Please help us identify them! Email: info@compassnews360.com   Above, is John Hodges, the son of Pete Hodges (accepting van keys in above photo). Mr. Hodges recently met with T.W. Harris, current Chief of Pamlico Rescue Squad, and presented him with a shirt — part of…

Tightly packed troops crouch inside their LCVP (Landing Craft – Vehicle – Personnel) as it plows through a wave. In the distance is the coast of Normandy.

Frederick Douglass once declared there is “No Progress Without Struggle.” An escaped slave, a leader of the anti-slavery movement in the North, editor of the abolitionist newspaper The North Star, and (after the Civil War), a diplomat for the U.S. Government, Douglass engaged in debates…

Dr. Tom Hanchett presents “The History of Rosenwald Schools in North Carolina” Sunday, Feb 22 at 2pm at Orringer Auditorium in New Bern. Tickets, $10, are available at http://www.NewBernHistorical.org For groups of 13 or more, please call the office at 252-638-8558 to book with the…

Volunteers known as ‘PARTP’ (Partnership for Aurora & Richland Township) recently announced success from a two-decade quest to have the downtown of Aurora designated as an official Historic District. The effort was revived and energized in April of 2024 as a key task in the…

By Dr. Glenn Mollette The United States spent almost $500 million (roughly equivalent to $15.2 billion in 2023) to finish the Panama Canal project. This was by far the largest American engineering project to date. The canal was formally opened on 15 August 1914, with…

HAVELOCK – Mark July 9 on your calendar – the date of eastern North Carolina’s largest ever scale model event! In addition to hundreds of museum quality models competing for prizes and trophies, there are now more than 45 tables of merchandise. Enjoy a 100-plus…

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…

Two Days of Entertainment April 8 & 9 NEW BERN, NC, After a three year hiatus, the New Bern Historical Society’s Heritage Homes Tour is back on April 8 & 9.  And it’s back with a bang!  Nine very special homes will be featured in…

By Sandy Schulties | 9-11 Event Coordinator FAIRFIELD HARBOUR – We welcome everyone to join us at 8am on Saturday, September 11th at the Fairfield Harbour Fire Station/Community Center (585 Broad Creek Road, New Bern) where we will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the day…

BAYBORO – Trey Stewart, 27, describes himself as a caretaker of old Bibles – but only after he makes every attempt to locate the family of the original owners. Here, he shows off his oldest –  a large type edition from Pennsylvania printed in 1812….

By Lisa Rice  ALLIANCE – Who remembers S&H Green Stamps? Raise your hand! Now, who still owns something that was purchased with green stamps? Raise your hand!  If you don’t remember them, the concept was that the more money you spent on groceries, the more…