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Beaufort County Commissioner Stan Deatherage Talks with Downeast Dave Hudson | Eastern NC Now
Existing Truthfully as a Conservative County Commissioner in Beaufort County means: "Never having to say your sorry." Early voting has begun and the mid-term elections are upon us. There are many issues being discussed at all levels of government throughout the country. It is important that voters understand who the candidates are, what the platform or viewpoint of each candidate is, and do those views align with their own so that they can make informed decisions when casting their votes.
Scott Bessent Delivers Brutal Takedown Of Elizabeth Warren — With A Holiday Twist | Eastern NC Now
Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Virginia Kruta. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responded to a letter from Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) with a brutal assessment of her economic literacy (or lack thereof), and he finished it off with a holiday twist.
[State Board of Elections] Encounter an Issue While Voting? Tell an Election Official | Eastern NC Now
Press Release: Raleigh, N.C. The State Board of Elections is reminding voters that election officials are the best sources for accurate, reliable, and timely information about the voting process. If you encounter problems or have questions while attempting to vote, please take the following steps: If you are at a voting site, talk to a poll worker.
Birthright citizenship costs taxpayers $150 Billion per year says new report | Eastern NC Now
Most industrialized countries of the world base citizenship on the nationality of the parents, The United States, through the foolishness of the Supreme Court bases it on where somebody happens to be born, The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has released a report showing the cost to the American taxpayers of this foolishness. They calculate that the total cost of anchor babies, as they are known, to the taxpayer in $150.7 Billion per year.
I WILL NOT COMPLY | Eastern NC Now
Want to formally apologize to the City Clerk, Cynthia Bennett. We have very few high-level employees in the City of Washington that exhibit grace, kindness, honor, honesty, and integrity.
Strange response to reporters raise question of what's up with Roy Cooper's health | Eastern NC Now
Strange responses to simple questions from a reporter raise real questions of what is up with 69-year old Roy Cooper's health. What is the real story with Roy Cooper's health. A reporter from the Carolina Journal asked a simple question at a press event about Cooper's health. Cooper stonewalled. That, in itself, raises a red flag about what he is hiding, but it got stranger. The Carolina Journal got a cease and desist letter about asking any more question about Cooper's health from an attorney.
Replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day is an attack on America | Eastern NC Now
Where do you stand on the Transgender Issue now that the issue has gotten to the overt point of the open celebration of this lifestyle choice, dictated by certain direct and explicit actions. 90.68% I do not approve of behavior that has within its expressed tenants policies that harm children.8.47% I do support the Trans Community in all its many facets because diversity is at a premium in today's society.0.85% What is a "Children's Drag Queen Story Hour?"
crooked party hack Biden Judge Sparkle at it again - bans voter roll cleanup nationwide | Eastern NC Now
Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, an appointee of Biden's infamous autopen, and a longtime Democrat activist hack, has just abused her office to play politics again. This time it adversely impacts free and fair elections in our country. Democrat state attorney generals sued to block a Trump executive order on cleaning up voter rolls. The need for this had become apparent from things like New Jersey admitting that thousands of foreign citizens had been improperly added to their voter rolls.
Migrants and crime: In Germany 87% of outstanding criminal warrants are for "foreigners" | Eastern NC Now
According to the German Ministry of the Interior, 87.3% of outstanding criminal warrants in the country are for people who do not have German citizenship. While there may be a few tourists or business travelers in the mix,, almost all of these are illegal alien "asylum seekers". The information was released after a parliamentary request from Bundestag member Sebastian Munzenmaier of the Alternativ fur Deutschland (AfD).
Leftwing Washington, DC PAC takes aim at NC conservative judge candidates in smear effort | Eastern NC Now
The far left does not want NC to elect conservative judges, and a leftwing political action committee in Washington, DC is putting in the dollars to try to stop the conservative judge candidates for the Court of Appeals. They are sinking to a dirty smear campaign to try to elect leftwing Democrats instead.
Washington state referendum to ban biological males from womens sports takes lead in polls | Eastern NC Now
A referendum to ban biological males from womens sports is leading in the polls in liberal Washington state. The referendum was placed on the ballot by petition. It is amazing that a liberal state like Washington would have this much common sense. Too many second or third string male athletes, who cannot cut it in male sports, declare themselves "women" so they can compete against women, whose body structure does not allow them to reach the athletic standards of males.
Worst City Manager Contract in NC History? | Eastern NC Now
Worst City Manager Contract in NC History? WASHINGTON, NC FAMILY — READ THIS BEFORE TUESDAY NIGHT. Our City Attorney Franz Holscher has drafted and recommended what may be the worst and most corrupt City Manager contract in North Carolina municipal history — and he's trying to rush it through the October 13 Council meeting WITHOUT it even being on the agenda.
Moms For Liberty announces new tool to find controversial issues in 13,000 school districts | Eastern NC Now
Moms for Liberty has developed an early warning system to alert parents to controversial issues in school districts. The system, called Agenda Watch, Alert, Response, Engage (AWARE) will search for controversial issues like DEI, gender issues, and curriculum changes, using AI and send out alerts to parents. It will look at school board agendas across 13,000 school districts. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/moms-liberty-announces-new-tool-flag-controversial-policies/
migrant student riots spread to Belgium, ANTIFA joins them | Eastern NC Now
The destructive riots by migrant high school students that have swept France have now engulfed Belgium as well. Many of the rioters are second and third generation migrants. ANTIFA has now joined them in their destruction. In one incident in France, they blocked entrances to a school with over a hundred students and staff inside and set fire to the school. In another incident, a police station was set on fire and the migrants tried to block all the exits.
A reason to be concerned about our school curriculum going forward in Beaufort County? | Eastern NC Now
Among candidates appearing before the Beaufort County Republican Executive Committee were two ex-teachers who are nominees for the school board. The brief statement of one, seemingly supported by the other, gives reason for concern about how they will handle curriculum on the school board. Jennifer Cornelius, running unopposed in District 8, stated she would not get involved in politics on the school board "because it is about the children".
City Council Meeting 10-13-26 | Eastern NC Now
Where do you stand on the Transgender Issue now that the issue has gotten to the overt point of the open celebration of this lifestyle choice, dictated by certain direct and explicit actions. 90.68% I do not approve of behavior that has within its expressed tenants policies that harm children. 8.47% I do support the Trans Community in all its many facets because diversity is at a premium in today's society. 0.85% What is a "Children's Drag Queen Story Hour?"
Democrat congressional canvasser arrested for indecent exposure is illegal alien | Eastern NC Now
Where do you stand on the Transgender Issue now that the issue has gotten to the overt point of the open celebration of this lifestyle choice, dictated by certain direct and explicit actions. 90.6% I do not approve of behavior that has within its expressed tenants policies that harm children. 8.55% I do support the Trans Community in all its many facets because diversity is at a premium in today's society. 0.85% What is a "Children's Drag Queen Story Hour?"
Tillis runs to 60 Minutes to claim MAGA Candidates can’t win general elections | Eastern NC Now
Outgoing Republican Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), who wisely decided not to seek re-election because he faced a guaranteed, historic primary blowout loss in North Carolina, took his anti-MAGA lecture from the ladies of “The View” straight to CBS’s “60 Minutes” and declared that a MAGA Republican cannot win a general election. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/unbelievable-rino-senator-thom-tillis-runs-60-minutes/ Lame stream media is drooling over this.
great article: Democrats talking about affordability are hilarious | Eastern NC Now
Where do you stand on the Transgender Issue now that the issue has gotten to the overt point of the open celebration of this lifestyle choice, dictated by certain direct and explicit actions. 90.6% I do not approve of behavior that has within its expressed tenants policies that harm children. 8.55% I do support the Trans Community in all its many facets because diversity is at a premium in today's society. 0.85% What is a "Children's Drag Queen Story Hour?"
anti-immigration party wins speakership of German state legislature in historic first | Eastern NC Now
Germany's anti-immigration populist nationalist party, the Alternativ fur Deutschland (AfD) has achieved a historic first as it won the speakership of a German state legislature for the first time. The victory came in Saxony-Anhalt, where the party finished a strong first place in the recent election, but just short of a majority of seats. The AfD's Tobias Rauch was elected speaker of the state Landtag (legislature).
New poll: GOP leads among Hispanic voters for midterm elections | Eastern NC Now
Democrats and their MSM propaganda media allies have worked hard to try to make illegal immigration a racial issue in the elections. They have failed according to a new poll. Respected pollster Rasmussen has released a poll on the upcoming midterm elections that finds that among Hispanic voters, 50% of them support Republicans while 42% support Democrats.
New poll: GOP leads among Hispanic voters for midterm elections | Eastern NC Now
New poll: GOP leads among Hispanic voters for midterm elections Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2026 @ 8:47 am By: John Steed ( More Entries ) Democrats and their MSM propaganda media allies have worked hard to try to make illegal immigration a racial issue in the elections. They have failed according to a new poll.
Tillis runs to “The View” and threatens to dox President Trump | Eastern NC Now
Outgoing RINO Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) apparently wants President Donald Trump to know that the phone-number game can go both ways. During an appearance Monday on ABC’s far-left daytime program “The View,” Tillis delivered what sounded like a thinly veiled warning to President Trump after the hosts brought up Trump’s decision to publicly post Senator Tom Cotton’s phone number over the weekend.
Roy Cooper diverted eastern NC hurricane relief $100 Million to low income housing instead | Eastern NC Now
During Roy Cooper's reign as governor, eastern North Carolina got hit by several hurricanes that did significant damage. At the time, the slowness of getting aid to those who lost homes was a frequent complaint. The hurricanes happened in 2016 and 2018.. In 2022 some of them were still living in hotels, and in 2024, a third of damaged home repair had not been completed.
conservative Bolsonaro tops incumbent socialist Lula in Brazil presidential election 1st round | Eastern NC Now
In the latest swing to the right in Latin American politics, conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has topped incumbent socialist President Lula in the first round of the presidential election. Trump endorsed Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote to Lula's 45%, and analysts say Bolsonaro is heavily favored to win the runoff in three weeks. Bolsonaro is an ally of the United States, while Lula has been cozying up to China.
Federal judge rules that Flock camera search by police requires a search warrant | Eastern NC Now
The mass surveillance Flock camera system hit a roadblock when it ran into a federal judge in Oklahoma determined to uphold the 4th amendment rights of citizens against unlawful search and seizure. The judge ruled that law enforcement search of a vehicle's location over a month period using Flock requires a search warrant. Since the officer involved did not get one. all the evidence obtained from the search was thrown out destroying the prosecutor's case.
HB 328 Update: The House Needs to Act | Eastern NC Now
HB 328 Update: The House Needs to Act Take Action: Return America is asking you to contact your State Representative by Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return America North Carolina lawmakers still have an important decision to make about intoxicating hemp products, which are widely available at gas stations, convenience stores, vape and smoke shops, and online across the state.
Spain's Socialist government falls, snap election called for November | Eastern NC Now
Spain's Socialist government has fallen after a small party in their coalition defected, causing the Socialist-led coalition to lose its majority. A snap election has been called for November 29. This comes as the Socialists are mired in a series of corruption scandals, that have already sent senior party officials to prison. Even the wife of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been indicted for corruption and is facing trial.
California's "shadow welfare system" for illegal aliens costs taxpayers $11 Billion per year | Eastern NC Now
Many liberal states try to get around federal laws that provide that illegal aliens are ineligible for welfare type programs. A recent report in City Journal has revealed that California is running a shadow welfare system for illegal aliens that spends $11 Billion of taxpayer money on those programs each year. The system in run through California's regular welfare offices.
conservative Bolsonaro tops incumbent socilist Lula in Brazil presidential election 1st round | Eastern NC Now
In the latest move to the right in Latin American politics, conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has topped incumbent socialist President Lula in the first round of the presidential election. Trump endorsed Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote to Lula's 45%, and analysts say Bolsonaro is heavily favored to win the runoff in three weeks. Bolsonaro is an ally of the United States, while Lula has been cozying up to China. Lula heads the Workers Party, while Bolsonaro heads the Liberal Party.
Conservative Meeting/Program/Early Vote Poll Worker | Eastern NC Now
The City Council Agenda, for its Oct 13 meeting, is posted: There is a lot there for alert local people to be discussing. There are issues from budget, financing, public records, the Mayor, and her lawsuit and the cost of it to the city... and More. Regarding the $1million damage claim: Doesnt the city have liability insurance with the NCLM? (League of Municipalities). Are their (NCLM) lawyers defending the city?
New Survey Exposes Glaring Gaps In Americans’ Civics Knowledge | Eastern NC Now
Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Jacob Wheeler. About 35% of Americans cannot name all three branches of government, and fewer than 10% can name all five rights protected by the First Amendment, according to a new survey exposing glaring gaps in basic civics knowledge.
EXCLUSIVE: NRA Hits The Road For Midterm Battleground State Tour | Eastern NC Now
Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Drew Berkemeyer. The National Rifle Association is going on the road for the 2026 midterm elections, launching its first-ever national bus tour Thursday to mobilize gun owners across 13 states where control of Congress and statehouses is up for grabs, the group exclusively told The Daily Wire.
The Left’s Israel Obsession And The Fiction Of Its Foreign Influence | Eastern NC Now
Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Leona Salinas. A questionable consensus has hardened on the Democratic Left. Israel, we are told with certainty, sits at the eye of American political power, its lobby the most potent, its money the most corrosive, and its influence the real reason United States policy bends and folds the way it does.
Greg Abbott Has A Message For Those Betting On Texas Turning Blue | Eastern NC Now
Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Jacob Wheeler. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is downplaying fears that Democrats could flip the Lone Star State blue this year and, with it, seize control of the U.S. Senate.
Candidate For Governor To Attend Conservative Club Meeting | Eastern NC Now
Press Release: On Thursday September 17 at 6:00 PM we will have mayor Robert Burns, candidate for governor, to speak and take questions for one hour. This is our regular conservative club meeting at King Chicken Restaurant. We need to get a crowd for this. Invite your friends and neighbors. We will do some work on organizing for the November election. However, the major part of organizing will be done at the October meeting. Hood Richardson hoodrichardson1@gmail.com
Suicidal Subject Taken into Custody Without Incident | Eastern NC Now
Press Release: On Wednesday, August 27, 2026 at approximately 8:33 a.m. the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence on Winchester Drive in Washington for a report of a male subject who was suicidal and armed with a handgun. Prior to the arrival of deputies, the subject left the residence on foot.
Executive Director Sam Hayes Names Allen Norfleet as Director of Campaign Finance | Eastern NC Now
Press Release: Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina State Board of Elections Executive Director Sam Hayes welcomes Allen Norfleet to the agency's campaign finance leadership team. Norfleet previously served for more than three years at the Maryland State Board of Elections, most recently as Director of Candidacy and Campaign Finance, where he oversaw campaign finance reporting and compliance with state election law.
Trump endorses Balkcom for NC-11 in Truth Social post | Eastern NC Now
Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the Carolina Journal. The author of this post is Katherine Zehnder. On Aug. 17, President Donald J. Trump endorsed state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Henderson, who Republicans recently tapped to replace US Rep. Chuck Edwards on the ballot, to represent NC-11 in the upcoming 2026 mid-term election. Trump endorsed Balkcom in a Truth Social post at about 8pm on Aug. 17.
Henry Hinton on why radical socialists are taking over the Democrat Party | Eastern NC Now
Commenting on the most recent Democrat Socialist of America defeat of the Democrat Party establishment in the Florida US Senate primary, WTIB morning show host Henry Hinton gave his thoughts of what is behind the recent socialist wave. He blamed it on public schools pushing the "woke" narrative in the classrooms for the last twenty years. This highlights the importance of public school curriculum in keeping the America we know and are proud of.
Democrat National Committee passes resolution to abolish ICE, give amnesty to illegal aliens | Eastern NC Now
The Democrat Party has just underlined its love affair with those who arrogantly enter our country illegally in blatant violation of our immigration laws. The governing body of the Democrat Party, the Democrat National Committee, has unanimously passed by voice vote a resolution calling for the abolition of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and for new "immigration reform" laws to give illegal aliens who have sneaked into the country amnesty and a pathway to US citizenship.
NS Senate forces Gov. Stein to withdraw nomination of BLM fan for Sec. of Crime Control | Eastern NC Now
Putting a fan of the rabidly anti-police BLM in charge of the state government department in charge of law enforcement would be like hiring an arsonist for the fire department. Yet that is what ultra liberal Governor Josh Stein tried to do when he appointed Burlington liberal and BLM fanboy Jeff Smythe as Secretary of the NC Department of Public Safety. BLM was noted for its radical "defund the police" campaign. It co-founders have admitted on video to be "trained Marxists".
The delusional premises of the woke greens | Eastern NC Now
Where do you stand on the Transgender Issue now that the issue has gotten to the overt point of the open celebration of this lifestyle choice, dictated by certain direct and explicit actions. 91.07% I do not approve of behavior that has within its expressed tenants policies that harm children.8.04% I do support the Trans Community in all its many facets because diversity is at a premium in today's society.0.89% What is a "Children's Drag Queen Story Hour?"
Another establishment liberal loses to a socialist in Democrat Congress [primary - this time in CT | Eastern NC Now
Yet another socialist candidate has downed a longtime incumbent liberal establishment congressman in a primary. This time it was in Connecticut's 1st Congressional Disrtic, where 7 term Congressman John Larsen was ousted by DA supporter Luke Bronnin. In South Carolina, establishment Republican Daline Graham Nordine will face a runoff with conservative Congressman Ralph Norman for the senate seat. The establishment's NRSC is backing Nordine.
City Council Meeting 8-10-26 | Eastern NC Now
Where do you stand on the Transgender Issue now that the issue has gotten to the overt point of the open celebration of this lifestyle choice, dictated by certain direct and explicit actions. 90% I do not approve of behavior that has within its expressed tenants policies that harm children. 9.17% I do support the Trans Community in all its many facets because diversity is at a premium in today's society. 0.83% What is a "Children's Drag Queen Story Hour?"
Fauci Covid coverup - 82% miscarriage rate for pregnant women getting mRNA Covid shot | Eastern NC Now
In his role as Covid Czar, Anthony Fauci watched out for the interests of his buddies in Big Pharma, not for the American people. The latest outrage that has come to light is that Fauci was aware of the danger of pregnant women getting the mRNA Covid shot but said nothing to the public about that. Instead, he claimed it was safe. The reality was that 82% of pregnant women who got the shot suffered miscarriages.
How a liberal Democrat mega-donor bought a Republican Congress primary in Tennessee | Eastern NC Now
The more that comes out on the shock upset of conservative Congressman Andy Ogles in a Congressional primary in Tennessee, the worse it stinks. Factors included much of the district being new to Ogles as a result of the new redistricting and that Tennessee allows non-Republicans to vote in GOP primaries, but the main factor was a last minute deluge of special interest money The official campaigns of Ogles and his primary opponent together spent around a million dollars each.
War on History - black bishop calls our "woke" Smithsonian for politicizing black history: | Eastern NC Now
The increasing "woke" Smithsonian history museum has come under increasing fire for its politicized approach to American history, distorting America's past to fit the far left "woke" narrative instead of presenting what actually happened. The latest to express disgust at today's Smithsonian is a great grandson of slaves himself and now a bishop and a published author, Bishop Earl Walker Jackson.
radical left VA Governor Spanberger booed off stage at national Fiddlers Convention | Eastern NC Now
Rural voters showed what they think of their new far left Governor Abigail Spanberger when she appeared on stage at the 90th annual Old Fiddlers Convention, the largest even of its kind in America. The event was held in southwestern Virginia and drew a largely rural crowd. When Spanberger appeared on stage, there was a very loud chorus of boos and many in the crowd turned their backs to her in a sign of disrespect. She was unable to continue with her intended remarks.
Senate bossThune goes full Undocumented Democrat against Trump, the GOP, and America | Eastern NC Now
Sente Majority Leader John Thune (RINO-SD) is showing his true colors, and he is NOT a real Republican but an Undocumented Democrat. Thune is proving himself to be Mitch McConnell 2.0 in stabbing Republicans in the back and enabling Democrats.
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