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Big bob
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(commented on October 27th, 2026 @ 7:38 am)
The mass violence is likely coming when the Trump administration won’t accept the up coming loss at the polls. We all know what’s about to happen.

Vote and accept the results.

RogerDycle
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(commented on October 24th, 2026 @ 6:41 am)
Hello.

Very Good article.

Good luck

Political Reality
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(commented on October 21st, 2026 @ 7:14 pm)
Hi there Nelson aka Joe Davis.

RINO DESTROYER
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(commented on October 18th, 2026 @ 3:07 pm)
Is John Edwards the Marxist Max Perreault of the County Commissioner Race? Very credible evidence based on the expected voting records.

Angry washington
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(commented on October 14th, 2026 @ 10:58 pm)
The marxists and communists city council regime must be dismantled ! I thought we had republicans control? What happened ?

Washington Native
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(commented on October 12th, 2026 @ 10:31 am)
Shadow, this evidence is damming. Thank you for sharing. We have a serious inflammation in good governance.

Big Bob
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(commented on October 12th, 2026 @ 9:50 am)
Ken’s talking points are about as reliable as his married side chick. Did I mention she was married too? Anyway you are correct about his wife suggesting people should vote for him.

I ask you ladies, is that the kind of guy you would vote for?

Washington Native
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(commented on October 12th, 2026 @ 9:45 pm)
Bubba, the bar will have a field day with this! Maybe they can bring in Shannon Russell with this complaint!

(commented on October 11th, 2026 @ 7:04 pm)
Rip up this contract and send the city attorney packing

Concerned Voter
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(commented on October 11th, 2026 @ 4:43 pm)
This appears to be backdoor detroit level politics! Not a fan of Joe Davis since he failed to get me my tax cut but this is important information

Concerned washingtonian
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(commented on October 11th, 2026 @ 10:54 am)
This is corruption and cronyism at its finest ! We need transparency !

trump2028
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(commented on October 10th, 2026 @ 6:44 pm)
Slimy max is a disgrace to the local Republican Party.

JP
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(commented on October 9th, 2026 @ 11:04 pm)
Hood needs to retire and take his meds. Unfortunately, Beaufort County will continue to be Republican for the forseeable future.

Buzz Cayton
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(commented on September 30th, 2026 @ 7:42 pm)
Bob:
Remember Obama Care? Trump has lowered some drug prices, Cut a lot of waste out of Medicare. We all need to make noise. I was transported to Beaufort County hospital after and auto accident. I laid on a gurney in the hall next to the bullpen of nurses and on call physicians for eight hours, while my family waited in the waiting room not allowed to check on me. When they finally saw me, I was informed that they do not do MRI's on Saturdays. So, I waited for the next day to find out about internal injuries. Is that the Republicans fault or is it OK to continue with CON (Certificate of Need) so EC Health can continue their monopoly? Tell me more about rural hospitals and Belhaven and Martin County.

geebee
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(commented on September 14th, 2026 @ 12:25 pm)
Great article and photo. A weekly, history of Washington, contribution from Mr. Cayton would be well received.

makesyouthink
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(commented on September 12th, 2026 @ 10:24 pm)
Since Ed Booth is using the same shade of blue as Republican John Edwards, is it possible that Ed is secret Republican?

Robertinapy
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(commented on August 22nd, 2026 @ 1:48 pm)
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Panda
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(commented on August 18th, 2026 @ 11:29 pm)
“TruthBeTold” and “Rational Observer” I believe that some good old-fashioned research may do wonders for the both of you. You may also want to change your aliases, as they are false representations of your character based on the evidence (comments) you have posted. Neither of you comes off as trustworthy or rational. With enough time and consideration, you might have a chance at being as perceptive as you think you are.

Big Bob
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(commented on November 1st, 2026 @ 8:50 am)
American elections are some of the best in the world. Those claiming otherwise do so to hide their inability to govern.

Who pays the price? We do.

(commented on October 21st, 2026 @ 9:48 am)
The 40 trillion happened while republicans have control or 2/3 of the federal government.

You say you’re conservative but fiscally, I just don’t see it.

Not to worry- the Trump family is fine.

(commented on September 26th, 2026 @ 1:09 pm)
I agree the flock needs to go. They never will, not even Jesse Helms, were he not looking up at us right now, could get rid of them.
Besides, you guys are in charge. This is what the maga power structure does. Enjoy.

big Bob
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(commented on October 31st, 2026 @ 8:56 am)
The latest MAGA bullshit!t. If the winners aren’t seated, this country burns down.

Govern better

(commented on October 21st, 2026 @ 10:46 pm)
BH- I'll blow your mind. immigration, legal or otherwise, will only get worse. Why? Climate change. As the earth heats and weather patterns change people gonna move. Just a fact.
Remember, not one of you could go a week without your A/C 5 months out of the year. Most of the world doesnt have A/C. And these people will move.
Its already happening.

(commented on October 6th, 2026 @ 9:21 pm)
Thanks for making my point Stan.

Carmen L Candelaria Gonzalez
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(commented on August 6th, 2026 @ 4:34 pm)
I need to join this lawsuit because I was assaulted at the same place but 3 times instead and it is on video.

Theresa Lowry
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(commented on July 31st, 2026 @ 8:18 pm)
Do you have any comment about Beaufort County being gerrymandered from District 3 to District 1.

The Pamlico Scoop
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Jeff Lewis
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(commented on July 30th, 2026 @ 1:35 pm)
Deja vu, indeed. Reading Chairman Garris' rant on Facebook gave me flashbacks of RINO insurrection and betrayal in the GOP that goes back 20 years. Apparently, I struck a nerve.

Within hours, not only was the post removed, but the entire group seems to have slithered back into the RINO swamp. They didn't want you to see what I wrote. After reading Hood's article, and finding out that Greg Dority is part of the Garris RINO cabal, I am even more disgusted. Part of the flashbacks I had involved Dority's campaign for Lt. Governor several years ago. I traveled half the state with his campaign manager putting out signs.

I remember how the local and district GOP leadership smiled to Greg's face while stabbing his campaign in the back.

That he is apparently a lapdog for RINO's now is disappointing.

You should all read Washington's Farewell Address. He warned us about Garris, and pure party hacks. You can download it here:
patriotcoalition.org

Iesha Smallwood
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(commented on July 24th, 2026 @ 9:17 am)
Something brought me back to this article and I believed I shed a few tears reading it. As I sit here preparing myself to return to graduate school for this upcoming fall semester, I found myself reflecting back on what brought me here. I really wish that BCCC knew just how much they did for me during my educational journey there. I cannot thank you all enough for pushing me to persevere. This article was beautiful and I greatly appreciate it still to this day! Continue rooting me on for greatness BCCC. I’m still around and pushing to make a change. Almost to the finish line of grad school. Mental Health Counselor in the making!!

Michael McCarren
(joined: July 21st, 2026 @ 7:34 pm as GC1784683798)
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(commented on July 21st, 2026 @ 7:34 pm)
Brilliant!
This should be required reading for every student. Her work is a blessing to us all, and I can't be more thankful for the opportunity to share these truths.

big Bob
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(commented on November 6th, 2026 @ 3:13 pm)
None of that is true. It was the supply chain interruptions cause by covid.

(commented on November 6th, 2026 @ 3:11 pm)
So easy to be critical. Our president is a convicted felon and owes a woman a lot of money because he lost a lawsuit for putting his hands on her in a changing room.
Good grief Charlie Brown.

MAGA - no moral high ground. None.

(commented on November 6th, 2026 @ 10:25 am)
JB delt with the fallout of COVID.
Today's mess is of trumps own making

big Bob
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(commented on July 1st, 2026 @ 7:48 am)
how hot does it have to get?

Washingtonian
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(commented on June 11th, 2026 @ 11:50 pm)
Its all by design. Its been the Method of Operation by Cartels in Mexico for many decades... they kill the Mayors that dont play along, they kill the journalist that dont play along and they kill the cops that dont play along. Every citizen knows that if they complain, they can become a target. Its why we all use aliaes here.
Every 3rd world strategy that exists to control its people, is taking hold here in the USA. To be very frank, we cant fix NY, or CA or even the USA, but WeThePeople here in Washington might be able to stop the slide into a 3rd world corrupt town if we work together. That means keeping a meticulous watch over what our many town govt's in Beaufort County are doing. We have a sloppy, sloppy govt. Sloppy govts open the door to corruption, and/or HIDES it. Please citizens, use a critical eye and watch, make notes, speak about it.
P.S. I'm betting that the "self-righteous" 25 yr old Perreault is already imagining himself Governor one day.

Mike Oliver
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(commented on June 10th, 2026 @ 4:05 pm)
Lilian was my cuzzin's wife. I enjoyed emailing her yrs ago about our family tree hobby. I last saw her and Wade when my mother Pat Spivey Oliver died in Suffolk in 1995. She was a lovely lady.

Bath parent
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(commented on May 25th, 2026 @ 4:52 pm)
Well we knew there would be more lies! Let’s talk about you and defaming the military on the communist holiday! Let discuss how you had $32k of sales tax money not lottery. You are so ignorant you cannot get out of your way! Vote you both out

The Shadow
(joined: May 16th, 2026 @ 8:04 am as GC1778973650)
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(commented on October 16th, 2026 @ 6:46 pm)
No, Bobby Roberson was not bad at all. He was the best, most honest, most pro-taxpayer city manager we have had in years. The time I first concluded that Max Perrault was worthless was when I heard that Max and his sidekick Tyre were yelling and cussing at Roberson.

(commented on October 13th, 2026 @ 3:10 pm)
That Harvey West case happened a long time ago. If memory serves it was in the late 1980s, perhaps the early 1990s. Several Washington police officers I talked to at the time told me the same thing about it off the record. It was a total setup, and West did not even physically touch the alleged victim.

What happened was the wife of a former police chief got caught at that time doing some of the same type things. In order to get her a sweatheart deal to testify in another case, the charges against West were made up out of thin air. West was indicted for a charge that would have sent him to prison for 20* years and given the alternative to plead to a lesser felony that would only involve a few years. He had to weigh the chances of the jury believing the allegations and the consequences, and elected not to take the risk. The police chief's wife got offered a misdemeanor and a probationary sentence.

There were other convenient reasons to make West the fall guy.

(commented on October 12th, 2026 @ 9:29 am)
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Surely, the city attorney must have known that law, yet the golden handshake was paid out to Russell. But it gets worse. I am also told by attorneys that North Carolina law prohibits personnel changes by local government bodies during the period between an election and when the newly elected local government body comes into office. A request to resign would be such a personnel change, and this vote occurred during the period when it is by law not allowed.

Surely, the city attorney must have known that law, too. So, the question is - Why did he allow this clear breach of NC law? As Shakespeare would say, something is rotten in the state of Washington, NC.

Nick Fritz was talking about trying to claw this golden handshake back. Is that why thugs were sent to harass first his business and then his family, leading to his resignation to protect his family?

As to this new contract, it is an insult to citzens, voters, taxpayers, and city elected officials

TruthBeTold
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(commented on August 18th, 2026 @ 10:00 am)
VanZant/Stan Deatherage, Hood Richardson. It is a shame you keep talking this trash. Focus on what you were elected to do and stop harassing folks online. I am sure some screenshots could clear up or shut up some folks. It's time for change in Beaufort County, and we see it coming. Let's put Beaufort County, our state, and nation first. Priorities, boys, priorities. Quit wasting our time.

(commented on August 13th, 2026 @ 5:47 am)
It’s time for everyone to put on their big boy pants and quit whining. The GOP is focused on the election for all Republicans. It is this platform that continues to attack good conservatives like Kidwell. You only got on the executive committee to cause chaos and discord. You never volunteer nor contribute anything. Don’t worry, the GOP will continue to support all Republican candidates and get Republicans elected. The GOP has no time to waste on your drama. Keep moving forward folks, we have elections to win.

(commented on August 5th, 2026 @ 1:17 pm)
Blah, blah, blah. Why do you keep attacking and degrading women? Why are you so obsessed with this hard working lady? The taxpayers have paid you long enough. Time for you to hang up your dagger and go home. You are no longer relevant. May peace find you.

HOOD RICHARDSON
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(commented on April 23rd, 2026 @ 6:50 am)
Befuddled, If you know of unlisted properties you may notify me of their locations or call the tax assessor directly. I will not identify anyone as the source of this information.

DownEastDemocracyWatch
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(commented on April 17th, 2026 @ 2:41 pm)
What Washingtonian described Monday should terrify every resident regardless of party. They stopped an elected council member from speaking. Twice. Then stripped him of two committee appointments in the same session. Then hired a city manager without the public vote the law requires. And Max Perreault — the man who campaigned as a taxpayer watchdog, who said he'd bring transparency back to Washington — voted with this machine every single step of the way. If the GOP Victory Committee is behind this, and all signs point that direction, then the voters of Washington need to understand that the party apparatus they trusted is pointing the gun at the very people it claimed to represent.

ConservativeBetrayalNC
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(commented on April 17th, 2026 @ 1:29 pm)
Let's call this what it is. Max Perreault didn't just flip on his voters — he is now actively participating in the systematic erasure of a duly elected council member. Removing Davis from two committees in one meeting, using procedural points of order to cut off his microphone, hiring a city manager without a public vote as required by law — and Perreault sits right there and votes yes to every single one of these power plays. The Beaufort County Republican Party knocked on doors for this man. Conservative voters turned out for him. He has repaid every single one of them with betrayal so complete it almost requires admiration for its thoroughness. Benedict Arnold at least had the decency to do it once.

MakeWashGreat
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(commented on April 16th, 2026 @ 9:36 pm)
Rino, you are so right! Joe Davis needs some seasoning but at least he did not deceive the voters the way Max has, a true democrat who lied to the voters and said he was a Republican!

Real Conservative
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(commented on April 15th, 2026 @ 8:29 pm)
Rational is spot on in his/her analysis of this situation.

Hood exists only to rile up about 20 percent of the electorate. That’s the only way he stays anywhere near elected office other than limited voting.

Hood disrupts any and everything with regards to the BCGOP. He does so to stay in office. And we need to go back and look at how much he has pocketed by being a Commissioner all these years. And at no time or point in all those years has he truly advanced Conservatism here. Not once.

He grandstands to get elected but is the most ineffective Republican ever elected here. But I’m certain he cashes that check every month for the past three decades.

And Stan is just along for the ride. Because in his mind “The Hood” is always right. And Stan runs in years “The Hood” doesn’t just to get that small segment of votes in limited voting to cash their taxpayers check.

I think the people are waking up to their self serving BS.

Truth Be Told
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(commented on April 14th, 2026 @ 11:05 am)
Van Zant and Hood Richardson. Get off the soap box. Your goal is to cause discord and disagreement. Stan, you rarely come to any meeting. Now you decide to come because you are running for reelection. You don’t support the Republican Party, only your friend Hood Richardson. Hood, you only come to meetings to argue and throw insults. Neither one of you do anything to support the local or state party. The Republican Party has work to do. Why do you even attend? It’s all about you trying to control Beaufort County. Too bad! You’ve held Beaufort County back long enough. It’s time for new leadership on the board of commissioners. TIME FOR CHANGE!!!

Facebook Comment
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(commented on April 10th, 2026 @ 4:25 pm)
NC Statutes & Public Action Requirements:

Appointment Power [NCGS § 160A-147]: The council has the sole authority to appoint, suspend, or remove the city manager. The appointment must be done in a public meeting.

Public Record of Employment: While the manager’s performance evaluations are confidential, the employment contract, salary, and termination are public information, typically handled through official council minutes and public personnel records.

Manager Powers [NCGS § 160A-148]: Once appointed, the manager is responsible for hiring/firing other city staff, while the council focuses on hiring and managing the manager.

Public Meetings Law: Final votes to hire, fire, or approve contracts for the city manager must take place in open sessions, though preliminary discussions regarding candidates are often held in closed session.

JohnSS
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(commented on April 10th, 2026 @ 3:45 pm)
re: Washington being broken — you asked why Washington's government isn't the topic of every conversation every day. Honestly? Because people are tired. Tired of showing up, tired of being ignored, tired of watching the same cycle repeat itself. But I'll tell you what wakes people back up — moments exactly like this one. A rushed hire, a humiliated public servant, a police chief vacancy held open like a chess piece, and two council members who apparently believe accountability only flows downward. Washington isn't broken beyond repair. But it will be if Monday's vote goes through unchallenged and nobody says a word.

ThinkingItThroughNC
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(commented on April 9th, 2026 @ 8:25 pm)
I have real concerns about Rorie's record and I think the behavior described toward Mr. Roberson is inexcusable if accurate. But I'd also want to hear Perreault and Tyre's side before drawing final conclusions. Public officials deserve the chance to respond to allegations this serious, even when the allegations are from highly credible sources.

QuietObserverWNC
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(commented on April 9th, 2026 @ 8:20 pm)
What strikes me most is how preventable all of this was. Bobby Roberson stepped up in a difficult moment for this city and has been treated like an obstacle rather than an asset. Whether Rorie gets hired or not, somebody needs to stand up publicly for what was done to that man. The silence from the rest of the council including the Tax Team has been just as loud as Perreault's outbursts.

AngryOnAguila
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(commented on April 9th, 2026 @ 8:11 pm)
If even HALF of what this article describes about Perreault screaming at Bobby Roberson through walls is true, he needs to resign. Full stop. I don't care what party you are or what you think about city management philosophy. You don't treat a 40-year public servant like that. This isn't politics anymore. It's basic human decency and he failed it miserably.

JustALocalTaxpayer
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(commented on April 9th, 2026 @ 8:10 pm)
I don't have a strong opinion on Rorie one way or the other — I just want the process to be fair and transparent. Rushing a vote on a permanent city manager when serious questions are still unanswered is exactly the kind of governance that got us into state fiscal oversight in the first place. Slow down. Get it right.

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