Month: January 2025

BAYBORO – Monday night during his last meeting before the Pamlico County Commission – Buck received a proclamation for his years of exceptional service as County Manager. Commission Chairman Ed Riggs, Jr. looks on. Wednesday, his last day before retirement, Buck officially turned over county…

GRANTSBORO – Pamlico Community College’s Acting President Zac Schnell, who has served as the institution’s chief administrator since November, has been appointed to the college’s top job permanently. Acting on the recommendation of the college’s Board of Trustees, the State Board of Community Colleges made…

Craven County Sheriff’s Office At 4pm on Sunday, January 26, 2025, Detention Officers determined that an inmate was missing from his assigned cell. A search determined that the inmate, assisted by his two cellmates had removed a ceiling grating, entered a utility ceiling chase, and…

‘Yes, But Just Barely!!’ By Concerned Members: Shine Landing Property Owners Association Dawson Creek Property Owners Association PAMLICO COUNTY – In a recent petition to the N.C. Department of Transportation, we have formally requested more vertical clearance to accommodate boat traffic in a pending design…

MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN President Trump will take bold action to secure our border and protect American communities. This includes ending Biden’s catch-and-release policies, reinstating Remain in Mexico, building the wall, ending asylum for illegal border crossers, cracking down on criminal sanctuaries, and enhancing vetting…

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for most of eastern North Carolina, including the possibility of several inches of snow across New Bern and the surrounding area. The forecast for Winter Storm Enzo shows accumulating snow that will begin Tuesday afternoon,…

By Barry Boyce PLANET EARTH – Much has been said about the detrimental effects on our environment from automobile and truck emissions. Here are some factual statistics you should find very interesting! There are approximately 5000 large container ships sailing the oceans everyday. These massive…

By Carolina Partnership for Reform Two years after the Biden administration launched a $30 million program to ‘Make Crack Safe Again,’ they’re trying to shutter North Carolina farms with a nicotine near-ban. In 2022, President Joe Biden’s administration launched a three-year, $30 million initiative to…

By Michael Puttre’ | Discourse Magazine Editor’s note: Michael Puttré is a writer in New York. He was chief editor of the Journal of Electronic Defense and Solar Industry.   EARTH – As President-elect Trump prepares to start his second presidential term, there’s no shortage…

By Aussie 17 Editor’s note: As a former executive in the pharmaceutical industry, the author has used a pseudonym throughout the pandemic while filing regular reports for this newspaper. Mark Zuckerberg, announced this week that Facebook will be removing all censorship mechanisms, which have previously…

By Vernon Creekmore | Broad Rock House Antiques The chair is made of River Birch (somewhat unusual as a primary wood) as early as 1770. Related are four Perquimans side chairs, three of them with histories of descent in the Skinner family of the Hertford…

By Chris Murray, Director  |  Emergency Management GOOSE CREEK ISLAND – Northwest Winds for a couple days and then spinning in the 30-40 MPH range overnight Friday, Jan. 3 into early am of Saturday, Jan. 4 pushed a lot of water away from the north…