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February /March 2019 Calendar
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2019 @ 9:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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High school students on a college campus are no longer rare. In fact, high school juniors and seniors attending community college may become the new norm.
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2019 @ 2:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is Friday again and it seems it was just Friday, a few days ago! Here we are in the "short rows" of winter, already. I notice that seasons, now seem but a few weeks, and the years zip pass, too.
Published: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 @ 7:59 am
By: Michele Rhem
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In 2017, top North Carolina Democrats Rep. Meyer, Rep. Fischer, Rep. Cunningham, Sen. Chaudhuri, Sen. Van Duyn, and Sen. Woodard sponsored a bill called the "Whole Woman's Health Act" that sought to remove most of the state's protections for women and children on abortion.
Published: Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 @ 10:58 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office has learned this morning that Brenda Hamilton has died.
Published: Sunday, February 24th, 2019 @ 10:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On September 3, 1783, representatives from the American states, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay, and a representative of King George III signed the Treaty of Paris to officially end the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain.
Published: Sunday, February 24th, 2019 @ 12:09 am
By: Diane Rufino
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On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most controversial opinions in its history. It issued its opinion regarding the constitutionality of state laws banning and even criminalizing abortion.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 3:36 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Most people are born and die without knowing one big political secret. That secret is that our American form of government provides all of us with an opportunity to influence government in addition to just voting.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 2:49 am
By: Hood Richardson
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February is Black History Month and the Beaufort County Community College library will host Dr. Jason Miller as part of its community voices series on February 28 at 3:30 p.m
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2019 @ 8:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I drove home, from Elizabeth City, a bit later in the day, than I usually do, on Sunday.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2019 @ 11:02 am
By: Michele Rhem
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For those who aren't familiar with Margaret Sanger and her influence on the Eugenics movement and on the Women's Rights movement, here is an excellent article
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2019 @ 12:58 am
By: Diane Rufino
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For some gathering time now the Beaufort County GOP has had a heck of a time getting out of its own way, and often acts as a social club rather than a principled party apparatus charged to guide elected victory toward its candidates of a Conservative pedigree.
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 @ 4:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Try not to think of this day as an opportunity to find a good sale, to finally get the new stove you'd been wanting for years or the new dining room set you've had your eyes on. I'm certainly guilty of that myself.
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 @ 10:07 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Friday has a different "feel" to it, in months like February, when the school year is in full swing.
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 @ 2:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Washington City Council Meeting Agenda for February 25, 2019
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 @ 2:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I attended Congressman Walter Jones' funeral service today at St. Peter's Catholic Church.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2019 @ 11:31 am
By: Diane Rufino
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I am not sure whether it was "Beginners' Luck" or what . . . but I made apple dumplings that are good enough to brag about.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2019 @ 10:56 am
By: Michele Rhem
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When did the politicians of the 2019 Democrat Party become completely devoid of morals, ethics and raw human intelligence?
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2019 @ 10:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a recent article titled "With friends like these, we don"t need enemies", I explained how the Democrats have managed to keep control of the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners when they have only two votes.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 12:07 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The Beaufort County Commissioners must deliver a budget for Fiscal Year 2019 /2020 for the county government in their charge to govern.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2019 @ 7:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is no secret among the truly conservative county commissioners and conservative Republicans that Democrats have held leadership positions on the Board of County Commissioners for the past 12 years.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2019 @ 1:45 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following scholarship recipients for the spring 2019 semester. The BCCC Foundation has awarded over $145,000 in scholarships during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2019 @ 10:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Listed here are Stan Deatherage's most recent rants. It does appear that I shall continue to blow off a bit of steam.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 11:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The fiscal year that ended on June 30. 2018 audit was presented. Like all other government audits it reported a glowing success for the commissioners and staff.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 2:57 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Honoring Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 2:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rep. Walter Jones Jr., a Farmville Republican first elected to Congress in 1994, died Sunday on his 76th birthday. He entered hospice care roughly two weeks ago after breaking his hip.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 8:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Thank You, President Trump for taking the initiative to acknowledge the humanity in an unborn child and thank you for pointing out the inhumanity of those would-be mothers who choose to abort the life inside them.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 8:21 am
By: Diane Rufino
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President Donald J. Trump will probably declare a National Emergency on the Southern Border since the Democratic Socialist party went to the trouble to SHUTDOWN the federal government
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 5:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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February 2019 Calendar
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 5:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following scholarship recipients for the spring 2019 semester. The BCCC Foundation has awarded over $145,000 in scholarships during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 8:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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City life is not for everyone. Community colleges offer a chance for students to start or complete a degree locally, stay connected to their family and get a degree that fits with their local economy.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 8:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Their arrest stemmed from investigators receiving complaints and conducting surveillance. Investigators executed a Search Warrant on their residence and found Methamphetamine, Methamphetamine smoking pipes, snorting straws, digital scales and plastic bags used to package Methamphetamine for resale.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 3:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A federal district court in Denver has ruled that Christian cake artist and baker, Jack Phillips, can proceed in his lawsuit against the State of Colorado for its alleged continued harassment of him on account of his religious beliefs.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 @ 3:00 am
By: Diane Rufino
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