The Region

In every local region there are daily events: planned, serendiptous, environmental and unavoidable that deserve mention.

Rain-damage assessments underway; will exceed $150,000

The effects of last week's 20 inches of rain are currently being assessed, according to Washington City Manager James Smith.
October 16th, 2010

Washington City Manager tenders resignation

This morning, Washington Mayor Archie Jennings announced, via e-mail, that Washington City Manager James Smith will be vacating his post on Jan. 1, 2011.
October 16th, 2010

Tea Party this Saturday at Washington's Festival Park

Original Washington's Tea Party will hopefully be as great a success as the recent Constitution Class at Harvest Church in Washington, NC.
October 16th, 2010

Commissioner Hood Richardson Keeps a Vigilant Eye on the OLF

Beaufort County Commissioner Hood Richardson has long been an advocate for property rights in his opposition to the US Navy locating an Outlying Landing Field in Northeastern North Carolina.
October 16th, 2010

Obama protects 2nd Amendment, BCCC offering handgun training

Though the month of March saw a 27-percent increase in new home sales, I'm unconvinced we're close to real recovery. More likely, this rise in sales was the short-lived result of temporary circumstances: the beginning of spring, the April 5 increase of the FHA's upfront premium and the last weeks of the Extended Homebuyer Tax Credit.
October 4th, 2010

PCS is Now Officially on the Sell Block

On August 17, 2010, BHP Billiton of Australia tendered an unsolicited offer to purchase Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan for 38.5 billion dollars.
August 23rd, 2010
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