Author: Jeff Aydelette

RALEIGH – In North Carolina, so-called ‘dwelling’ insurance policies are not homeowners’ insurance policies. Dwelling policies are offered to non-owner-occupied residences of no more than four units, including rental properties, investment properties and other properties that are not occupied full time by the property owner….

COVE CITY – In a brief telephone interview shortly after his Sunday morning sermon, Tanner Poplin’s enthusiasm, zest for life, and (of course) spirituality came through loud and clear. In just his mid-20s, Poplin has been pastor of Cove City Christian Church since August of…

  COASTAL NC – Effective Dec. 1, recreational fishermen must now report the harvest of Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Striped Bass, Weakfish and Flounder. This requirement applies to fish that are kept, not fish that are released. Ironically, this filing is laid out in a…

VANCEBORO – Always upbeat, always positive, local evangelist Ray Griffin’s ‘Church on Wheels’ is one of the best-known of our local parade entries. In one way or another, Griffin has been doing this sort of thing since 1995! Plan to see him again this month…

Aggressive, hard-hitting, take-no-prisoners gerrymandering has transformed the state’s First Congressional District – held by a Democrat since 1883 – into a likely GOP cakewalk for the 2026 elections. A whopping 23 counties – many snared from the Third Congressional District – should be fertile ground…

Mild-Mannered Daredevil, now 35, Attended School in Arapahoe NEW BERN – This guy is good. And, he is a perfect complement to many other world-class aviation experts who will appear over the skies of Union Point Park beginning at 4:30pm on Saturday, Nov. 29 for…

PAMLICO COUNTY – Responding to citizen complaints, elected officials vowed Monday night to come down hard on the half dozen brightly illuminated stores, hinting the lights might shroud a dark side to inappropriate business practices. Expressing his approval of a detailed three-page ordinance – a…

Compiled from Staff Reports It appears to have been the last straw for the NCGOP 3rd Congressional District’s Executive Committee. After Phil Berger failed to pass Constitutional Carry (while Republicans held the super-majority), and rumors continue to swirl about arm twisting for gambling, now much…

BAYBORO – Surprise! For inmates at the Pamlico County Jail who have no health insurance (which is quite a few) county taxpayers are on the hook for their health care – a figure approaching half a million per year and growing rapidly. Right now most…

BAYBORO – Well-phrased Monday night by County Commissioner Kenny Heath! He aptly summed up a month that included hours and hours of deliberations to determine if there is a different, and perhaps better, way to tackle Animal Control in our area? The answer is to…

News Analysis Editor’s note: This article uses the term ‘algorithm’ which, in its simplest form, is a set of instructions designed to accomplish a task. In recent years, a property management software company, known as RealPage, has developed an algorithm – used by big landlords…

BAYBORO – Pamlico County Manager Mark Brewington made a convincing case Monday night, explaining to his nine bosses on the County Commission that the absence of Berkley Hill – the one-man 24/7 Animal Control Officer for many years – has created a void in that…