Beaufort County Now


School Board adopts core sex ed. curriculum

The Beaufort County Board of Education heard a report from its staff on the development of a revision in the Health curriculum required by recent state legislation. After the presentation and a short discussion the Board voted 8-1 to adopt the "core" curriculum from the N. C. School Health Training Center at Appalachian State University. That program was selected by a community-based committee composed of parents, teachers, ministers and others who volunteered or were selected to repre... Read More

BRHS looks to invest in improving its rate of returns

The Beaufort County Medical Center Board of Trustees made a leap of faith at its meeting Tuesday toward bringing in a company to help the hospital implement a Clinical Documentation Improvement Program, which would help the hospital collect $1 million to $1.7 million in extra revenue within the coming year, according to worst and best-case scenarios provided by Cost/Containment Committee Chair Hood Richardson and Beaufort Regional Health Systems Chief Financial Officer Chris Riggs, respectively.... Read More

IMMIGRATION

"It's a Sad Day When our President Twists our Constitution to Protect Illegal Immigrants Rather than Besieged American Citizens"

We have a President who is complicit in the flagrant lawlessness by illegal immigrants. Arizona takes the first step to stop him.

Immigration is a bitterly contested issue in the United States right now. Currently, there are about 10.8 million illegal immigrants living and working in the shadows. It is approximated that at least 1/3 of all Hispanics a... Read More

School Board gets warning on capital outlay, hears good news on School Food Service

The Beaufort County Board of Education met in its regular monthly meeting Monday (7-26-10). Among the items routinedly approved was the "consent agenda." The Board meets in committees to handle much of their business and then just approves everything in one vote, calling it the "consent agenda." At this meeting, after approving several items, they explained to the public what they had done.

You will note in the video that the Board is advised that they have a problem with an... Read More

Beaufort County Government's General Meeting Agenda: Monday, August 2, 2010.

The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners Will Meet to Discuss the County's Business

The Government of Beaufort County meets every month for at least one General Meeting to discuss and act on the county's business. Beaufort County employs the County Manager Form of Government, which stipulates that the board of county commissioners allow the county manager to set the agenda, and bring issues before them.

This meeting is the second meeting after the conclusion of the county's budg... Read More

Inner Banks Urgent Care stepping up as Pamlico Urgent Care closes

Pamlico Urgent Care is closing Friday, leaving Inner Banks Urgent Care to single-handedly care for every illness and injury in the Washington area that falls between what’s typically treated by a family doctor and what necessitates a trip to the emergency room.

Family Nurse Practitioner, Anita Woolard joins Dr. Elisabeth Cook at Anita Woolard, a native of Beaufort County, received her family nurse practitioner degree from East Carolina University. She has over 10 years experience in Eme... Read More

Woolard Statement: Butterfield Return Rangel Money

I'm angry and the voters in the First Congressional District are angry and rightfully so. We see the arrogance and corruption in Washington, and we don’t like it. We are especially upset that Rep. G. K. Butterfield, has violated the spirit of the Congressional Ethics Committee while he is a serving member of that body.

Charlie Rangel, who has served in Congress for 40 years, was charged with numerous ethics violations. It has taken the Ethics Committee two years of investigation to even ... Read More

Charges of Racism are Hurtful (for both sides)

Publisher's Note: Diane Rufino delves into a subject that has long been one of her major concerns - racism. Many Liberals strongly believe that, "it is high time to have a national discussion on race." Well here it begins from the bowels of Beaufort County Now: Diane Rufino Style.

The Author's Note: The theme originated as a post on my blogsite. The article below actually represents a running thread of several posts and includes comments which criticize my points. The criticisms are clearly... Read More

Cash-poor hospital accepts county's favor to buy its real estate

The hospital and the county shook hands today on a deal that will provide the hospital with the means to pay its debt service to the county and have operating capital—at least for the upcoming fiscal year.

Beaufort County, which currently owns 80 percent of hospital land and buildings, offered to purchase the remaining 20 percent for $4.8 million. The county’s offer was communicated to the hospital board by Beaufort County Manager Paul Spruill at its July 13 meeting. At today’... Read More

Woolard to Call on Butterfield to Return Tainted Contributions

Publisher's Note: Submitted as a press release from the Ashley Woolard Campaign.

GOP First District Congressional candidate Ashley Woolard will call on Congressman G.K. Butterfield to return tainted campaign contributions from embattled Democratic congressman Charlie Rangel in a series of press conferences Tuesday.

Woolard will appear at the Pitt County Courthouse in Greenville at 10:30 AM, Woolard for Congress Headquarters in Washington, NC at 1:30 PM and the Wayne County GOP Headquarters in... Read More

Remembering a Hometown Hero, and Renaming the Runyon Creek Bridge

High over the Saudi Arabian skies, USAF 1st Lt. Patrick Olson piloted his OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, better known as a "Warthog" to those who flew them. Lt. Olson had been in the air since 0530, and now he knew he had a problem. Lt. Olson had been directing other pilots against Iraqi tank divisions over the skies of Kuwait, and his plane had been damaged extensively by ground fire, and he was very aware of it. Three of his four hydraulic lines had been cut, and he was operating ... Read More

Hospital mails RFP's, Cost-Containment Committee re-emerges

For the moment, Beaufort Regional Health System seems to be making some real progress down the much-debated dual-track approach to saving the Washington-based hospital.

On Wednesday of last week, Healthcare Appraisers, Inc. distributed Request For Proposal packets to the 14 organizations which expressed interest in potentially leasing the hospital, according to an e-mail received from BRHS Director of Marketing and Public Relations Pam Shadle on Friday afternoon.

Those 14 organizations are: ... Read More