School News
Why the School Board lost the Southside cases
Suspended N. C. students can go unschooled. It was a story on the NC Supreme Court's rulings in two cases that came from Beaufort County.
October 19th, 2010
School Board does good on sex ed
There were no (zero) upset citizens protesting the new sex ed. curriculum when the School Board adopted the program last week. Chalk one up for the new superintendent, Dr. Don Phipps.
October 6th, 2010
School board approves Tayloe fundraising venture
Meeting in its regular monthly meeting on September 21, 2010 the Beaufort County Board of Education gave approval for a rather unique "fundraiser" at John Cotton Tayloe School.
October 1st, 2010
Teacher of the Year/ Principle of the Year
Anderson and Hudnell Take Top Honors for 2010-2011
October 1st, 2010
Radical Muslims do the Darndest Things
In this edition of our comedy opus, we discuss humor that is radical Islam.
October 1st, 2010
The Achievement Gap
George Will, writing in Sunday's (8-29-10) Washington Post highlights one of the most vexing problems our nation faces…the waste of human capital.
September 28th, 2010
We may just be on the verge of excellence in our school system
We may just have an excellent superintendent. It's too soon to declare that so, but we need to give him every chance in the world to make us the best.
July 27th, 2010
School board hears good news at its retreat
The Beaufort County Board of Education, meeting in a special "workshop" session Friday (7-23-10) focused its discussion on next year's (FY11) capital outlay budget
July 27th, 2010
Beaufort County Community College increases tuition
Tuition at BCCC will increase for students from $50 to $56.50 per credit hour for N.C. residents and from $241.30 to $248.50 per credit hour for non-residents, effective at registration for the Fall 2
July 7th, 2010
BCCC President David McLawhorn announces retirement
After a decade as the head of Beaufort County Community College, Dr. David McLawhorn, the fourth BCCC president, announced he will retire effective July 1, 2011.
July 7th, 2010
BCCC announces fall registration and orientation schedules
Beaufort County Community College just announced its registration schedule for Fall Semester, which is scheduled to begin Aug. 16, 2010.
June 24th, 2010
