April 27, 2023 | By Special to the County Compass
RALEIGH – On April 20, Republicans in the North Carolina Senate passed legislation to protect fair competition and promote safety in school athletics with Senate Bill 631, titled ‘Fairness in Women’s Sports.’ Proponents call the proposed legislation a commonsense solution to the unfair advantage gained when biological males compete in female sports.
The bill, co-sponsored by every Senate Republican, requires that middle and high school sports teams designated for females be for biological females only, meaning that biological men who identify as women cannot be on the team. Several…
April 26, 2023 | By Special to the County Compass
By Clif Williams, Mayor | Town of Aurora
It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Town of Aurora has secured funding commitments necessary to build its $2.2 million
Industrial Park, and that construction will get underway this spring. A groundbreaking is being scheduled for early summer, and I am
confident that construction will be completed by late summer or early fall.’
The 51-acre Park, located on NC Hwy. 33 near the Aurora/Richland Township Fire & Rescue Building, will include a new Aurora campus of Beaufort County Community College. It will offer training in diesel mechanic…
April 25, 2023 | By The County Compass
ORIENTAL – The CycleNC 2023 Coastal Ride returns April 28, 29 & 30. Organizers expect approximately 1,400 cyclists, who will be camping on lawns and parks, with some even bedding down in local accommodations. Look for them almost everywhere as they embark each day on rides throughout the county. Their daily excursions range from 15 to 100 miles. This year’s event was originally scheduled for 2020. Motorists! Please be patient. Give our friendly visitors plenty of leeway on area roads.…
April 25, 2023 | By The County Compass
North Carolina History Theater in downtown New Bern presents the popular and hilarious 1941 Broadway play ‘Arsenic & Old Lace’ (see ad on page 22) in which one creepy character is repeatedly described as resembling famous actor Boris Karloff. Just for fun, we want to find a local dead ringer for Karloff. NO ACTING REQUIRED. Ten free tickets for the winner so he can treat his entire spooky neighborhood. Email a photo of your candidate to: jeff@compassnews360.com All entries will be acknowledged. Eyebrow pencil and a bit of hair color are permitted.…
April 21, 2023 | By Press Release
UPDATE: On Friday, 04/21/2023, Jeffrey Joseph was charged with Second Degree Kidnapping stemming from a domestic violence incident that occurred inside the residence prior to the stand-off. This new charge is in addition to the Second-Degree Arson charge.
At his first appearance today The Honorable Judge Walter Mills increased his bond to $250,000.00. Joseph remains in the Carteret County jail under a total combined bond of $270,000.00.
Original Release Issued 04/20/2023
On April 20, 2023 Carteret County Deputies arrested Jeffrey Alan Joseph, 49, of 323 Whitehouse Fork Rd, Pelet…
April 20, 2023 | By Press Release
The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office has received and is investigating numerous reports of individuals approaching residents seeking employment to put out pine straw, which ultimately turns into a scam. This is a well-known scam operation out of the Georgia area, and this is not the first time we have encountered such individuals conducting such scams on residents of Carteret County.
How the scam works: The property owner agrees to have the individuals put out a certain number of baled pine straw on their property. After or near completion, the scammer(s) will advise the project required…
April 20, 2023 | By The County Compass
GRANTSBORO – Old time religion under a massive tent – combined with plenty of evangelic fervor – begins Thursday night at 7pm.
Everyone is welcome! During a brief interview this week, the cheerful and energetic Rev. Ray Hansley of Set Free Ministries International issued one simple promise to all who attend: “Come and expect to receive healing and deliverance!” You can’t miss the big top tent and banner next to Tideland EMC on Highway 55. Hansley has seating for 100, “or feel free to bring your own lawn chair!”…
April 19, 2023 | By Special to the County Compass
By Jim Kohr
NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY – Our state has a higher abortion limit (20 weeks) than all of our neighbors except Virginia! That makes North Carolina the ‘go-to state’ for abortions in the Southeast. In fact, after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision (U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade), there was a 37 percent increase in abortions in NC between April and August of 2022.
There’s even a billboard on a stretch of I-77 in South Carolina, which proclaims “Abortion is Legal in North Carolina.” Even before the 2022 Dobbs decision, there were 31,850 abortions during 2020 in NC alone…
April 18, 2023 | By Special to the County Compass
By Tammy Dail
NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY – The Convention of States movement was started by Michael Farris and Mark Meckler, with help from many others, out of growing concerns that we are losing our precious America. They love this great, imperfect country, and are willing to fight for her, and for the future of children and grandchildren. Congress will never propose an amendment to restrict their own power, which is why it has to come from the states. Convention of States supports term limits for federal officials, imposing fiscal restraints, and reducing the power and scope of the federal govern…
April 15, 2023 | By The County Compass
Join the Executive Committee of the Third Congressional District GOP – along with Congressman Greg Murphy – in welcoming former Congressman Devin Nunes to a luncheon April 22 at the Convention Center in Greenville.
Nunes will offer lunch attendees behind-the-scenes insights into Donald Trump’s presidency and share his thoughts on the unprecedented indictment of a former U.S. President and current presidential candidate.
As Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Nunes was the first and most prominent Member of Congress to expose the Russian collusion narr…
April 14, 2023 | By The County Compass
PINEHURST – Wednesday, March 29th, the MS North Carolina Senior America Pageant was the center of excitement for eight beautiful and talented senior ladies from the state of North Carolina.
Jennifer Tuttle Gentle from Winston-Salem was honored with the title and crown of “MS North Carolina Senior America 2023.” This lucky lady will represent North Carolina in the National Pageant to be held October 15-20, 2023, in Atlantic City, NJ at the Tropicana Hotel. She and other state Queens will compete for the National title of MS Senior America 2023/24.
Ronetta Walker, also of Winston-Salem, was…
