PAMLICO COUNTY – These hard-working Cub Scouts recently assisted White Hill Original Free Will Baptist Church with reseeding of the church lawn. Here, David Hollister, Pack Committee Chair, accepts a donation from Sherry Toler, White Hill treasurer, for efforts of the young scouts. 

NEW BERN – Election experts say this type of micro-thin margin can go either way. It all boils down to ‘provisional’ and mail-in ballots, which are to be counted on May 25, followed two days later (on May 27) by the hoped-for certification of an…

Eyewitness encounter jibes with other credible reports over past decades TOWN OF BEAUFORT – I received a fascinating email Monday morning from Deanna Gillikin. For many years, she has lived adjacent to a dense wooded area, bounded in part by the North River and Taylor…

By Flora Moorman SAN DIEGO, CA – Students who comprise the Academic Team of the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps at Pamlico County High School competed with their peers on April 30 aboard the USS Midway –  placing eleventh overall.  Labeled TEAM JEOPARDY: A…

BAYBORO – No one put it quite this way, but maybe the unanimous thinking Monday night among the seven Pamlico County Commissioners was that our neck of the woods needs an expansion of sewage treatment more than a spanking new $2.1 million public library. Granted…

Local schools move away from just the 3 R’s Parents not notified if student (of any age) changes ‘gender assignment’ BAYBORO – Pamlico County School District reminds me of any typical family. We have our arguments, but in the end we are still a family….

  AURORA – This monster showed up Tuesday to inspect the parade route and tromping grounds of the May 27 – May 29 Fossil Festival where he (she?)  plans to cavort and frolic. Festival attendees can even ride the beast! For the contest, the only…

 On 04/18/2022 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Kelli Wells Harper, 28, of Beaufort, NC. Harper was charged as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation, conducted by Carteret County Sheriff’s Office ICAC…

HAVELOCK – Last Friday, April 8, United Home Care cut the ribbon for its newest location at  474 US Hwy. 70 West – near Ziggy’s Cafe in a popular shopping center that serves this close-knit community. Home Care is a rapidly growing segment of the…

NEW BERN – Elected officials voted unanimously Tuesday night to finance a $4 million elevator project, which includes a host of related improvements, in order to bring this venerable building into compliance regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act. Although four area banks were contacted, only…

Join us for this wonderful adventure when a tornado rips through Kansas and Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away to the magical land of Oz. Follow the Yellow Brick to performances at The Old Theater on April 29th and 30th at 7pm and…

TOWN OF VANDEMERE – This small waterfront Pamlico County community opened its brightly decorated Town Hall on March 23 to show appreciation for those who contributed their time and talents to the Hurricane Florence victims.  These volunteers often slip in and out without being properly…