Month: July 2026

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…

Please help us identify them! Email: info@compassnews360.com   Above, is John Hodges, the son of Pete Hodges (accepting van keys in above photo). Mr. Hodges recently met with T.W. Harris, current Chief of Pamlico Rescue Squad, and presented him with a shirt — part of…