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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Monday, April 7, 2014
Published: Monday, April 7th, 2014 @ 1:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's executive mansion will welcome visitors to take in the gardens at the annual Garden Open House. The grounds will be open for self-guided tours Saturday, April 12 from noon-3 p.m.
Published: Monday, April 7th, 2014 @ 8:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As many of you that follow me and Beaufort County's government, you most probably know that I often write resolutions regarding grassroots issues that are deep within the fabric of what America must correct to remain solvent as a Republic.
Published: Monday, April 7th, 2014 @ 6:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed April 2, 2014 as "World Autism Awareness Day" and the entire month of April as "World Autism Awareness Month," encouraging citizens to cultivate a better understanding of autism and its prevalence in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, April 6th, 2014 @ 10:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two Honduran men living illegally in eastern North Carolina each will spend more than four years in federal prison for their roles in a scheme to collect millions of dollars in federal income tax refunds filed under fictitious identities, one of which was used to register to vote in Wake County.
Published: Sunday, April 6th, 2014 @ 7:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that federal financial assistance is available to help nine central North Carolina counties recover some of the costs associated with the March 6-7 winter storm.
Published: Sunday, April 6th, 2014 @ 10:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Story of America contributors Eric Byler and Annabel Park are diligently preparing a documentary pursuant to Vidant's closing of Pungo District Hospital, and we have their first two installments here.
Published: Saturday, April 5th, 2014 @ 3:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 2013, Governor Pat McCrory signed into law a bill that increased criminal penalties for human trafficking and related crimes.
Published: Friday, April 4th, 2014 @ 9:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Secretary Aldona Wos announced today that, despite last week's revelation of an additional 8,100 cases in Guilford County, DHHS is optimistic that the state and counties have reasonably achieved the USDA's March 31 milestone.
Published: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 @ 6:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement today after learning of the death of New Bern Police Officer Alexander E. Thalmann.
Published: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 @ 3:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Following the retirement of Wake County District Attorney C. Colon Willoughby Jr. last week, Governor Pat McCrory appointed Judge Ned Mangum, a Wake County District Court judge to fill his place.
Published: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 @ 12:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 @ 2:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement after North Carolina's unemployment rate dropped to 6.4 percent, the first time it has been lower than the national average since March 2006.
Published: Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 @ 5:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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At an early March meeting in Charlotte of the N.C. Governor's Conference on Tourism, state Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker admitted that a 25-percent refundable tax credit for the film industry, scheduled to expire in January, may be in trouble.
Published: Monday, March 31st, 2014 @ 8:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a memo sent earlier today, Governor Pat McCrory asked all state government leaders to slow spending in order to protect the state's strong financial position.
Published: Monday, March 31st, 2014 @ 5:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Patrick Woodie, the Acting President for the North Carolina Rural Center, is seeking input from county leaders.
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 10:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some members of local school boards are questioning the decision by the state school boards association to join a legal battle over vouchers for students from lower-income families. They also question whether the organization should be using membership dues, which come from local tax dollars, to...
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 12:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This morning at 9 a.m. the leadership of Vidant Health, the NC Conference of Branches of the NAACP, and the NAACP Branches in Hyde and Beaufort Counties are pleased to announce that they have worked out an agreement to keep Vidant Pungo Hospital open.
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 10:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The April 1st closing date for Vidant Pungo Hospital is rapidly approaching.
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 10:20 am
By: Betty Murphy
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today,
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 6:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointment to the North Carolina Motorsports Advisory Council today.
Published: Saturday, March 29th, 2014 @ 12:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Taxpayers and patients unnecessarily pay hundreds of millions of dollars in medical costs because of arcane regulations, turf-protective hospitals, and a state regulatory agency that opposes reforms, say physicians seeking legislative relief to open more doctor-owned same-day surgery and...
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory requested a federal disaster declaration today to help nine central North Carolina counties recoup some of the costs associated with recovering from the most recent winter storm.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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An Eastern North Carolina GOP leader has filed an official complaint against state Rep. Brian Brown (R-Pitt) filled with allegations of financial impropriety and "Pay to Play."
Published: Thursday, March 27th, 2014 @ 7:29 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Wednesday, March 26th, 2014 @ 10:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ten individual properties and districts across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, Governor Pat McCrory and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources are pleased to announce.
Published: Wednesday, March 26th, 2014 @ 8:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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An analysis by a UNC School of Government professor suggests there's no clear-cut answer over whether changes in laws regulating voter registration and extending the time people are allowed to vote have affected turnout in recent decades.
Published: Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 @ 5:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Following a report from Duke Energy filed late today that a crack has formed in an earthen dam that's part of a coal ash impoundment at the Cape Fear Steam Electric Station in Chatham County, Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement
Published: Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 @ 2:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Childhood hunger is a problem that affects almost every community in North Carolina. In 2013, over 806,000 low-income children received meals through the National School Lunch Program.
Published: Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 @ 1:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory will host a ceremony illuminating the executive mansion in blue tonight at 5:30 p.m. and into tomorrow to raise awareness and show support for individuals with Down syndrome.
Published: Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 @ 12:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Parents of students seeking to benefit from the state's Opportunity Scholarships program must wait for the N.C. Court of Appeals to consider a lawsuit filed on their behalf. Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood denied motions made by defendants to delay his preliminary injunction preventing the schol
Published: Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 @ 6:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos held a late afternoon conference call with legislators to provide an update on NC FAST regarding the status of compliance with the USDA standards for Food and Nutrition Services (food stamps).
Published: Friday, March 21st, 2014 @ 8:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A meeting of the Washington City Council will meet, Monday, March 24, 2014, at 5:30 pm, to discuss a number of actions listed here within.
Published: Friday, March 21st, 2014 @ 1:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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