Month: October 2026
Pamlico County investigator facing assault charge stemming from incident during a 2025 arrest
On October 27, 2026, a Pamlico County grand jury returned a true bill of indictment charging Investigator S. Hardison with one count of misdemeanor simple assault. This true bill stems from the arrest of Darrell Wayne on March 19, 2025, almost 19 months after the…
Looks like $7 bucks one way — Pay Up . . . Or Drive Around
RALEIGH – Last week the NC Ferry Division presented its toll rate recommendations to the Board of Transportation. Starting Jan. 1, the Ferry Division will collect tolls on ferry routes that are currently free: Currituck-Knotts Island, Aurora-Bayview, Hatteras-Ocracoke and Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach. Ferry Division Director…
Electric Foiling Vessel Startup Gets Mega Boost PamliEcoConnect One of 23 Ocean Tech Ops Selected
EASTERN NC – Jay Phillips, who resides in Buxton on the Outer Banks, is a visionary entrepreneur – bound and determined to develop in our area a high-speed, zero emission electric hydrofoil watercraft. His ambitious project now joins the prestigious Ocean Enterprise Accelerator Program, operated…
Drastic Increase Proposed For Bombing Range
MOREHEAD CITY – When Feds (especially military) want to do something that might step on the toes of a state’s coastal regulations, a document known as a ‘Consistency Determination’ is properly prepared. In 16 pages of ‘government speak’ reviewed Tuesday afternoon, Uncle Sam repeatedly claimed…
