State Treasurer Dale Folwell has awarded BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina the Third Party Administrator contract for the State Health Plan
Published: Thursday, September 21st, 2017 @ 9:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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All Southside sporting events for the Fall 2017 Semester.
Published: Thursday, August 31st, 2017 @ 12:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Civics class teaches us that each member of a legislative chamber has an equal vote. Crossover week at the N.C. General Assembly reminds us that some of those votes are more equal than others
Published: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 @ 11:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A while back I wrote a post on beer snobs, and now here is the follow up piece on Guitar snobs.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 @ 6:45 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Over the last two years, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has worked across the aisle to advance policies that support and benefit military families.
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 @ 11:07 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Much like a colony, East Carolina University sculpture students became worker bees at an Oct. 29 iron pour and public performance
Published: Friday, November 11th, 2016 @ 1:53 am
By: ECU News Services
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina has just been approved to raise the premiums of its health plans within the state's Affordable Care Act exchanges by an average of 24 percent
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 11:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory emphasized today that the ongoing life-threatening flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew is expected to continue impacting eastern and central North Carolina into the week.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 @ 4:16 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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My husband, who retired long before I did, has two groups of friends he connects with regularly.
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2016 @ 1:50 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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According to a report (PDF) published by the NC Department of Public Instruction, 79,575, or 5.2 percent, of North Carolina's public school students attend a charter school in North Carolina this year.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2016 @ 12:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We've been witness to a level of ideologically driven mass media hysteria in recent weeks unseen since the Duke lacrosse rape hoax story
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 4:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2016 Wellness & Safety Expo connected thousands of state employees and retirees with community resources that promote a safe and healthy lifestyle.
Published: Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 @ 11:29 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Governor Pat McCrory applauded a major milestone in replacing the Bonner Bridge on N.C. 12 crossing Oregon Inlet yesterday as the first piling was installed into Oregon Inlet that will form part of the foundation of the new bridge
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 @ 6:24 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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While there are so many eager to demonize the Christian faith, I hope they will take the time to consider this thought.
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 @ 12:19 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Mark, his brother David and Chef Eric Pooley make up the core team behind the restaurant.
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2016 @ 9:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Next month will be the tenth anniversary of the spring break party that triggered the Duke lacrosse case
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2016 @ 11:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here is how to tell when you have too much stuff when you are taking a two day trip. It is possible that the same applies to a 3-hour tour.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:04 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Long before I got old and started living in the past, I was making memories rather than recalling them. One local group of musicians has been weaving into and out of my life since 1972.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 5:24 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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After the Obama administration issued overreaching EPA rules and regulations which could cause electricity costs to rise and hurt families across North Carolina, Governor McCrory announced he would sue the federal government to stop the rules.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 5:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Even though North Carolina ranks behind its four neighboring states in overall financial condition, the state’s fiscal health is mostly sound, said the author of a just-released national study.
Published: Friday, July 10th, 2015 @ 7:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's rate-filing season for health insurance companies, and this week marked the deadline for carriers to disclose and explain any proposed rate increases of ten percent or more for 2016 Obamacare plans sold on the individual market. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina made the cut.
Published: Friday, June 19th, 2015 @ 8:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While Duke Energy is passing higher costs to ratepayers because state law forces it to purchase renewable energy, the utility also claimed a whopping $62.8 million in tax write-offs in 2014 for its own investments in green power projects.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2015 @ 3:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The date for ICD-10 implementation is October 1, 2015, which is just around the corner. All indications are that implementation will not be delayed yet again, so please - get ready to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 6:58 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) announced that its customers covered under the President’s Affordable Care Act will face an average 25.7 percent premium rate increase next year.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 @ 10:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Performances of At the Foot of the Cross will be held March 21 through April 18, 2015 at the Rocky Hock Playhouse now located at the Leon Nixon Catering & Banquet Facilities on Hwy. 32 in Edenton, NC. Ticket prices in Edenton include both the performance and an all-you-can-eat buffet...
Published: Thursday, March 12th, 2015 @ 4:19 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today's pop music is predicated upon the lowest common denominator of the human experiment. There is little that is uplifting, no building upon the art of the past, just make money, and lots of it, paid by the dimmest bulbs of all time.
Published: Sunday, March 1st, 2015 @ 4:12 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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While Obamacare continues to flood the health care sector with more taxes and mandates, it's simultaneously driving insurers and health care providers to increase price transparency. Because the law's pricey regulations are either driving employers to push more benefit cost sharing onto employees...
Published: Monday, February 16th, 2015 @ 4:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I am pleased to see folks reflecting on the status of youth sports. As a parent of two elementary school students, I have seen the successes and failures of sports programs in my community.
Published: Saturday, January 3rd, 2015 @ 9:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Community College Association of Nursing Students is sponsoring a Blood Drive 3 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2, in Building 12 on the BCCC campus.
Published: Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 @ 3:01 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Swaying to the sounds of some of the most iconic songs in American history, Julian Bond drove home a message: when it came to race relations during some of the last century's most tumultuous years, music defied bounds.
Published: Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 @ 12:35 pm
By: ECU News Services
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This Halloween, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) customers were spooked by skyrocketing premiums when opening their 2015 rate notification letters for their non-group health plans. While it turns out that the mailings provided incorrect information for an estimated 38,000...
Published: Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 @ 5:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Historian and civil rights activist Julian Bond will present the Lawrence F. Brewster Lecture in History at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 in Wright Auditorium at East Carolina University.
Published: Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 @ 3:18 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The Travel Care Code is a list of ten things that people can do to reduce the negative impact of their travel and visitor-related activities.
Published: Monday, September 29th, 2014 @ 12:07 am
By: ECU News Services
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The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services continues the successful roll out of Crossroads, an IT system that is improving the way WIC benefits are delivered.
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2014 @ 9:46 am
By: Christopher Maye
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