Urgent Alert for All Homeowners!
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…
Kids These Days! | Young journalist applauds ‘thinking for oneself’
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…
Old Theater Visionary Bids Farewell
By Mary Frances Taylor “There is a role for everyone to play at The Old Theater.” This is Carla Fisher’s favorite quote and her personal belief that all people have gifts, talents, and time that can be shared with their community. The Board of Directors…
Grant Preparation Workshop for Area Nonprofits
GRANTSBORO – All nonprofits serving Pamlico County are invited to attend a free, in-person seminar, “Getting Ready for Grant Writing,” on Wednesday, January 17th from 11am-1pm at the Delamar Center at Pamlico Community College. Instructor Natasha Davis from WPS Strategies will review the most common…
Historic ‘Maola Center’ Emerges as Ideal Venue for Antique Show
Antiques on display in a classic old building seem to be a match made in heaven. Seen here are John Barns, Cathy Alix, Lisa Setliff, and Heather Greenlaw of the New Bern Preservation Foundation who urge you to mark the early February event on your…
Former Atlantic resident charged in 2010 Salter Homicide
UPDATE: As a follow-up to the attached news release issued yesterday, Robert Eiskant is scheduled to arrive at the Carteret County Jail late Monday afternoon. Mr. Eiskant has been scheduled for his first court appearance on Tuesday, January 9th between 10am and 11am. Sheriff Asa Buck and…
How Fauci cast doubt on effective low-cost treatments, transforming Remdesivir into lucrative ‘drug of choice’
NOTE: This is the third in the series of articles based on the book, 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. Mr. Kennedy has a 40-year career…
Food For Thought: Sugar Over The Holidays Lousy For Immune System
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…
Straits death investigation update
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…
Newport man charged with Trafficking Narcotics
On 12/18/2023 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office arrested Chance Malik Zephir, 26, of Newport following a narcotics investigation into the distribution of heroin. The charges are the result of a joint investigation between the Carteret County Sheriffs Office and the Morehead City Police…
Down East trio charged with Death by Distribution following overdose death investigation
On 12/18/2023 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office charged Nicholas Joyner, 42, of Atlantic, Melissa Mastropierro, 41, of Atlantic, and Joel Willis, 32, of Davis with Death by Distribution pursuant to an overdose death investigation. Joyner, Mastropierro, and Willis are currently being held at…
Western Carteret woman charged with Death by Distribution following overdose death investigation
On 12/18/2023 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office charged Heather Blaylock, 36, of Stella with one-count of Death by Distribution pursuant to an overdose death investigation. Blaylock is currently in-custody at the Carteret County Detention Center for additional drug offenses related to this investigation….
