May 7, 2021 | By The County Compass
A three-hour stand-off has ended after the suspect exited a vehicle and turned his gun on himself. Richard Kelly Murphrey, 35, of Gloucester, NC is in serious condition and has been transported to Carteret Health Care.
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Deputies searching for wanted subject / lockdown lifted
Carteret County deputies are currently searching for Richard Kelly Murphrey, 35, of Gloucester, NC wanted for numerous warrants including habitual felon, carrying a concealed weapon, and numerous drug charges.
Carteret County schools in the eastern part of the county were briefly put on a lockdown…
May 7, 2021 | By The County Compass
VANDEMERE – In a building once home to the Flamingo Motorcycle Club, manager Alex Credle introduces his hard-working staff, from left: Kiearra Sawyer, Vannikia ‘Shell’ Midgette, and Cheryl Bryant (not shown – Jakiya Jones). Renamed Flamingo Grill, the spot is exactly 6.1 miles from the Bayboro Courthouse, along a section of Highway 304 that old-timers know as ‘Cash Corner.’ Call Flamingo Grill at (252) 745-9504 and your order will be waiting! Open six days a week for both lunch and dinner.…
May 6, 2021 | By The County Compass
BAYBORO – Jeannette Hudson and her granddaughter Lillie Grace Hudson examine bear tracks Tuesday afternoon – clearly evident in a sticky goo under the porch’s hummingbird feeder.
“I just want to alert my neighbors in Bayboro that we have had a bear around here on two consecutive nights,” chuckled Jeannette. “He went after our three bird feeders, and he must have carried off a large galvanized can of birdseed on the back porch, because I can’t find it anywhere.”
In addition to sticky footprints, bent metal shepherd hooks that once held feeders, and a dug up flower garden, the nocturnal creature…
May 1, 2021 | By Special to the County Compass
By Lisa Rice
ALLIANCE – Welcome back to ‘Everybody’s Else’s History.” Last time, we took a look at a ‘Granny Bench,’ which is a unique relic from yesteryear! Many people ask me what my favorite item is in my man cave. I don’t even have to think about it! I got it from my uncle and aunt. You’ll see it in this week’s photo. Yep! A screen door!
My uncle built his house in the early 70s. About a year ago, he and his wife were going to do some remodeling. The first thing to go was that screen door. I went to see them one day and immediately saw that the screen door was GONE! Oh, no!! I asked about it in a very panicky voice…
April 30, 2021 | By Jeff Aydelette
VANCEBORO – On the corner of his parking lot, Chad Braxton of Kite’s Grocery stands next to a fresh scar on the trunk of this massive tree – evidence of Mother Nature’s power after a strike rocked the town on a Wednesday evening several weeks ago.
“It sounded like a bomb went off,” recalled Braxton, who also serves as mayor of the small Hwy. 17 community. “The next day we found bark on the ground more than 50 yards away.”
Few things in town are older than Kite’s Grocery, founded more than 60 years ago by Braxton’s grandfather, Gus Kite, who passed away in 2006.
“Yeah, I remember working the cash register…
April 28, 2021 | By The County Compass
By Dexter Liu | News Analysis
WASHINGTON, DC – Joe Biden and the Democrat Party do not trust you to be good moral citizens. They don’t trust you with your Constitutional Liberties, including the one that grants you the right to keep and bear arms. The evidence is undeniable. Why else would they want to restrict your access to guns or to take them away altogether? Why else do they have 25,000 armed troops and razor wire fencing in Washington D.C.?
What they want is against the Constitution. The American Left has so corrupted our public discourse and dumbed-down our understanding of the justice syst…
April 26, 2021 | By Special to the County Compass
PAMLICO COUNTY – After a long history of disturbances, drug violations and countless calls to the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office, the Moores Swamp Community neighborhood will soon feel a little safer. On March 31, 2021, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge J. Willey signed a judgment for a Chapter 19 Nuisance Abatement action against Pamlico County residents of 1031 & 1033 Moores Swamp Road.
Under Chapter 19 of the N.C. General Statutes, these homes were determined to be a public nuisance, which allowed for a civil remedy. The remedy being the occupants’ consent to vacate and s…
April 22, 2021 | By Jeff Aydelette
ARAPAHOE – Earlier this month, elected officials in this small town voted unanimously against any requirement for a so-called vaccine passport. In doing so, the five member board empowered Mayor Kenny Heath to draft a resolution to that effect, which is to be transmitted to the Governor and to the General Assembly, no later than Monday afternoon, April 26.
In a brief interview this week, Heath said the vote was not intended to downplay the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations. Rather, it emphasizes the town’s commitment to harmony in the community.
“Of course, the vaccine is extremely impor…
April 20, 2021 | By The County Compass
US/MEXICO BORDER – Friday, April 9, I saw this situation first hand. Because of the administration’s removal of the ‘Stay in Mexico’ Policy, there has been an essential green light for immigrants to come to the US since the inauguration.
If you don’t believe me, ask the agents we spoke with. There have been thousands upon thousands of unaccompanied minors that have come into this country. Some as young as 2 years old with a phone number written on their chest. Other young girls and boys by themselves simply scared to death.
Because Customs and Border Patrol agents have been reassigned from their…
April 17, 2021 | By Jeff Aydelette
NEW BERN – More than 250 of the Party faithful were regaled last Friday evening by Mark Robinson – the state’s highest ranking black politician – who threw lightning bolts intended to impale some of the Democratic Party’s most sacred cows.
Robinson succeeded! Doing so beyond the wildest expectations of many who attended the invitation-only affair. The firebrand conservative delighted his audience, cementing his reputation as a rock star of the North Carolina Republican Party.
His first words: “I want to thank our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ! I don’t care what the media or the governmen…
April 15, 2021 | By Special to the County Compass
By Regina Kemble, Executive Director | 1st Choice Pregnancy Resources
ALLIANCE – 1st Choice Pregnancy Resources of Pamlico has not only come into existence but has met what was originally slated as a long-term year goal: Acquisition of Ultrasound Technology.
A generous donation is the foundation of a $15,000 matching grant, specifically to fund purchase of the unit itself and associated necessities. We are so very grateful, and are working to fund the remaining $3,000 balance.
This is a window into the womb! A look at life. And, an opportunity to gaze at a preborn human being in its earliest m…
April 13, 2021 | By Special to the County Compass
By District, not County-wide // Ballot to display R or D next to candidate’s name!
By Patti Mason
NEW BERN – Monday night, Craven County Commissioners passed a resolution to make the County School Board partisan and elect board members by district rather than county-wide. The resolution was passed along party lines – 5-2. The meeting was extremely well run. The Commissioners heard from about 36 speakers. All were allowed to speak for 3 minutes with the Democratic and Republican party representatives given 8 minutes. All were treated respectfully. The meeting concluded with two commi…
April 9, 2021 | By PRESS RELEASE
CARTERET COUNTY, NC – Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck was one of 29 North Carolina sheriffs – and one of 274 sheriffs from across the nation – to send a letter to President Joe Biden about his administration’s policies regarding the number of immigrants illegally entering the U.S. through the southern border.
In the letter, which was sent on April 7, the sheriffs urged Biden to “reverse course and help us protect our communities by securing the southern border.”
“America’s Sheriffs are deeply troubled about the dangerous impacts your administration’s border policies are having on our citi…
