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At the 5-9-11 Beaufort County Board of Commissioners' meeting, County Manager Paul Spruill recommended a budget that would increase property taxes by five cents next year.
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To understand what I'm about to say requires you to either accept that this nation, state and county are in serious financial trouble.
Published: Friday, May 6th, 2011 @ 12:09 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Beaufort County is confronting a financial crisis much like what both the state and federal governments are facing, even if the numbers are not as large.
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Thanks to the Beaufort Observer for these informative videos on the Beaufort County Taxpayer's largest expense.
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Josh Kay will be the new Washington City Manager. The Washington Council announced that last night (5-2-11) and the Clinton, South Carolina council met and accepted Mr. Kay's resignation.
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At a time when most families and businesses in Beaufort County are having to cut back, the Beaufort County School Board wants to spend more, not less.
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Rep. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort/Pitt, held a Town Hall session sponsored by the Beaufort Patriot Tea Party on April 21.
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We either fix this problem or a dictator will.
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Once again, we have proof of the absolute incompetence of the Obama Administration to get anything right.
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The bill is entitled the Property Owners Protection Act. It is designed to curtail abuses in land-use planning, particularly by local governments and especially by "over-zealous" staff.
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The Beaufort Regional Health System may have more problems on its hands than we have yet been told about.
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It was a 5-2 vote again, but not the usual 5-2 vote. That is, a vote to support more charter schools in North Carolina.
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In this first installment we address the resistance of two Republican County Commissioners (who brand themselves as "conservatives") to holding the line on taxes.
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HB 615 has been introduced into the General Assembly. It is entitled: "No Discriminatory Purpose in Death Penalty."
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University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina (UHS) has reduced its offer to take over Beaufort Regional Health Systems (BRHS).
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The Washington City Council, meeting in the Committee of the Whole on Monday, (3-28-11) heard a report on its electrical utility system done by Hometown Connections.
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UHS has already reneged on its proposal to buy Beaufort Regional Health System...to the tune of reducing its offer from $30 million upfront money to $25 million.
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Indeed, Hood Richardson and Stan Deatherage, like Jessie Helms and Ronald Reagan, illustrate what we are saying.
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The Republican controlled Legislature has been debating allowing more public charter schools in the state.
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Representatives of the Beaufort Patriot Tea Party traveled to Raleigh Wednesday (3-10-11) on their weekly jaunt to "Petition their government for a redress of grievances."
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The redistribution of wealth scheme from the "Tobacco Settlement" has devestated small business in Beaufort County, much more than the EDC/Committee of 100 claims it has helped.
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We are continuing to investigate the details of this case and should say up front that we offered the Sheriff's Office the opportunity to "tell its side" of the story.
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The Beaufort Regional Health System (Hospital) met Tuesday and heard a report from the external auditor...that essentially he had nothing to report.
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The council was told that it was urgent that they act because of an impending "moratorium" imposed by the state on pile-driving in the river at this time of year.
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The Conservative Republican Club hosted a very dynamic speaker in Dr. Greg Brannon from Cary who is a real Patriot. He is a practicing OB/Gyn doctor.
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In this article we look at a continuing distortion about reimbursement and the difference in impact on the local economy by a non-profit vs a for-profit operator.
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We have previously published here our opinion that the major difference between the lease proposals on the Beaufort Regional Health System was in the end-of-the-lease option.
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The Observer received a tip that the Washington Police Department was going to be merged with the Beaufort County Sheriff's department.
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The Washington Daily News has done it yet again. This time it was a hatchet job on SB 8 and charter schools via way of allowing School Board Chairman Robert Belcher to spew lies and distortions.
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We have learned very quickly how University Health Systems intends to operate the Beaufort Regional Health System (UHS). Secretly.
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The Washington Daily News (editorial on 1-30-11) bestows upon us their wisdom in assessing an "Understandable frustration."
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners met at Beaufort Community College for the purpose of reviewing the recommendation from the Beaufort Health System Board of Commissioners.
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Here's our challenge to the WDN, our hospital leaders and anyone interested in the outcome of the hospital controversy. Do you know the answer to the following questions:
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There are probably few people who realize it, simply because they have not thought about it much, but the Hospital Controversy has produced a milestone in Beaufort County.
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