Attorney General Roy Cooper's defense of a critical state law protecting minors from sex offenders is facing criticism after a federal judge ruled against the state and in favor of a group of sex offenders
Published: Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 @ 12:23 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Ideally, those who want to improve teacher recruitment and retention in North Carolina would have sufficient information about why teachers choose to leave our public schools to teach in another state
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 5:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University's newly elected chancellor has unprecedented political experience and a diverse resume that will serve the university well, says UNC Board of Governors member David Powers
Published: Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 @ 5:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and officials with the Department of Public Safety today during an open house offered community leaders and elected officials their first view of the renovated Edgecombe Youth Development Center in Rocky Mount.
Published: Sunday, April 17th, 2016 @ 3:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In some election races, the candidates disagree about the greatest challenge facing the office they are seeking
Published: Saturday, March 5th, 2016 @ 10:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A. Grant Whitney, Jr. was unanimously selected as Chairman and sworn in today, Friday, January 15, as the third Republican member of the bipartisan State Board of Elections.
Published: Sunday, January 17th, 2016 @ 10:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Don't you just love it when politicians who know NOTHING about a subject try to lecture people who DO KNOW something about a subject? Law enforcement and military folks get more than their fair share of it. And so do businesspeople.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:12 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Mrs. Barbara Ann Green Carbo, age 91, a resident of 302 East 12th Street, Washington, NC died Friday October 2, 2015 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Monday, October 5th, 2015 @ 6:33 pm
By: Announcements
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Earlier this week, North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis (R) and Richard Burr (R) wrote to National Guard Chief General Frank Grass expressing concern over the Army's recent decision to eliminate the state's Apache unit as part of its Aviation Restructuring Initiative.
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2015 @ 2:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) wrote to Army Chief of Staff Mark A. Milley, expressing concern that the Air Force's plan to dismantle the 440th Airlift Wing at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield
Published: Thursday, September 24th, 2015 @ 1:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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How a book made me re-evaluate some of the events in my life.
Published: Sunday, September 6th, 2015 @ 2:29 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Ms. Patricia "Patsy" Ann McRoy, age 70, a resident of Chocowinity, died Sunday, August 30, 2015 at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Published: Tuesday, September 1st, 2015 @ 12:20 pm
By: Announcements
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Susan "Lorena" Ambrose Sawyer, age 92, a resident of 1515 Hollybriar Lane, Greenville, N.C., died Monday August 10, 2015 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Center in Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 @ 10:04 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Mary Alice Toler Beacham, age 80, a resident of Slatestone Drive in Washington, NC passed away on August 1, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 @ 12:38 pm
By: Announcements
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Robert A. Henley, age 82, a resident of Washington, NC passed away on July 20, 2015 at Ridgewood Manor in Washington.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 @ 11:49 am
By: Announcements
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Miss Ruth A. McCoy, age 70, a resident of 1218 Pamlico Street, Washington, N.C. died peacefully Monday, July 20, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 @ 11:31 am
By: Announcements
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Higher education is by definition a place for advanced learning; it is not intended to be the place to learn basic skills such as the "three R's."
Published: Monday, July 20th, 2015 @ 3:00 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Mr. George A. Sullivan, age 63, a resident of 978 Harvey Road, Washington, NC died Wednesday July 15, 2015 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Friday, July 17th, 2015 @ 12:16 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. George A. Sullivan, age 63, a resident of 978 Harvey Road, Washington, NC died Wednesday July 15, 2015 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 @ 9:51 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Essie Rebecca Alligood Whitley, age 106, a resident of Washington, died Thursday July 2, 2015 at Rivertrace Nursing Home.
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2015 @ 11:06 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Hattie A. Roberson, of 702 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Washington, died Saturday, April 4, 2015, at her home.
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 @ 10:44 pm
By: Announcements
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Robin Cummings, M.D., Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Director, received the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians' (NCAFP) 2014 Presidential Award at its Winter Family Physicians Weekend Conference. Presented by board chair William A. Dennis, M.D., the NCAFP Presidential...
Published: Thursday, January 15th, 2015 @ 9:26 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory has appointed V.A. "Woofer" Davidian of Wake County as District Court Judge, filling the vacancy created by former District Court Judge Jennifer Knox's election as Wake County Clerk of Superior Court.
Published: Friday, January 9th, 2015 @ 1:02 am
By: Chris Downey
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointment to the Golden L.E.A.F. Board today...
Published: Monday, December 1st, 2014 @ 9:17 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Mr. Harold Alton Lane, 98, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, November 13, at his home at 1013 Swan Point Reef.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 12:54 pm
By: Announcements
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Political prognosticator, cable TV talking head, and UVa political scientist Larry Sabato is seeing things trending Kay Hagan’s way this year.
Published: Saturday, September 20th, 2014 @ 11:36 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Congressman Walter Jones takes action and relates it to his constituents through these press releases.
Published: Thursday, July 31st, 2014 @ 12:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. George A. Eborn of 23 Iris Circle, Spring Lake, NC, formerly of Belhaven died Monday, July 7, 2014 at Community Hospice, Fayetteville NC.
Published: Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 @ 9:55 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Viola Alligood Woolard, age 90, a resident of 917 East 6th Street, Washington, NC died Sunday morning June 29, 2014 at Ridgewood Manor.
Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 @ 2:18 pm
By: Announcements
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Irrespective of Mr. Obama's circling of the wagons under his latest crisis of leadership - the atrocious mismanagement of the V.A. - claiming that there must be an exhaustive investigation, there is a systemic problem.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2014 @ 11:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Jodie Antonial "Tony" Slade Sr., 50, a resident of 5279 N.C. Highway 99 South, Belhaven, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014.
Published: Sunday, June 22nd, 2014 @ 6:09 pm
By: Announcements
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Reports are out that our senior US senator has joined fellow Republicans McCain of Arizona, Flake of Arizona, and Coburn of Oklahoma in sponsoring a bill to make significant changes to the way business is conducted at the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 12:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Times change. Things change. In the old days government employees who violated their trust got fired. No "ifs", "ands", or "buts".
Published: Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 @ 4:21 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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Mr. Michael A. Jones of 906 N Pierce Street, Washington, died Saturday, April 26, 2014, at LifeCare Hospitals of North Carolina in Rocky Mount.
Published: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 @ 2:59 am
By: Announcements
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