Month: February 2025

By Malachi Johnson Editor’s note: Malachi Johnson is a 15-year-old, Jacksonville, NC native. His dad is the pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Jacksonville. For the past few years, Malachi has been interested in free-market economics and libertarian political philosophy. He is home-schooled, and is…

By Mary Houston-Harvey The author is a food and nutrition consultant, who resides in Oriental. First, bring your magnifying glass. Most ingredient lists are too small or covered over and hard to read. Second, search the side effects of the chemicals on your smart phone….

WASHINGTON, DC – NC’s Third District Congressman Greg Murphy, who is a practicing physician, recently sent a letter to the Chief Executive Officer of NYU Langone Health, Dr. Robert Grossman, questioning a costly Super Bowl ad purchased by the nonprofit hospital. The 30-second advertisement –…

With the threat of wintry weather in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday this week, the City of New Bern is taking steps to prepare. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Craven County from 7am Wednesday through 10am Thursday, and…

On January 30, 2024, the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at 338 Foxwood Trail, located in the Reelsboro Community of Pamlico County regarding an unresponsive female later identified as Jacqueline Mantia. During the investigation, authorities determined that the cause of death was…

Of all the shenanigans during the Biden administration, perhaps none was more nonsensical than the renaming of our nation’s legendary military installations. That idiocy was partially corrected Tuesday by new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when the world famous base in Fayetteville, NC was justifiably rechristened…

By Bonnie Crosser The importance of the Oriental Water Advisory Water Board’s efforts were once again brought to center stage with Oriental having to shut off water to ALL residents and businesses/restaurants on Monday, Feb. 3, to make a repair on a water line. The…

NOT TOO LITTLE. NOT TOO MUCH. (INCOME NEEDS TO BE JUST RIGHT) ‘This is not HUD Section 8 housing’ vow officials BAYBORO – Monday night, before an attentive Board of Pamlico County Commissioners, a large crowd of skeptics and proponents packed the smallish conference room…

By Mary Houston-Harvey Remember this line from the 1967 movie THE GRADUATE?  – “I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening? Plastics.” Spoken by the character Mr. McGuire to Benjamin Braddock, played by young actor Dustin Hoffman, signifying…

By Dr. Glenn Mollette The United States spent almost $500 million (roughly equivalent to $15.2 billion in 2023) to finish the Panama Canal project. This was by far the largest American engineering project to date. The canal was formally opened on 15 August 1914, with…