Author: The County Compass

Levy makes its way into State Senate version of pending budget RALEIGH – Though not yet signed, sealed and delivered, the relevant statute  that governs the state’s Ferry System contains two daunting, never-before-seen sentences: The Board of Transportation shall establish tolls on all ferry routes….

  We are so excited that the Healing Dragons of Lake James are coming to the Oriental Dragon Boat Race August 12th.  The Lake James Dragon Boat Festival, presented by UNC Health Blue Ridge in partnership with Healing Dragons of Lake James, will take place…

No temporary crossing. Travelers face lengthy detour. PAMLICO COUNTY – About 12 miles or so from this spot, the ongoing Highway 55 bridge replacement across Trent Creek has gone smoothly with only minor disruptions – thanks in large part to a side-by-side bridge that Department…

In the summer of 2022, a Duke Grant enabled four of their students to spend 9 weeks surveying damaged homes that were completed by the Pamlico County Disaster Recovery Coalition. They assisted clients to sign up for CODE RED Mobile Alert, health issues such as…

Yachting Magazine is running a contest to find the Top Yacht Towns in America. Two towns from North Carolina, Beaufort and Oriental, have made it into the final 24. They have contacted the Pamlico County Chamber asking for high-quality imagery (photos or videos) of waterfront,…

Feasibility study highlights waterfront town as excellent departure point By car or van, a trip from Raleigh to Ocracoke would require a commute time of 5.5 to 6.5 hours. As seen in Figure 1, motorists can head east through Manteo and then south to the…

By Paul Branaman, Founder | CAMP GREENFEET Editor’s note: Camp Greenfeet is an exceptional (and free) one-week event in early July, open to young girls who are ‘at-risk’ for whatever reason. Mr. Branaman recently suffered an injury, which is likely to impede this effort. Here,…

  September 13, 2023 will mark five years since Hurricane Florence hit Pamlico County, causing flooding and wind-driven-rain damage to many homes through- out the county. The Pamlico County Disaster Recovery Coalition (Coalition) received 543 applications for repairs to damaged homes.  Homes were assessed  for…

BAYBORO – The crew from Hiatt Home Repairs & Property Maintenance has been busy over the past two months, with a complete and thorough upgrade of the 70-year old house on Main Street, which has been the County Compass office for the past six years….

COPPER RIDGE – Tuesday night (left), Daimon King, Vice Chairman of the Coastal Carolina Taxpayers Association, introduces the banquet’s keynote speaker Chris Swecker, former Assistant Director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division. The event honored a law enforcement professional from each of five jurisdictions: Carteret…

Sydney Carter Braxton, left, and Parker Augustus Braxton, children of Chad and Jo-Lynne Braxton of Vanceboro, recently received college degrees. Sydney graduated from ECU with a Masters of Science in Accounting. She will complete the CPA exam and begin work with PBMares, LLP in New…

Pamlico County motorists complain of wide disparity in fuel prices Editor’s note: Many thanks to Brandon Pipkin, Chris Grose, Bobby Cahoon, and others who contributed their first hand accounts to this story. GASOLINE PUMP – There is no price in the USA more prominent than…