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The Orange County Board of Commissioners is expected Tuesday to approve a $1.4 billion light-rail project for Durham and Orange counties and vote June 5 on a half-cent sales tax to fund the controversial transit plan.
No she is not my mother, but she is the mother of my four children, and takes fine care of me, so a huge thank-you to the mother that keeps the Deatherage's held fast.
Republicans Jack Wall and Brian Brown will compete in the May 8 primary for the North Carolina House District 9 seat currently held by six-term Democrat Marian McLawhorn.
Republicans Bob Steinburg and Owen Etheridge will compete in the May 8 primary for the North Carolina House District 1 seat currently held by nine-term Democrat Bill Owens, who isn't seeking re-election this year.
As the John Locke Foundation predicted when the doors opened in 2008, Raleigh's city-subsidized Mint restaurant is closing its doors after a net loss of $400,000.
The Washington Tourism Development Authority is making the final preparations for the Cycle NC Spring Ride and arrival of more than 1100 cyclists This Weekend!
Please see the attached document listing activities for all ten of our US 17 projects listed on the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
Sheriff Neil Elks announced this morning that three individuals have been arrested in the armed robbery and murders which occurred at the Hustle Mart in Farmville on April 1.
At the Government of Beaufort County's April General Meeting, Lisa Woolard, representing Beaufort/Hyde Partnership for Children, requested that the Beaufort County Commissioners declare the time between April 22 through April 28, 2012 as the "Week of the Young Child."
It is time to request action from the NC General Assembly. Joe and Henri are meeting with legislators several times per week in preparation for the opening of the 2012 legislative session on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Save this date!
Dr. Barbara Tansey, vice president of Academic and Student Services at Fayetteville Technical Community College, has been named as the new president of Beaufort County Community College.
The Schooner Jeanie B, a 72' tall masted sailing vessel, will be coming to the City of Washington and become a fixture to the community of Eastern North Carolina.
Vidant Beaufort Hospital and Vidant Pungo Hospital have grant funds available to help meet community health needs Vidant Health wants to do more for people to improve their health before they reach the point of having to be hospitalized.
The 17th Annual East Carolina Wildlife Arts Festival and North Carolina Decoy Carving Championships will be held in Washington, North Carolina February 10-12, 2012.
Representatives from Martin-Marietta meet with the public in Beaufort County Monday night (1-31-12) to review plans for the Vanceboro quarry being proposed for southern Beaufort County.
A wave of similar reactions rippled through the city last week as news of the proposal spread. Within days a neighborhood-driven opposition movement was growing, fed in part by the secretive nature of port and company officials in their first steps at outreach.
Just yesterday a constituent asked my opinion on the possible PCS sulfur smelting plant at their Aurora, North Carolina mine, to which I answered, "we may not have to concern ourselves with this since PCS is considering the Portsmouth Marine Terminal to site the plant."
Beaufort County Manager Randell Woodruff has just announced the Martin Marietta will hold a public hearing in the Superior Court Room in the Beaufort County Court House on January 31, 2012 at 6:00 pm.
Fishing has always been one of North Carolina's most important industries. And much of that industry is based on the Oregon Inlet.
The following response to questions the Beaufort Observer submitted to Paxton Badham of Martin Marietta has been received and is published here exactly as received.
This is a follow-up to an earlier article on the turnout at the Chocowinity Town Board Meeting Tuesday (1-3-12) night and the anticipated Beaufort County Commissioner's meeting next Monday night (1-6-12).
Confusion reigned at the Chocowinity Town Board meeting Tuesday night.
In what could be a potentially significant obstacle to the plans to build a windfarm near Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Beaufort County the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service filed a position with the N. C. Utilities Commission 12/5/11 raising concerns about their impact.
The Turnage Theater will cease operations December 17 following the December 16 performance of the Tar River Swing Band's Christmas show.
Rep. Bill Cook (R-Beaufort/Pitt), currently serving his first term in the North Carolina House of Representatives, recently gained recognition by two leading state and national conservative organizations for his service in the NC House.
Thanksgiving as a holiday just makes profound sense. It is one of the Unites States's oldest holidays and is emblematic of who Americans are ... or maybe were.
In spite of hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money that have been poured into the Fountain Powerboat business, it appears that the new ownership is doing no better than former CEO Reggie Fountain did.
I had the opportunity Thursday to participate in the opening ceremony, in Kinston NC, of the traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall, the "Wall That Heals". This wall is a half scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC.
The crux of that issue is what kind of odor will be released as a result of that process. Thus, where it is located becomes a question of who is concerned about it.
"When's the power going to be back on?" That's The Question...the most frequent question we received from readers in the aftermath of Irene, after the water came back on.
United States Highway 17 has now completed the southern leg of the proposed bypass, around part of New Bern, which will make travel much faster for those traveling along North Carolina's farthest east, north / south corridor.
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 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.
Beaufort County is under a declared State of Emergency due to the imminent approach of Hurricane Irene.
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 Friday and Saturday, August 5-6, the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina (AMEXCAN) and the consulate general of Mexico set up shop in the Greenville Convention Center , Greenville to give identification to illegal immigrants in order that they can work in the state and vote.
Potash Corp has dropped plans to build a sulfur melting facility at the State Port in Morehead. Governor Perdue journeyed down from Raleigh to make the announcement to hundreds of cheering people.
Two shootings that left four people injured and three armed robberies marked a crime-riddled night in Greenville. Police responded to a fight and shooting at the Fusion Skate Park around 11:30 Saturday night.
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