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After I left RCA in New Jersey, I was hired in 1987 as a product manager at Television Technology Corp. in Broomfield, Colorado.  My product lines included AM and FM radio transmitters. Television Technology manufactured low power translators and transmitters. Translators receive either FM or…

NEW BERN – One is leaping from an ice-encrusted tree, while another (younger, perhaps?) hunkers down. Wow! What a photo!! Learn more from Vinny Colucci , professional wildlife photographer, at the July meeting of the Coastal Photo Club to be be held at the Centenary…

TV Cites Charlotte’s I-77 Expense As Reason EASTERN NC – The Pamlico County Board of Commissioners received a red-hot news tip Monday night from Kenny Heath, mayor of Arapahoe. In brief remarks, Heath referred to a late June news segment by WBTV of Charlotte, in…

By Paul Anthony Taylor | GlobalResearch.ca | News Analysis WORLDWIDE – Face masks have been widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic, in many cases enforced by law.While they are claimed to be effective in reducing the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, studies examining their adverse…

On 06/23/2023 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office arrested Melissa Mastropierro, 40, and Nicholas Chris-Jon Joyner, 41, of Atlantic, NC. The two were arrested as the result of an ongoing investigation related to narcotic offenses. Mastropierro and Joyner were charged with Possession with Intent…

On 06/29/2023 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested Willy Alexander Korthals, 29, of Bettie. Korthals was charged as a result of an undercover ICAC investigation conducted by the FBI with support from detectives of the Carteret County…

On Monday, June 26th, 2023, Investigators with the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jesse Ryan Cahoon 41, of Oriental in connection with the fire that occurred on June 12, 2023, at Fulcher’s Red Fox Stables in Merritt, North Carolina.  The fire resulted in one person’s…

How about a ‘point-shaving’ scandal like that seen in 1960s era Dixie Classic Basketball Tournament    What is the status of sports betting and horse racing wagering in North Carolina? North Carolina’s new Sports Wagering/Horse Racing law, created by the passage of House Bill 347…

In the summer of 2022, a Duke Grant enabled four of their students to spend 9 weeks surveying damaged homes that were completed by the Pamlico County Disaster Recovery Coalition. They assisted clients to sign up for CODE RED Mobile Alert, health issues such as…

Yachting Magazine is running a contest to find the Top Yacht Towns in America. Two towns from North Carolina, Beaufort and Oriental, have made it into the final 24. They have contacted the Pamlico County Chamber asking for high-quality imagery (photos or videos) of waterfront,…

Officials hold tax rate steady, but hint at major hike next year Water bills up by $4.60 per month, for typical household PAMLICO COUNTY – With total estimated expenses of $24.6 million for the coming fiscal year (beginning July 1) while ad valorem tax revenue…

Feasibility study highlights waterfront town as excellent departure point By car or van, a trip from Raleigh to Ocracoke would require a commute time of 5.5 to 6.5 hours. As seen in Figure 1, motorists can head east through Manteo and then south to the…