An amended energy bill is putting supporters of renewable energy at odds with a state Senate leader concerned about the effect of wind farms on military bases
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 10:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A first round of state grants will go to seven communities hit hard by Hurricane Mathew to repair water and sewer systems, improve drainage and rebuild a local airport, Governor Cooper announced Tuesday
Published: Thursday, April 6th, 2017 @ 9:41 am
By: Governor's Office
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Enrollment Changes Have Consequences
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 3:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 10 grant and loan requests totaling $2,565,689 The requests include commitments to create a total of 200 new jobs
Published: Friday, October 21st, 2016 @ 3:28 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory toured Washington and Tyrrell Counties today to assess the damage caused by Tropical Storm Hermine
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2016 @ 6:01 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor McCrory rescinded the State of Emergency declaration effective midnight tonight for 33 counties in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, September 4th, 2016 @ 7:01 am
By: McCrory Communications
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State Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) voted today in support of the final bipartisan state budget compromise with the House of Representatives and Governor Pat McCrory
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2016 @ 8:44 am
By: Bill Cook
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As he drove 50 mph across his pasture, it became more and more clear to Mike Corn that the coyote he was chasing was going to make it back to the safety of the trees.
Published: Sunday, May 8th, 2016 @ 4:06 pm
By: Stephanie Butzer
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved nine grant and loan requests totaling $3,737,749
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 6:11 am
By: McCrory Communications
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This is the sixteenth of a less new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Sunday, January 17th, 2016 @ 9:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is the fourteenth of a less new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Thursday, January 14th, 2016 @ 12:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is the twellth of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 4:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Vidant Health Foundation distributed more than $1.8 million through 132 grants for communities in eastern North Carolina for the 2015-2016 grant cycle. Grants were awarded for programs that focused on chronic disease prevention and management, access to care and nutrition and physical activity.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 2:33 am
By: Chris Downey
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Homeschooling reached a milestone in North Carolina in the 2014-15 school year. The number of students enrolled in homeschools in the state topped 100,000
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2015 @ 9:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Niche.com, Inc. is a Pittsburgh, PA-based company that evaluates and ranks K-12 schools, colleges, cities, and neighborhoods. They recently released their 2015 ranking of public schools and school districts in each state, as well as a national ranking of private and public schools and districts.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2015 @ 8:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees has expanded its tobacco-free policy to include electronic cigarettes and other electronic delivery systems in its campus-wide tobacco ban.
Published: Monday, October 20th, 2014 @ 9:12 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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After a brief hiatus for the summer, I'm happy to report that Tansey Topics is back.
Published: Monday, August 18th, 2014 @ 12:14 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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Student Government Association Historian Elizabeth Cobb is already hard at work in her new role as a student leader.The Registrar's Office at Beaufort County Community College has released the honor roll for the 2014 Spring Semester.
Published: Monday, June 9th, 2014 @ 7:45 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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The Senate passed a ($21.16 billion) bipartisan budget last week on Friday and Saturday.
Published: Wednesday, June 4th, 2014 @ 9:08 am
By: Bill Cook
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Guy T. Swain, Sr., Ed. D. of Greenville, NC died Friday May 16, 2014 at his home.
Published: Sunday, May 18th, 2014 @ 7:35 pm
By: Announcements
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Yesterday was the first day of the 2014 N.C. General Assembly Short Session. Below are some of the issues that I will be working on in the coming weeks.
Published: Saturday, May 17th, 2014 @ 6:15 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Education leaders from Washington and Tyrrell counties met at Beaufort County Community College recently for an update on new programs at the college.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @ 1:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Louise Cuthrell McConville, 58, of 41385 US Highway 264, the Ponzer community died Thursday January 2, 2014 at home.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 2:33 am
By: Announcements
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Lake Phelps in Tyrrell County, first discovered about 1755, is located in the middle of the swampland known as "the Great Eastern Dismal," or the "Great Alligator Dismal."
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 11:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Named in honor of the first president of the United States, George Washington, the coastal county of Washington was established in 1799.
Published: Saturday, September 14th, 2013 @ 11:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Registrar's Office at Beaufort County Community College has released the honor roll for the 2013 Spring Semester.
Published: Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 @ 4:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Registrar's Office at Beaufort County Community College has released the honor roll for the 2012 Fall Semester. Full-time students maintaining a grade point average of 4.0 or better were placed on the all "A"s list.
Published: Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 @ 4:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Jacksonville native Larry Barnes, who has served his entire law enforcement career in Beaufort County, has been named Director of Basic Law Enforcement Technology at Beaufort County Community College.
Published: Sunday, August 19th, 2012 @ 7:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The committees of the Board of Trustees of Beaufort County Community College will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 7, in the Board Room of Building 10 on the BCCC campus beginning at 5 p.m.
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2012 @ 2:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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