Month: September 2023

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

——— PRO ——— 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…