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Moreover, we would suggest that Beaufort County and the City of Washington have both done the same thing, in much the same ways. In Beaufort County we are seeing the folly of unsound economic development policies.
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Traditionally, the individual campuses have exhibited a fixation that "more money is necessary." They don't have it within their DNA to reduce spending, no matter how unjustified prior spending was.
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The "Godfather of the Chocowinity Recreation Program," Jeff Haddock tendered notice of his resignation as Director of Recreation at the regular monthly meeting of the Chocowinity Town Board.
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At their regular monthly meeting Monday (2-6-12) the Beaufort County Commissioners discussed an interim property tax revaluation.
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At their regular monthly meeting February 6, 2012 the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to support a resolution offered by Robert Cayton opposing the imposition of ferry tolls on the Bayview/Aurora ferry.
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The Beaufort County Commissioners got a sobering report from architect James Hite Monday night (2-6-12) at its regular monthly meeting.
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Yogi Berra is reported to have told this story: A reporter once ask me, "why do you argue about an umpire's call. Have you ever gotten one to change the call?" To which Yogi responded: "Of course not, but I ain't arguing about the last call, I'm arguing about the next call."
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Second in our series on Tuesday night's public information session
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Representatives from Martin-Marietta meet with the public in Beaufort County Monday night (1-31-12) to review plans for the Vanceboro quarry being proposed for southern Beaufort County.
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The law on the Fourth Amendment's protection from unreasonable search and seizures is evolving. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers North Carolina) ruled last week on what may become a landmark case.
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There is a vociferous debate going on in North Carolina right now between commercial fishermen and sports fishermen. Due to a highly funded lobbying campaign the sports fishermen are winning.
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Those who are students of the law (a.k.a legal scholars—as opposed to practitioners) know full well that the law lags behind society and culture.
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The Barack Obama State of the Union address Tuesday (1-24-12) night was, if nothing else, two things: Rehashed proposals that have no chance of passing, many of which have already been rejected by the Democrats in Congress and outright lies or distortions of fact.
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The Federal government (i.e. Barack Obama) has spent over four trillion dollars attempting to stimulate the economy.
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The N. C. Utilities Commission is giving a green light for the construction of the Pantego Wind Energy project.
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It perfectly illustrates how absolutely rotten our State Government has become and if the good people of North Carolina don't do something about it they have no one to blame but themselves.
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We fully realize that there are many people who just don't like to hear someone called a liar. We don't either. But when it is the truth it is a lie not to call it what it is.
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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled today (1-23-12) that police violated a man's Fourth Amendment right of protection from unreasonable search and seizure when they put a GPS tracking device on his car and monitored his movements for 28 day.
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This story may be the most important story of the year...both this year and last, except for who is elected on November 6. And the two stories are inextricably tied together.
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A Federal appeals court in Washington has ruled that the public has a right to know what jurors put on questionnaires given them during the jury selection process for a criminal trial.
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Government control of the economy has never worked anywhere in the word as well as has free enterprise.
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Beaufort's Director of Elections, Kellie Harris Hopkins, has jumped into the highly partisan charged lawsuit against the Legislature's new redistricting process.
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Warren Smith is a private citizen in Beaufort County who spent a career in the securities industry.
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At their regular monthly meeting (1-9-12) the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 to raise the sales tax in the county by a quarter of a cent if a referendum they propose to be put on the ballot in May passes.
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If we were cynical we would say, when it comes to the Golden LEAF it's who you know that counts. The Golden LEAF can even take a good idea and screw it up with crony capitalism among the Good Ole Boys.
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Mike Causey, candidate for N. C. Insurance Commissioner visited Beaufort County Tuesday (1-10-12).
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Bill Cook, current representative from the Sixth House district, announced today that he will not run again for the House but will, instead, run for the N. C. Senate from District One.
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The Gang of Five on the County Commission (Cayton, Langley, McRoy, Booth and Klemm) have spent over eight million dollars since 2005 on the Economic Development Commission.
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners voted Monday night (1-9-12) to submit a referendum to the county's voters in the May 8, 2012 primary on the question of whether to raise the county, local option sales tax rate from 2% to 2.25%.
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The Washington City Council, meeting in its regular monthly meeting Monday night (1-9-12) declined the offer of Landex to participate in the re-development of the Hotel Louise and the Belk Building in downtown Washington.
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Fishing has always been one of North Carolina's most important industries. And much of that industry is based on the Oregon Inlet.
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Mike Easley has cut yet another deal. This time it was not to avoid prison but rather to get his law license back in another year.
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The political season is heating up. Bill Cook confirmed today that he is not running to retain his seat in the N. C. House but will run instead for the state Senate.
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The following response to questions the Beaufort Observer submitted to Paxton Badham of Martin Marietta has been received and is published here exactly as received.
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