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Barbara Ella Windley, 88, of Oxford, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
Published: Monday, February 9th, 2026 @ 8:15 am
By: Announcements
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Bryan Mallison Eborn, age 71, a resident of Scotland Neck, NC died Friday January 23, 2026 at ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital.
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2026 @ 10:10 am
By: Announcements
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Jerry Dean Leitschuh, age 84, a resident of Washington, NC died Friday October 24, 2025 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Monday, October 27th, 2025 @ 7:10 am
By: Announcements
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Plaintiffs challenging a recent ruling in a federal North Carolina redistricting lawsuit have asked the full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to consider the case.
Published: Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 @ 8:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lola Faye Jefferson Paszt, 72 a resident of Pinetown, died Wednesday October 1, 2025, at ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital.
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2025 @ 7:00 am
By: Announcements
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Carolyn Fowlkes Moore, age 78 a resident of Washington, died Friday, September 5, 2025, at Duke University Hospital.
Published: Monday, September 8th, 2025 @ 7:35 am
By: Announcements
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Today Governor Josh Stein announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 @ 12:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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State lawmakers convened for a brief session this week in which they were scheduled to consider veto overrides on several bills, but the sessions ended without the overrides being taken up.
Published: Saturday, August 30th, 2025 @ 6:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Two political junkies struck up a conversation. Jane, a staunch Republican well known in state politics, told me she had enjoyed watching NC SPIN on television for many years. “I liked the way you had people expressing different opinions without getting ugly or disagreeable,” she said.
Published: Friday, August 29th, 2025 @ 8:34 am
By: Tom Campbell
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SmartAsset Advisors, LLC, a national investment advisory firm, has ranked Beaufort County Community College (Beaufort CCC) the number one community college in the nation for 2025.
Published: Thursday, August 28th, 2025 @ 7:04 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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Beverly Conyers Leggett, age 80, a resident of Washington, NC died Monday July 28, 2025 at RiverTrace Nursing & Rehabilitation.
Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025 @ 7:03 am
By: Announcements
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(RALEIGH) Today, Governor Josh Stein announced that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has awarded more than $2.6 million to trail development and restoration projects in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2025 @ 8:23 am
By: Governor's Office
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John Alton Carson, age 63 a resident of Chocowinity, died Saturday, May 24, 2025, at ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2025 @ 7:02 am
By: Announcements
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Shirley Ann McCarter Winstead, age 90 a resident of Washington, died Sunday May 4, 2025, at her home.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 @ 6:46 am
By: Announcements
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Christopher Lee Hathaway, age 54 a resident of Williamston, died Monday, April 21, 2025, at his home.
Published: Friday, April 25th, 2025 @ 7:31 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Miriam Almeta Preast Phelps, age 91, a resident of Scotland Neck, NC, died Thursday, June 6, 2024, at ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro.
Published: Friday, June 7th, 2024 @ 7:00 am
By: Announcements
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As of Feb. 1, 2024, 346,408 newly eligible North Carolinians are enrolled in Medicaid and now have access to comprehensive health care, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Dashboard.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 11:22 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the House Oversight and Reform Committee listened to representatives from the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) over multiple concerns, including outsourcing driver’s license production to a Canadian company.
Published: Saturday, February 10th, 2024 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Since the state expanded who is eligible for Medicaid on Dec. 1, 2023, 314,101 North Carolinians have enrolled in the program and now have access to comprehensive health care, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Dashboard.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 2:47 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Several Housing Authorities Will Issue Bonds To Help Expand the Number of Housing Units
Published: Monday, January 29th, 2024 @ 10:15 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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New Law Addresses Local Governments Not Submitting Financial Audits on Time
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2024 @ 12:54 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launched a dashboard to track monthly enrollment in Medicaid for people eligible through expansion.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 1:51 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Tom Barkin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, recently visited Nash and Edgecombe counties to listen and learn about workforce and housing opportunities in Eastern North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 10:06 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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According to the latest report from the N.C. Department of Commerce, North Carolina has a 3.3% unemployment rate, the lowest in decades.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 11:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly overrode six of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, a new record, ensuring the bills become law despite Cooper’s objections.
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 12:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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While we digest the ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy it might be informative to know that North Carolina was the first in the modern era to oust a Speaker. We can learn from that history.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Tom Campbell
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed disaster declarations for the City of Rocky Mount in Nash and Edgecombe Counties and the City of Newton in Catawba County.
Published: Thursday, October 12th, 2023 @ 11:37 pm
By: Governor's Office
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On Friday, both chambers of the state legislature sent House Bill 259, the state budget, to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk for his signature.
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 11:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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At the August 2023 meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $2,778,721 to support 24 awards in the first round of projects funded through the Food Distribution Assistance Program.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 3:24 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Thursday, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a “bipartisan solution” to a foster care issue that is “much needed right now.”
Published: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 11:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has invested $2.8 billion in water and wastewater infrastructure across the state
Published: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 9:18 am
By: Governor's Office
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On Tuesday, the Republican-led North Carolina House set a record, overriding six of Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, the most ever in one day.
Published: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 @ 8:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (August 3, 2023) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1,158,333 to support five projects through the Open Grants Program, $3,150,518 in funding for 10 projects through the Flood Mitigation Program
Published: Saturday, September 9th, 2023 @ 2:14 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Friday afternoon, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed two bills including one that would prevent state pension money from being invested using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in state investment decisions.
Published: Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 @ 8:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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