Author: The County Compass
Utility considers sale | Opponents quickly rally
TOWN OF BEAUFORT — Carteret County for Public Water is a group of concerned citizens, formed as a response to the pending sale of the now county-owned Water System. We have a common goal — look for transparency on the potential sale. Many citizens…
‘Almost new’ ambulance saves taxpayers big bucks!
BAYBORO – A huge thank you, and accolades, to the Pamlico County Rescue Squad for an innovative procedure that upgrades and improves much of an existing ambulance, saving the County Commission (and ultimately the taxpayers) $75,000. T.W. Harris, Captain of the Rescue Squad, explains: “This…
Feds asked to put kibosh on menthol cigarettes
By Delmonte Jefferson | Center for Black Health & Equity As a North Carolina-based public health organization, the Center for Black Health & Equity was pleased to hear that state Attorney General Josh Stein recently joined a bipartisan group of 23 Attorneys General in calling…
Son of Community College president dies after six-year battle with ALS
Dr. Robert James “Bobby” Ross, MD, PhD, son of Pamlico Community College President Dr. Jim Ross and his wife, Mrs. Pam Ross, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at his parents’ home after a courageous six-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. He was 38….
STEM Grant for Fossil Museum
Aurora Fossil Museum is the recipient of a generous Duke Energy Foundation Grant, which will support “Fossil Kits for NC Science Teachers Program.” The museum’s hard-working executive director, Cynthia Crane, is to put it mildly – ECSTATIC: “This grant will help provide interactive,…
Live, on-the-scene reports from Washington, D.C
Submitted by Pamlico County residents Debbie & Edward Caraballo Final Update. We departed DC around noon on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Everything was peaceful when we left but from what we understand things are getting explosive as the people are fed up with being railroaded by…
