Author: The County Compass

Cherry Point USMC Maj. Cory T. Jones was honored Tuesday night in Washington, DC as ‘2022 Marine of the Year’ by the Military Times publication. The award recognizes the heroic landing of a KC-130J tanker following a mid-air collision with a F-35B. In September 2020,…

Grace Harbor is a beautiful, protected, and safe venue for the 12th year of the 300-meter Dragon Boat Race & Festival. Events begin at 9am with The Running of the Oriental Dragon, a parade of teams, welcoming remarks and the Dotting of the Eye Ceremony!…

NEW BERN – District Attorney Scott Thomas released the following statement: “Defendant Dakota Wright had his felony first appearance in Craven County District Court Wednesday morning. He was advised of the pending criminal charges against him and the highest potential punishment for each charge. The…

HAVELOCK – Mark July 9 on your calendar – the date of eastern North Carolina’s largest ever scale model event! In addition to hundreds of museum quality models competing for prizes and trophies, there are now more than 45 tables of merchandise. Enjoy a 100-plus…

(We all remember how our 2020 election was blemish-free!!) WASHINGTON,DC – Monday, a New York City court struck down a Democrats’ obscene scheme that would allow over 800,000 non-citizens to vote in New York City elections. Ronna McDaniel, Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, released…

By Bernadette King NEW BERN – The New Outreach Deliverance Ministry was started in 2003 by Pastor Elizabeth Green. I first met her, and her faithful friend Patricia Davis, along with James Gurganus when I stopped in during 2008. I was there to help a…

BAYBORO – On June 04, 2022, at approximately 5:45am, Detention Officers in the Pamlico County Detention Facility discovered an inmate deceased inside his jail cell.  The inmate, Ricardo Gonzalez (date of birth 05-05-1998) was immediately provided first aid by Detention Officers.  Gonzalez was later pronounced…

AURORA – As you can see, this creature and some of his Jurassic friends are getting antsy! After months of anticipation, the prehistoric behemoths are raring to romp and roar all over town! But first, the creature shown above needs a name! The contest kicked…

PAMLICO COUNTY – These hard-working Cub Scouts recently assisted White Hill Original Free Will Baptist Church with reseeding of the church lawn. Here, David Hollister, Pack Committee Chair, accepts a donation from Sherry Toler, White Hill treasurer, for efforts of the young scouts. 

NEW BERN – Election experts say this type of micro-thin margin can go either way. It all boils down to ‘provisional’ and mail-in ballots, which are to be counted on May 25, followed two days later (on May 27) by the hoped-for certification of an…

By Flora Moorman SAN DIEGO, CA – Students who comprise the Academic Team of the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps at Pamlico County High School competed with their peers on April 30 aboard the USS Midway –  placing eleventh overall.  Labeled TEAM JEOPARDY: A…

WASHINGTON, DC -– This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced legislation to prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to establish the Biden administration’s ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ at the Department of Homeland Security. “The Disinformation Governance Board is an Orwellian attempt by the Biden administration…