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(WITN) - "A new county manager has been sworn in to serve Beaufort County, a month before County Manager Brian Alligood is set to retire from the seat on June 30.

Tim Corley was sworn in Monday night, bringing with him 28 years of experience in government, working in the western part of the state in the City of Gastonia, and in Eastern Carolina with the City of Greenville, and in Pitt County as a deputy county manager.

Commissioners who voted against hiring Corley previously expressed concern because he would not be required to live in Beaufort County and would be allowed to work a second job in addition to the new role."
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I suppose all WeThePeople can do is HOPE! Nothing else seems to work.

Commented: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 @ 1:41 pm By: Washingtonian

Well Stan, IMHO there is Art and then there is entertainment.
I think A.I can entertain as well as any human.
Perhaps, going forward we can define Art as something created by humans, otherwise, its entertainment.

Commented: Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 @ 11:35 am By: Washingtonian

Bubba, not 4...5!
Tandy Dunn voted to hire the part-time city manager, tho this time, Booth didnt.

Our elected officials, are members of the bureaucratic machine.
You know this when u see an employee talking smack to a sitting Commissioner (Hood).

Commented: Saturday, May 23rd, 2026 @ 12:29 pm By: Washingtonian

No CT, I dont think so. I think the intent by "they" is to roll up the sidewalks and shut down life here. They gave us a part time manager.

There are NO Primary Care doctors. Only walk-in clinics. Why would anyone want to live here? I asked a local nurse about possible doctors (she knows I live in Washington). Her reply was she thinks there is a doctor in Belhaven that might still be taking patients. I said it would be easier to go to Greenville.
So... HEY County Commissioners I'd say this is a major problem preventing growth locally. What are yu going to do about THAT!!

Commented: Friday, May 22nd, 2026 @ 1:49 pm By: Washingtonian

Tim Corley was hired to be the new county manager of Beaufort County. The commissioners voted 4 to 3 to hire Corley, a former deputy county manager in neighboring Pitt County.
Corley starts June 1, 2026.
The three commissioners that voted against Corley were Hood Richardson, Stan Deatherage and Ed Booth.
The opposing commissioners had no issues with the new hire’s qualifications but had an issue with Corley’s insistence he would remain living in Pitt County and not move to Beaufort County.
Corley said his travel time to his job was probably closer than the commissioners who had an issue with his living arrangement.
Booth questioned Corley’s investment in Beaufort County. Referencing it may be as little as occasionally buying his lunch in the county.
Corley also said he operates other businesses he was goin to hang on to because of the income it brings in and he wasn’t going to give up the lifestyle the money helped provide.

Copied from Facebook post, I will continue in post 2.

Commented: Thursday, May 21st, 2026 @ 1:48 pm By: Washingtonian

Drug dealers should get the death penalty, because they r murderers of our children, whole families, whole neighborhoods,& all hope. Some liberals try to argue that it is a victimless crime. They argue tht th drug user chooses to buy drugs of hs own accord. Well let me tell u Commissioners, th drug dealers operate just like advertisers on TV. They PUSH their product on the mentally damaged users. Yep, they dont wait for the user to call for th drug, they will actually market to th user. They call & say to th addict using their best salesman's voice: Hey man I've got some Good stuff! You'll like it, its GOOD! I'll even give u a taste 4 free because I'm yur friend. Call me b4 its all gone. Or, they will act to get an naive person addicted by givin them free hits until he's fully addicted. So its in this way that it is NOT a victimless crime. That's why they call them drug-pusher. Wake up Chairman Waters! We all know that regardless, th accused always seem to get a plea deal, as Hood sd.

Commented: Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 @ 1:58 pm By: Washingtonian

Commented: Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 @ 10:41 pm By: Washingtonian

On the subject of Mansions paying for their selves...
We all know that Kings and Queens and Nobles of Europe had to open up their Mansions and Castles to tourist to help pay for their upkeep.
It is known history that those Nobles of Europe often resorted to marrying the daughters of fabulously wealthy men of America. You do what you have to do. Compromise.
The question to Washington, is do yu want these beautiful old Mansions of Washington to survive or not? They can pay for themselves if we let them. Mr Rorie should assist the City govt and its citizens to try thinking "out of the box."
The elitist of Washington, should try living on my street for a few days. I have to tolerate PROGRESS, they should too.

Commented: Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 @ 4:17 pm By: Washingtonian

City of Washington NC posted a job opening for Police Chief.
Police Chief
Full-Time - $88,272.00 - $149,382.00 Annually

Also if you go to: www.governmentjobs.com
There are two other jobs listed for Washington.

Lifeguard
Part-Time Not Eligible for Retirement - $20,488.00 - $34,694.40 Annually.

Aquatic & Fitness Instructor
Part-Time Not Eligible for Retirement- $26,062.40 - $44,116.80 Annually.

Commented: Thursday, May 7th, 2026 @ 12:23 pm By: Washingtonian

On that Facebook poll asking should JDavis be removed from Council shows a Jeff Huss voting YES. There is a City Code Enforcement Officer in the Washington Planning Dept by the same name. Is it the same person? Are there other City employee's names on that list? Inquiring minds want to know.

Commented: Wednesday, May 6th, 2026 @ 10:45 am By: Washingtonian

I think Tyre is describing himself here.

City Councilman Anthony Tyre wrote:
The Dunning–Kruger effect is when limited understanding creates inflated confidence, people who know the least often speak the most certain.
Next time, I think I will clock him to see how many minutes he rants/rambles out of a single hour.
If someone would use a "point of order" on his speech, maybe the City meetings wouldnt be so LONG!

Commented: Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 @ 10:27 am By: Washingtonian

If Fritz's business is being threatened, it is safer for him to be on the council than off it.
In my opinion, Brabo's business would already be shut down if she wasnt Mayor. Tho I do believe she has lost control over her Mayorship. Letting the 3 avengers run roughshod over Davis was a disgrace. They took Davis' HRC position away, then tried to nominate Tyre to it. He begged his way off, whining that he was already a liaison for 2 committees. Well suck it up buttercup bec u guys are now going to have to double down on committee jobs.

Commented: Friday, May 1st, 2026 @ 2:45 pm By: Washingtonian

Councilman Fritz said: "Democracy is a sham.
The government is run by a bureaucracy. Department’s decide what they think is best, they set their own budgets and formulate their own recommendations."

Ya'll didnt just think that the bureaucrats were going to simply rollover and play dead did ya?
Divide and conquer is a good gameplan and it looks like that was played. Someone got to Perreault who promptly sided with Horton and Tyre, who (Tyre) dominated all the meetings with rig-a-ma-roll, making simple folks heads explode, and/or feeling like the world has gone mad.
The first week of the new council should have been to fire all the Dept heads and replace all the rot on the committees...(people who have been on these for many years, playing like Gods.)

Commented: Friday, May 1st, 2026 @ 10:57 am By: Washingtonian

"Lack of a quorum delays decision on Ell Hotel special use permit.
Decision on Mayor Brab's special use permit for the Ell Hotel
delayed as the Board of Adjustment lacks a quorum; meeting reset for May 7."
www.thewashingtondailynews.com

Why the lack of competence from this committee? AND, you will have to wait a month or more to see the transcript.

Also for inquiring minds: new City manager's contract is for $185,000 through 2028. Info From WDNs.

Commented: Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 @ 11:41 am By: Washingtonian

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Ray did a good job explaining how local political parties work or dont work.
He explained some of the flaws and searched for a root to those things.
Now I wonder if he would care to attempt to explain to us how city govt in eastern NC work, or dont work. Where are the breakdowns? How can they be fixed. What is the job of the elected council? Do they represent us, or dictate to us, hide things from us so that govt is easier to manage? Whose job is it to fix it, other than the election process.
Please explain some of these Depts as shown on city webpages. For example, look at www.washingtonnc.gov
What is the job of all these people? Who is the boss of all thes
people? What is the chain of command? Are they all needed?
At the recent council meeting it was said that when the Planning Dept gets a Project going, they then hire a consultant to run it. Really? Who hires?

Commented: Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 @ 11:38 am By: Washingtonian

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At this recent meeting, Perreault also express anger that Davis had supported a TX Christian college that had offered free service to City employees. He was also angry that Davis had reached out to ECU, BCCC, w/out getting permission from th whole Council.WHY? Cant a membr talk independently w other entities? Perreault says he is afraid employees will feel pressured by Christianity? What? R they so weak they cant control selves? Brabo has lost control of th meetings. She was being led like she had a nose ring. She should be giving Davis equal time, reminding others to control their emotions and think twice b4 speaking. Brabo stopped Davis from speaking on Perreault screaming at the CM, but allowed Perreault to continue his assault on Davis: who was demanding that Davis's home not be given Historical status because he is a sitting council member.

Commented: Monday, April 20th, 2026 @ 1:21 pm By: Washingtonian

The Washington Board of Adjustment met this week to make a decision about Brabo's B&B and zoning. Its decision was to "kick the can down the road." Again.

Commented: Saturday, April 18th, 2026 @ 9:40 am By: Washingtonian