Late last year, UNC-Chapel Hill learning specialist Mary Willingham alleged that many Carolina athletes weren't academically prepared for college-level work. That research has been stopped by the administration of UNC-Chapel Hill.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 11:52 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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I enjoyed listening to Ronald Reagan as much as I did Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama --- all excellent orators and clear points on issues.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 11:36 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Governor Pat McCrory, Chair of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Governors Coalition, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Interior released its review that could allow seismic testing firms, under certain conditions.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 7:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Attached for your reading please find the March edition of Campus Connections.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 7:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood issued an injunction Friday that paused North Carolina's new Opportunity Scholarship Program, a private school voucher program for low-income families. At that point, the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority had received over 4,700 applications...
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 6:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Roughly 300 high school students from eastern North Carolina experimented with concepts in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at East Carolina University on Feb. 21.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 6:53 pm
By: ECU News Services
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It's been a busy week for all of us at Beaufort County Community College as we recognized the second group of BCCC's Best, a new student club was organized and planning continued for our spring festival, Gullfest, and our salute to advanced manufacturing.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 5:47 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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I wrote an article about ferry tolling last week. That article talked about current events. The issue of a major policy change in funding transportation has been around since at least 2007.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 3:34 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Conservative icons such as Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, and Milton Friedman would have appreciated some of the North Carolina General Assembly's key accomplishments in 2013. That's the assessment of John Locke Foundation President John Hood, who discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for...
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 2:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has declared March 2-8 Severe Weather Awareness Week in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 2:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On February 26, 2014, Kacey Reann Midgette, age 33, of 1173 Grey Farm Road in Jamesville, NC, was served with arrest warrants stemming from 11 counts of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 2:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As the Resolutions Chair for the Pitt County GOP, I wrote a series of resolutions that I plan to present at the upcoming 2014 Pitt County GOP Convention, on March 8.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 12:22 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Kearfott Corporation is planning to expand its North Carolina manufacturing operations in Buncombe County.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 12:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Live bands, a car show, arts and crafts and an appearance by the actor who played Cooter on a popular television show are just some of the events scheduled for Gullfest, a spring festival planned for Beaufort County Community College from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 5.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 9:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Our Imperial Savior said in a New York Times interview last year that there was "no evidence" the Keystone pipeline would be a "big jobs generator," claiming it might create 2,000 jobs in the construction phase but far fewer permanent jobs.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 9:06 am
By: Jim Bispo
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Mr. Lowell M. Rhodes, age 78, a resident of 120 Palmer Place, Washington died Tuesday March 4, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 9:00 am
By: Announcements
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Lula Roberson, 80, 0f 917 Swamp Road, Pantego, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 8:46 am
By: Announcements
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