The County Compass

Over the past 12 months, the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE), has conducted multiple enforcement operations targeting vape shops throughout Pamlico County. The primary objective of these investigations has…

BAYBORO, NC – On July 11, 2026, detention staff at the Pamlico County Detention Center identified an inmate experiencing a medical emergency within the facility. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was immediately requested, and detention staff, along with responding emergency personnel, initiated lifesaving measures. Despite these…

NEW BERN – A federal judge this week sentenced Kevin Tyrone Eure, age 37, to prison. Eure, also known as ‘Boo Dro,” dealt drugs in the Craven County area. Law enforcement confirmed this by covertly purchasing cocaine and crack from him. They followed up by…

BAYBORO — The 2026-2027 Pamlico County budget is a monument to waste. The Pamlico County Board of Commissioners were elected by the citizens of Pamlico County, and they should be accountable to us. Instead, they seem to think the employees of the county are more…

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…

RIVER DUNES – The team known as ‘Golden Koi’ is shown here after their undefeated performance in 2025. The chiseled paddlers are military veterans and have vowed to retain the much-coveted perpetual trophy that marks their amazing win in last year’s event! Complete 20-person teams…

By Pamlico County Landowner While I was finishing up putting our bird feeders out this morning, I noticed a person with a hardhat and tank strapped to his back, on foot and walking in front of our house and woodlot.  He then came across the…

Goodbye Old Friend! A new 6 -12 school in Bayboro nears completion. As a result, the Pamlico County Board of Education has declared the current Pamlico County Middle School property unnecessary for public school purposes. As required by North Carolina law, the board recently offered…

FROM OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE (ODNI) June 18, 2026 Today, on my final day as Director of National Intelligence, I’m releasing never-before-seen communications and documents exposing how Dr. Fauci provided millions in US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan…

On June 15, 2026, deputies with the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 hang-up call in the Lynch’s Beach Road area. Upon arrival, deputies observed multiple individuals leaving the area on foot. Information obtained during the response indicated that one of the individuals…

By Steve Reed We are a faith-based community of conservative Republicans and independent patriots who refused to stand by while our local and district party leadership repeatedly bent and broke the rules to protect their own elitist interests and silence the voices of true Republicans….

By Crystal Tribby I am in the Johnny Depp Arts of Elysium competition, on Facebook. I am currently in 5th place. On June 11, at 9 pm PDT I must be in 1st place to go to the next round. It is the people who…