Vandemere Candidate for Unique ‘Passenger-Only’ Ferry to Ocracoke
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…
Widespread Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Issued due to Canadian Wildfire Smoke
RALEIGH – A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day has been issued for much of North Carolina due to smoke and fine particles from active wildfires in Canada. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) and the Forsyth County Environmental Assistance and…
Xi Jinping loves Green Agenda as it weakens USA from within
By Gary Timco | News Analysis WASHINGTON, DC – During a recent hearing, in a terse exchange between Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) and David Turk, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Energy Department, Senator Kennedy asked Turk what the transition to ‘clean carbon-free energy’ would cost….
“The best laid plans of mice & men doth oft go awry!” Robert Burns, 1785
By Paul Branaman, Founder | CAMP GREENFEET Editor’s note: Camp Greenfeet is an exceptional (and free) one-week event in early July, open to young girls who are ‘at-risk’ for whatever reason. Mr. Branaman recently suffered an injury, which is likely to impede this effort. Here,…
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Recovery Coalition: We’re still ‘On The Job!’
September 13, 2023 will mark five years since Hurricane Florence hit Pamlico County, causing flooding and wind-driven-rain damage to many homes through- out the county. The Pamlico County Disaster Recovery Coalition (Coalition) received 543 applications for repairs to damaged homes. Homes were assessed for…
DUKE: DUPED & DERANGED Kowtowing to the Communists (CHINA)
By Gary Timco THE GRID – There has been much press within the last year about whether or not man can cause climate change (Global Warming) that will ultimately affect humanity, causing ecological and natural disasters. Missing in mainstream media is any mention of scientific…
Pamlico County individuals arrested for metal theft
On 05/18/2023, Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office arrested Amy Raynor and Jarard Minor of Oriental for breaking into and stealing residential and commercial air condition units. During the investigation, deputies determined that Raynor and Minor had broken into over 12 different units in Pamlico County, including…
Job Well Done, Guys!
BAYBORO – The crew from Hiatt Home Repairs & Property Maintenance has been busy over the past two months, with a complete and thorough upgrade of the 70-year old house on Main Street, which has been the County Compass office for the past six years….
Back-the-Blue
COPPER RIDGE – Tuesday night (left), Daimon King, Vice Chairman of the Coastal Carolina Taxpayers Association, introduces the banquet’s keynote speaker Chris Swecker, former Assistant Director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division. The event honored a law enforcement professional from each of five jurisdictions: Carteret…
Two arrested after law enforcement finds fentanyl during search of residence
On Saturday December 2, 2022, Pamlico County Sheriff’s deputies and Pamlico County EMS responded to a residence in Merritt, NC regarding an unresponsive male. Alex Luis Garcia, 25 of Merritt was pronounced deceased at the residence. The resulting investigation and autopsy determined that Garcia died…
Braxton siblings graduate!
Sydney Carter Braxton, left, and Parker Augustus Braxton, children of Chad and Jo-Lynne Braxton of Vanceboro, recently received college degrees. Sydney graduated from ECU with a Masters of Science in Accounting. She will complete the CPA exam and begin work with PBMares, LLP in New…
“We’re Getting Ripped Off On Gas!”
Pamlico County motorists complain of wide disparity in fuel prices Editor’s note: Many thanks to Brandon Pipkin, Chris Grose, Bobby Cahoon, and others who contributed their first hand accounts to this story. GASOLINE PUMP – There is no price in the USA more prominent than…
