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Rebecca Martinez, of the left-wing wunc.org reports on the dispute over whether the North Carolina State Fair can legally ban concealed firearms.
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The Gang of Four, consisting of Commissioners Lnagley, Booth, Belcher, and Klemm, are proceeding to build a new jail as if the November elections are over and they won.
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We have the video of the September 15, 2014 Chocowinity Planning Board meeting at which the board approved recommending the permitting of a solar farm on a tract of land zoned Residential off of Bragaw Lane in Chocowinity.
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In it he proclaims the path to victory for Republicans is for all Republicans to support all Republican candidates.
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Supporters of Thom Tillis are heard to say that it is important that North Carolina elect him rather than Kay Hagan because Hagan would insure Harry Reid continuing and if Tillis is elected, along with Republicans from five other states, then the Democrats would lose majority control of the Senate.
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The Belhaven Hospital situation has been like a roller coaster and a soap opera put in a blender. It is hard to separate the parts.
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We'd like to think that "what you see (in a candidate) is what you get (if they are elected)."
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We here at the Observer have been scolded by some of our Republican friends for not supporting "all" Republicans. The argument goes: We need Republicans in control of both house of Congress and then we could really...
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The next time you are speeding or tempted to do so you might want to remember this information: North Carolina's car insurance premiums are among the lowest in the country - that is, as long as drivers stay on the right side of the law.
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If the state cannot restrict your choice of marriage how can it keep you from marrying your dog?
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This was the response from the Anointed One to Eric Cantor just after the inauguration in 2009. The entire statement was; "Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won."
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Voters will be presented with a proposed constitutional amendment this November 4.
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Within the past seven or eight years a county commissioner race from the primary to the November General Election could be financed for $3,000.00. Twenty thousand dollars would do the same for a sheriff's election.
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It has become more obvious that the majority of the Beaufort County leadership offices are occupied by bullies.
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Four Beaufort County Commissioners and two staff people traveled to Raleigh Monday (8-18-14) to hear it straight from the staff of the Local Government Commission (LGC).
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In spite of the fact that they don't have the money to do the project they're planning, the Commissioner Jail Committee proceeded Wednesday (8-20-14) with the planning to build a project they don't have the money to pay for.
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Those of us who had good social studies teachers know that our system of government is a democratic republic. It is not a democracy.
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Three sitting commissioners, two candidates for the Beaufort County Commission and the Beaufort NAACP held a press conference Thursday (8-21-14) on the recent developments related to the building of a new jail/public safety facility in Beaufort County.
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Sen. Bill Cook's office today (8-20-14) released a copy of a letter he sent to the Local Government Commission last Friday (8-15-14) You can read the letter by clicking here.
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Monday (8-4-14) night's Beaufort County Board of Commissioners' meeting was a phenomenal event. We would not have believed it had we not seen it with our own eyes.
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You can file this one under the "You'll never believe what happened at the County Commissioner meeting."
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In the August Board of County Commissioners' meeting the board heard a report from its Finance Officer, Jim Chrisman, on the various alternative methods for financing a "public safety facility" now that the U. S. Department of Agriculture has refused to finance the project.
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The video below shows the public comments section of the 8-4-14 Beaufort County Board of Commissioners' meeting
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It's interesting in the business (aggregating news/information) things sometimes just come together when you are not expecting it to happen. Wednesday (7-24-14) was one of those days. But follow us here, because to get the message you have to connect the dots.
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We here at the Observer are frequently contacted by someone who believes they or their relative, or someone associated with them, that a law enforcement officers has done something illegal to the person.
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In a major development in the ongoing debate about building a new jail, the County received a letter today that advised the USDA staff of the Rural Development department of the USDA's state office that the USDA would not fund a loan to build the jail without a vote of the people.
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The video clips below are of last Monday's (7-7-14) public hearing on the proposed financing of the jail/public safety center.
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Over the last few weeks we have published stories about Flanders Filters, a local manufacturing firm located in Beaufort County. The most recent story was about a change of management leadership at Flanders.
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"Basically," does Al Klemm know what he's talking about?
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In conversations with John Nelms, Manager of Economic Development for Duke Energy, Nelms told us: "no one with Duke has made such a statement." He went on to explain to us that the Site Assessment was not going to address the issue of whether a jail should be located in the park.
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Duke Energy, along with its consultants, unveiled their analysis of the Chocowinity Industrial Park to about three dozen community citizens Wednesday (7-9-14). It was an eye opener.
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The three conservative members of the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners, two candidates for that Board in November and the President of the Beaufort County Chapter of the NAACP held a press conference Monday.
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A group of citizens has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Chocowinity in an attempt to correct what the suit alleges was a violation of the law in the June 3, 2014 decision of the Town Board to amend the town's zoning ordinance to permit a jail.
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Jerry Langley, Chairman of the Beaufort County Commissioners has issued a Proclamation of a State of Emergency in the county as a result of Hurricane Arthur.
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