Governor Pat McCrory issued a statement following the unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel which upheld the Governor's challenge involving the use of commissions to perform regulatory responsibilities assigned to the Executive Branch.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 7:51 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Registration is now open for the inaugural Gull Run scheduled for Sunday, April 19, in Bath as part of the annual spring festival at Beaufort County Community College, Gullfest.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 4:41 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Joyce K. Vaughan, age 91, a resident of Washington, NC passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 4:30 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Dale Eugene Taitt, age 80, a resident of 4760 Virginia Dare Drive, Washington, NC died Monday March 16, 2015 at River Trace Nursing Center.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 4:20 pm
By: Announcements
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Bernice Foreman Peed, age 88, a resident of 65 Four Paws Road, Aurora, NC died Monday, March 16, 2015 at her home.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 4:08 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Stone William Robert Prechtl, 16, a resident of 1684 Carrow Road, Chocowinity, died Sunday, March 15, 2015.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 3:56 pm
By: Announcements
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State lawmakers have started reviewing Gov. Pat McCrory's budget proposal for the 2015-2017 biennium. It sets out McCrory's General Fund spending plan for $22 billion in each of the next two fiscal years. The General Fund makes up a significant chunk of the overall state budget of more than...
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 12:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Thirteen East Carolina University students passed up trips to warmer locales this week for a "staycation" in sleeping bags on the floor of the Greenville Community Shelter.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 12:15 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Speaking at a Raleigh, North Carolina, luncheon on March 10, UNC system president Tom Ross warned of "dangerous" trends in higher education today, especially in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 12:11 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Prudent fiscal management is our first responsibility as stewards of taxpayer dollars...
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 12:08 pm
By: Chris Downey
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If North Carolina's tax burden has no effect on business decisions and the performance of the economy, as left-of-center politicians and editorialists have repeatedly insisted, then why are they so enamored with targeted tax breaks?
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 11:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Clint Eastwood began as a popular television actor during the 'Golden Age' of television, staring as Rowdy Yates, on the fabulous T.V. Western "Rawhide".
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 11:41 am
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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On February 23, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a Breaking & Entering and Larceny that occurred at a residence on Bear Creek Road in Grimesland.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 10:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Removing outdated legal barriers to consumer health care choices could help corral rising Medicaid costs in North Carolina, reform advocates say.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 6:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University programs in medicine, nursing and rehabilitation counseling have been ranked among the best graduate schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 6:33 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing entitled "Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill: Laying the Foundation for U.S. Economic Growth and Job Creation Part II" on Tuesday. In his capacity as a member of the Executive...
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 6:15 am
By: Chris Downey
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Hoping to loosen the monopoly hospitals have on a variety of medical procedures and facilities, State Rep. Marilyn Avila, R-Wake, has introduced House Bill 200, a measure repealing portions of the state certificate-of-need regulatory statutes.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 12:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Each year, you have all kinds of groups ranking members of Congress according to their voting records. The Club For Growth, for instance, champions the concepts of limited government and fiscal conservatism.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 12:16 am
By: Brant Clifton
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