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Governor Pat McCrory visited Fayetteville State University today to talk about Connect NC projects proposed for the school and the region.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2015 @ 1:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2015 @ 1:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) met with Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert McDonald, where they discussed working together to create a long-term strategic vision for the VA and help shepherd legislation that will make it easier to reform the VA.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 @ 5:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The office of Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) released on Monday, June 08, 2015, a letter that he along with twenty two other State Senators signed pleading for assistance from the North Carolina Congressional Delegation with stabilizing Oregon Inlet.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 @ 12:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory's Connect NC bond proposal has gained the support of two key Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs).
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 @ 12:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Texas Governor Rick Perry, 3 1/2 term governor of the nation's most business friendly state, will run for president of these states united.
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 @ 3:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Tillis repeatedly called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to explain why the H-2B visa cap was reached so soon in comparison to previous years, and called on DHS to conduct an audit to determine whether the correct number of H-2B visas was issued.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2015 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees met on June 2 and appointed the following nominees to serve on the BCCC Foundation Board of Directors for terms beginning July 1, 2015: John Jones, Bill Wall, Bill Zachman, Jack Piland, Dick Barber, Trina Cobb, Laura Scoble and Zina Burbage.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2015 @ 4:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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To recognize, educate and celebrate this important North Carolina native, the historic Inner Banks town of Plymouth is hosting the first annual North Carolina Black Bear Festival on Saturday, June 6th.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2015 @ 3:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Senate passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2016 introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that will not only save, but increase the C-130 presence at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 7:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) met with Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, Mohamed M. Tawfik, to discuss cooperation between the two nations in efforts to defeat ISIS and curtail Iran’s geopolitical ambitions in the Middle East.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 3:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1335 – the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 2:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees Executive Committee will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 10, in the Conference Room of Building 1 on the BCCC campus.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 12:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Please click on the link to access the agenda for the June 8, 2015 City Council meeting.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 12:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the USA Freedom Act
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 11:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a letter to White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan and several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leaders, Congressman Jones pointed out that after the presidents' budget requests included an average of $663,000 a year for New River Inlet.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 12:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently toured Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point military bases in North Carolina where he met with service members, their spouses, veterans and several wounded warriors.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 11:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Registrar's Office at Beaufort County Community College has released the honor roll for the 2015 Spring Semester. Full-time students maintaining a grade point average, or GPA, of 4.0 or better were placed on the All "A"s list.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 10:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections on Wednesday will host the first of nine public hearings on proposed rules for the implementation of voter ID requirements that takes effect in 2016.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 4:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There are three types of tours to choose from. The first two are on Federal land, (Pungo Unit of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge) and State land, (Tidewater Research Station).
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 1:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) announced that its customers covered under the President’s Affordable Care Act will face an average 25.7 percent premium rate increase next year.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 @ 10:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Golden LEAF Foundation, which assists tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and rural communities across North Carolina, will hold a meeting of its Board of Directors on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at the Golden LEAF Retreat Center in Rocky Mount.
Published: Monday, June 1st, 2015 @ 10:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently, I was sent a PDF of a Washington Daily News editorial, by William Buonanno of Chocowinity, detailing the certain ulterior motive by Commissioner Hood Richardson in regards to his campaign to keep the county jail in Beaufort County's county seat.
Published: Monday, June 1st, 2015 @ 8:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement on the passing of Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden
Published: Sunday, May 31st, 2015 @ 11:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement in observance of Memorial Day.
Published: Sunday, May 31st, 2015 @ 11:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory attended the ribbon cutting of a new Dex Heavy Duty Parts Facility in Advance, North Carolina today.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2015 @ 2:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) met with members of the North Carolina seafood industry to address their concerns around the current H-2B Visa crisis.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2015 @ 12:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The spring Celebration Broadcast for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals on May 29 and 31 marks an exciting milestone.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2015 @ 12:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) visited the UNC Genetic Medicine Building to discuss the recently announced public-private partnership between UNC and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to create an HIV Cure Center and a jointly owned company, Qura Therapeutics, dedicated to discovering a cure for HIV/AIDS.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 4:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-3) sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner urging him to take action on President Obama's Authorization for the Use of Military Force request released on February 11, 2015 to authorize military operations
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 11:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 9:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) stressed the need to provide resources for veterans and military families during a keynote address at the annual Charlotte Heroes Lunch in Charlotte.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 7:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory signed Senate Bill 445, also known as Burt's Law, into law today.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 6:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), visited Gaston County, North Carolina, where he spoke to military servicemembers, veterans and their families during a Memorial Day service.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 7:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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