Category: LOCAL
Spelling Champ heads to Charlotte
BAYBORO – The elementary school’s Spelling Bee was held on Feb. 18, which included Bee winners from each classroom. Congratulations to all the participants and winners on a job well done! Caleb Monk will represent Fred A. Anderson Elementary, competing in the Regional Bee at…
Beloved building inspector rides off into county sunset!
BAYBORO – Skip Lee, the Pamlico County Building Inspector for almost 30 years, received an impromptu going-away party Monday afternoon. Friends and co-workers gathered on the courthouse steps for a photo opp. Lee, seen in the foreground with his successor Ray Bennett, had a well-earned…
Deli owner expresses appreciation to community!
By Tim Jalbert ORIENTAL – I bought property in 2009 with intentions to move here. I like it because it reminds me of northern Maine where I was raised. Began building in 2016 in Shine Landing. At the time, my framers would go to lunch…
1 Gig Up, 1 Gig Down via fiber optic cable
County applies for mega broadband grant! BAYBORO – Monday night, Pamlico County officials unanimously approved the go-ahead for an ambitious $6.6 million project, which could pay for in-ground placement of fiber optic cable to provide high-speed Internet for a mix of approximately 1,338 households and…
Suspect arrested in theft of motor vehicle in Maribel
On the morning of Tuesday, February 22, 2022, The Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a 2013 Ford truck had been stolen sometime during the night from a residence in the Maribel community of Pamlico County. Later in the day Pamlico County deputies…
CALLING ALL REPUBLICANS | Beaufort County Convention set for March 5
BEAUFORT COUNTY, NC—“‘We the People’ are called to save our Republic and take America back!” challenges GOP County Chair Carolyn Garris. All registered Republicans in Beaufort County are invited to meet on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Southern Acres in Bath, according to the Call…
‘Mark Twain’ performer grants fascinating interview
Editor’s note: We thank local actor Bill Hand for this interview. Mr. Hand appears as Mark Twain on March 3, 4, 5 & 6 at Cullman Performance Hall in the North Carolina History Center, 529 S. Front Street in New Bern. For ticket information, call…
Overdose leads to arrest on drug charges
On Friday, February 11, 2022, deputies responded to a reported overdose at a residence on G Harper Lane in the Arapahoe community of Pamlico County. Evidence collected at the scene and other information led Investigators to apply for and recieve a search warrant for the…
Developer backs away from Union Point Park in New Bern
The Kessler Group and the City of New Bern issued joint statements Tuesday morning on the proposed development of a portion of Union Point Park. Concerns, questions, and complaints began pouring in on social media and through texts, emails and phone calls after last week’s…
Whoa Nellie! Don’t mess with Union Point Park
NEW BERN – That was the unmistakable message conveyed by 150 or so citizens who packed City Hall during a Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night — although a smattering of Chamber and Tourism Development types did show up. The latter group, no more than…
Down East man arrested for child porn offense
On 02/08/2022 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce arrested Joshua Ryan Smith Gray, 45, of Beaufort. Gray was charged as a result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation. Detectives from the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office…
Arrest made in attempt to rob ATM
On Monday, February 7, 2022, reports of an attempted breaking and entering of a State Employees Credit Union ATM in the Oriental community of Pamlico County were received by Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office 911 Communications Center. It was determined that the ATM was extensively…
