At Golden LEAF's February and April Board meetings, the Foundation awarded a total of 32 grants totaling $17.4 million to a diverse set of projects to organizations across the state from Cherokee to Pasquotank counties.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 11:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week's Bad Bill of the Week is HB 603. Sponsored by Representatives Deborah Ross (D-Wake), Deb McManus (D-Chatham), Valerie Foushee (D-Orange), and Paul Tine (D-Beaufort), the The Equal Pay Act is a mess.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 11:13 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On April 27, 2013, from 1 to 4 PM, award winning naval architect, designer and boat builder, Graham Burns, of Vandemere, NC will give a presentation on Wooden Boat Kit Building, at the Washington Marine Market on the waterfront in downtown Washington, NC.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 8:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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For a group of people who claim to believe in empirical study and higher learning, liberal politicians and other critics of North Carolina's new...
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 8:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Summer months in eastern North Carolina mean hot, sticky days with heat indexes that can take the breath away, particularly for those who work outdoors. Add to that a respirator mask worn for job safety and misery levels soar into dangerous territory.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 7:39 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Answer: THIS WOMAN. Carol Folt, acting president of Darthmouth College, was named this week as the first female chancellor of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A meeting of the Washington City Council will meet to act on a number of issues, including the issue of a resolution regarding Governor McCrory, the NC General Assembly and the issue of closing and consolidating North Carolina Highway Patrol Communications Centers.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 7:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I admit that I was stunned by the appointment of Carol Folt as chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill. It’s hard to believe that someone who has spent her entire career at Dartmouth, a relatively small (4,200 students) Ivy League college, can navigate the shoals of a large...
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 4:24 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Both Governor McCrory and our General Assembly reached milestones this week and, as we pundits are prone to do, they warrant marking and remarking about.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 3:31 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Mrs. Sherri Buck Chrismon, age 48, a resident of 306 Beech Lane, Washington died Wednesday morning April 17, 2013 at Inpatient Hospice in Greenville.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 2:07 pm
By: Announcements
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When we are children, our parents and relatives urge us to "play by the rules." Typically, violating the rules triggers consequences that correspond to the severity...
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory convened the first North Carolina Education Cabinet meeting in nearly three years today. At the meeting, the group outlined several key goals and objectives to improve our education system.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 12:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 16th annual 'Music for Miracles' radiothon, set for April 19-21 on Classic Hits 107.9 WNCT, raises funds to help sick and injured children in eastern North Carolina through Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to benefit Vidant Children's Hospital.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 9:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On April 14, 2013, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office served an arrest warrant on James Edward Ross, age 67, of 1284 Swamp Rd. in Pantego.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 1:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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An effort to allow auto insurance companies to set their own rates collided with opponents on Tuesday as the bill failed to muster enough votes to get out of committee.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 1:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you believe the spin of a lot of NCGOP insiders, the state Republican Party will be governed for the next two years by a former legislator and the cousin of Art "The Great Satan" Pope.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 1:28 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Goose Creek State Park calendar of events for the month of May, 2013.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 1:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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