GRANTSBORO – On Dec. 10 of last year, Jerry Casey turned the lock of a small closet-like office at his used car lot on the corner of Hwy. 55 and Hwy. 306. He remembers thinking to himself “This is enough,” with the implication being that…

By R. Alan Harrop, Ph.D Editor’s note: Mr. Harrop resides in our area, and is a regular contributor to this newspaper.  The tragedy this past week in Uvalde, Texas, calls for a reassessment of student and teacher protection. This incident is another of several that…

By Jeffrey Odham After spending the Memorial Day weekend with my family, and participating in several events throughout our community, I have decided to call for a runoff in the race for Mayor of The City of New Bern. With just 4 votes separating first…

  TYRRELL COUNTY – The Animal Legal Defense Fund – the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals – is offering an additional $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for shooting and killing a federally…

AURORA – As you can see, this creature and some of his Jurassic friends are getting antsy! After months of anticipation, the prehistoric behemoths are raring to romp and roar all over town! But first, the creature shown above needs a name! The contest kicked…

PAMLICO COUNTY – These hard-working Cub Scouts recently assisted White Hill Original Free Will Baptist Church with reseeding of the church lawn. Here, David Hollister, Pack Committee Chair, accepts a donation from Sherry Toler, White Hill treasurer, for efforts of the young scouts. 

NEW BERN – Election experts say this type of micro-thin margin can go either way. It all boils down to ‘provisional’ and mail-in ballots, which are to be counted on May 25, followed two days later (on May 27) by the hoped-for certification of an…

Eyewitness encounter jibes with other credible reports over past decades TOWN OF BEAUFORT – I received a fascinating email Monday morning from Deanna Gillikin. For many years, she has lived adjacent to a dense wooded area, bounded in part by the North River and Taylor…

Editor’s note: A former engineer with Motorola, Mr. Allison is a frequent contributor to this newspaper. As electric vehicles, 5G Internet, and cyber-currencies proliferate, Allison explains how utilities must adapt in order to accommodate increasing demands upon The Grid. USA – In Part 2 last…

By Flora Moorman SAN DIEGO, CA – Students who comprise the Academic Team of the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps at Pamlico County High School competed with their peers on April 30 aboard the USS Midway –  placing eleventh overall.  Labeled TEAM JEOPARDY: A…

BAYBORO – No one put it quite this way, but maybe the unanimous thinking Monday night among the seven Pamlico County Commissioners was that our neck of the woods needs an expansion of sewage treatment more than a spanking new $2.1 million public library. Granted…

WASHINGTON, DC -– This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced legislation to prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to establish the Biden administration’s ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ at the Department of Homeland Security. “The Disinformation Governance Board is an Orwellian attempt by the Biden administration…