Comments | Eastern NC Now

Van Zant: Just heard today, in my continual travels: The Beaufort County GOP needs to quickly tighten up its ship, or it could be in danger of sinking, in other words and in reference to "Truth Be Told": "Those who live glass houses should NOT throw stones."

Commented: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 @ 1:22 pm By: Stan Deatherage

There is a video now in the public domain suggesting that the recent Leftist canonized saint, Saint Alex, has had some prior trouble with ICE, where he wantonly and violently public public property, and possibly spat on an agent, and then was summarily "taken down." This all occurred about one week before his unfortunate death.

There is no information as to whether Mr. Pretti was packing his nine millimeter at that time.

Commented: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 @ 11:14 am By: Stan Deatherage

Wow, when you have closed sessions at commissioners meetings, is that a secret meeting? I enjoyed listening to the candidates and updates from elected officials during the January 8th meeting . I am glad the chair called for an executive session so we didn’t have ave to listen to your hateful rhetoric

Commented: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 @ 8:41 am By: Truth be Told

I have trouble understanding what people don't understand about the word illegal. If that same person were to enter their house illegally they would call the police.
Democrats by their actions show that they prefer criminals and law breakers to honest citizens.
IMO its past time to call in the military. Arrest and go to military tribunals instead of the messed up court system that now a day seems to support criminals more than others.
Evil is no longer hiding it is out in the open.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:12 KJV
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20 KJV

Commented: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 @ 7:04 am By: Countrygirl1411

It really makes me angry when families get broken apart so it can look like bureaucrats are actually working.

Commented: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 @ 1:35 am By: William Bonney

Dealing with the MN rioters in winter should not be difficult. In Europe, they use water cannons. In freezing weather in the north in winter, dousing them with lots of cold water will send them home in a hurry. Since we do not have the water cannon trucks handy, pumper fire engines could do the job. ICE could borrow them or rent them from fire departments in rural conservative counties and put them into action in Minneapolis.

There were some great videos a couple of years ago from Poland of illegal aliens trying to rush the border there in winter and being blasted back with water cannon. Some of the illegals would go tumbling back 30 or 40 feet when blasted by a water cannon. They all took off for somewhere to try to get warm.

Commented: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 @ 8:44 pm By: borderhawk

Mr. Fucito, Elplain this. The Chairman called for order and for the members to take their seats. She then ordered me, Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Knight to leave the room so she could continue the meeting in secret. She gave orders to Scarlet. So, when the did the recess end? Garis could not have had us removed from a recess. Da.

We were in session.

Commented: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 @ 5:16 pm By: Hood Richardson

It is incredible that these RINOs are attacking private citizens and private clubs when they are illegally running the local Republican Party, a sanctioned Republican organization. They are working well outside of their own plan of organization and the state plan of organization. These RINOs have hijacked the legitimate Party and excluded the legitimate Executive Committee while illegally removing elected members they do not like and cannot control. It appears that, "Heil Hitler" was an appropriate response.

Commented: Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 @ 6:15 pm By: Van Zant

As one who likes to see things done right, and kept that way, I am astounded at how poorly the Beaufort County GOP is run, which is as bad, if not worse than the NC GOP, which cannot even elect a Republican governor to save their ignorant lives, here in North Carolina, when President Trump won NC three elections in a row.

Thank-you Commissioner Richardson in trying to do your part in straightening out this local mess. The spoken word is a freedom we should never take for granted.

Commented: Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 @ 9:18 am By: Government Man

Conservative Republican County Commissioner Hood Richardson is the sole apparatus of the Conservative Republican Club, the one who manages its mechanisms, and, alternatively to the Beaufort County GOP, allows all members to interject and discuss the issues at hand, where he perfectly keeps the peace of this First Amendment affair, and everyone is happy having the right to assemble, and, additionally, having the full right to practice their Free Speech, and absorb the Free Speech of others.

What is not welcome at The Hood's meetings is mendacity. If The RINOs and RINO Whisperers' wish to test the competence and veracity of the venerable County Commissioner ... Good luck; The Hood has spent a long life trying to do the Right thing, and while he may not be perfect, The Hood is a Beaufort County Treasure.

Personally, I truly appreciate the salt-of-the-earth Real Conservatives that attend what Hood has built and continues to presides over - The Conservative Republican Club ... Hypocrites need not apply; they will NOT be welcomed.

Commented: Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 @ 7:05 am By: Stan Deatherage

The Conservative Club is inactive according to the NC State Board of Elections. Are you raising and spending money illegally? If I were a candidate, I would not want to be tied to a group like yours. Obviously you are not concerned with law and order. Deceptive. Already printed this article to share.

Commented: Monday, January 26th, 2026 @ 11:39 pm By: Truth be Told

This issue is lining up to be a very important issue for the Commissioners' next general meeting.

Commented: Monday, January 26th, 2026 @ 4:51 pm By: Stan Deatherage