Governor Pat McCrory announced today that Linda Cheatham of Raleigh has been nominated for a second term on the North Carolina Industrial Commission.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 11:32 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Time is like a rutted road; dives deeper into depth.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 1:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Virginia congressional redistricting case expected to be argued March 21 before the U.S. Supreme Court could suggest the eventual outcome of North Carolina's similar congressional redistricting dispute
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 12:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I guess I should be impressed that Chris Christie has endorsed Donald Trump.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 12:27 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Ebbie L. Toler, age 59 , a devoted father and a life-long resident of North Carolina, died Thursday, February 25, 2016 at his residence.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 12:08 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Willie Jenkins Jr., of 445 Old Keysville Road, Washington, died February 25, 2016 at home.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 11:38 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Sybil Irene Wilkinson Harris, age 90, a resident of 301 South Wedgewood Drive, Washington, NC died Thursday February 25, 2016 at her home.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 11:33 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Bobby Louise Tripp Langley, of 635 Gray Road, Chocowinity, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 11:30 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. James Arthur "Jim" Chitmon, Sr., age 73, a resident of 540 Weston Drive, Blounts Creek, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 25, 2016 at his home.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 11:19 am
By: Announcements
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The University of Pennsylvania has promised $100 million to increase faculty diversity. Yale has just pledged $50 million, Johns Hopkins $25 million. These sums are large, but the goal has been an object of urgent attention for decades
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 3:58 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Hundreds of pairs of shoes, each with a story to tell, filled the mall near the cupola on East Carolina University's campus on Feb. 11.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 3:43 am
By: ECU News Services
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Just about anything the any government does gets complicated very quickly. All government functions, from federal to state to county are complicated. The average person has great difficulty in understanding the policies, the whys and wherefores of all those people and the decisions being made...
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 3:39 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Time is running out for parents who are eligible for opportunity scholarships and haven't applied. The deadline to apply for the Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides up to $4,200 a year in tuition vouchers for low-income children to use at private schools, is March 1
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 11:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Spending more than $173,000 to try to make workers friendlier in Pennsylvania.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 11:16 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly reconvened for a special session to pass a new Congressional map to comply with a federal trial court's order.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 7:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Civility Summit, aimed at promoting understanding and positive change on East Carolina University's campus and beyond, will feature keynote speaker Opal Tometi, executive director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 6:18 am
By: ECU News Services
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During a televised debate Thursday night, the four Democrats seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Richard Burr discussed immigration, health care, the economy, keeping firearms out of the hands of people with mental health issues, and their thoughts about the incumbent.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 6:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved nine grant and loan requests totaling $3,737,749
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 6:11 am
By: McCrory Communications
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I always cringe when I hear someone say this famous Wise Guy Quote.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 6:07 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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The recent death of Glenn Frey, the Eagles's Guitarist at 67 is enough to give even the most dedicated hedonist pause.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 6:00 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Socialist/Democrat Bernie Sanders, elected many times and sworn to protect and defend a U.S. Constitution that he does not have the cognitive resources to understand, believes that the Second Amendment is about hunting game.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 5:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The compact for a National Popular Vote (NPV) is a destructive scheme. Yet it's been approved by several States; and is pending in others.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 5:13 am
By: Publius Huldah
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Nearly three months have passed since student protests upended the institution where I teach law, the University of Missouri (Mizzou). There have been several changes on the Columbia campus.
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 10:40 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The matchup in the Democratic primary for North Carolina Attorney General pits an insider against an outsider.
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 10:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I once went to a dog race and put my money down on the greyhound that I thought would win based on nothing more than just the name of the dog.
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 9:34 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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A frustrated parent. A frustrated teacher. And a frustrated education policy-maker. That pretty well sums up the field of Republican candidates for state education superintendent who made their way to Pinehurst Thursday night for a candidate forum.
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 6:14 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for March, 2016
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 11:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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More than 700 gathered outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Complex Building in cold, sideways-rain for two hours in protest and opposition of the Charlotte City Council's transgender bathroom ordinance voted upon this evening.
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 10:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beginning in the 1960s, a movement developed in academia with the aim of transforming scholarly pursuits into instruments of social change
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 6:35 am
By: John William Pope Center
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The larger question may remain: Who is willing to learn, and intellectually expand their horizons to become better providers, better citizens and truer patriots?
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 6:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory this afternoon declared a State of Emergency waiving vehicle weight and hours of service restrictions so that utility crews could restore power quickly.
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 6:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Attorneys representing the state of North Carolina in the Harris v. McCrory lawsuit - in which earlier this month a three-judge federal district court panel threw out the congressional districts drawn in 2011
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mark, his brother David and Chef Eric Pooley make up the core team behind the restaurant.
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2016 @ 9:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Do you keep up with the news on the latest nutrition guidelines?
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2016 @ 9:05 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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