Blackbeard Coffee Roasters is coming to Uptown Greenville this fall
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 @ 9:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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When the framers met in Philadelphia in the blazing summer of 1787, fierce debate ensued.
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016 @ 9:05 pm
By: Ryan Case
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No matter what age or interests a person has, almost everyone loves bears! It is a little known fact that the biggest black bears on the planet and the highest black bear densities in the world are not found in Canada or Alaska, but in coastal North Carolina!
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2016 @ 11:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Smokey The Bear Was Looking Right At Me, Therefore, I Know He Blamed Me!
Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 @ 9:07 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Governor Pat McCrory and Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources Susan Kluttz joined N.C. Zoo Director Pat Simmons at the North Carolina Zoo today to welcome a new polar bear, Nikita.
Published: Sunday, March 6th, 2016 @ 11:45 am
By: McCrory Communications
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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 secret to staying warm after jumping into the icy waters of an outdoor pool in the middle of January is simple for Stephen Gray: just stay in.
Published: Sunday, February 14th, 2016 @ 2:16 pm
By: ECU News Services
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To recognize, educate and celebrate this important North Carolina native, the historic Inner Banks town of Plymouth is hosting the first annual North Carolina Black Bear Festival on Saturday, June 6th.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2015 @ 3:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There are three types of tours to choose from. The first two are on Federal land, (Pungo Unit of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge) and State land, (Tidewater Research Station).
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 1:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The cost of the tour is free, with donations accepted.
Published: Sunday, April 26th, 2015 @ 8:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Miss Bonnie Janay Ward, age 20, a resident of Bath, NC died Tuesday March 10, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2015 @ 3:49 pm
By: Announcements
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A record-setting 1,145 Pirates braved temperatures in the 40s Jan. 22 to jump into the icy waters of the outdoor swimming pool at East Carolina University's Student Recreation Center.
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 9:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The 19th Annual Polar Bear Plunge will be held at the Student Recreation Center at 7 p.m. Jan. 22. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. and at 7 p.m., ECU students, faculty and staff will take the plunge into the icy waters of the outdoor swimming pool.
Published: Saturday, January 17th, 2015 @ 11:53 am
By: ECU News Services
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Many of us can remember the 'double rainbow, moment for the Yosemite junkie made famous on Youtube a few years back.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 10:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's expanded polar bear exhibit was unveiled today at the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro. Governor Pat McCrory was on hand to unveil the three-years-in-the-making, $8.5 million exhibit.
Published: Saturday, October 25th, 2014 @ 11:22 pm
By: Chris Downey
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North Carolina's expanded polar bear exhibit was unveiled today at the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro. Governor Pat McCrory was on hand to unveil the three-years-in-the-making, $8.5 million exhibit. The governor was joined by Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary John Skvarla and Zoo...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 9:28 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Mr. William “Seth” Sawyer, 60, of Bear Grass and formerly of the Pamlico Beach community of Belhaven passed Sunday afternoon August 31, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville.
Published: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 @ 5:46 pm
By: Announcements
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Every field of study has its standard way of teaching it to students. Science is mostly taught through lectures and labs. Literature and philosophy are mostly taught through classroom discussion. And English composition is mostly taught through students writing essays and bringing them to class...
Published: Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 @ 7:09 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Students in East Carolina University's College of Engineering and Technology helped revamp information technology systems and make process improvements for two Pitt County agencies dedicated to improving the lives of children.
Published: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 @ 6:34 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Serving on the vestry of Saint Thomas Parish in Bath with the (supposedly hanged) pirate, Edward Salter is Blackbeard's widow's second husband, John Barrow.
Published: Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 9:35 am
By: Eugene Bowers Grant, Jr
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Blackbeard, if not a native son of the Bath area, was an adopted son with blood relatives living in the area. He had the trust of the local families. He organized a core of about 20 men from the Bath area. The majority of these men were connected by blood.
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:58 pm
By: Eugene Bowers Grant, Jr
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Settlement of he Pamlico area of eastern North Carolina was first attempted by the English when the Lost Colony was established on Roanoke Island in 1585.
Published: Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 @ 6:21 pm
By: Eugene Bowers Grant, Jr
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Leo W. Jenkins would not look upon his latest triumph as a personal gain – instead, it would be a victory for East Carolina University and its region.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 10:47 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The February issue of Smithsonian has a most interesting story for me: "The Last Days of Blackbeard" by Colin Woodard gives a brief overview of things discovered in about the last 10-20 years of contemporary research.
Published: Sunday, March 16th, 2014 @ 1:09 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Outside temperatures dipped below freezing Jan. 23 as more than 1,000 jumpers plunged into the icy waters of East Carolina University's outdoor swimming pool for the 18th annual Polar Bear Plunge.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 9:52 pm
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University recognized 40 veterans and military supporters today during its annual Veterans Day paver dedication. The Nov. 11 event brings the total number of pavers to nearly 200. The 6-by-9-inch bricks honor men and women who have served in the armed forces or who have supported...
Published: Sunday, November 17th, 2013 @ 3:10 pm
By: ECU News Services
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McClatchy and the other surviving cartels in the dwindling, money-bleeding mainstream media are working overtime to try to sell us on the "fact" that the average American is furious with the GOP over a 17 percent freeze in federal spending during the first two weeks of October.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 11:36 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Frances Bear Falkson, 79, of 626 West Waterway Drive, Belhaven, died Thursday October 17, 2013 at Pungo Vidant Medical Center in Belhaven.
Published: Monday, October 21st, 2013 @ 10:52 pm
By: Announcements
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Active in the church and in the Bear Grass community where he and his wife live, 63-year-old Ervin Harris had four strokes just days apart in April 2011. The first came after physical therapy for knee surgery. "We went directly from rehabilitation to the emergency room," Susan said.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2013 @ 2:48 pm
By: ECU News Services
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McClatchy-Raleigh published a cutesy little item today about how Thom Tillis is not going to shave until the doggone legislative session ends. (Seriously.)
Published: Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 @ 7:08 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A clear majority of the Founding Fathers unquestionably believed in a universal right to bear arms.
Published: Monday, May 27th, 2013 @ 5:19 pm
By: Harry Meredith, Jr.
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If you've spent any time learning about pirates, you've likely heard of Blackbeard. Author Kevin Duffus says what you think you know about Blackbeard might be very different...
Published: Sunday, April 21st, 2013 @ 5:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lovie Beard Shelton of Washington, one of the first nurse-midwives to practice in North Carolina, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday morning, March 29th, 2013.
Published: Saturday, March 30th, 2013 @ 7:26 am
By: Announcements
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During the early 1700s, the Pirate Blackbeard terrorized the seas off the coast of North Carolina and became a notorious villain. His vessel, The Queen Anne's Revenge, was as equally infamous.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2013 @ 11:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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