Category: LOCAL

By Larry Summers | Retired Vietnam Veteran NC Ferry Tolls are proposed to start on 1 January 2027. The frequent attempts to impose new ferry tolls have been a volatile issue in Eastern North Carolina since the initial push, which came in the 2011 NC…

GRANTSBORO – The Ferry Division within the North Carolina Department of Transportation will host a public listening session at Pamlico Community College’s Delamar Center on Wednesday, Sept. 2 from 6:00 to 8:00pm. This meeting is part of a series addressing a new state mandate to…

Oriental, North Carolina expects to draw large crowds August 7 – 8, 2026. This event will be two days of a fun filled weekend on the water with entertainment for friends, family, co-workers and everyone who visits.

Dragon Boat paddlers move in unison, combining strength with teamwork in a boat whose elaborate design originates in ancient China.

RIVER DUNES – Chemo-Kazes are the Raleigh Dragon Boat Club’s mixed crew of cancer and other illness survivors and their caregivers. Our paddlers work together through a team sport to motivate each other to not only be survivors, but also THRIVERS! Through positivity, fellowship and…

Please help us identify them! Email: info@compassnews360.com   Above, is John Hodges, the son of Pete Hodges (accepting van keys in above photo). Mr. Hodges recently met with T.W. Harris, current Chief of Pamlico Rescue Squad, and presented him with a shirt — part of…

By Pamlico County Landowner While I was finishing up putting our bird feeders out this morning, I noticed a person with a hardhat and tank strapped to his back, on foot and walking in front of our house and woodlot.  He then came across the…

Goodbye Old Friend! A new 6 -12 school in Bayboro nears completion. As a result, the Pamlico County Board of Education has declared the current Pamlico County Middle School property unnecessary for public school purposes. As required by North Carolina law, the board recently offered…

Frederick Douglass once declared there is “No Progress Without Struggle.” An escaped slave, a leader of the anti-slavery movement in the North, editor of the abolitionist newspaper The North Star, and (after the Civil War), a diplomat for the U.S. Government, Douglass engaged in debates…

BAYBORO – Monday night, calling the INN AT PAMLICO “a bona-fide grassroots project,” Lorraine Yaeger, representing a nonprofit known as Tried By Fire, told the County Commission that this ambitious project to reduce recidivism and homelessness among formerly incarcerated women will soon break ground at…

By Katie Zehnder RALEIGH – North Carolinians are feeling the weight of rising property taxes, and lawmakers at the General Assembly are already discussing a levy limit in committee meetings as the ‘short session’ gets underway. During a March 18 meeting of the House Select…

This musical is based on the 1980 film starring (top left) Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda. At top right are local performers, Anne Hayes (Fonda role); Regina Ruisi (Tomlin role); and Angie Loften (Parton role). The classic, time-tested production features smart comedy, strong…

By Paul Slobodian Editor’s note: Mr. Slobodian is a Pamlico County resident who closely monitors the fiscal condition of local government. Over the past five budget cycles, Pamlico County has quietly undergone one of the most significant fiscal expansions in its recent history. What began…