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$10 Ticket Admits All Three Days – Feb. 2, 3 & 4 Gold – Freshwater Beer Co. Silver – The Chelsea Bronze – Winfred McCoy, Union Home Mortgage Bronze – Jamie Schmidt Beitel, Bravo Tango Property Management Bronze – Linda Holland Coldwell Banker Seacoast Advantage…

RALEIGH – Our appreciation to Minnesott Beach town councilman Sarge O’Donnell (left) and Arapahoe mayor Kenny Heath who joined forces early Monday morning to attend a ‘public comment forum’ in Raleigh on proposed homeowners’ insurance rate increases. The duo were among the first to speak…

On Thursday, January 18, 2024, Pamlico County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Keith Andrew Hawk, 58, of Bayboro, NC, for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Hawk was arrested following an investigation that revealed Hawk failed to comply with the Sex Offender Registration laws of North…

By Dexter Liu Editor’s note: A frequent contributor to this newspaper, Mr. Liu is an expert on relations between Taiwan and Communist China. On Jan. 13, William Lai of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won the Taiwan presidency. This win was celebrated by much of…

Email comments opposing insurance rate increases All homeowners in eastern North Carolina are urged to submit public comment about staggering proposed insurance rate increases. The North Carolina Rate Bureau recently filed a request with the North Carolina Department of Insurance for an average statewide increase…

By Allison Potter Editor’s note: Allison Potter is from Aurora and studies journalism at NC State University. From bombs dropped overseas, controversial Supreme Court cases hundreds of miles away, and in state legislation being passed, there are so many things going on in the world…

By Mary Harvey Editor’s note: Mary and her husband Richard are newcomers to our area. Having chatted with her briefly, I asked that she write a monthly column, which we are calling ‘Food for Thought.’ We are right in the middle of Holiday Season. We…

After a several months long investigation, which included the District Attorney’s Office and N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the death of Lee Ann Gallagher, 57, of the Straits community has been ruled a drug overdose. Findings from the scene, interviews, autopsy process, and…

PERSONAL NOTE: This series of articles is based on The Real Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., published in 2021 by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.  Mr. Tony Lyons, the publisher, is owed…

Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck and District Attorney Scott Thomas will be holding a news conference on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 10:00am in the commissioners board room located on the second floor of the Carteret County Courthouse. Sheriff Buck will be announcing a major…

BAYBORO – Hard-ball intra-party politics reared its head Monday night as four conservative Republicans on the Pamlico County Commission – Doug Brinson, Candy Bohmert, Kari Forrest, and Missy Baskervill – teamed up to oust fellow Republican Ed Riggs Jr. as Chairman of the seven-member board….

Saturday, Dec. 2 from 10am until 2pm. A ‘must-do’ experience. Officially known as the Grantsboro-Silverhill VFD Christmas & Holiday Craft (and Baked Goods) Bazaar, this event is a blast – for the entire family. We highly recommend it.