Category: Pamlico County

From hamburgers to $2.5 million Library!

Kat Clowers (former Librarian): “In this county, The Library is its heart!” BAYBORO – A hard-working group known as ‘Friends of the Pamlico County Library’ twisted (very gently)  the arms of elected officials Monday night, describing in detail a quest to transform the former Hardee’s…

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Miracles Do Happen!

BAYBORO –  Most of us think Christian Book Stores are just a place to sell Bibles, books and other Christian items. Yes, you are absolutely right, but there is more  – miracles happen at Daily Bread Christian Book Store in Bayboro. Stop by anytime! In…

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Massive Embezzlement

Half million $$$ scheme. Woman pleads guilty, gets 5 years

BAYBORO – Debra Annette Conway, 57, once a trusted staffer with Bay River Metropolitan Sewerage District, pleaded guilty Monday to six felony counts of Embezzlement. Conway was sentenced in Pamlico County Superior Court by Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Charles H. Henry to serve a…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Two arrested after investigation finds drugs and guns in home

On Thursday, January 27, 2022, Investigators from the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with North Carolina Probation and Parole conducted a search of Roland Johnny Ward III, 53 and Camilla Janae Coleman, 34 both of Oriental, NC. During the search approximately 3 grams of…

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Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office Robbery Media Release

On Thursday, December 16, 2021, Investigators from the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported armed robbery at 11944 NC Highway 55, The Highway 55 Tobacco and Vape Shop in Grantsboro. It was reported that an unknown male busted the drive-thru window with a…

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