Month: June 2024

By Mary Griswold | News Commentary RALEIGH – Legislation to legalize marijuana for “medical” purposes in North Carolina is on the move again in the State Legislature. HB 563 has been added to Senate Bill 3, a measure that would establish an extensive framework of…

Fleet Readiness expands to Global TransPark KINSTON – State, federal and local officials broke ground Tuesday on a North Carolina Global TransPark complex that the U.S. Navy will use to maintain and repair Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. Officials said the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center…

In 5-2 vote, Commissioners set higher rate. Riggs & Ollison oppose hike. Voting For Higher Tax Voting Against Higher Tax News Commentary BAYBORO – Citing concerns Monday night that a dreaded hurricane (or two) this season might impale the county’s ‘fund balance’ (government-speak for an…

PAMLICO COUNTY – Congratulations to the SkillsUSA members who qualified for Nationals in Atlanta, GA! From left, Joshua Behrens, Tre`Mhiya Arrington, and Mia Angelo (alternate Jacobs Willis not shown) are seen here in Greensboro where they qualified for the Team Engineering event. In Atlanta beginning…

Writer delves into several fascinating scenarios Last week, writer Drago Bosnic posited the use of some type of ‘kill switch’ to bring down Iranian President Raisi’s Bell 212 helicopter, one of several of the 212 owned by Iran. What is a Bell 212 helicopter? Many…

WASHINGTON, DC – Recently, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., alongside Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), introduced the ‘Prevent Environmental Hazards Act’ to give homeowners, insured by the National Flood Insurance Program, greater flexibility to manage natural disasters. “Homeowners should not be forced to wait for their home…

By Drago Bosnic | GlobalResearch.ca The highly controversial details about the helicopter crash certainly haven’t helped dispel speculation about possible foreign involvement. For instance, according to Turkey’s Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu, the Bell 212 helicopter that Raisi and Abdollahian flew in either didn’t have its emergency…

The water consumers of Pamlico County Water System will be experiencing periods of low pressure and outages in the distribution system due to a waterline break. Water department contractors are making repairs to the system. The following areas are covered under the advisory: Residents on…

By Mike Cole | Guest Commentary The dog and pony show and the kangaroo court we have just witnessed in New York should remove ANY doubt ANYone had about how corrupt our courts and many of our politicians have become in the interest of enhancing…

By Steven Rader | Guest Commentary The day after the Trump verdict in Manhattan, a European news portal headlined its analysis “The Day the Democrats Putinized America.” The reference, of course, was to the false charges that Vladimir Putin brought against his top opponent Aleksi…

On Friday, June 7, 2024, Pamlico County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported larceny of a boat in the Dawson’s Creek area of Pamlico County. The vessel was reported stolen by the owner and was seen leaving the area, crossing the Neuse River headed toward…

BAYBORO – The Pamlico County Board of Commissioners encountered a huge turnout of public commentators for Monday night’s meeting (which included all four school principals: Savannah Alexander of the Primary; Sharon Carter-Moore of the Elementary; Wade Reifsnyder of the Middle; and, Rebecca Lansche of the…