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A small fish that East Carolina University biologist Jeff McKinnon collected as a boy growing up in British Columbia will be the centerpiece of a study that could give insight to human genetics.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 12:09 pm
By: ECU News Services
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An incoming student at the Brody School of Medicine beat out candidates enrolling at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke and Wake Forest to earn a substantial scholarship that will help pay for medical school.
Published: Sunday, May 18th, 2014 @ 6:24 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) filed a bill on Thursday, May 15, 2014, that would authorize a purchase or exchange of federally owned land around Oregon Inlet in Dare County, N.C.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 7:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We had all hoped for this campaign to be about punishing Kay Hagan for her cooperation with Barry Obama and Harry Reid in the enactment of ObamaCare and the accompanying destruction of the US economy.
Published: Sunday, May 18th, 2014 @ 4:57 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Blackbeard, if not a native son of the Bath area, was an adopted son with blood relatives living in the area. He had the trust of the local families. He organized a core of about 20 men from the Bath area. The majority of these men were connected by blood.
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:58 pm
By: Eugene Bowers Grant, Jr
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated State Chief Information Officer Chris Estes who received the State Leadership Award from StateScoop, a distinction given to public sector leaders who are helping government implement new technologies, strategies, and IT programs.
Published: Sunday, May 18th, 2014 @ 4:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 7th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit by the Beaufort County Arts Council (BCAC) is scheduled for July 18 - August 17 in the BCAC Gallery at the historic Turnage Theatre in downtown Washington.
Published: Friday, June 20th, 2014 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory's budget calls for teachers and state employees to get raises, the environmental police to add 19 positions to monitor coal ash, and budget authors to keep the state's spending plan structurally sound.
Published: Saturday, May 17th, 2014 @ 8:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state legislature is back in session this week. The consensus around the state capital is that this year's "short session" will live up to its name. But just because legislators won't be in town for very long doesn't mean they shouldn't address some important issues.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Dr. Marilyn Sheerer urged East Carolina University graduates to embrace change, to lead and serve others in their search for success in the future.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:09 pm
By: ECU News Services
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SBC Friends... Open the attached flyers for more info about next week's SBC workshops.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With Chancellor Steve Ballard and Vice Chancellor Virginia Hardy standing beside him, Gov. Pat McCrory signed an executive order May 13 that creates a multi-agency task force aimed at reducing substance abuse and underage drinking.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 7:20 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Yesterday was the first day of the 2014 N.C. General Assembly Short Session. Below are some of the issues that I will be working on in the coming weeks.
Published: Saturday, May 17th, 2014 @ 6:15 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Day in North Carolina was not a great one for bona-fide conservatives.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 2:21 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The newest symbol of Beaufort County Community College, a ceremonial mace that will be used for the first time in BCCC's graduation exercises on Thursday, May 15, was the culmination of many hours of work involving students, faculty and staff.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 9:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University's School of Art and Design has been ranked as the 10th best animation program in the South by an industry website.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 1:26 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The incumbent, Rep. Walter Jones Jr., defeated challenger Taylor Griffin in a race that saw Griffin's D.C. and New York allies independently spend more than a million dollars to defeat Jones.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 1:14 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Serving on the vestry of Saint Thomas Parish in Bath with the (supposedly hanged) pirate, Edward Salter is Blackbeard's widow's second husband, John Barrow.
Published: Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 9:35 am
By: Eugene Bowers Grant, Jr
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The Automobile Club and the Automotive Systems Technology Program at Beaufort County Community College will sell barbecued chicken plates 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10, behind Building 2 on the BCCC campus.
Published: Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 @ 2:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This Saturday, Chocowinity Fire Dept. is having their Spring Heat Car and Truck Show!
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 1:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Twenty-one students at Beaufort County Community College were recognized as "BCCC's Best" in a ceremony on the college campus recently. All students were cited for displaying the character trait "hard worker."
Published: Monday, May 12th, 2014 @ 12:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has again been honored as one of the top producers of family physicians in the nation.
Published: Monday, May 12th, 2014 @ 12:03 am
By: ECU News Services
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Settlement of he Pamlico area of eastern North Carolina was first attempted by the English when the Lost Colony was established on Roanoke Island in 1585.
Published: Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 @ 6:21 pm
By: Eugene Bowers Grant, Jr
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The Beaufort County Community College Staff Association recently presented its Golden Apple Award to Vice President of Continuing Education Chet Jarman, who is retiring at the end of May after more than 16 years at the college.
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 @ 11:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced that North Carolina's Mobile Disaster Hospital is being sent to Mississippi to provide medical support to a community whose 41-bed hospital, medical clinics and only nursing home was destroyed by the tornadoes on Monday.
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 @ 6:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Coping with continuing financial challenges crept into committee and board discussions during the April meeting of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees.
Published: Saturday, May 10th, 2014 @ 12:57 pm
By: ECU News Services
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I am hearing from quite a few folks who heard from Pat McCrory on their home telephones Sunday evening.
Published: Saturday, May 10th, 2014 @ 12:27 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Where was Stan? Why wasn't he out pandering for votes? Why did he not spend record amounts of money like everyone else running for county commissioner?
Published: Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 8:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Former State Treasurer Richard Moore will deliver the commencement address at the 47th graduation for Beaufort County Community College set for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15 in the auditorium of Washington High School.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 11:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A geographer, Mitchelson has been at ECU since 1999. He chaired the department of geography and served as interim chair of the English department. In 2011 he was appointed to chair ECU's Program Prioritization Committee, which evaluated programs campuswide and examined the university's academic...
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 6:55 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A $451,955 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development division will fund crucial technology at three East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine community service learning centers across the state.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:19 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory, Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Kluttz and Doug Bassett, chairman of the High Point Market Authority, dedicated a state historical marker today on South Main Street alongside the historical Furniture exposition hall building that was built in 1921. The marker r
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 5:32 pm
By: Chris Downey
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A handful of documents changed the character of the United States. The 13th Amendment, formally ending legal slavery in this country, is one of them.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health's Chief Quality Officer, Dr. Joan Wynn, was recently named one of the top 50 experts in the country who are leading the field of patient safety.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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