Author: Jeff Aydelette
Vote to fill vacant seat could be close
BAYBORO – The Executive Committee of the Pamlico County Republican Party has nominated Sarah Davis for the open Township Five county commission seat. Davis is the wife of Pamlico County Sheriff Chris Davis. A decision to accept the Party’s recommendation requires a majority vote of…
Inflation Mushrooms Cost of New 6-12 School to $67 Million
Funding gap closed! Cash-flush state budget allows Dept. of Public Instruction to cough up extra $12 million. BAYBORO – The State of North Carolina is spending money like a drunken sailor, thanks to the largess of Uncle Sam who has allowed states throughout the USA…
Officials Butt Heads Over Subsidized Housing
BAYBORO – Tempers were flying Monday night, Aug. 21. The lure of millions in federal money (which could flow thru Pamlico County coffers into the hands of an apartment-complex developer) proved too tempting to resist for four Pamlico County Commissioners, as three skeptics on the…
New Bridge Over Neuse?
County asks for ‘Feasibility Study’
Minnesott Beach predicts ‘devastating effect’ PAMLICO COUNTY – This is a hot potato. However, no need to become terribly agitated just yet. Everyone involved agrees that any proposed structure (to replace the current ferry) is several decades away — if it happens at all. For…
Developers pitch two separate projects for Grantsboro
Away from flood-plain. Resiliency monies spur apartments for the ‘rent-burdened’ GRANTSBORO – A whopping 47 percent of folks in Pamlico County are defined as rent-burdened, which means the roof over their heads costs them more than 30 percent of household income. Monday night, Beth Bucksot,…
The North Carolina Ferry System may well meet the same fate as the fabled Dodo Bird. Originally discovered by Dutch explorers around 1600 on an island in the Indian Ocean, the Dodo became extinct less than 80 years later due to deforestation, hunting, and destruction…
Ferry Toll Rears Ugly Head Yet Again
TV Cites Charlotte’s I-77 Expense As Reason EASTERN NC – The Pamlico County Board of Commissioners received a red-hot news tip Monday night from Kenny Heath, mayor of Arapahoe. In brief remarks, Heath referred to a late June news segment by WBTV of Charlotte, in…
Man Accused of Arson & Murder Has Court Appearance in Bayboro
BAYBORO COURTHOUSE – Under extremely heavy security Wednesday morning, Ryan Cahoon, the primary suspect in a June 12 fire at Red Fox Stables that killed a migrant worker and two equines, stood before veteran District Court Judge David McFadyen III for what is known…
New state law to allow betting on sports & horse racing WHAT CAN POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
How about a ‘point-shaving’ scandal like that seen in 1960s era Dixie Classic Basketball Tournament What is the status of sports betting and horse racing wagering in North Carolina? North Carolina’s new Sports Wagering/Horse Racing law, created by the passage of House Bill 347…
Arapahoe receives $$$ for new park project
HWY 306 – Mayor Ken Heath gets an A-plus for persistence. For at least a year, he has been quietly lobbying, applying, and working the phones. His diligence and hard work paid off when a recent letter arrived from the North Carolina Parks & Recreation…
One person, two animals dead in Horse Farm fire
MERRITT – In the early am hours of Monday, June 12, the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a structure fire located at Fulcher’s Red Fox Stables (20454 NC Hwy. 55 East in Merritt NC.) Local fire departments were initially dispatched. First…
County taps savings by $2.4 million to balance 2023-24 budget
Officials hold tax rate steady, but hint at major hike next year Water bills up by $4.60 per month, for typical household PAMLICO COUNTY – With total estimated expenses of $24.6 million for the coming fiscal year (beginning July 1) while ad valorem tax revenue…
