September 26, 2023 | By Press Release
On 09/26/2023 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce arrested Daniel Keith McClain, 34, of Hickory Hills Ct, Cape Carteret.
McClain was charged as a result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation. Detectives from the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office ICAC Taskforce, which includes investigators from the Emerald Isle Police Department, conducted the investigation.
McClain was arrested at his residence on 09/26/2023. Evidence and equipment used to facilitate the crime were seized.
McClain w…
September 26, 2023 | By Press Release
Sheriff’s Office releases information in Riverwoods Shooting
Sheriff’s officials are now releasing the name of the suspect shot by deputies late Sunday night. Jamie Joseph Marion, 38, of 172 Sheppard Cruise Dr, Newport was flown to ECU Health in Greenville where he remains in serious condition. Marion will face two charges of Assault on a Government Official upon his release from ECU. The SBI is currently investigating the incident.
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On 09/24/2023 Carteret County deputies responded to a “shots fired” call on Sheppard Cruise Dr, in the Riverwoods subdivision of Newport la…
September 25, 2023 | By Special to the County Compass
By Lou Colombo
I am in my 99th year of age and reflecting back I can categorically state that I have lived in the greatest nation that existed during the period of my life. While we made mistakes from time to time, overall no other nation accomplished what we did that beneficially affected the world as a whole.
Until the last two years, we screened immigrants allowing those qualified to enter and the system successfully worked. No Longer! Since the 2020 presidential and Congressional elections, we now have an open border policy allowing in millions of non-screened individuals from many nati…
September 24, 2023 | By Special to the County Compass
OPEN LETTER TO CHAIRMAN ED RIGGS & PAMLICO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
By Jerry Schill
I’ve been involved with commercial fishing since I started with the North Carolina Fisheries Association in 1987. While it’s been a roller coaster ride from a political and bureaucratic standpoint, I have never experienced a low such as the one we’re going through now.
We just came off a major victory with the recent ruling of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of our shrimpers and while that felt real good, the reality of the current market situation due to the importation of main…
September 22, 2023 | By The County Compass
9/22/2023 – 11:52 AM
The City of New Bern is keeping an eye on the weekend weather forecast with a tropical system headed up the coast. The storm has been described as a sub-tropical system with the possibility of becoming Tropical Cyclone Sixteen.
Residents and visitors should expect significant weather impacts beginning today through tomorrow. In eastern North Carolina, we’re expecting 3-4” of rain, increasing winds and wind gusts up to 38 miles per hour, localized flash flooding, and 3-5’ of storm surge. With increasing winds, we anticipate scattered power outages. Please tak…
September 20, 2023 | By Press Release
On 09/18/2023 Carteret County deputies arrested Anthony Jermane Daugherty, 45, of Willow Point Mobile Home Park, 1038 Chatham Street, Newport for drug trafficking.
Detectives made several controlled narcotic purchases including trafficking amounts of fentanyl. During the arrest several baggies containing methamphetamine were located and seized.
Daugherty is a habitual felon who was recently released from prison and is currently out on parole.
Daugherty has already had his first appearance where the Honorable Judge W. David McFadyen set a one-million- dollar bond on the below li…
September 20, 2023 | By The County Compass
WHORTONSVILLE – Marine Craft marina recently hosted what organizers described as ‘Antares University.’ The multi-day event and excursion is designed for new owners of an Antares Catamaran to learn boat handling skills as well as the boat systems.
An elaborate wrap-up came on Labor Day, Sept. 4 when Marine Craft hosted the ‘1st Annual Antares meetup.’ It was an all day affair that started with an oyster excursion. Antares Owners visited Lighthouse Shoal Oyster Company’s oyster lease for a tour, facilitated by owner/operator Alex Adams.
Antares Owners were treated to a brief histor…
September 18, 2023 | By The County Compass
RALEIGH – North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell released a report this week that shows extreme variations in hospital prices, huge price markups from Medicare rates, and widespread failures in price transparency.
Trained as a certified public accountant, Folwell pulled no punches in a Tuesday morning cyber press conference when he accused many of the state’s hospitals – and their Chief Executive Officers – of “putting prices over patients” while giving Presidential Executive Orders “the middle finger.”
The report’s findings raise troubling questions about health care access…
September 18, 2023 | By Press Release
On 09/18/2023, Carteret County deputies arrested William Blake Perkins, 31, of Collins Rhue Rd, Peletier following the January 2023 overdose death of Joshua Adams of Cedar Point.
Perkins was identified by detectives as having sold the methamphetamines laced with fentanyl that caused the death of 35-year-old Adams.
Perkins has been charged with one count of Second- Degree Murder and Death by Distribution. Perkins is being held in the Carteret County Jail under no bond. Perkins is scheduled to have his first court appearance on Tuesday, 09/19/2023.
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September 15, 2023 | By Press Release
On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, The Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office arrested Michael Shawn Mayo, 30 of Havelock on an outstanding warrant for larceny and an additional warrant for failing to appear in court. Mayo was located and arrested after Pamlico County Deputies received information from several concerned citizens related to a suspicious individual in the Minnesott Beach community of Pamlico County. Mayo was confined in the Pamlico County Detention Center under a $2000.00 secured bond. The Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office asks everyone to call and report any suspicious activi…
September 15, 2023 | By Press Release
On Friday, September 1, 2023, as part of an ongoing narcotics enforcement operation, The Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on the residence of Anthony Cordell Curtis of Vandemere, NC following a three-month investigation related to the sale and distribution of illegal narcotics in Pamlico County. During the investigation, it was determined that Curtis was selling cocaine and other controlled substances from his home in Vandemere as well as other locations within Pamlico County.
During the execution of the warrant, Curtis was taken into custody without incide…
September 12, 2023 | By Special to the County Compass
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By Vicki Carlisle
I’ve lived in this county all of my life, and I remember a time back in the late 60s or maybe early 70s (I think) that bridging the Neuse was a source of contention for citizens. I remember thinking how much it would benefit the county, but many didn’t want to open to county to ‘outsiders.’ A lot of folks had bumper stickers on their cars reading, “Bridge the Neuse”, so it had become quite a dispute. I guess the politics of not building a bridge won out, and the alternative was the ferry. I have read with interest the reasons behind…
September 8, 2023 | By The County Compass
Four planned for five-mile stretch in James City
NEW BERN – A new traffic pattern will be implemented later this week as part of the improvements to U.S. 70 and surrounding roadways in James City.
On Friday afternoon, Sept. 8, the project’s first roundabout will open to traffic at Grantham Road off U.S. 70. The image above shows what the new roundabout will look like for travelers. The roundabout will connect Grantham Road to U.S. 70 service roads, replacing the former stop signs.
The Department of Transportation constructs roundabouts in an attempt to improve safety and traffic flow, alt…
