golden LEAF Retreat Center in Rocky Mount.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 2:30 am
By: T. J. Jordan
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after the North Carolina General Assembly voted to repeal House Bill 2
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 8:53 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Early evening recriminations and allegations of bad faith to resolve the lingering House Bill 2 saga flared up Tuesday between General Assembly Republican leadership and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 6:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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: Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 5:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rep. Dennis Riddell, R-Alamance, has resurrected legislation to create a task force to identify and eliminate regulations harming the state's economic climate and stunting business growth
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 5:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper held a press conference to discuss the repeal of House Bill 2. A fact sheet is available here, and full remarks as prepared are below
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 4:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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PirateFest to Host Unique Food Trucks and Performances From Around the World
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 4:37 pm
By: T. J. Jordan
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Who knew that line came from Frank Zappa? I sure didn't, though I wholeheartedly agree with him.
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2017 @ 11:56 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Learning through trial and error is not the best way to gain knowledge. We all need some guidance or we will fall into the Cliché "those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it."
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2017 @ 11:47 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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