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On July 6, 2026, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office along with members of the NC SBI Criminal Apprehension Team located and apprehended 39-year-old Leslie Michael Kitchengs in the Long Acre Area.
There are many people who overlook the brilliance of the US Constitution. They argue that it is outdated and unfit to adequately govern such a modern nation as ours in the 21st century.
If you've ever traveled abroad you are asked this often. It's as if you are given an opportunity to "come clean" and "lay it all out on the table."
False teacher and second-term Councilmember Antwan Horton led another coalition with Pretend Republican Max Perreault (MR. 23% TAX MAN*) against the Nuclear Family Month proclamation, letting the motion fail. 
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 @ 10:45 pm By: Joe Davis

Governing Beaufort County

The city council has only made two official acts as of February 16, 2026
While this afternoon’s update once again included increased probabilities of moderate to major impacts, it will likely be tomorrow before we receive specific accumulation details.

Regional Business

This effort in exposition begins the noble experiment of many years of understanding this land, deep within the Chocowinity Bay /Pamlico River watershed, its essence in totality, and, ultimately, the planning of that benefit to the collective will of humankind.

Community

On July 6, 2026, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office along with members of the NC SBI Criminal Apprehension Team located and apprehended 39-year-old Leslie Michael Kitchengs in the Long Acre Area.
We cherish too, the Poppy red that grows on fields where valor led, it seems to signal to the skies that blood of heroes never dies.
This effort in exposition begins the noble experiment of many years of understanding this land, deep within the Chocowinity Bay /Pamlico River watershed, its essence in totality, and, ultimately, the planning of that benefit to the collective will of humankind.

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Health and Fitness

On Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order creating the bipartisan Health Care Affordability Commission that he said will look at ways to make healthcare more affordable for North Carolinians.
In genetic mouse models mirroring human pancreatic cancer, diets rich in oleic acid sped up tumor growth.

The Region

Memorial Day is a time when we as a nation pause to remember and honor the sacrifice of the men and women who gave their lives in the service of our nation.
In 1920, the American Legion adopted the red poppy as the symbol of remembrance of those who gave their lives in war.
The great misnomer for non Christians that the day Jesus Christ was executed by occupying Romans, celebrated by Christians as "Good" Friday, must be a paradox of ominous proportions.

The Arts

Cheryl Hines. Dennis Quaid. Nicki Minaj. All became associated with the Trump administration. What happened next?

Eastern NC Podcasts

In this Table Talk segment, the speakers discuss major issues facing Beaufort County, North Carolina. They describe the county as large and geographically divided by major waterways, with about 50,000 residents spread across roughly 1,000 square miles.
Stan Deatherage and Dave Hudson of Table Talk discuss the fundamentals of American civics, emphasizing that as a self-governed people, citizens must understand both their responsibilities as voters and the responsibilities of their elected representatives.
Stan and Dave opened the discussion by addressing the growing trend of protesters physically interfering with ICE officers performing their duties. Stan described scenes from Canal Street in New York City; an area in lower Manhattan near Chinatown; where illegal immigrants have been selling cou...


Obituaries

Donald Leon Sayers, age 89, a resident of Washington, NC died Friday July 3, 2026 at ECU Health Medical Center Beaufort Campus.
Lucrecia Jones “Lou” Barber, age 78, a resident of Williamston, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, June 26, 2026.
Mr. James Marvin Best Sr., age 84, a resident of Pinetown, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2026, at his home.
Athalia Tayloe Cooper, affectionately known as Thalia to all who knew her, died on June 25, 2026, following a brief illness.
Arlene Mary Johnson, age 87, a resident of Belhaven, NC died Monday June 22, 2026, at Ridgewood Living & Rehabilitation Center in Washington.

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Latest Entries

If we look back on our grade school education, we remember being taught the very fundamentals of what went on at the Constitutional Convention.
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"I plan to keep his counsel close until our paths cross again," JD Vance said on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order creating the bipartisan Health Care Affordability Commission that he said will look at ways to make healthcare more affordable for North Carolinians.
"Margo’s Got Money Troubles" explores how financial desperation drives women to OnlyFans. That’s not empowering. It’s exploitative.
“They have never managed anything like this before, and it’s like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches coming out the sides."
In genetic mouse models mirroring human pancreatic cancer, diets rich in oleic acid sped up tumor growth.
The North Carolina House unanimously passed the “Dominique Moody Safety Act,” advancing a child-welfare reform package named for the six-year-old girl whose death exposed repeated failures by Mecklenburg County social services officials to act on reports of abuse and neglect.






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