The issue of spending many millions of taxpayer dollars to build a new Beaufort County jail is again raising its head.
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 @ 11:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We are less than one week away from the beginning of the Primary Elections.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2020 @ 8:30 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Beaufort County Commissioners voted to form a committee to "investigate the jail situation". The committee is empowered to look at all alternatives. This sounds good until one examines the whole situation.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2020 @ 8:17 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Commissioner Jerry Langley formally initiated the conversation among the Beaufort County Commissioners that a new jail or "Public Safety Complex" (vernacular for Progressives) should be considered and built.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 3:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Citizens for Better Government of Beaufort County NC ("CBG"), with the assistance of the Civitas Institute, has filed suit against the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners.
Published: Saturday, April 29th, 2017 @ 1:54 am
By: Ray Leary
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First, we recommend that the Board direct the County Attorney to petition for Court Order 13 R 85 to be vacated. To leave the Order in force and subject the County to potential contempt of court liability is a potentially serious mistake.
Published: Sunday, February 8th, 2015 @ 3:41 pm
By: Harold Smith
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On Monday evening, the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners voted to stop all spending and construction planning on the proposed new jail by adopting several measures in a resolution presented to the Board by the Stop the Jail Committee.
Published: Sunday, December 7th, 2014 @ 4:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Stop the Jail Committee is pleased with the outcome of the election.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 3:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Stop the Jail Ballot Recommendations
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 3:59 pm
By: David Winstead
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The Stop The Jail Committee today has endorsed Candidate Keith Kidwell for Beaufort County Commissioner, sighting the results of Kidwell’s work in stopping the building of a jail until after the November 4th elections.
Published: Thursday, October 16th, 2014 @ 9:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Want a candidate that will stand up for your rights. Keith Kidwell already has, he has actively work to stop the jail for well over a year.
Published: Friday, September 19th, 2014 @ 12:04 pm
By: David Winstead
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These candidates have taken a position to stop the jproposed Southwest County Jail in the Chocowinity Industrial Park.
Published: Thursday, September 18th, 2014 @ 4:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Think you know the answer to this question? I thought they represented the business interests of the City of Washington and the surrounding community with an occasional foray into Beaufort County business interests.
Published: Friday, August 22nd, 2014 @ 12:00 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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It began with restricting the number of people allowed to be in the meeting room to the number usually allowed, in spite of the fact that many more showed up to listen and/or speak than has been true in recent memory.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 2:33 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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The Chocowinity Town Board will hold the fate of a 15% tax increase for all taxpayers and renters in Beaufort County in its hands when it meets Tuesday (6-3-14).
Published: Saturday, May 31st, 2014 @ 1:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I never cease to be amazed that there are residents of Beaufort County who continue to struggle to understand the jail issues. Some people are dedicated to the thought that every government and every person on the planet makes decisions based on facts, reason and logic.
Published: Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 @ 2:19 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Washington, NC is the same as Washington, DC when it comes to making bad decisions, dirty dealing and subverting the State and Federal Constitutions.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 5:52 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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