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Tue, 04/06/2021 - 09:25 RALPH HISE WANTS TO BAN TRANSGENDER TREATMENT FOR 21 AND UNDER: The legislation follows a nationwide trend of GOP-controlled state legislatures looking to limit treatments for transgender adolescents. Unlike other states, however, North Carolina would classify adults between the ages of 18 and 21 as minors under the “Youth Health Protection Act.” Medical professionals who facilitate a transgender person's desire to present themselves or appear in a way that is inconsistent with their biological sex could have their license revoked and face civil fines of up to $1,0...

Tue, 04/06/2021 - 09:25 RALPH HISE WANTS TO BAN TRANSGENDER TREATMENT FOR 21 AND UNDER: The legislation follows a nationwide trend of GOP-controlled state legislatures looking to limit treatments for transgender adolescents. Unlike other states, however, North Carolina would classify adults between the ages of 18 and 21 as minors under the “Youth Health Protection Act.” Medical professionals who facilitate a transgender person's desire to present themselves or appear in a way that is inconsistent with their biological sex could have their license revoked and face civil fines of up to $1,0...

A local property, currently owned by a former state senator, has been at the forefront of discussions over the past week from concerned residents. The property in question and proposal to purchase the property was one of the main topics for debate during Monday morning's Onslow County Board of Commissioners meeting.  During a lengthy discussion and after hearing the majority of public comments explaining their displeasure with how the proposal has been handled, the BOC voted 5 to 2 in favor of the purchase of Equine Country USA, currently owned by former state senator Harry Brown.  The pub...

Officials in Onslow County announced longtime Board of Education member and former Chairman Pamela Thomas died Sunday morning.  Thomas was admitted to Onslow Memorial Hospital in late November after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Thomas' death follows days after that of her mother, who died Thursday at the age of 94. This morning, the family posted the tragic news on social media of Thomas' passing at approximately 12:20 a.m.  In an update from Thomas' family last week, they indicated Thomas seemed to be improving but had a long road of recovery ahead. Commissioner Robin Knapp released a s...

Three of the four newly elected members of the Onslow County Board of Education have been sworn into office. Incumbent Ken Reddic was administered the oath of office along with new members Melissa Oakley and Eric Whitfield in a ceremony Tuesday night at the Eastern North Carolina Regional Skills Center. “Now the real work begins,” Oakley said after the brief ceremony. Her family and Onslow County Commissioner Robin Knapp stood with her as she took the oath of office. The three were sworn in by District Court Judge Michael Surles, who administered the oath from a microphone more than six f...