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Commented on Conservative Club, Why?It's odd that Garris and her illegal in the shadows committee pretending to be the Beaufort County Republican Party Executive Committee are accusing a private political club of pretending to be the local GOP. This criminal element is accusing others of doing what they are doing. There has got to be some controlling authority in the state GOP or in the state Board of Elections to shut down this criminal enterprise. This is massive fraud on so many levels.
Commented: Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 @ 7:50 pm
By: Van Zant
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Commented on Conservative Club, Why?Terrible tragedy that Ashley Woolard and Carolyn Garrison cost two Republicans the election in the Washington City Council Race. Cost republicans two decades of progress because of Ms Carolyn and Ms Ashley Woolard in Washington! they must be held accountable!
Commented: Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 @ 4:06 pm
By: FAKE Rino Hunter
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Commented on Big Ag PAC pushing Armstrong tied to group that tried to put NC shrimpers out of businessThat Shrimpgate video gives some very powerful reasons why we need to nominate Sen. Bobby Hanig for Congress and renominate Rep. Keith Kidwell for NC House. They were both heroes in stopping that special interest cram down.
Commented: Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 @ 1:17 pm
By: Conservative Voter
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Let's not forget that Armstrong and Raleigh RINO Steve Troxler are joined at the hip. Armstrong has had Troxler campaign for him several times and constantly mentions his endorsement by RINO Troxler. Troxler's anti-gun record led GRNC to endorse the Libertarian running against Troxler last election.
Like Armstrong, Troxler is a former liberal Democrat now trying to pass himself off as a "Republican". Troxler was chairman of Farmers for John Edwards in the campaign of liberal Democrat John Edwards for US Senate against conservative Republican incumbent Senator Lauich Faircloth. Armstrong was a major contributor in four figure sums over multiple campaigns to liberal Democrat state senator Marc Basnight.
Commented: Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 @ 11:42 am
By: Rino Hunter
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Kidwell is a full-spectrum conservative. Armstrong is a special interest hack running to sever Big Ag and an out of state chemical company.
Commented: Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 @ 9:02 am
By: Bubba
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Commented on Conservative Club, Why?Thanks Van Zant: I don't do Social Media, and nobody is made smarter on Facebook, so I am not aware that these nefarious actions of the Beaufort County GOP.
I am aware that the Beaufort County GOP has, in the past, sponsored candidates that were far less conservative than those that were roundly considered Conservatives. Now, the Beaufort County GOP has elected not to meet to hold business meetings with the elected Executive Committee, and do business to promote all candidates running in the Republican Primary. In fact, some one remarked that the Beaufort County GOP has not voted to do any business for nearly a year now, and I cannot find fault with that observation. That behavior is entirely frustrating for Real Republicans here in Beaufort County.
Commented: Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 @ 8:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Commented on Conservative Club, Why?In this primary season, who is on Facebook using the Beaufort County Republican Party name giving thumbs up to some Republican candidates and ignoring other Republican candidates? I wonder who authorized this. You know it wasn't the Beaufort County Republican Party Executive Committee. If it was (but it wasn't) they would be out of line too.
Commented: Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 @ 7:19 am
By: Van Zant
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Germany, like too much of Europe, is being overrun with illegal aliens, who bring crime and welfare dependence. 61% of all welfare paid out in Germany is now paid to illegal aliens. Germany does not have many more election cycles to save their country.
Commented: Saturday, February 21st, 2026 @ 7:37 pm
By: borderhawk
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Speaking of traitors, lets not forget that Thom Tillis is also crawfishing on the SAVE America Act.
Commented: Saturday, February 21st, 2026 @ 7:01 pm
By: Conservative Voter
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China was systematically infiltrating military aged males into the US through BIden's open borders, so McConnell may well be working for Communist China in working against securing our elections against foreign citizens. The Chinese government set up McConnell's wife and father in law in a shipping company. The Chinese government provided the ships, the crews, and the cargoes and McConnell's family members got the profits.
Commented: Saturday, February 21st, 2026 @ 3:58 pm
By: John Steed
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Yep, I will continue to stand by Stan as he stands up for us.
Stan knows how to take a big punch, for all of us constituents, from those corrupt, possibly evil forces amassed, and then he stands back up, and hits back hard. I like that in a man that represents me and mine.
Commented: Saturday, February 21st, 2026 @ 11:17 am
By: Richard Marvin Butkus
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In the clear and real space of what is ultimately truth, The Epstein Files became a Democratic Socialist issue once president Trump's incredible agenda became a huge success, because Democratic Socialists only desire power and its corruptive essence.
Why else would they, and their pathetic propagandistic media continue their grand vapidity by LYING to those who are NOT smart enough to know better; their sad, their wretched foot soldiers of all that is wrong.
Commented: Saturday, February 21st, 2026 @ 11:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Great story, go Shannon!! A true servant land and mom and lover of the people!
Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 8:01 pm
By: Joe Davis
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Mitch McConnell, through his wife, has always had close ties to Red China. Maybe the Chinese are pulling his puppet strings. Benedict Arnold McConnell has had a lot of health problems. The sooner he kicks the bucket, the better. Good riddance to a traitor.
Commented: Saturday, February 21st, 2026 @ 8:22 am
By: Rino Hunter
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Stan Deatherage is the proven conservative in the commission race. Over the years he has operated honestly and transparently. Not many in Beaufort County politics can say that. If Deatherage can be re-elected and one more like him gets through the commission election, Beaufort County can enter a new day in governance. A better day.
Commented: Saturday, February 21st, 2026 @ 6:41 am
By: Van Zant
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I am just now finding out about all these "RINOs" in Beaufort County politics, and what I hear about about them "RINOs" makes me real mad. I reckon them "RINOs" better steer clear of me when I get mad like this.
Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 7:23 pm
By: William Bonney
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Stan Deatherage is one of those tried and true conservatives. He got his start decades ago in the Beaufort County Young Republican Club and has had an exemplary record as a county commissioner, having never voted for a tax increase.
He is a breath of fresh air compared to the poseurs, who switch their registration on paper from Democrat to Republican, but underneath remain the same old Democrat. Frankie Waters is a prime example of these fake "Republicans", switching on paper but still playing ball with the Democrats. We see several of those in the current primary like Monica Davis, who has been a Democrat most of the time she has lived in Beaufort County but switched on paper to "Republican" to try to pull the wool over our eyes in running for the school board. Another is Darren Armstrong, a longtime Marc Basnight Democrat, who now masquerades as a "Republican" to try to take our House seat.
Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 6:12 pm
By: Conservative Voter
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Excellent piece Dave and Stan. Nothing more need be said. I just hope EVERY conservative, be they with a "D", "R" or "U" beside their name on the voting rolls will read every word of this and share it with as many like-minded voters as possible. Beaufort County has suffered to long and too much from these RINO's among us. For too many years we have been afflicted with those who see county government solely as a means to transfer wealth from those who have to those who neither care nor know better. It is high time that conservative governance be given a chance to show what it can do. If Stan is re-elected and one more conservative wins it will be a new day in Beaufort County. The Lord knows we need it.
Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 4:22 pm
By: Blinson
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I applaud Commissioner Deatherage for struggling against all those folks that want big, progressive government, because, government should be more in line with the business of life, rather than the business of waste and corruption.
Good Commissioner Deatherage, you have my vote and I will tell everyone to vote the same. We just can't stand more and more of what we essentially don't need.
Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 11:53 am
By: Government Man
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Commented on What's all the chatter about?The city has always done transfers from the electric fund, putting the profits into the city budget. The problem with excessive taxes is the spendthrift nature of the corrupt Sadler regime. Spending is the problem and a meatax needs to be taken to the spending side. Taxpayers cannot afford Sadler-level spending.
Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 11:31 am
By: Concerned Taxpayer
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Commented on What's all the chatter about?I have a genuine question - how can we possibly entertain lowering property taxes when the 2023 - 2024 audit report indicated that the General Fund had to take $1.4M from the Electric Fund? Granted, the 2024 - 2025 audit report has not been released to the public, but I don't expect the transfer to be much different.
That is quite a shortfall to overcome while still cutting General Fund revenues. Especially considering the fact that our City already experiences frequent power outages. It seems to me that the Electric Fund could use all the help it can get.
Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 10:47 am
By: Auditor
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This is really curious. It may answer why we have two Republicans running for the same seat and leaving the other District Court race unopposed. Jarvis got into the race for this seat first. When Williams expressed interest in running, the party suggested he run for the other District Court seat which is held by Darrell Cayton. That made a lot of sense because the makeup of the district would likely have seen Republicans win both seats.
Williams decided to primary Jarvis for that seat rather than have a nomination without a primary for the Cayton seat. The latter would have been an easier path to a judgeship and likely give the GOP both seats. What is the real reason he did not do that? Was there some deal between Williams and Cayton? This whole thing stinks to high heaven.
Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 8:31 am
By: Concerned Taxpayer
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This article brings up some very concerning issues about Williams, who supports him and why? Is this the old boy system at work? Does it indicate future corruption? Certainly someone so eagerly sought after and endorsed by Democrats and defense attorneys brings up questions about whether Williams is a true Republican. How impartial would he be as a judge? Seems like he'll be soft on crime if defense attorneys are supporting him that much.
I suppose the most troubling thing is the question of ethics. Not only of the judges mentioned in the article and their decision to be involved in a campaign, especially outside their own party, but Williams' ethics or moral compass himself. A review of the Williams campaign finance reports does indicate the majority of his funding (between 67 to 87 percent based on differing analyses but clearly a majority) comes from defense attorneys. What will he owe them afterwards if elected? What do they expect in return for their support? However, the biggest concern for me came in the mail. I got a letter promoting Williams, a palm card or brochure, that came in an envelope with a return address of Jones & Sasnett, P.A. in Washington, NC. The postage wasn't a peel and stick stamp but a Pitney Bowes stamp machine ink printed postage mark. It appears from this that Jones & Sasnett paid for the mailing, a campaign contribution. This seems to violate Campaign Finance laws about taking contributions from corporations or businesses. Whether this is a violation of Campaign Finance law or not and the repercussions are above my knowledge level. It certainly brings up serious moral questions in addition to legal questions regarding Williams and his campaign. It is even more concerning when you expect someone wanting to be judge doesn't seem to follow rules, laws, and seems questionable in their activities to get there.
Commented: Thursday, February 19th, 2026 @ 2:19 pm
By: Nelson Lambert
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