In the summer of 1918, five large German submarines (U-boats) crossed the Atlantic and operated against the lightly protected shipping off the North American coast.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2015 @ 4:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed February Black History Month in North Carolina, encouraging citizens to learn about our state's rich heritage of black history and its profound place in the advancement of African American culture and life in the United States.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 6:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two East Carolina University alumni were the principal investigators in the Oct. 21 discovery of two shipwrecks from an important World War II naval battle off the North Carolina coast.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 @ 7:53 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Renowned underwater explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau urged action to protect endangered ocean resources in a presentation Wednesday, Oct. 1 at East Carolina University.
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2014 @ 8:20 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A 10-year partnership between the Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Laboratory at East Carolina University and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources was cause for celebration April 30 in Greenville.
Published: Sunday, June 8th, 2014 @ 10:35 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Law school enrollment is declining at a marked rate. New American Bar Association figures show that last fall's first-year law student enrollment was 24 percent below the all-time high registered in 2010. There hasn't been a smaller entering class since 1975. Slowly but surely, it seems, Americans a
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2014 @ 1:05 am
By: John William Pope Center
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East Carolina University's graduate programs are producing more professional archeologists than any other program in the nation, according to a recent listing in the Society for American Archeology.
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 @ 10:28 am
By: ECU News Services
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The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (M.E.B.A.) , AFL-CIO, is sad to announce that Jesse M. Calhoon, the M.E.B.A.'s longest serving and charismatic President who is widely credited with ushering the Union into the modern era, died on Tuesday October 22.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 9:53 pm
By: Announcements
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Windsor Mayor James Hoggard's mom couldn't keep him out of the water when he was a boy. He grew up hunting and fishing on the Roanoke and Cashie rivers...
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 1:37 am
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina legislators could save nearly $500 million in the next budget year, and more than $1 billion over two years, while ending corporate income...
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 @ 1:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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A center for research in coastal development and natural resources was dedicated and officially opened Jan. 15, kicking off a series of community outreach events continuing through the spring.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 @ 8:03 pm
By: ECU News Services
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December 15 was Bill of Rights Day. It marks the 221st anniversary of the day when the first ten amendments - our Bill of Rights - were ratified in 1791.
Published: Monday, December 31st, 2012 @ 10:47 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Carteret County, North Carolina was formed in 1722 out of Craven County. It is named in honor of Sir John Carteret, who later became the Earl of Granville and one of the Lords Proprietors of North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2012 @ 5:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Culled out of New Hanover and Bladen Counties in 1764, Brunswick County is the southernmost county in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 @ 11:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In spite of recent statements by gubernatorial candidates Walter Dalton and Pat McCrory opposing the North Carolina International Terminal, Toby Bronstein, a spokeswoman for Save the Cape, fears the proposed megaport may not be dead.
Published: Monday, July 23rd, 2012 @ 3:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Ruth Mae Baldwin Smith Waters, age 89, a resident of Maritime Loop Road, Bath, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, at her home.
Published: Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 @ 1:05 am
By: Announcements
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Every Friday, a list of the current foreclosure inventory in Beaufort County is compiled for your reference.
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2011 @ 2:31 pm
By: Leslie Schneider
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The Marine Market will feature a maritime-themed Flea Market; a Boat Corral, with used boats for sale; marine-related seminars; seafood vendors; and lively entertainment.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 @ 4:44 pm
By: BCN
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Beaufort, North Carolina not only found its place in history, it makes its mark everyday.
Published: Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 @ 1:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse resides in a new home along the waterfront in Manteo.
Published: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 @ 2:19 am
By: Bryan Oesterreich
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