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Today, it's my pleasure to announce my choice for the next president of the World Bank: Mr. David Malpass. And I've known David for a long time. A very extraordinary man.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 4:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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February 2019 Calendar
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 5:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Influenza activity is rising in North Carolina as we move closer to the peak of the 2018-19 flu season.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 4:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) signed a bipartisan letter urging the Trump Administration to stabilize the Medicare Advantage program, which provides quality health care to 21 million seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 9:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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"We will no longer use American military might to construct democracies in faraway lands, or try to rebuild other countries in our own image. Those days are now over. Instead, we will work with allies and partners to protect our shared interests."
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 8:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following scholarship recipients for the spring 2019 semester. The BCCC Foundation has awarded over $145,000 in scholarships during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 8:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The newly appointed, five-member State Board of Elections will hold a public evidentiary hearing later this month on claims of irregularities related to absentee by-mail voting and other alleged activities in certain counties in the 9th Congressional District.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 8:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's a great honor to have the Vice Premier of China with us, and also the Vice Minister of Trade of China. We have had long discussions.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 8:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered immediately to half-staff in tribute to former Representative John David Dingell, Jr. of Michigan. Rep. Dingell, Jr. is the longest serving member of Congress in our nation's history.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 1:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways all across our land. And we will do it with American heart, and American hands, and American grit.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 10:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With glaring omissions in her campaign finance reports, a complaint has been filed against the committee of freshman Democrat Christy Clark.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 7:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lt. Governor Dan Forest announced the following staff changes in the Office of the Lt. Governor
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 4:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the State of the Union address,
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 3:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Following a ceremonial and organizational session in early January, the General Assembly returned on Wednesday to begin the business of the 2019 long session.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 3:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Everywhere we look, we are seeing the effects of the American economic miracle.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 3:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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To strengthen school safety and help prevent school shootings, North Carolina schools needs to ramp up training for law enforcement and educators, improve physical security at schools, gather better information about potential threats, and invest in more mental health support for schools.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 9:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tonight, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) welcomed North Carolina natives Pastor Andrew Brunson and Norine Brunson as his guests to the State of the Union.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 9:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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City life is not for everyone. Community colleges offer a chance for students to start or complete a degree locally, stay connected to their family and get a degree that fits with their local economy.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 8:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), Vishal Amin, issued the Administration's 2018 Annual Intellectual Property Report.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 3:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Their arrest stemmed from investigators receiving complaints and conducting surveillance. Investigators executed a Search Warrant on their residence and found Methamphetamine, Methamphetamine smoking pipes, snorting straws, digital scales and plastic bags used to package Methamphetamine for resale.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 3:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored legislation to require the President and Congress to enact annual balanced budgets.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 12:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Well, thank you very much, everybody. We appreciate it. The jobs numbers just came out and we added 304,000 jobs, which was a shocker to a lot of people.
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 @ 10:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the selection of Prepaid Health Plans that will participate in Medicaid managed care when the program launches in November 2019
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 @ 10:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Russia has not, unfortunately, honored the agreement, so we're going to terminate the agreement. We're going to pull out.
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 @ 7:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health values family presence when loved ones are in the hospital. At the same time, we are responsible for protecting patients from being exposed to viruses such as the flu
Published: Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 @ 7:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper is working to encourage resolution of a football scheduling dispute between East Carolina University and Virginia Tech that arose following cancellation of a game due to Hurricane Florence.
Published: Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 @ 2:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) signed a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler urging the agency to develop federal drinking water standards
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 8:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper appointed new members to the State Board of Elections.
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 4:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners will meet in regular session on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 5:30 PM in the boardroom located at 121 W. 3rd Street, Washington, North Carolina.
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 2:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of North Carolina and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Michael from October 10 to October 12, 2018.
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 12:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Cooper will be in New York City for what his campaign has described as a "re-election campaign kickoff."
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 10:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Jim Carroll, the newly sworn-in Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), released the Administration's National Drug Control Strategy, which establishes the President's priorities for addressing the challenge of drug trafficking and use.
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 9:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolinians must act now to participate in a special program to provide rapid repairs to homes damaged by Hurricane Florence, Governor Roy Cooper urged today.
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 1:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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By a unanimous vote of all members present, the newly appointed State Board of Elections on Thursday elected Bob Cordle of Charlotte as board chair and Dr. Stella Anderson of Boone as board secretary.
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 1:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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