State health officials are warning the public about the dangers of synthetic cannabinoids after a second case of severe bleeding following synthetic cannabinoid use was identified in North Carolina last week
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 10:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina health officials are investigating the cause of severe bleeding in a patient following possible use of synthetic cannabinoids. The severe bleeding was caused by a condition that reduces the blood's ability to clot
Published: Friday, June 15th, 2018 @ 11:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina health officials are alerting the public to a recent increase in emergency department visits by people who reported using cannabidiol (CBD) oil or a similar product in electronic cigarettes and/or vaporizing pens
Published: Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 @ 9:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Chris Coons (D-DE) to introduce the Marijuana Effective Drug Studies (MEDS) Act of 2017, bipartisan legislation that would make it easier for researchers
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2017 @ 4:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently co-sponsored the Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, a bill to support research initiatives on the potential benefits of substances such as cannabidiol (CBD) that are derived from marijuana
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 12:46 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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This is old blog posting (March 21, 2013). I have almost 1,000 of them in my “Next Book” folder waiting for more of you to buy my first book. I am determined to not “reward” you with a second book until you have shown you fully appreciate the Fine-Crafted Foolishness in the first book.
Published: Monday, May 8th, 2017 @ 1:29 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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This is the coldest morning of the year-the coldest morning in many years, actually.
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2017 @ 5:53 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Mr. James Thomas Cannon, age 60, a resident of Mary Street, Chocowinity, NC died Friday, October 07, 2016 at his residence
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2016 @ 10:38 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. James Cannon, age 60, a resident of Mary Street, Chocowinity, NC died Friday, October 7, 2016.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 @ 11:33 am
By: Announcements
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This is a pilot to a new series of posts on Beaufort County Now which showcases various different political issue in video format. Each week, the series will post three to four political commentaries from independent video producers online
Published: Sunday, August 28th, 2016 @ 1:30 pm
By: Sabe Wilis
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Last week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, a bill to support research initiatives on the potential benefits of substances such as cannabidiol (CBD) that are derived from marijuana
Published: Monday, July 25th, 2016 @ 7:43 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Ms. Deborah Cannon Speight, age 57, a resident of Greenville, NC passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2016 @ 11:55 am
By: Announcements
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Jazz is a form of music, which starts with laying down a basic track, then adding different layers of interpretation. Often it includes multiple instruments weaving and bobbing around the basic melody. Great jazz is when several musicians take off on an uncharted journey through the basic chords u
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2015 @ 11:55 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Health policy doesn't exactly rank high on the summer reading bucket list. Let's be real - for most people, it's not all that fitting for the beach, and it surely doesn't pair well with red wine during a gossipy book-club meeting.
Published: Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 @ 3:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. House on July 14 gave final approval to House Bill 766, a bill that would allow more people suffering from "intractable epilepsy" to use a hemp extract to treat the disease.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2015 @ 5:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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George "Fruit" Cannon, Jr, 91, of 3433 Idalia Rd., Aurora died Friday, January 23, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 4:28 pm
By: Announcements
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The midterm elections saw record turnout and relatively few glitches, but a few things stood out to undermine the liberal claim that "there is no voter fraud in North Carolina." Here are just a few examples of potential or actual fraud.
Published: Monday, December 8th, 2014 @ 12:06 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Beaufort County Early College High School Interact Club recently led the effort to collect over 1,000 canned items for Eagles Wings, a Washington food pantry. Interact is an organization for young people ages 12 to 18 and is affiliated with Rotary International. Collecting canned goods is...
Published: Saturday, December 6th, 2014 @ 10:20 am
By: Judy Jennette
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Regulation stifles innovation, resulting in poor-quality products at higher prices for consumers. And removing long-established regulations takes a massive effort, usually driven by obvious massive benefits that an emerging new industry offers.
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 8:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On October 10, 2014 at approximately 11:45 p.m., Sgt. Walt Zerniak of the Beaufort. County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer Unit was traveling on Highway 264 East near Washington, NC after a school football game. Sgt. Zerniak observed a vehicle in front of him traveling at approximately...
Published: Thursday, October 16th, 2014 @ 1:00 pm
By: Chris Downey
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On August 2, 2014 at approximately 5:30 p.m, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a Breaking and Entering at a residence in Mimosa Mobile Home Park in Washington, NC.
Published: Thursday, August 14th, 2014 @ 10:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Deborah Canning Wall, age 64, a resident of Chocowinity, died Monday, July 7, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Thursday, July 10th, 2014 @ 9:21 am
By: Announcements
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Deborah Canning Wall, age 64, a resident of Chocowinity, died Monday, July 7, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 @ 8:56 am
By: Announcements
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A rare treatment that includes cannabidiol oil from hemp plants to treat drug-resistant epilepsy, which is particularly prevalent in children, will now be available in clinical trials in North Carolina thanks to legislation signed into law today by Governor Pat McCrory.
Published: Sunday, July 6th, 2014 @ 2:58 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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One of the attorneys hoping to dissolve Obamacare through a lawsuit challenging the health reform act's Independent Payment Advisory Board said the deaths and mismanagement recently reported at Veterans Administration hospitals are "a great preview" of what lies in store if the health care law is...
Published: Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 3:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's reputation as a "clean government" state has suffered in recent years, with a host of high-profile arrests of public officials on corruption charges. The latest came March 26, when Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon was arrested on charges of taking a bribe from a federal agent...
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 11:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Even though he lacks the blessing of the GOP leadership in Congress, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is pushing a national health care reform he says would do precisely what the GOP establishment has pushed — repealing and replacing government-driven Obamacare with a system allowing more...
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement today after learning of the arrest of Mayor Patrick Cannon.
Published: Saturday, March 29th, 2014 @ 8:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If North Carolina voters send Thom Tillis to Washington, they could find themselves in the same boat as Charlotte voters who recently elected Patrick Cannon as their mayor.
Published: Saturday, March 29th, 2014 @ 8:02 am
By: Brant Clifton
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John Cotton "JC" Cannon, age 75, a resident of Harbor Dr., Chocowinity, NC, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 at his home.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 5:29 pm
By: Announcements
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North Carolina can help prevent unnecessary increases in health care costs by repealing a 35-year-old law that has failed to address that goal. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report delivers that verdict.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 5:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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