Beaufort County
A look at the people, geography and history of a large familiar county separated by one big flowing river.
"Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't it:" A Christmas Snow, Part II
This Christmas season, a rare snowstorm provided one last parting gift to the children and adults alike, who still possess a sense of constant wander. Here is the last batch
January 3rd, 2011
"Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't it:" A Christmas Snow, Part I
This Christmas season, a rare snowstorm provided one last parting gift to the children and adults alike, who still possess a sense of constant wander, and it was gloriously beautiful.
January 3rd, 2011
County to review 2010 BRHS audit, upsets Piland’s reappointment
The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners applied quite a bit of muscle to firmly center Beaufort Regional Health System on the dual track to recovery, at its general meeting on Tuesday.
October 25th, 2010
Commissioners support $250,000 US-17 economic-impact study
Deatherage was the only commissioner to vote against the resolution on the grounds that spending $250,000 to scientifically prove the obvious would be wasteful.
October 21st, 2010
Public Hearing on BRHS merger brings all sides to the same table
All six BRHS employees who spoke were vehemently in favor of merging the small community hospital with another larger institution.
October 21st, 2010
Congressional staffers get their college loans paid by taxpayers
Back in August, while being interviewed on another subject, Dick Morris mentioned that "congressional staffers get their student loans written off."
October 20th, 2010
Chamber director brands Washington as a triathlete destination
Over 300 triathletes from across nine states now have our own Washington, North Carolina, circled on their events-destination maps.
August 9th, 2010
BRHS looks to invest in improving its rate of returns
The BCMC 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.
July 30th, 2010
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 'urgent' illness and injury in the Washington area.
July 30th, 2010
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.
July 28th, 2010
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.
July 28th, 2010
Discovering Mac'swood
Once upon a time, in the middle of a large county there was a small town, and in the middle of the small town there was a thick, swampy, yet habitable wood.
July 27th, 2010
Whose hospital is it anyway? The Beaufort Regional Health System
Second in a series on the Hospital and the Beaufort Health System
July 20th, 2010
Whose hospital is it anyway? We begin a series examining its organizational structure
The purpose of this series is to attempt to provide a simplified description of the multiple entities of that system.
July 19th, 2010