Author: The County Compass

By Donald Bryson, CEO | John Locke Foundation Duke Energy will not pursue offshore wind energy generation off the coast of North Carolina. The decision was made following an independent evaluation demonstrating that offshore wind is not cost-effective, which was recently presented to the North…

Maybe now an appointment for that overdue renewal is possible RALEIGH – Forty new driver license examiner positions have been made possible by a mini-budget signed into law by Governor Josh Stein this month. These roles aim to shorten lines and wait times at driver…

DYLAN, age 13, a rising 9th grader, traveled to Oriental from Illinois with his mom, Lori and his dad, James to “Catch his Dream.” Dylan was born with a congenital heart defect that has required many surgeries. The CATCH-A-DREAM Foundation provided this opportunity to Dylan….

Editor’s note: Proposed state legislation known as House Bill 442 started out as a Four-Year Pilot Program to improve recreational fishing for flounder and red snapper. However, a sudden amendment adopted Tuesday goes far afield by attempting to impose new restrictions on commercial fishing, including…

  Glenn Skinner, Executive Director North Carolina Fisheries Association: “The NCFA is very encouraged by President Trump’s Executive Order and the recognition of the importance of domestic seafood production. We hope these federal directives will increase access and markets that have been lost in recent…

EDITORS NOTE: The following is ‘Open the Books’ CEO John Hart’s testimony presented Tuesday, April 8 to the the House DOGE Subcommittee. The hearing is called “Federal Foreclosure: Reducing the Federal Real Estate Portfolio.” Hart was accompanied by David Marroni, the acting director for physical…

By C. Jarrett Dieterle | Guest Post | Discourse Magazine Less than a week into his second term, President Donald J. Trump vowed from the stage of a presidential rally in Nevada that “We’re gonna get it for you—no tax on tips.” He reiterated the…

By Malachi Johnson Editor’s note: Malachi Johnson is a 15-year-old, Jacksonville, NC native. His dad is the pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Jacksonville. For the past few years, Malachi has been interested in free-market economics and libertarian political philosophy. He is home-schooled, and is…

WASHINGTON, DC – NC’s Third District Congressman Greg Murphy, who is a practicing physician, recently sent a letter to the Chief Executive Officer of NYU Langone Health, Dr. Robert Grossman, questioning a costly Super Bowl ad purchased by the nonprofit hospital. The 30-second advertisement –…

With the threat of wintry weather in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday this week, the City of New Bern is taking steps to prepare. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Craven County from 7am Wednesday through 10am Thursday, and…

Of all the shenanigans during the Biden administration, perhaps none was more nonsensical than the renaming of our nation’s legendary military installations. That idiocy was partially corrected Tuesday by new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when the world famous base in Fayetteville, NC was justifiably rechristened…

BAYBORO – Monday night during his last meeting before the Pamlico County Commission – Buck received a proclamation for his years of exceptional service as County Manager. Commission Chairman Ed Riggs, Jr. looks on. Wednesday, his last day before retirement, Buck officially turned over county…