There are several Sample Ballots labeled conservative in Circulation; BE AWARE.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 4:25 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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BCN's "What's Happening NOW" is thrilled, once again, to meet with Beaufort County Commissioner Hood Richardson and discuss, with BCN publisher and County Commissioner Stan Deatherage, the business of Beaufort County's government.
Published: Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ 3:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We are in a constitutional crisis over the 2020 election. The question is: How do we come out of it?As is normal our corrupt press is working hard to cover up our present Constitutional crisis. Yes, we are in one of the biggest Constitutional crises this nation has ever faced.
Published: Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 @ 9:03 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Not everyone will get the card in the mail. Attached is a copy of both sides.
Published: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 @ 10:58 am
By: Hood Richardson
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I regret to inform you that I will not be in attendance at the meeting this evening.
Published: Monday, October 19th, 2020 @ 8:58 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Beaufort County Commissioner Hood Richardson, once again, visits the "What's Happening NOW" hot seat, where he delivers some chilling truths about Beaufort County's government.
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2020 @ 11:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Commissioner Hood Richardson found a way, once again, to keep us informed and somewhat entertained as his explains the bold reality of governing as a Conservative amongst the political backdrop of the long years of Democratic Socialist /nominal Republican control.
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 @ 5:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In this inaugural episode of Beaufort County NOW's community /regional based program, "What's Happening", where interviewing interesting people will be our prime directive, we talk with 6 term Beaufort County Commissioner Hood Richardson.
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 8:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The handling of the so called Corona Virus Pandemic to date is an example of extreme bad judgment in generating estimates of future contagious conditions, the severity of the virus and has trashed the Constitution of the United States.
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2020 @ 8:12 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Beaufort County has a hole in it budget bucket. It is leaking money. But, the water level never goes down.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 @ 6:46 am
By: Hood Richardson
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I am getting complaints about the quantity and quality of the filming of commissioner meetings.
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2020 @ 10:19 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Among the medium to small populated counties in North Carolina, Beaufort County is blessed to have a huge, valuable, unique and un movable asset.
Published: Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 @ 7:55 am
By: Hood Richardson
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We are now in the 2020 election cycle or, if you like "rip current".
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2020 @ 9:02 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Beaufort County Commissioners voted to form a committee to "investigate the jail situation". The committee is empowered to look at all alternatives. This sounds good until one examines the whole situation.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2020 @ 8:17 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Propaganda takes many forms. The American people have had a complete and broad education in all forms of propaganda during the past three years of the Trump administration.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 @ 8:57 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Our elected officials have a duty to manage our money effectively and efficiently.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2019 @ 8:51 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Have you ever heard someone say "Should Government be doing this?"
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 @ 7:21 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Jail expenses in excess of normal jail costs are continuing to accumulate at he the rate of about $25,000 per month.
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2019 @ 2:17 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Government officials living in the lap of luxury while us peons and surfs pay for it with our county taxes.
Published: Monday, September 30th, 2019 @ 1:54 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Commissioner Stan Deatherage took issue with Vidant shutting down the Psych Ward at the Beaufort County Hospital.
Published: Sunday, September 29th, 2019 @ 3:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The purchasing practices of all governments are always subject to controversy.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2019 @ 5:24 am
By: Hood Richardson
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It is a pleasure to write about good news and what appears to be an improving jail situation. Two events are going to help a lot.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 8:09 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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If you live in Beaufort County or any other northeastern North Carolina County about 95 percent of you are paying more for flood insurance that your should.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 4:18 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The former Deputy Sheriff Dominic Franks complaints about the Beaufort County Sheriff's Department have been out there for almost three years.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 7:04 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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A bill is now in the North Carolina Senate Rules Committee to provide a method to change the way Beaufort County elects commissioners.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 8:49 am
By: Hood Richardson
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It was a small decision compared to Beaufort County's spending on the on the order of 69 million dollars per year.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 10:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Red flags always mean, caution, we need to be careful in our decision making . For example, another red flag appears when something seems too good to be true, like maybe a free lunch.
Published: Thursday, July 25th, 2019 @ 4:20 am
By: Hood Richardson
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For those of us who are normal and have commonsense this" repair" project should cost no more than $200,000.
Published: Saturday, July 13th, 2019 @ 9:01 am
By: Hood Richardson
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We are all puzzled by events from time to time and sometimes we never really understand what is going on around us.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 7:20 am
By: Hood Richardson
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I have written several articles over the past few years addressing the financial viability of the Vidant Health System.
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 @ 1:01 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Those writing checks to the Beaufort County Government got the same disrespectful handling this year we got last year.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 8:41 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The Vidant Hospital System dominates northeastern North Carolina. It is the largest employer and takes in about 1.3 billion dollars each year
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2019 @ 2:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In about 1998, shortly after I was elected to the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners, several of us who watched local government closely realized the news articles, and for that matter reports from the ruling class of commissioners, did not fit with what actually happened.
Published: Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 @ 7:05 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Joan Perry was our speaker last week at the conservative club meeting. She landed on all the Conservative principles. She is against abortion, for limited terms, for lower taxes, for closing the border, against medicaid expansion etc, she is a hunter and supports gun right just to name a few.
Published: Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 @ 8:38 am
By: Hood Richardson
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