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A State Highway Patrol trooper's hat worth $50 lost almost seven years ago has evolved into a closely watched case about the conditions under which state employees can be fired. And despite a December ruling by the state's highest court, the matter remains far from settled.
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2016 @ 3:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory broke ground on the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement over Oregon Inlet today
Published: Sunday, March 13th, 2016 @ 5:09 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory today announced a groundbreaking celebration for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m. in the parking lot at the south end of the bridge
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2016 @ 1:11 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Transportation planners on Monday told a House committee that the cumulative gap between anticipated revenues and projected spending through 2040 would be about $60 billion
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 11:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Krystal Engineering, LLC, will open a production facility in Caldwell County, ramping up an 82-person workforce during the next five years.
Published: Thursday, February 18th, 2016 @ 2:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory invites college students in North Carolina to apply for the State of N.C. Internship Program for Summer 2016.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 @ 11:55 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III joined over 200 business and education leaders today at the 7th annual small business summit to celebrate North Carolina's economic successes.
Published: Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 @ 3:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that a new web-based tool is now available to help North Carolina's more than 7,000 child care facility operators develop and update emergency plans that provide protective actions for children in their care during a crisis situation.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 11:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After decades of delays and court challenges, 2015 was the year that Governor Pat McCrory announced North Carolina will move forward with the Bonner Bridge Replacement Project with construction beginning in spring of 2016.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor McCrory signed Senate Bill 698 (Legacy Medical Care Facility/CON Exempt) into law on October 28, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The first of my two twos is going to strike many of you as shear unmitigated silly foolishness because it is so far out that you are going to shout at your computer, "He made that up! That could not have happened!"
Published: Tuesday, January 5th, 2016 @ 1:41 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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In 1984, Jim Martin and Rufus Edmisten were opponents in our state’s gubernatorial election. As with any statewide election, it was a hard fought contest, but one that can provide lessons for today.
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 6:28 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A nearly eight-year-long legal battle between the state of North Carolina and Alcoa Power Generating Inc. over four hydroelectric dams the company owns and operates on the Yadkin River may be coming to an end.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 4:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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They say that some of the best exercise you can get is riding a bicycle. It helps to burn calories as well as provide cardio vascular conditioning
Published: Saturday, October 24th, 2015 @ 10:40 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Mrs. Archie Christine Cuthrell Daniels, age 90, a resident of 519 Tooley St., Belhaven, NC died Friday October 16, 2015 at Ridgewood Nursing Center of Washington.
Published: Monday, October 19th, 2015 @ 12:22 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Johnny Cornelius Howard, Sr. age 64, a resident of Pinetown, NC died Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Thursday, October 8th, 2015 @ 12:15 pm
By: Announcements
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Even though Alcoa Power Generating Inc. has won two more legal battles against the state of North Carolina dealing with the company’s efforts to relicense its four hydroelectric dams on the Yadkin River, the state plans to continue fighting to gain control of those facilities...
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 6:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I was named head coach of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill wrestling team in 2003. I was fired this past June. The athletic director has publicly stated that I was fired for "performance"; specifically, that I had not been successful in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 @ 5:37 am
By: John William Pope Center
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After the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources sent a letter to Attorney General Roy Cooper, The North Carolina Republican Party urged Cooper to put politics aside and do his job by defending the state against new overreaching federal EPA rules.
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2015 @ 10:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As the NAACP prepares for this evening's Voter ID rally in Raleigh, it is important to know who is really behind challenges to NC's voting ID law.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2015 @ 6:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Democrat Candidate for Governor Who Led Redistricting For Democrats Commits Massive Flip Flop on Redistricting
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 @ 3:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hilton Carr Wilbur, age 100, a resident of Washington, N.C. passed away peacefully at his home on August 31, 2015.
Published: Tuesday, September 1st, 2015 @ 12:37 pm
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the final roadblocks were cleared Friday allowing the N.C. Department of Transportation to proceed with construction of a new Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on N.C. 12 over the Oregon Inlet in Dare County.
Published: Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 @ 11:21 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Betty Jean "B.J." Coleman Johnson, age 86, a resident of 208 Dogwood Drive, Washington, NC, died Thursday August 13, 2015 at her home.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 11:47 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Jesse Cornelius Smith Jr., age 96, a resident of 915 Swan Point Reef Rd., Washington, died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Ridgewood Manor.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 12:42 pm
By: Announcements
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Ann Cartwright Johnson, age 74, a resident of 111 Shad Bend Dr., Washington, passed away Friday June 19, 2015.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 @ 10:57 am
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after his transportation team reached an agreement that gives the go-ahead for the construction of a parallel bridge to replace the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 10:21 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Mrs. Polly Mae Campbell Mayo, age 69, a resident of 3016 Possum Track Road, Chocowinity, died Thursday afternoon June 11, 2015 at her home.
Published: Friday, June 12th, 2015 @ 3:17 pm
By: Announcements
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An agreement among five universities has confirmed the multi-institutional mission of the University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute and established East Carolina University as the administrative campus of the state university system's program to better understand the North Carolina coas
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 6:12 am
By: ECU News Services
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Mrs. Agnes Clark Brinn, age 70, a resident of Belhaven, NC went to be with the Lord Monday evening, June 1, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 5:18 pm
By: Announcements
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Whether U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan's keynote address at N.C. Central University's 125th commencement ceremony illustrated what is wrong with the liberal stranglehold on higher education, or properly embraces an emerging social paradigm, likely depends on your own politics.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A greater reliance on federalism could help address key political concerns for both traditional conservatives and libertarians.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina jumped to first place among all states in Site Selection magazine's 2014 'Top Competitive States' Award.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 10:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In an April decision, the N.C. Court of Appeals overturned a jury ruling that Union County public schools had not been provided enough money by the county commission
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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