Author: The County Compass

Violin, Guitar, Brazilian Mandolin – August 3, 2024, at 7:30 PM Tickets: $25 ($20 for OT members, military, and students with ID) available at Nautical Wheelers in Oriental and New Bern or online at https://showclix.com/event/magill-fogo-no-trio North Carolina violinist/fiddler Andrew Finn Magill is a Fulbright Fellow,…

RIVER DUNES – Healing Dragons of Charlotte is a competitive dragon boat team made of breast cancer survivors and supporters. The team was formed initially of breast cancer survivors to participate in the Charlotte Asian Festival and Dragon Boat Race, because everyone loved it so…

AURORA – Have you ever wanted to experience a book in more ways than just reading it? Have you ever thought about the tastes inspired by the book’s location or the characters in the book? Local author, Sherri Lupton Hollister will host an Author Tea…

Fleet Readiness expands to Global TransPark KINSTON – State, federal and local officials broke ground Tuesday on a North Carolina Global TransPark complex that the U.S. Navy will use to maintain and repair Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. Officials said the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center…

PAMLICO COUNTY – Congratulations to the SkillsUSA members who qualified for Nationals in Atlanta, GA! From left, Joshua Behrens, Tre`Mhiya Arrington, and Mia Angelo (alternate Jacobs Willis not shown) are seen here in Greensboro where they qualified for the Team Engineering event. In Atlanta beginning…

WASHINGTON, DC – Recently, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., alongside Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), introduced the ‘Prevent Environmental Hazards Act’ to give homeowners, insured by the National Flood Insurance Program, greater flexibility to manage natural disasters. “Homeowners should not be forced to wait for their home…

BAYBORO – The Pamlico County Board of Commissioners encountered a huge turnout of public commentators for Monday night’s meeting (which included all four school principals: Savannah Alexander of the Primary; Sharon Carter-Moore of the Elementary; Wade Reifsnyder of the Middle; and, Rebecca Lansche of the…

BAYBORO – Sisters Lila and Shelby Mehring, wearing the crisp cadet uniforms of the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Corps unit from Pamlico County High School, imparted a wistful, emotional, and evocative experience with their tandem-violin rendition of the Star Spangled Banner during observance of the…

Monday, May 27th at 10 AM. Location is the County Courthouse in Bayboro. Duration of about 30 minutes. We welcome guests at the event. Some chairs will be provided but If you would be more comfortable, please bring your own. For more information, contact Larry…

Mr. Martin Spratt, the developer who submitted a rezoning request for an executive RV Park in Oriental, sent the following letter dated (April 12) to the Oriental Town Mayor and Commissioners. Normally these types of letters discussing town matters would be read by the Mayor…

RALEIGH – Tami Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the watchdog group known as NC Values, released a statement this week regarding the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals controversial decision. The decree from civil litigation titled Kadell v. Folwell requires North Carolina taxpayers to pick up the…

ORIENTAL – Dee Dee King & Friends, seen here Sunday afternoon during a break in the group’s grueling three and one-half hour rehearsal, are expected to ‘sellout’ the theater’s 150 seats on Sunday, May 12. Doors open at 4:30pm. Treat your Mom to a spectacular…