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Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center (LWJCC), a joint venture between Vidant Medical Center and the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, has been granted a three-year/full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered...
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 9:42 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement in recognition of Black History Month...
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 9:18 pm
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Dr. Catherine Cabungcal, a board certified internal medicine physician, joined Vidant Internal Medicine - Washington on Dec. 28.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 10:43 am
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Today Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) reiterated his call for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allocate funding to dredge New River Inlet in Onslow County, North Carolina. In a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy and Lt. General Thomas P. Bostick at the Army
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 3:01 am
By: Chris Downey
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allocate additional funding to dredge Eastern North Carolina's Oregon and Hatteras Inlets. In a letter sent today, Congressman Jones reminded Army Corps of Engineers leadership of the chronically poor navigation...
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 1:58 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman Thomas Massie (KY-4) introduced legislation to de-authorize the post-speaker office that retired speakers enjoy for up to five years after they leave office. The practice started in 1971 when former Speaker John McCormack retired. In the...
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 12:46 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee approved a "megabus" bill (S.425) that includes three bipartisan bills introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) aimed at improving educational opportunities for veterans and their families. On Veterans Day, two of these bills were endorsed by...
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 12:40 am
By: Chris Downey
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Tillis Applauds Committee Passage Of Legislation To Protect America From Intellectual Property TheftToday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, applauded the Committee's passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, of which he is an original cosponsor.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 12:04 am
By: Chris Downey
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Attached is the agenda for Monday February 01, 2016 at 5:30 at the Courthouse, Superior Court Room 218 .
Published: Saturday, January 30th, 2016 @ 11:46 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has joined a bipartisan group of Senators to designate the week of January 24-30, 2016 as "National School Choice Week" and recognize that a diversity of choices in K-12 education helps meet the individual needs and strengths of children.
Published: Friday, January 29th, 2016 @ 9:22 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Arts of the Pamlico and Mr. Jay Gatsby, cordially invite you to our Annual Gala, The Roaring 20's... A Decade of Decadence, Black Tie Soiree with dancing to your favorite Band & DJ, fabulous drinks, tempting food tidbits and special entertainment.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 @ 3:41 am
By: Chris Downey
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The February 1, 2016 Board of Commissioners regular meeting will be held at the Beaufort County Courthouse in the Superior Courtroom, room 218, located at 112 W. 2nd Street, Washington, NC. The meeting will start at its regular time of 5:30 PM. Please contact Katie Mosher, Clerk to the Board, with a
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 11:46 pm
By: Chris Downey
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NCGOP Chairman Hasan Harnett released the following statement in response to the endorsement of Roy Cooper by labor union bosses...
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 7:40 pm
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At today's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) questioned Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the Obama Administration's inadequate response to the rise of ISIS.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 10:03 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, members of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee successfully agreed to send The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act out of committee and to the House floor for an upcoming vote. The bipartisan legislation, originally...
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:22 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a group of Senate Republicans urged President Barack Obama to pursue additional military options to degrade and destroy ISIS abroad and protect the nation from further attacks against American citizens...
Published: Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 @ 10:29 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The North Carolina Republican Party today released the following statement in honor of National School Choice Week...
Published: Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 @ 12:30 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Last night, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against the Conference Report to S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, which extends No Child Left Behind (NCLB) programs and big-government education. The Conference Report passed 359 to 64. Congressman Jones voted against the House...
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 12:46 am
By: Chris Downey
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Last year, the American people were horrified to learn about the widespread systematic failures within the Veterans Affairs health care system, with many veterans being forced to wait months to see medical providers. Some VA facilities were so grossly mismanaged that veterans died as a result.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 12:34 am
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against the Conference Report to H.R. 22, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The 1,000-page bill includes a five-year, $305 billion reauthorization for federal highway and transit programs. The bill would also reauthorize the...
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 9:15 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Candidate filing begins today at noon across North Carolina, with the State Board of Elections estimating that roughly 2,500 candidates will file before the deadline at noon December 21.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 11:34 am
By: Chris Downey
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As H.B. 318 protesters arrested in front of the Executive Mansion are set to appear in court, the North Carolina Republican Party questions whether Ken Spaulding and Roy Cooper stand with the protesters and their moral Monday type tactics. Do Ken Spaulding and Roy Cooper support these protesters...
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 11:14 am
By: Chris Downey
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Here are four questions for the Democrat Party ahead of their afternoon press conference on attorney general's push for additional gun control measures in North Carolina...
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 5:40 am
By: Chris Downey
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The State Board of Elections today announced that it has hired veteran reporter and anchor Jackie Hyland as the agency's public information officer. Hyland spent more than two decades covering national and local news in New York, Dallas, and Raleigh, most recently at the CBS-affiliate WRAL.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 5:25 am
By: Chris Downey
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement in response to Roy Cooper's call for more gun control in North Carolina...
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 5:08 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, NCGOP Chairman Hasan Harnett released the following statement on N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper's high-dollar New York City fundraiser with "America's Worst Governor," Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 11:59 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Today is World AIDS Day, which renews opportunities for health service agencies to work actively and collaboratively with partners to raise awareness about HIV and move closer to an AIDS-free generation.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 11:31 pm
By: Chris Downey
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James Gregory is in a class all by himself...his humor transcends all barriers: social, economic, racial or whatever...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 11:10 am
By: Chris Downey
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Last night, the Senate unanimously passed The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act, legislation introduced by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Carper (D-DE) that excludes payments from state eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining federal benefits...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 10:55 am
By: Chris Downey
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Josh Howard is stepping down as chairman of the State Board of Elections, effective January 1, 2016. Howard announced his plans during a meeting Tuesday morning.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 9:43 am
By: Chris Downey
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement on Action NC's illegal immigration protest...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:27 am
By: Chris Downey
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With support from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health (DPH) and other partners, the North Carolina Diabetes Advisory Council (DAC) will release the inaugural publication North Carolina's Guide to Diabetes Prevention and Management 2015-2020 on
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:07 am
By: Chris Downey
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement on Governor Pat McCrory's re-election campaign launch...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 5:28 am
By: Chris Downey
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In recognition of November as Adoption Awareness Month, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services thanked families and professionals in the adoption community during an event held Nov. 20 on the eve of Adoption Awareness Day.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 1:11 pm
By: Chris Downey
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