Category: LOCAL

HWY 306 – Mayor Ken Heath gets an A-plus for persistence. For at least a year, he has been quietly lobbying, applying, and working the phones. His diligence and hard work paid off when a recent letter arrived from the North Carolina Parks & Recreation…

On Monday, June 12th, 2023, at approximately 1:30 am Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office Communications received a 911 call regarding a structure fire located at Fulcher’s Red Fox Stables (20454 NC Hwy. 55 East in Merritt NC.) The initial 911 call was made by a third…

By Advika Kumar Editor’s note: A team of Duke University students, having spent several months behind the scenes at Pamlico County Health Department, offers this upbeat two-part report and shares a major milestone in the journey of this rural health provider. BAYBORO – For the…

MERRITT – In the early am hours of Monday, June 12, the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a structure fire located at Fulcher’s Red Fox Stables (20454 NC Hwy. 55 East in Merritt NC.) Local fire departments were initially dispatched. First…

On 05/18/2023, Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office arrested Amy Raynor and Jarard Minor of Oriental for breaking into and stealing residential and commercial air condition units. During the investigation, deputies determined that Raynor and Minor had broken into over 12 different units in Pamlico County, including…

COPPER RIDGE – Tuesday night (left), Daimon King, Vice Chairman of the Coastal Carolina Taxpayers Association, introduces the banquet’s keynote speaker Chris Swecker, former Assistant Director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division. The event honored a law enforcement professional from each of five jurisdictions: Carteret…

Sydney Carter Braxton, left, and Parker Augustus Braxton, children of Chad and Jo-Lynne Braxton of Vanceboro, recently received college degrees. Sydney graduated from ECU with a Masters of Science in Accounting. She will complete the CPA exam and begin work with PBMares, LLP in New…

Pamlico County motorists complain of wide disparity in fuel prices Editor’s note: Many thanks to Brandon Pipkin, Chris Grose, Bobby Cahoon, and others who contributed their first hand accounts to this story. GASOLINE PUMP – There is no price in the USA more prominent than…

  On Friday, April 21, 2023, deputies of the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office concluded a two-month investigation related to the sale of illegal narcotics in the Mesic community of Pamlico County. Deputies executed a search warrant at the residence of Montrell Cordess Curtis, 25 of…

By Clif Williams, Mayor | Town of Aurora It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Town of Aurora has secured funding commitments necessary to build its $2.2 million Industrial Park, and that construction will get underway this spring. A groundbreaking is being scheduled…

North Carolina History Theater in downtown New Bern presents the popular and hilarious 1941 Broadway play ‘Arsenic & Old Lace’ (see ad on page 22) in which one creepy character is repeatedly described as resembling famous actor Boris Karloff. Just for fun, we want to…

UPDATE: On Friday, 04/21/2023, Jeffrey Joseph was charged with Second Degree Kidnapping stemming from a domestic violence incident that occurred inside the residence prior to the stand-off. This new charge is in addition to the Second-Degree Arson charge. At his first appearance today The Honorable…