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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that he has selected Donald van der Vaart as the next secretary for the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Van der Vaart currently serves as deputy secretary and energy policy advisor for the agency.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 3:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As a result of the investigation, Inv. Jeremy Landeck applied for and obtained a warrant charging Cameron Dubose, age 16, of Frederick Road in Chocowinity with one count of Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct By Disturbing Peace/Order/Discipline At School.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 3:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has appointed Eric Davis of Mecklenburg County to the State Board of Education.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 2:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Agility Fuel Systems is locating a regional headquarters and a state of the art production facility in Rowan County and will create 149 new jobs over the next three years
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 12:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina grew by 95,047 people during a 12-month period ending in 2014 and surpassed Michigan to become the ninth-most populous state in the nation, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Published: Friday, December 26th, 2014 @ 7:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has announced he will appoint current Associate Justice R.N. “Bob” Hunter Jr. to the North Carolina Court of Appeals when Justice Hunter’s term on the North Carolina Supreme Court ends on December 31, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 @ 5:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Many of us can remember the 'double rainbow, moment for the Yosemite junkie made famous on Youtube a few years back.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 10:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for December, 2014.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 10:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On 12-12-2014, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit and Criminal Investigations Division arrested Vinson Burke Dixon Jr., 45 years of age, of Grimes Way in Aurora.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 1:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections today released demographic statistics for the 2014 General Election.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Due to increasing numbers of flu cases, certain Vidant Health facilities are imposing stricter visitation limits.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 11:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory announced today the appointment of Shelby Stephenson of Benson as North Carolina's poet laureate.
Published: Monday, December 22nd, 2014 @ 9:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The president presiding over America's most opaque administration in modern times, now wishes to reinstate transparency, providing that it only puts American personnel abroad at risk, not him or his administration here at home.
Published: Saturday, December 20th, 2014 @ 2:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County's Tax Assessor's Office wins the prestigious Joseph E. Hunt Award for 2014.
Published: Saturday, December 20th, 2014 @ 2:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On December 16, 2014, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received various reports through various social media sources of a threat directed toward Southside High School located on Hwy 33 E in Chocowinity.
Published: Thursday, December 18th, 2014 @ 1:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Joining Vidant was like a homecoming, he said, referring to his training at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, now Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 @ 11:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Massanutten Mountains are not only a geological oddity, but have also played an important role in the history of the Shenandoah Valley and Virginia as well.
Published: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 @ 6:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tonight in Beaufort County, two Republican commissioners left the board of county commissioners, and two Republican county commissioners took their place, bringing the total to: 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats. As in the past, the Democrats took control of the board and may well remain in control.
Published: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 @ 6:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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US Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-5) is making use of the cromnibus talking points disseminated by Boehner & co.
Published: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 @ 8:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator-elect Thom Tillis today announced the hiring of key staff members in his Washington, D.C. and North Carolina offices.
Published: Tuesday, December 16th, 2014 @ 10:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The historic City of Staunton, Virginia is as alive today as it was back in the Nineteenth Century as a Shenandoah Valley agricultural center and railway juncture.
Published: Monday, December 15th, 2014 @ 10:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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One Sunday afternoon in December, I took a short trip to Staunton, Virginia and found the trip to this very historic southern city located in the southern sector of the Shenandoah Valley.
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 @ 1:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last night, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against the CRomnibus bill, a combination of a continuing resolution to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded through February and an omnibus spending bill to fund the government until the end of the 2015 fiscal year.
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 @ 11:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dr. Tae Joon Lee has been named medical director of Vidant Home Health, Hospice and Palliative Care.
Published: Friday, December 12th, 2014 @ 10:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is the time of the year when Autumn unfurls its brilliant colors. There is a chill in the air, and often that change of seasons can be breathtaking. be
Published: Thursday, December 11th, 2014 @ 8:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) received the Constitution Award for scoring 100 percent on The New American’s Freedom Index.
Published: Thursday, December 11th, 2014 @ 4:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Men of Success, the minority male mentoring group at Beaufort County Community College, recently completed a toy drive for the Toys for Tots program. The group gathered the toys and posed for a photograph at a recent meeting.
Published: Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 @ 11:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Shenandoah National Park, with the 105 mile long Skyline Drive bisecting it from southwest to northeast along its spine, is a rugged natural park running from Front Royal to the North to Rockfish Gap to the South.
Published: Sunday, December 7th, 2014 @ 6:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County manager Randell Woodruff has resigned his position with the county, and will leave to take a similar position, and about a 22,000.00 raise in Pender County.
Published: Sunday, December 7th, 2014 @ 6:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Monday evening, the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners voted to stop all spending and construction planning on the proposed new jail by adopting several measures in a resolution presented to the Board by the Stop the Jail Committee.
Published: Sunday, December 7th, 2014 @ 4:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Shenandoah Valley exists as a long, fertile, and largely agrarian, stretch of land framed by the Potomac River to the north and the James River to the south, as well as being buttressed by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the East and the Appalachian Ridge and Valley ranges to the west.
Published: Saturday, December 6th, 2014 @ 6:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) thanked U.S. administration officials for heeding his call to fight for U.S. fishermen and secure an increase in quota for western Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Published: Saturday, December 6th, 2014 @ 10:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Question: What do you get when you hold your nose while voting? Answer: Pretty much the same damn thing you would have gotten from the guys and gals you voted against.
Published: Friday, December 5th, 2014 @ 11:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Uptown Greenville is thrilled to announce that four tower clocks will be mounted on the new parking deck at 4th and Cotanche thanks to a generous grant from the West Memorial Fund established in memory of Eugene and Vivian West.
Published: Friday, December 5th, 2014 @ 4:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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