Author: The County Compass
Top Yacht Towns Showdown | WATERFRONT, YACHTS, MARINAS
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,…
Vandemere Candidate for Unique ‘Passenger-Only’ Ferry to Ocracoke
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…
“The best laid plans of mice & men doth oft go awry!” Robert Burns, 1785
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,…
First of two parts:
Recovery Coalition: We’re still ‘On The Job!’
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…
Job Well Done, Guys!
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….
Back-the-Blue
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…
Braxton siblings graduate!
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…
“We’re Getting Ripped Off On Gas!”
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…
Thousand-plus bicyclists headed our way!
ORIENTAL – The CycleNC 2023 Coastal Ride returns April 28, 29 & 30. Organizers expect approximately 1,400 cyclists, who will be camping on lawns and parks, with some even bedding down in local accommodations. Look for them almost everywhere as they embark each day on…
WANTED: ‘BORIS KARLOFF’ LOOK-ALIKE
North Carolina History Theater in downtown New Bern presents the popular and hilarious 1941 Broadway play ‘Arsenic & Old Lace’ (see ad on page 22) in which one creepy character is repeatedly described as resembling famous actor Boris Karloff. Just for fun, we want to…
REVIVAL BEGINS — ‘Proclaiming Liberty to the Captives’
GRANTSBORO – Old time religion under a massive tent – combined with plenty of evangelic fervor – begins Thursday night at 7pm. Everyone is welcome! During a brief interview this week, the cheerful and energetic Rev. Ray Hansley of Set Free Ministries International issued one…
April 22 luncheon with Devin Nunes boosts Trump campaign!
Join the Executive Committee of the Third Congressional District GOP – along with Congressman Greg Murphy – in welcoming former Congressman Devin Nunes to a luncheon April 22 at the Convention Center in Greenville. Nunes will offer lunch attendees behind-the-scenes insights into Donald Trump’s presidency…
