Archived Results for August 2011

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Next month the N.C. General Assembly will reconvene to consider putting several constitutional amendments before the voters of this great state.
Hatteras Island is not accessible due to multiple areas of overwash on Hwy 12 north of Rodanthe from Hurricane Irene.
Earlier I posted the projected path of Hurricane Irene, and openly prayed that the monstrous storm would pass farther east. It did not.
What may be the worst hurricane in the last 56 years (since Hurricane Hazel in 1954) has released its horrendous grip on the county I call home - Beaufort.
Hurricane Irene's eye wall, as per the latest projected model at 11:00 p.m., as exhibited below, will pass near the western shore of the Pamlico Sound.
Beaufort County steels itself against the inevitable onslaught of Hurricane Irene.
The hospital boards voted today to convey the health system, including the hospital to University Health Systems under terms UHS dictated on a take-it-or-leave-it basis.
Beaufort County will open shelters to house folks evacuating from low lying areas due to the imminent impact of Hurricane Irene.
This could be good news for the Beaufort County / Pitt County / Craven County region. Only hours earlier the storm's track would have put the eye passing just east of Belhaven in eastern Beaufort County, North Carolina .
On August 26, 2011, in the morning just hours before the landfall of Hurricane Irene, the City of Washington declared a State of Emergency to dovetail with Beaufort County's initial countywide State of Emergency.
In preparation for Hurricane Irene's arrival in Eastern Carolina, Beaufort County Schools will dismiss three hours early on Friday, August 26.
Beaufort County is under a declared State of Emergency due to the imminent approach of Hurricane Irene.
Beaufort County Commissioners voted 5 to 2 to bequeath its public hospital to University Health Systems.
On August 15, 2011, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a sex offense that occurred in Pinetown, N.C. The Sheriff's Office began an investigation, collected evidence, and conducted interviews.
Beaufort County citizens felt the vibrations from an earthquake, where the epicenter was estimated to be in, or around Mineral Virginia - northwest of Richmond Virginia.
On August 17, 2011, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a Larceny that occurred at a residence on Spruce Street in Washington, NC.
Dr. Zeno L. Edwards, Jr., passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday morning, August 20th at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, NC.
Here's some food for thought. The anointed one has proven without reservation that he is an outstanding fund raiser. (That makes two things that he is good at; the other is reading from Teleprompters.)
Betty Murphy, our Chief Researcher, has done an analysis of the "final" hospital documents and the original Letter of Intent. She filed this report:
Barack Obama has both begun his re-election campaign and signaled what his message will be: "Politics is the problem." Or, if you prefer: "Those Republican politicians are the problem." Technocracy is his solution.
The BoCO Summer Concert Series has concluded, and was fun for the participants: The performers and the patrons. The summer series just needed more patrons, and on occasion more performers.
Have you ever wondered why it seems that Beaufort County is almost always behind other counties?
Mr. Frank Trent Hill, 83, a resident of 106 Lawson Road, Washington, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at The Hospice House in Greenville.
Mr. Martin Luther Sutton, 87, a resident of Ernul, died Friday, August 19, 2011.
Mr. Thomas “Tom” Bowen Ormond, Sr., age 69, a resident of 2221 Bayview Road Bath, died Wednesday August 17, 2011 at his home, after a long courageous battle with cancer since 2004.
Mrs. Doris Juliet Cutler, age 87, a resident of 3180 Goose Creek Road, Washington died Wednesday August 17, 2011 at her home.
Mrs. Ada Harris Mizell, 79, a resident of Washington, died Thursday, August 18, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Allie Moore, formerly of 300 Minuteman Lane, Washington, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at Greenville Place, Greenville.
Mr. Ezekiel Ernest Moore, Sr., 85, of 799 Core Point Road, Blounts Creek, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at his residence.
You might want to read this article from the Charleston, West Virginia, Daily Mail before reading the following article about Tuesday's School Board meeting.
Mrs. Frankie Ramseur Griffin, 97, of 1001 W. Main St., Williamston, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at Martin General Hospital.
Mrs. Frances Ammons Copeland, 69, of 1181 Ranch Motel Road, Williamston, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at Martin General Hospital. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Biggs Chapel, with Greg Sexton officiating.
Mr. Wilbur “Bud” Grizzard, Jr., age 71, a resident of 6443 Cherry Run Road, Washington died Tuesday August 16, 2011 at his home.
Mrs. Doris J. Cutler, age 87, a resident of 3180 Goose Creek Rd. Washington, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at her home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday August 19, 2011 at Paul Funeral Home and Crematory of Washington.
Ezekiel Ernest Moore Sr., 85, of 799 Core Point Road, Blounts Creek, died Tuesday at his residence. Arrangements will be announced by Oscar’s Mortuary Inc.
Wednesday, Washington Police arrested Tysuan Thigpen, age 19, of Springs Road on four charges for Felony Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver Cocaine, Trafficking Cocaine, and Conspiracy to Traffic Cocaine.
At the end of a grueling meeting the Beaufort County Board of Education elected Mac Hodges to be its new chairman and Cindy Winstead to replace Hodges as vice chair.
George Schryer sent this informational video to me explaining what I have heard since I was a child - "the Soviet Communists will destroy the United States of America from within."
Mrs. Fannie Lee Peed Lamberson, 81, of 805 Wilson St., Plymouth, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Ms. Marcia Windley Quidley, age 90, a resident of Ridgewood Manor, Washington, NC and a previous resident of Belhaven, NC passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011 at Beaufort County Medical Center.
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