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Latest Comment(s) by David Elks (view all)
Commented On Beaufort County Commissioners Ignore the Second Amendment Rights of Beaufort County Employees
Beaufort County Commissioners Ignore the Second Amendment Rights of Beaufort County citizens.
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Latest Comment(s) by David Gallinger (view all)
These people swore an oath to uphold the laws. They should be prosecuted on that fact as a start.
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Latest Entries by David Hudson (view all)Jun 18th, 2025 @ 8:18 pm |
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Latest Comment(s) by David Hudson (view all)
Commented On Another Political Campaign Begins
Mr. Garrison, I attended those meetings and spoke out myself against the closing of Snowden. Those statements were not political. They were based on doing what was right for the community, which was to keep the local school open and operating in the area from which it's student population was drawn. There were elected officials who spoke out as well against closing the school (Charles Hickman, Stacey Davis, Stan Deatherage, Hood Richardson and the late Mayor Williams). I do not believe their statements were political just because they hold office. In fact, their reasons against closing the school were the same as the many, many other non-elected citizens who spoke out against closing the school. I don't recall ever hearing anyone speak out in support of closing the school at those meetings. Having the courage and fortitude to stand up, speak out, and work for your community is what is required and expected from a leader and an elected official. It's not politics, it's doing what is right. In my opinion, you fell way short of the bar.
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Nov 10th, 2025 @ 2:13 pm |
Commented On Political Sausage
I find it hard to believe that the members of the School Board didn’t realize filling the District Six seat was a partisan issue. The School Board elections have been partisan races for the past two election cycles and all current members have had to run in a partisan election to win their current seat. An outdated policy, whether they read it or not, would not have been a reasonable excuse to anyone with common sense to not understand how the process worked. This is especially true considering some of the board serve on the county Republican Executive Committee or attend the meetings.
What is more concerning is the lack of ethics or outright corruption. The example mentioned at the end of the article seems to be a violation of the NC Open Meetings Law (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-318.11) which covers what can and can’t be discussed in closed sessions by the board. Furthermore, cronyism and nepotism are forms of corruption. North Carolina has regulations and policies in place to prevent abuses associated with nepotism and cronyism which are designed to ensure fairness and prevent abuses of public trust. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any higher-level oversight of what is transpiring in Beaufort County. The only recourse left to the people is to vote out the guilty parties in the next election. |
Jul 23rd, 2025 @ 12:33 pm |
Commented On Answer to “Let’s Get it Right!”
Mr. Williams – I recognize, and appreciate, that you did vote against closing Snowden when the final vote was held. I believe you did represent the feelings and desires of the overwhelming majority of people not only south of the Pamlico, but across the county as a whole in doing so. I belatedly realized that I had only named those County Commissioners and School Board members who voted in favor of closing the school in my article discussing the issue published on June 6th and not those who voted against the decision.
Commissioners Richardson, Deatherage and Dunn, in addition to School Board members Hickman and Davis also cast votes for saving the school, which was the correct decision in my opinion. They were all outspoken critics of closing the school and sought ways to prevent the closure during the process. I wish that you had been more outspoken about keeping the school open in public comments during the meetings concerning the issue. As a former Infantry officer, I was taught and believe that there is no substitute for leadership by example as expounded in the Infantry motto: "Follow Me!" I feel that your position as Vice Chair of the School Board and having served multiple terms on that board place you in a position that could have helped convince or sway the votes of other members into making the same choice as you. Regardless, when the time came, you made the correct decision to vote against closing Snowden in my opinion. |
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Latest Comment(s) by David Jones (view all)
Commented On Happy New Year!
Agree 100%
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Jan 3rd, 2022 @ 7:17 pm |
Commented On DOD is going to now fight climate change
Wow! Planes grounded for lack of spare parts, Navy stretched thin around the globe, and a report saying that we could not win a cyber war. Throughout his presidency, Trump boasted of having re-built our military and made it the greatest in all the world. I didn’t realize that he had failed at that too.
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Latest Comment(s) by David L Williams (view all)
Commented On Ilhan Omar Asks If She Can Quickly Add One More Kind Of Marriage To 'Respect For Marriage Act'
DEM's have a 200 +year history of "fixing" elections the REP 'S ZERO-- tell me me how the natziefied-commie-crats can save democracy, I dare you to try.
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Latest Comment(s) by David Lewis (view all)
Another betrayal by demictates! Protest against them!
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Latest Comment(s) by David Miller (view all)
Don't think he is receiving a pension from Beaufort County he retired from the NCSHP so i would think that would be coming from the State of North Carolina. Unless Harry Meridith had 20 years of service with the BCSO he is not drawing a pension neither.
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Latest Comment(s) by David R Loope (view all)
Commented On Did Frankie Waters Vote to Make it Possible for Illegal Migrants to Receive Beaufort County Taxpayer Assistance?
Dear Commissioner Deatherage:
As president of Beaufort County Community College, I can confirm that no money from Beaufort County is used to pay for tuition and fees via Beaufort Promise or any other purpose for non-citizens ("illegal aliens") from Beaufort County or any other location. I think it's important to ensure the facts are accurate. Best regards, Dave Loope |
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Latest Comment(s) by David R. Loope (view all)|
Commented On Did Frankie Waters Vote to Make it Possible for Illegal Migrants to Receive Beaufort County Taxpayer Assistance?
Commissioner Deathrage: I will be pleased to provide the County Commission with our policy and procedure for Beaufort Promise, which specifically state that no Beaufort County funds may be used to fund tuition and fees or cost of attendance for non-citizens of the US. I need to gain approval of the documents by the Board of Trustees first. Also, it would be impossible for a non-citizen to obtain County funds, since doing so requires completion of the FAFSA, which requires identification of citizenship status. —DL
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Latest Comment(s) by David Sarris (view all)
Commented On Even MSNBC Isn’t Buying Hunter’s Capitol Hill Song-And-Dance: ‘Dramatic Public Relations Effort’
Alive since D.D.Eisenhower was in Office, My Father and all my AuntS,Uncles Mother World War Two veterans,or Rosie the Riveter's. I could not get more disgusted, disenchanted,
Feeling disgraced disengaged, disrespected, or deluded by what JOE BIDEN HAS DONE to the country I am so ashamed of in 2024..I in my disenfranchised powerless position am an Atomic bomb of Anger at the Democrat party of liars deceivers, socialists Marxist and generally confused liberal activists.that I don't even see any longer as fellow Americans by their actions and political beliefs and choices..Rather I chose to stay at home away from all the people I no longer agree with nor feel safe amongst.I am not a violent man own no guns. Consider all life worth saving. BUT..If change does not find its way into Washington DC the white house, SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES. OUR BORDERS DON'T GET SECURED NOW..WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE A COUNTRY. GOD HELP US. AS HIS BLESSING IS ABOUT TO BE REMOVED FROM UPON OUR LAND. |
Jan 3rd, 2024 @ 3:54 am |
Why send any migrant children to school in 57 different languages classrooms when the plan is to have them remain dumb as a box of rocks, and turn into ADULT DEMOCRATS THAT HAVE THE BIG BLACK GUY FILL OUT THEIR MAIL IN BALLOT FOR THEM, pointing to his bigger democrat constituent with the baseball bat, as they stand at each inner city voting location,
a practice repeated across each democracy concerned democrat held large population center ( getting much larger with new democrat voters ) to ensure fair democracy based Biden vote gathering 81 million plus 18 million more new citizen hopefuls by 2024....assuring homelessness to flourish starvation crime and Democrats until the Second Coming of Christ and BIDEN UNZIPPING HIS LATEX OLD DIAPER MAN SUIT thus revealing ANGRY RED SATAN HIMSELF TO CHINESE PRESIDENT XI's surprise....he was sure it was Trudeau, Macron, or CLAUS SCHWAB. NOPE SURPRISE JOE BIDENS SATAN |
Sep 22nd, 2023 @ 8:34 pm |
If Joe Biden stuffs any more Diamonds in the VATICAN BANKS SUPER SIZE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX...
HE WILL have to have notarized agreement drafted to use part of Nancy Pelosi's Vatican BANK Box where she keeps her JFK Love letters when she had a teenage affair with the man who pounded her into politics...and hope Paul's to busy with Hammer in the slammer to notice... |
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Latest Comment(s) by David Winstead (view all)
Commented On Michelyn Alligood Hollar
 Rest in Peace Michelyn, you were always a great friend and a wonderful person. You will be greatly missed. |
Mar 18th, 2026 @ 10:40 am |
As an Independent, I personally do not care if you are a Democrat or Republican or who you support, Scott Hammonds has been a great sheriff and I will continue to support him! #TEAMHAMMONDS
Also, as Bubba said: "Ernie Coleman was one of the worst sheriffs", if not, the worst in my lifetime that is! |
Mar 14th, 2025 @ 11:31 am |
The attack suspect driver lived in Texas based on divorce records, and previously lived in Fayetteville, NC... See here on WITN's website: www.witn.com
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Latest Comment(s) by Dcruser78 (view all)
Commented On School Principal Accused Of Crimes Against Children Jumps To Death At Disneyland, Leaves Behind Note
It is sad and the system is flawed! The fact that and I am just assuming, what happened, is that the wife.lied and told police he hit or slapped her. Now even though she says it didn't happen, the courts are prosecuting him anyway! Happened to my son, who received a felony because his girlfriend jumped on his moving vehicle and when he stopped she fell and cut her knee! She told cops what happened and they still arrested my son! It seems that woman can say anything and are believed! Something does have to change, look what it led this poor man to do!The wife should be prosecuted to for the lies she told!
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