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In a countywide crackdown on noncustodial parents, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office will begin a month long effort to aggressively collect overdue child support and serve civil process papers.
On May 10, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office arrested Steven Jason Congleton, DOB: 1/24/1974, of 4241 Willow Drive in Ayden after an investigation revealed that he had stolen a social security number to apply for 18 or more credit cards.

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Government: State and Federal

Publisher's Note: This article originally appeared in the Beaufort Observer.

The Beaufort County Commissioners, at their regular monthly meeting May 7, 2012, discussed reorganizing the Economic Development Commission and its Committee of 100. No decisions were made but from the discussion it was very clear that the group has decided "something" must be done, at least in terms of re-doing the EDC's By-laws and redefining the role and relationship with the Committee of 100. Heretofore there has... (read more)

Op-Ed & Politics

Publisher's Note: This article originally appeared in the Beaufort Observer.

On Sunday (12-18-11) U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder, responding to criticism of him over the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal said: "This is a way to get at the president because of the way I can be identified with him, both due to the nature of our relationship and, you know, the fact that we're both African-American."
Attorney General Eric Holder speaking to the National Association of Counties in Washingto... (read more)

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Discovering Pitt County

Publisher's Note: This article originally appeared in the Beaufort Observer.

Congressman and GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul was in Greenville Friday (10-7-11) speaking at a rally at the Greenville Convention center in support of Rep. Walter Jones' re-election bid. Paul and Jones held a brief press conference at the PGV airport as the disembarked from their flight into Greenville. We recorded the entire press conference and you can watch it in the three video clips below.

Paul had made ... (read more)

Local Business

For Immediate Release:

(Washington, NC) - The 2nd annual awareness event and fundraiser is in the records books. This year's event raised nearly $14,000 for the Center. The staff at Eastern Radiologists in Washington coordinated the event and fundraising activities. They sold Paint the Town Pink t-shirts and cookbooks and Eastern Radiologists covered the costs of the t-shirts and cookbooks, therefore 100% of the funds raised were donated to the Center.

Just My Cut, a hair salon located on... (read more)

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The Region

I have long felt that Greg Lake (melody) / Pete Sinfield's (lyrics) "I believe in Father Christmas" is one of the more creative modern Christmas songs created Greg lake performing "I Believe in Father Christmas"in my lifetime. I have never been a huge fan of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, but I am a big fan of Greg Lake's carol, which is much more than just an ode to the British Santa Claus.

The song is a short statement on the Commercialization of Christmas juxtaposed against the known world co... (read more)

The Arts

Publisher's note: Chapter IV is the continuation of a series that began with The Turnage Theater in Images: a Retrospect in Melody - Chapter I, with the last installment in the series, The Turnage Theater in Images: a Retrospect in Melody - Chapter III.

These chapters of the Turnage Theater, in retrospect, in these rare images offered below, are in chronological order, and if you do not see a show that your were particularly fond of; please, be aware of this one policy of mine - I did not publ... (read more)

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Health and Fitness

Publisher's Note: This article originally appeared in the Beaufort Observer.

The Hospital boards voted today to convey the health system, including the Hospital to University Health Systems under terms UHS dictated on a take-it-or leave it basis. Those voting to do so were: Alice Mills-Sadler, Brenda Peacock, Sandy Hardy, Grace Bonner, Suzanne Gray, Allen Roberson and Clifton Gray who voted by conference call. Hood Richardson cast the lone dissenting vote. Howard Cadmus was absent.

The acti... (read more)

Film Reviews

Publisher's note: As redundant as a pacing lost soul, I am loathe to admit, Wyatt is probably our most read writer. Over a month ago, March 12, 2012, I was perusing our sister publication, Better Angels Now, and I noticed that so many of Wyatt's reviews, of the many fine films that occupy the public's interest, have not been availed to our readers through our Beaufort County Now publication.

Consequently, over the next many weeks, we will endeavor to remedy this mild injustice by publishin... (read more)


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