Category: LOCAL

GRANTSBORO – All nonprofits serving Pamlico County are invited to attend a free, in-person seminar, “Getting Ready for Grant Writing,” on Wednesday, January 17th from 11am-1pm at the Delamar Center at Pamlico Community College. Instructor Natasha Davis from WPS Strategies will review the most common…

Antiques on display in a classic old building seem to be a match made in heaven. Seen here are John Barns, Cathy Alix, Lisa Setliff, and Heather Greenlaw of the New Bern Preservation Foundation who urge you to mark the early February event on your…

UPDATE: As a follow-up to the attached news release issued yesterday, Robert Eiskant is scheduled to arrive at the Carteret County Jail late Monday afternoon.   Mr. Eiskant has been scheduled for his first court appearance on Tuesday, January 9th between 10am and 11am.  Sheriff Asa Buck and…

On 12/18/2023 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office arrested Chance Malik Zephir, 26, of Newport following a narcotics investigation into the distribution of heroin. The charges are the result of a joint investigation between the Carteret County Sheriffs Office and the Morehead City Police…

On 12/18/2023 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office charged Nicholas Joyner, 42, of Atlantic, Melissa Mastropierro, 41, of Atlantic, and Joel Willis, 32, of Davis with Death by Distribution pursuant to an overdose death investigation. Joyner, Mastropierro, and Willis are currently being held at…

On 12/18/2023 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office charged Heather Blaylock, 36, of Stella with one-count of Death by Distribution pursuant to an overdose death investigation. Blaylock is currently in-custody at the Carteret County Detention Center for additional drug offenses related to this investigation….

Editor’s note: Rickey Carrow, 69, resides in Pinetown and attends Five Points Free Will Baptist Church, which is about a mile from his home. We think you will enjoy his story. Thirty years ago (in 1993), I met up with a guy by the name…

On 12/13/2023 Carteret County Sheriff’s detectives charged David Ray Willis, 57, of Atlantic, NC with two open counts of murder in the deaths of Philip Raymond Fulcher and William “David” Fulcher at their home in Atlantic in August of 2022. Willis was taken into custody…

CAMP LEJEUNE – Congressman Greg Murphy (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to his meeting Monday with representatives of Duke Energy after reports revealed the usage of Chinese batteries on Camp Lejeune: “I was recently informed that in 2014 the Obama administration invited Duke…

The Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office is deeply saddened to announce the death of Detention Sergeant Russell Earl Lavarl Jones. The 36-year-old officer lost his life in the line of duty after suffering a medical emergency in the Detention Center on December 6, 2023. Sergeant Jones…

Saturday, Dec. 2 from 10am until 2pm. A ‘must-do’ experience. Officially known as the Grantsboro-Silverhill VFD Christmas & Holiday Craft (and Baked Goods) Bazaar, this event is a blast – for the entire family. We highly recommend it.

On 11/18/2023 Carteret County Sheriff’s crime suppression unit (CSU) arrested Brandon Scott Hollamon, 42, of Salter Path Rd, Indian Beach on warrants obtained by the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office. Hollamon was charged with seventeen various counts of promoting prostitution including prostitution of a minor…