After years of stalemate, 2015 was the year that Governor Pat McCrory and the state of North Carolina finalized the sale of the Dorothea Dix property to the City of Raleigh.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Western World is in turmoil due to the Middle East wars. Millions of citizens of various Middle Eastern nations are being displaced and are fleeing the region for the possibility of a better life.
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 1:06 am
By: Rod Eccles
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Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory are lighting the Executive Mansion in Raleigh and the Western Residence in Asheville pink Friday night to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 5:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory are inviting the public to the annual Spring Open House at the North Carolina Governor's Western Residence from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16th.
Published: Friday, May 15th, 2015 @ 11:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I have attached the latest update from the Weather Service for your review. The latest update includes an increase to 90% in the likely hood that the low will become a sub-tropical low in the next 24 hours.
Published: Friday, May 8th, 2015 @ 12:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Here is the latest update from the Hurricane Center for this Low Pressure soon to be sub-tropical event.
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 4:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The good news is that the Hurricane center is not using the words Tropical event, they are using the words Sub-tropical (Nor'easter in comparison) which means rain, wind, minor inundation.
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 8:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I cannot believe I am sending this out, however, the Five "P's" dictate that I send this out to keep you Informed.
Published: Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 @ 6:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory are inviting the public to enjoy the awakening of nature during the annual Spring Open House at the North Carolina Governor's Western Residence.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2015 @ 9:46 pm
By: Chris Downey
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I have have attended two free shows at the Turnage Theater recently - a few months ago one where about 30 folks attended a free show, and then just recently where tickets were extended to me.
Published: Sunday, April 26th, 2015 @ 8:40 am
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory will light both the Executive Mansion and the Western Residence in Asheville in blue this evening after sunset to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day.
Published: Friday, April 3rd, 2015 @ 4:16 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory will light the Executive Mansion and Western Residence in blue tomorrow after sunset to observe World Down Syndrome Day. The residences will be illuminated until midnight.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2015 @ 9:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina, now the tenth largest state in the nation, is suffering growing pains. As demographic trends change and the economy adapts, our colleges and universities are struggling to meet the emerging needs of the state.
Published: Sunday, February 22nd, 2015 @ 7:10 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory will be hosting a Holiday Open House at the Governor's Western Residence this weekend. The open house will be held on both Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Media wishing to attend and speak with...
Published: Saturday, December 6th, 2014 @ 4:15 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) thanked U.S. administration officials for heeding his call to fight for U.S. fishermen and secure an increase in quota for western Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Published: Saturday, December 6th, 2014 @ 10:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments
Published: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 @ 9:51 pm
By: Chris Downey
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North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory invite you to celebrate the joy of the Christmas season in the Blue Ridge Mountains for the annual Holiday Open House at the Governor's Western Residence.
Published: Thursday, November 27th, 2014 @ 3:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The former Voice of America (VOA) property, in northwestern Beaufort County, is up for sell and Beaufort County is in first position.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 2:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It was a lovely September day and we were working on a big pine tree in Tarboro. It had to be dropped just right and gently to prevent yard damage to an elegant front yard in a nice neighborhood of that lovely town in Edgecombe County.
Published: Thursday, September 11th, 2014 @ 4:50 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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The Golden LEAF Foundation, which assists tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and rural communities across North Carolina, will hold a meeting of its Board of Directors on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the Western NC Agricultural Center in Fletcher.
Published: Saturday, August 2nd, 2014 @ 10:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory received a federal disaster declaration today to help 13 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians recover from this summer's severe flooding.
Published: Thursday, September 26th, 2013 @ 5:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments to the Western Residence Board of Directors today
Published: Friday, July 19th, 2013 @ 4:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Three associates of former Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue -- New Bern attorney Trawick "Buzzy" Stubbs, Morganton businessman Charles Michael Fulenwider, and former Western Piedmont...
Published: Sunday, April 28th, 2013 @ 8:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jonathan Worth served as general superintendent of the Fayetteville and Western Plank road beginning in 1856.
Published: Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 @ 9:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Although scholars disagree regarding the exact path of Hernando De Soto's expedition in the Southeast, all agree that the Spaniard and his expedition passed through present-day Piedmont and western North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 @ 9:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bragg, a West Point graduate, was an army full general during the American Civil War. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC.
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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About once a decade, the Emory faculty revisits its liberal arts curriculum and asks what undergraduate students ought to know.
Published: Friday, February 1st, 2013 @ 3:01 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The astonishing transformation of people’s religious beliefs in the United States has happened so suddenly that most of us are in a state of shock.
Published: Monday, September 17th, 2012 @ 8:18 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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A dog, a pickup truck, spurned love, maybe some prison time, and beer -- a good country song mentions them in some combination. That's the old joke.
Published: Friday, July 6th, 2012 @ 9:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Thank-you Ed Harris for bringing to the "silver screen," and my 40" Liquid Crystal Display, a subtle and beautifully filmed story of the old southwest that keeps the "Western" motif alive for future generations.
Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012 @ 8:28 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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This film is like the harrowing journey of a long drawn down country song, of 111 minutes, that is a sad commentary on how desperate life can become for some of us, and how we might all avoid this.
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2009 @ 9:57 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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