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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that Frank L. Perry will become the new Department of Public Safety Secretary.
Published: Thursday, August 22nd, 2013 @ 12:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A meeting of the Washington City Council will meet, Monday, August 26, 2013, at 5:30 pm, to discuss a number of actions listed here within.
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 @ 3:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory signed a major consumer protection bill into law today. House Bill 834 requires hospitals to provide public pricing information on 140 medical procedures and services. The new law also prevents hospitals, in certain situations, from putting
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 @ 2:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gather your family, friends and co-workers, grab your walking shoes and join us for the Cypress Landing Hope and Heroes Walk on Thursday, September 5! Register today and take the first step in helping your local family, friends and neighbors who are affected by cancer.
Published: Tuesday, August 20th, 2013 @ 5:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Renowned forensic psychologist Maurice Godwin will give a presentation at noon Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the Learning Resources Center, Building 5, at Beaufort County Community College.
Published: Tuesday, August 20th, 2013 @ 4:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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SNI (Symbiotic Networks, Inc.) had to build our product before we could market it, and now that time is drawing nigh.
Published: Monday, August 19th, 2013 @ 5:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently, the RNC (Republican National Committee) joined the others, like me, your humble publisher of Beaufort County NOW, to denounce the irrepressible in-your-face media bias that is currently rampant in the OMG, leaving many of us to ask: What took you so long?
Published: Monday, August 19th, 2013 @ 4:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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During the investigation, Deputies learned that the offender had not stayed in the shelter since August 10th. On August 15th, Deputies located the sex offender walking on West 5th Street in Washington and arrested him.
Published: Sunday, August 18th, 2013 @ 1:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos, M.D., joined leaders of East Carolina University in Greenville today to announce the details of a statewide telepsychiatry plan.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2013 @ 12:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Board of Elections was notified on Tuesday, August 13th, of the passing of Commissioner and Candidate Don Wilkinson of the Town of Washington Park.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2013 @ 12:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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During the search, a white powdery substance consistent with cocaine, a dosage unit of vicodin, and drug paraphernalia was found in the home.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2013 @ 3:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As to why the NAACP and the League of Women Voters have filed separate complaints against the North Carolina Governor and the State Board of Elections due to HB 589 being signed into law on Monday, August 12, 2013, it could be that North Carolina is a political "battle ground" state.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2013 @ 2:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2013 @ 6:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Investigators gave chase and were able to catch Anderson and placed him under arrest. Other members of the Drug Unit conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle Anderson had met with and arrested the occupants to include Ricky Williams and Davonn Armstrong.
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2013 @ 3:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for September, 2013
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2013 @ 11:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last Thursday, July 18, 2013, a rather large delegation of Beaufort County's very best Republicans sojourned to Raleigh to the NC GOP headquarters to meet with recently elected chairman Claude Pope about egregious improprieties foisted upon the local party by the state party.
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2013 @ 10:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory vetoed legislation today (HB 786), because it makes it easier for businesses to circumvent federal immigration law, which could allow more illegal immigrants to be hired in North Carolina industries.
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2013 @ 10:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Multiple items were reported stolen including a utility trailer, a car trailer, a generator, chainsaws, a pressure washer, and numerous hand tools.
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2013 @ 12:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory vetoed legislation (HB 392) but signed an executive order to implement the priority of the legislation's criminal history verification and information sharing requirements for welfare benefit applicants.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2013 @ 9:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Latoya Waters spent the last three months completing her General Education Development. She wanted to finish her studies because of pending changes in the program that would have required her to start over in her studies if she had not finished this year.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2013 @ 9:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The DSS Fraud Investigator reported that a subject misrepresented their identity to gain access to another person’s food and nutritional benefits.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2013 @ 2:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. will establish a new manufacturing facility in Rockingham County.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2013 @ 1:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On August 7, 2013, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Michael Lee Hunnings, age 30, of 1216 Whichards Beach Rd. in Chocowinity.
Published: Wednesday, August 14th, 2013 @ 9:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Wednesday, August 14th, 2013 @ 6:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On August 6, 2013 at approximately 9:00 am, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a breaking and entering and larceny at F. Ray Moore Oil Company in Washington.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 10:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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GED Assessment Day, 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Building 8 on the BCCC campus. In addition to a brief assessment, the event will include lunch and door prizes for participants.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 7:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health has been awarded a Hospital Prevention Excellence Award by NC Prevention Partners, a public health leader that offers the award-winning worksite wellness program WorkHealthy AmericaSM.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 6:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that all of the state's 100 counties saw increases in visitor spending in 2012.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 6:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On June 14, 2013 at approximately 7:24 am, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a larceny of a utility trailer from a residence on Biggs Road in Pinetown.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 5:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The water consumers of Beaufort County Southside in District VII will experience outages and periods of low pressure in the distribution system as a result of water line repairs, Tuesday, August 13th from 9:00 in the morning through 7:00 in the evening.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 4:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, despite being warned of its consequences, Gov. Pat McCrory signed HB 589 into law.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 1:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory today signed HB 589, commonly referred to as Voter Photo ID, into law. This law will help ensure the integrity of the North Carolina ballot box and provide greater equality in access to voting to North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 12:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On May 5, 2012 at approximately 9:06 a.m., Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to South Harding Village Road in Washington, NC in reference to a Domestic Dispute.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 7:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will offer a course beginning Monday, Aug. 19, that will prepare students to work as coordinators of health care facilities.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 1:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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