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The county needs better leadership in community issues from education to economic development.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2025 @ 1:28 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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North Carolina Investing Historic $2.3 Billion in Water Infrastructure Over Two Years
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 @ 11:48 am
By: Governor's Office
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A unanimous U.S. Appeals Court decision favored Franklin County in its dispute with a developer over water and sewer services.
Published: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 @ 9:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has rejected Raleigh's request to take up a lawsuit challenging city water and sewer fees.
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2022 @ 2:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh says the General Assembly granted the city permission in 1949 to charge fees linked to extending and enlarging its water and sewer system.
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 @ 1:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Recently the John Locke Foundation team met with candidates running for local office. We highlighted critical principles for local government’s fiscal health and sustainability.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 1:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections, gave the following comments at a media availability at noon on municipal Election Day
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 10:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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State auditors found that a former finance officer in the troubled municipality of East Laurinburg used town taxpayer money on personal expenses, which resulted in overdrafts of the town’s bank account.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 8:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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White House Releases Initial Report Detailing Existing Resources for Energy Communities
Published: Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 @ 9:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rep. Keith Kidwell (R-Beaufort, Craven), is pleased to announce that the State Water Infrastructure Authority awarded Belhaven in Beaufort County $208,140 in principal forgiveness and a loan in the amount of $69,380 for a water line replacement.
Published: Monday, July 27th, 2020 @ 10:57 pm
By: Keith D Kidwell
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Possible GenX contamination in municipal water supplies is a reason cash-strapped municipalities have discussed merging public works systems with larger cities and counties
Published: Monday, November 26th, 2018 @ 2:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today pressed for faster action to restore power to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands
Published: Monday, July 31st, 2017 @ 1:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Orange County Commissioner Barry Jacobs says the county has a duty to help Americans lose weight and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so he wants to preserve a drive-thru business window ban
Published: Monday, September 19th, 2016 @ 5:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 1,400-acre Greensboro-Randolph Megasite appears to be several years away from being a suitable location for the automotive plant or other large manufacturing facility it was designed to attract, based on conversations with government, business, and community officials
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2016 @ 11:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Railroad Company has taken on a project that may be outside its core mission by announcing in January it would spend $13 million to purchase 875 acres of private land for the 1,500-acre Greensboro-Randolph Megasite project, an industrial site designed to attract a large automotive
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 7:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The city of Asheville and customers living outside the city who rely on Asheville for their drinking water long have had a contentious relationship. The issue was again before the state's second highest court in October, this time over whether a law passed in 2013 taking control of the water...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 11:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo expressed the frustration of many public officials when discussing transportation needs for the Port City. How can you build and maintain roads, Saffo asked, when nobody wants to pay for them?
Published: Thursday, August 30th, 2012 @ 9:42 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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