On Monday, January 9, 2023, Beaufort Commissioner Stan Deatherage, at the behest of his many constituents, will present to the Beaufort County Commissioner a resolution calling for their support of a beneficial education for a productive citizenry.
Published: Monday, January 16th, 2023 @ 8:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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For years, even before Mr. Trump was elected, I was witnessing a mighty "sea change" in the American spirit of patriotism and overall collective intellect, which began to wane in 2009, and has now devolved into a condition that concerns me greatly.
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 1:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Local political Conservative and retired Lt. Colonel Pete Benton endorses Beaufort County Commissioner Stan Deatherage in his bid for re-election to the office that he currently holds.
Published: Saturday, May 14th, 2022 @ 9:00 am
By: Pete Benton
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This latest majority of Beaufort County's Commissioners provide to their constituents a robust lack of concern regarding the Biden /Harris Open Southern Border and Resettlement Project, deferring to the political wishes of fellow caucus members - the Democratic Socialists commissioners.
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 9:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nominal Republicans Frankie Waters and John Rebholz made an effective stand against Election Integrity, in concert with their fellow Democratic Socialist caucus members, to stop cold this resolution to limit Voter Fraud in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, March 6th, 2022 @ 8:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County citizens have a voice in this self-governing conundrum of these States United, and it must not be canceled, or held politically hostage by the false problems promoted by the Democratic Socialists, whose purpose is to destroy this Representative Republic.
Published: Saturday, February 26th, 2022 @ 12:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County's Budgeting process begins with the Great and Annual Beaufort County Commissioner Retreat, where the Commissioners are told and shown and tasked to acknowledge just how much of the public's money is necessary to keep their government afloat.
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 12:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After nearly two years of resolutions representing a desired result to make Beaufort County citizens more safe in their government's buildings, this process is finally moving toward full fruition.
Published: Monday, January 17th, 2022 @ 8:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The resolution to allow conceal carry for Beaufort County employees in most government buildings finally passed after 4 bites of the apple to do so.
Published: Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ 3:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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BCN's "What's Happening NOW" is thrilled, once again, to meet with Beaufort County Commissioner Hood Richardson and discuss, with BCN publisher and County Commissioner Stan Deatherage, the business of Beaufort County's government.
Published: Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ 3:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As a Commissioner for over 20 years now, I am finding that my junior commissioners really do not take their jobs at all seriously.
Published: Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ 8:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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At the November, 2020 General Meeting, The Beaufort County Commissioners will be asked to support a well defined resolution, written by Commissioner Stan Deatherage, to support and defend the First Amendment, in particular the segment that guarantees "Freedom of Speech" and a "Free Press."
Published: Saturday, January 15th, 2022 @ 1:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Commissioners Meet in a Special Called Meeting to Decide the Tax Rate for 2020 /2021On Monday June, 8, 2020, Beaufort County's Commissioners met to finish the 2020 /2021 budget; make no cuts with a hastily constructed economic recession raging, and retained the .635 per 100 dollars evaluation as the ad valorem tax rate for Beaufort County tax payers.
Published: Friday, January 14th, 2022 @ 12:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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For a short while, at the most recent Beaufort County Commissioners Meeting - June 1, 2020, there appeared to be some degree of optimism that the small businesses of Beaufort County might get a much awaited, and much needed financial shot-in-the arm.
Published: Friday, January 14th, 2022 @ 12:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Commissioner Hood Richardson valiantly pitched the argument that Beaufort County should through off the shackles and chains of an Authoritarian governor and reopen its businesses that are arbitrarily deemed nonessential.
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 11:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The largest accomplishment of the meeting was that the Beaufort County commissioners did prove that they could meet under extreme circumstances, and that they would meet again openly in May on multiple occasions.
Published: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 @ 4:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Resolution to Permit Concealed Carry for Beaufort County Government Employees in Most of Beaufort County Government's Buildings
Published: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 @ 3:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Resolution Allowing Concealed Carry in All Beaufort County Buildings Save the Court House
Published: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 @ 1:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Both resolutions, presented by Beaufort County Commissioner Stan Deatherage, will be as dissimilar as yesterday and tomorrow, but both are equally as important to the current and future well being of our citizenry.
Published: Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 @ 3:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This next Monday night, April 6, 2020, Beaufort County's Commissioners will meet in compliance with North Carolina's Open Meeting statutes, which dictate the condition and manner that North Carolina politicians do the People's business.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 2:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Commissioner Stan Deatherage took issue with Vidant shutting down the Psych Ward at the Beaufort County Hospital.
Published: Sunday, September 29th, 2019 @ 3:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of the terms that frequently comes up at Beaufort County Commissioners meetings is "micro manage". It is used by the five "Demopublicans".
Published: Thursday, August 29th, 2019 @ 4:50 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The giving away of America's assets: free education; free health care; access to the wealth fare system using anchor babies," etc. is what I have termed, here in Beaufort County, the promised protractive nuisance for Illegals to come in greater abundance.
Published: Monday, July 22nd, 2019 @ 8:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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During the February Beaufort County Commissioners meeting the County manager, Brian Alligood, took issue with those of us who think continuation budgets are bad things, maybe even evil.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2019 @ 3:53 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Those who want to build a new Beaufort County jail are back. They are the same kind of scheme that cost Beaufort County taxpayers over 40 million dollars in new schools about ten years ago.
Published: Saturday, March 16th, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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In a recent article titled "With friends like these, we don"t need enemies", I explained how the Democrats have managed to keep control of the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners when they have only two votes.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 12:07 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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It is no secret among the truly conservative county commissioners and conservative Republicans that Democrats have held leadership positions on the Board of County Commissioners for the past 12 years.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2019 @ 1:45 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The Beaufort County Commissioners met December 3, 2018 to discuss a myriad of issues, but not least of which was the approval of 110,000.00 of already budgeted public money to significantly change the construct of filming those general meetings, and to what degree we provide a quality product.
Published: Friday, December 21st, 2018 @ 7:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We've been down this road before, but something gives me pause to consider, it will different this time.
Published: Monday, December 3rd, 2018 @ 12:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Political leanings and affectations ebb and flow depending on who the neophyte politician talks to; even, I know when to keep my mouth shut for I will reveal the obvious should I speak too much.
Published: Monday, April 2nd, 2018 @ 9:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Political leanings and affectations ebb and flow depending on who the neophyte politician talks to; even, I know when to keep my mouth shut for I will reveal the obvious should I speak too much.
Published: Sunday, March 18th, 2018 @ 11:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County native and former Beaufort County Commissioner Stan Deatherage filed Monday, February 26, 2018, for his Party's nomination as a Republican candidate for the Beaufort County Commission.
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2018 @ 1:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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