The County Compass

By Larry Summers | Retired Vietnam Veteran NC Ferry Tolls are proposed to start on 1 January 2027. The frequent attempts to impose new ferry tolls have been a volatile issue in Eastern North Carolina since the initial push, which came in the 2011 NC…

GRANTSBORO – The Ferry Division within the North Carolina Department of Transportation will host a public listening session at Pamlico Community College’s Delamar Center on Wednesday, Sept. 2 from 6:00 to 8:00pm. This meeting is part of a series addressing a new state mandate to…

GRANTSBORO – On July 22, 2026 at 2:56 pm, I received a call that showed up on my phone from a well-known credit union, which I will refer to as Credit Union One. I didn’t understand this because as of March of last year, this…

Pamlico County, NC — August 10, 2026 — The Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in connection with a drug-related overdose death that occurred in Pamlico County in 2025. On May 28, 2025, deputies with the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a…

RALEIGH – This week, Duke Energy joined the Trump administration’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge, which is a set of bold commitments to ensure that data centers and other large energy users “build, bring, or buy the new generation resources and electricity needed to satisfy their energy…

Oriental, North Carolina expects to draw large crowds August 7 – 8, 2026. This event will be two days of a fun filled weekend on the water with entertainment for friends, family, co-workers and everyone who visits.

Dragon Boat paddlers move in unison, combining strength with teamwork in a boat whose elaborate design originates in ancient China.

RIVER DUNES – Chemo-Kazes are the Raleigh Dragon Boat Club’s mixed crew of cancer and other illness survivors and their caregivers. Our paddlers work together through a team sport to motivate each other to not only be survivors, but also THRIVERS! Through positivity, fellowship and…

BAYBORO – A 52-year-old man, being held in the Pamlico County Detention Center since mid-February, died in the early am hours of Sunday, July 12 – apparently from natural causes. Derrick Willis had been charged with a variety of drug-related offenses. According to friends and…

Over the past 12 months, the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE), has conducted multiple enforcement operations targeting vape shops throughout Pamlico County. The primary objective of these investigations has…

BAYBORO, NC – On July 11, 2026, detention staff at the Pamlico County Detention Center identified an inmate experiencing a medical emergency within the facility. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was immediately requested, and detention staff, along with responding emergency personnel, initiated lifesaving measures. Despite these…

NEW BERN – A federal judge this week sentenced Kevin Tyrone Eure, age 37, to prison. Eure, also known as ‘Boo Dro,” dealt drugs in the Craven County area. Law enforcement confirmed this by covertly purchasing cocaine and crack from him. They followed up by…

BAYBORO — The 2026-2027 Pamlico County budget is a monument to waste. The Pamlico County Board of Commissioners were elected by the citizens of Pamlico County, and they should be accountable to us. Instead, they seem to think the employees of the county are more…