I heard one of the pundits on the morning news make a statement that struck me a very profound. Speaking about the bombing in Manchester, England, he stated that England is the most surveilled country in the world. Manchester is 2nd behind London as the most surveilled city in England.
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2017 @ 12:06 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The Vidant Health Board of Directors has announced the recipients of the Third Annual Board Quality Leadership Award
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 7:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Rep. Chris Millis says the renewable energy industry hoodwinked North Carolina about the costs of giving special deals to renewable producers, which exploded from an initial projection of less than $5 million to $1.6 billion in payouts through 2016
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 5:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There has been a lot of "rain and shine" on the rabbit patch as of lately. It is not the time to plan a picnic or hang clothes on the line.
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 4:51 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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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, May 26th, 2017 @ 4:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday, Congressmen Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and John Garamendi (CA-3), along with House cosponsors of H.R. 1666, hosted a press conference regarding their bill to prohibit funds for activities in Afghanistan, and the importance of debating the 16 year war in Afghanistan, the longest war in America
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 4:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Severe storms and tornadoes swept through North Carolina late Wednesday evening, damaging homes, toppling trees, closing roads and knocking out power to several Piedmont communities
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 1:54 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the committee passage of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 12:31 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Mr. William James Madden, age 86, a resident of Washington, NC died Friday, May 26, 2017 at River Trace Nursing & Rehabilitation.
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 10:40 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Larry Devonne Lewis, age 81, a resident of Chocowinity, NC died Thursday, May 25, 2017 at his home
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 10:37 am
By: Announcements
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What's the biggest issue facing North Carolina today? That was the question posed at a recent lunch with Leslie Boney, the newly named Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 3:16 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Ron Heiniger isn't afraid to get his hands dirty. He has spent years as a crop and soil scientist helping hard-pressed farmers to get maximum yield and quality from their crops
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 2:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There was a TV show in the mid nineteen Seventies called Movin' On. It starred Claude Aikins and Frank Converse. They filmed all over the country. It was kind of a travelogue version of "Then Came Bronson" except in a big ole Kenworth-Truck instead of a Harley.
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 2:26 am
By: Bobby Tony
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On Monday, May 8th, 2017 Cory Edward Anderson of Core Point Road, an inmate serving a 30 day sentence for a probation violation, died at the Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington as a result of a medical condition
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 2:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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, May 26th, 2017 @ 1:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As students, faculty, staff and visitors navigate East Carolina University's campus this summer, they are all but guaranteed to encounter construction crews working to keep buildings and infrastructure up to date and in working order
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 1:36 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Roy Cooper has named veteran prosecutor Jacqueline Perez to serve as interim District Attorney for Caswell and Person counties after the resignation of former DA Wallace Bradsher on Friday
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 1:30 am
By: Governor's Office
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You have nothing better to do. Relax. Just take them one at a time. You will thank me once you are done...Or will u?
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 7:56 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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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, May 25th, 2017 @ 6:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On 05-04-2017, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Bradley Coward, 26 years of age, of 402 Havens Street in Washington
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 6:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Fortunately the list of Slave Owners includes General U.S. Grant and numerous Presidents.
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 4:03 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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For half a century, making any reform to a state's occupational licensing system has been nigh on impossible
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 2:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is hard to believe that we are in the twilight of April. April with its' "showers that bring us May flowers" also brought us ample sunshine , enough to make the wild violets bloom.
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 2:12 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Governor Cooper shared his strong support for full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina today during a speech at the Lumbee Nation Economic Summit
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 11:53 am
By: Governor's Office
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The battle to preserve the state's certificate-of-need laws is about to get personal
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 11:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Donald Trump recently presented his budget. NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes responded below
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 11:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined a bipartisan group of Senators led by Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) to introduce legislation to bolster U.S. government efforts to prevent genocide and other human rights atrocities around the world
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 11:25 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Mrs. Josie Merchant Neel Hickman, age 86, a resident of Chocowinity, NC died Tuesday May 23, 2017 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital of Washington.
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 10:30 am
By: Announcements
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Beatrice Godley Alligood, age 95, a resident of Washington, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 10:25 am
By: Announcements
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Sometimes the comment section turns into a longer discussion which would be better expressed as a stand along article
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 5:12 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The N.C. Department of Justice is considering how to respond to a Superior Court judge's ruling that the state unconstitutionally charged health insurance premiums to state retirees
Published: Wednesday, May 24th, 2017 @ 9:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Nothing happens on the streets of this town after midnight that you need to be a part of," my parents told me as a teen. Concerned I had neither the experience nor the judgment to impose this discipline on myself, they imposed a midnight curfew on me
Published: Wednesday, May 24th, 2017 @ 9:25 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The Beaufort County Board of Education will hold a monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Published: Wednesday, May 24th, 2017 @ 9:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On 05-03-2017, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Jeffrey Phelps, 28 years of age, of 720 Mill Road in Washington
Published: Wednesday, May 24th, 2017 @ 8:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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