Mr. Jesse Walter Jackson, age 74, a resident of Washington, NC died Sunday August 18, 2019 at his home.
Published: Monday, August 19th, 2019 @ 10:22 am
By: Announcements
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Senate Bill 290, originally filed as the Distillery Regulatory Reform Bill, will soon become law.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 @ 1:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers, after so many fits and starts, finally persuaded enough of their nervous colleagues to vote to begin fixing North Carolina’s archaic and broken system of governing alcohol, a move some 80 years in the making.
Published: Friday, July 19th, 2019 @ 11:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill that would ease restrictive regulations on N.C. craft distillers is closer to becoming law.
Published: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 @ 11:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill that would align laws for North Carolina craft distilleries more closely with rules governing wine and craft beer easily cleared the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, June 18. It now heads to Senate Rules.
Published: Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 @ 2:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s juvenile crime rate fell to its lowest point since the state began recording juvenile crime data – 16.18 complaints per every 1,000 kids – according to the latest report from the Department of Public Safety’s Juvenile Justice section.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 2:23 am
By: Governor's Office
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Gentry Lassiter and his wife, Rebecca, run a small distillery on the main street in Knightdale.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 2:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Mr. Robert "Rob" Alexander Andrews, Jr., age 36, a resident of Washington died Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Vidant Medical Center
Published: Monday, November 19th, 2018 @ 4:19 pm
By: Announcements
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James Thomas "Jimmy" Harris, Jr, 71, passed away on November 10, 2018
Published: Monday, November 12th, 2018 @ 4:14 pm
By: Announcements
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A North Carolina distiller who got into trouble with N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission distributed more than 70 letters to colleagues warning them against running afoul of state laws
Published: Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 @ 1:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte will gain international attention, but isn't likely to provide a major economic boost to the city
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 7:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced 21 new appointments to various North Carolina boards and commissions, including the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the Early Childhood Advisory Council, and the Juvenile Justice Planning Committee
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 1:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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Hurricanes are not just a coastal problem. Their impacts can be felt hundreds of miles inland, and significant impacts can occur without it being a major hurricane
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 2:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina schools, which now refer more than 40 percent of all offenders in the state's juvenile justice system, need to stop arresting and charging kids for minor, nonviolent offenses, state court and public safety leaders say
Published: Saturday, April 28th, 2018 @ 12:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Michael Kerr, starving, incoherent, and dehydrated, was loaded into a van March 12, 2014, at Alexander Correctional Institution in Taylorsville. The 53-year-old inmate was bound for a hospital at Central Prison in Raleigh
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 @ 9:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While North Carolina leaders address a multitude of problems behind the state's prison walls, a new national poll shows growing support for criminal justice reform
Published: Friday, February 2nd, 2018 @ 7:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Much of the reporting on the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has been cluttered with moans, groans, and general derision
Published: Friday, January 5th, 2018 @ 3:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Hollon Rudolph Guirkins, age 89, a resident of 3646 Harvey Road, Washington, died Sunday November 26, 2017 at his home
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 @ 4:19 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Jerry Latham Ward, age 79, a resident of Cowan Street, Washington, NC died Saturday, November 4, 2017 at his residence
Published: Thursday, November 9th, 2017 @ 4:18 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Julia "Judy" Anna Wooten Hayes, age 94, a resident of Washington, NC, passed away Friday September 22, 2017 at her home
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 @ 2:30 pm
By: Announcements
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Vidant Medical Center (VMC) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting two teachers from Wellcome Middle School during the week of July 24 as part of the North Carolina Business Committee for Education's (NCBCE) Teachers@Work® program
Published: Thursday, July 20th, 2017 @ 6:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Should Gov. Roy Cooper agree with the legislature and quickly sign Senate Bill 155, North Carolina distillers — and possibly restaurateurs — will see a significant boost in sales as visitors as early as this coming weekend
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 12:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A stint in juvenile detention is tough for kids who run afoul of the law, but it's nothing compared to time spent in adult prison
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 9:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is one step closer toward raising the age for juvenile offenders
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2017 @ 5:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A legislative effort to "raise the age" for some juvenile offenders has instead raised concerns about costs
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2017 @ 4:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. John Gray "Johnny" Leggett, Jr. age 69, a resident of 1270 Leggett Road, Washington, died Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2017 @ 2:15 pm
By: Announcements
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, April 27th, 2017 @ 4:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Friday, April 21st, 2017 @ 1:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murders of Michael Lassiter, 34 years of age, and his father, James Beale, 58 years of age.
Published: Friday, April 21st, 2017 @ 1:10 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina craft spirits are gaining a loyal following among North Carolinians who understand the distilling process and appreciate quality spirits
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2017 @ 5:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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