Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation this morning that protects health care personnel who work with or near hazardous materials and antineoplastic agents (chemotherapy drugs) from disease and injury caused by exposure. House Bill 644 requires the North Carolina Department of Labor, by...
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:35 pm
By: Chris Downey
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In a significant ruling involving the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, North Carolina’s second highest court has limited the instances in which a police dog can be called in to perform a drug sniff in traffic stop cases.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ten-year-old Tyrrek Grizzle took control of his paddle, maneuvering his miniature land mover with ease.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:20 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Adam O'Neal, the Republican Mayor of Belhaven, NC, arrived in Murfreesboro, NC last night, capping off the first week of a 14-day, 273-mile walk to the nation's capital.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Charlotte, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Spectra Group Inc. will be moving its financial services delivery center to Mecklenburg County. The company plans to create 250 jobs in Charlotte by the end of 2018.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 7:28 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Twenty graduates of Beaufort County Community College's Practical Nursing program received their nursing school pins Wednesday, July 16, in a ceremony, which is a traditional rite of passage for nursing school graduates across the country.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 7:27 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Well, the testosterone-challenged crowd in the McClatchy newsrooms have claimed the scalp of a poor, defenseless woman who made the horrific "mistake" of allowing Gov, Pat to appoint her poet laureate.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 7:20 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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According to the most recent report available, North Carolina's main pension fund for retired state employees is strapped with a $3.7 billion unfunded liability. This growing liability means taxpayers must pony up an increasing amount of funds to cover the costs of promised benefits to retirees...
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 6:31 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On July 18, 2014, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Christopher George Furman, age 42, of 65 Red Bug Point Drive in Blounts Creek.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 6:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Diane Rufino writes something important, "Resettling of Illegal Immigrants", and we publish it.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 5:11 pm
By: Doug Rufino
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Ideal Fastener Corporation will be expanding its facility in Granville County.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 4:29 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Recent events in Ukraine have boosted national interest in nearby Moldova, one of the N.C. National Guard's two partner states. The coordinator of the Guard's State Partnership Program discussed Moldova's challenges during today's John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society meeting.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 4:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC DHHS' Division of Public Health is updating the health advisories issued in February 2014 related to the coal ash spill in the Dan River near Eden.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 4:05 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The Senate Finance Committee passed a revised version of H1224 (Local Sales Tax Options/Econ. Dept. Changes) on Tuesday night that gives additional sales tax flexibility to 94 counties but limits options for Forsyth, Guilford, Mecklenburg and Wake counties.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 12:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Please click on the link to access the agenda for the July 28, 2014 City Council meeting.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 12:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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When liberals debate tax policy, it can be hard to keep track of their current positions. They keep changing.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is a rhetorical question, so, accordingly, the only acceptible answer to this titular question shall remain, egregiously, yes and HELL YES!
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 10:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Former resident of Washington, NC, Lola Bush Johnston, 91, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Plano, Texas.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 10:06 am
By: Announcements
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James Earl "Bodilly" Jefferson, Jr., age 40, of Pinetown, died Monday, July 21, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 9:57 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Al Alford II, age 71, a resident of 111 Landon Drive, Washington, NC died Monday July 21, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 9:51 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Leonard Michael Jakubowski, age 90, a resident of Washington, NC died Tuesday July 22, 2014 at River Trace Nursing Center of Washington.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 9:50 am
By: Announcements
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We have just recently come into possession of two new video vignettes produced by Eric Blyer and Annabel Park from their upcoming documentary on the closing of Belhaven's Pungo hospital.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 1:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today's Senate calendar includes a measure revamping Medicaid from the current fee-for-service model to one paying providers a set per-member-per month fee, moving Medicaid from the Department of Health and Human Services to a new department, and allowing hospital- and physician-led accountable care
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 12:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Words alone seemed insufficient, so faculty and students who lived and studied this spring in the heart of Tuscany shared their experiences through the video posted above. The video illustrates a semester with Italy Intensives - East Carolina University's only year-round study abroad...
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 12:45 am
By: ECU News Services
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