LOBBYISTS PUSH ‘GREEN NEW DEAL’ ON LEGISLATORS
By John Droz Jr. | News Commentary RALEIGH – Should Solar Lobbyists Dictate NC Energy Policy? When the Green New Deal was first introduced by left-wing extremists, it was soundly (and rightly) criticized as being technically, economically, and environmentally unscientific & nonsensical. Since U.S. House…
Scott D. Lenhart, former Pamlico County Health Director: “Goodbye Pamlico County! Fair Winds and Following Seas”
First, I want to say thank you to all the citizens and the former Pamlico County Health Department Board Members who supported me and believed in me. These Board Members are Dr. Jason Rose, Dr. Joshua Rose, Lori Altman, Starr Murphy, Cliff Braly, Dr. Deborah…
Everybody Else’s History . . .
Thank you S&H Green Stamps for my ‘spinning egg’ chair!
By Lisa Rice ALLIANCE – Who remembers S&H Green Stamps? Raise your hand! Now, who still owns something that was purchased with green stamps? Raise your hand! If you don’t remember them, the concept was that the more money you spent on groceries, the more…
Award spotlights New Bern’s ‘secret weapon’
Brenda E. Blanco, City Clerk for New Bern, hasthe distinction of being named to the 2021 Municipal Clerks Honor Roll. General Code began this special recognition program in 2001 to honor the unsung heroes of our communities — Municipal Clerks! The program ran for nine…
Challenger announces candidacy for 2022 Pamlico Sheriff race
PAMLICO COUNTY – My name is Nate Nobel, and this letter serves as my official announcement that I will be running for Sheriff of Pamlico County for the 2022 election. My wife, Hannah, and I moved to North Carolina from Pennsylvania because we fell in…
Intelligence agencies confirm UFOs De-classsified report now calls them UAPs
News Commentary UNIVERSE – In a candid assessment that they know next to nothing about real-life sightings, the Office of Director of National Intelligence released a nine-page quasi-analysis late last month, admitting “the limited amount of high-quality reporting on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) hampers our…
Walls Come Tumbling Down | Oriental bids historic building a fond farewell
(Click on images to enlarge) CORNER OF BROAD & HODGES – A fancy new brick building was surely the pride and joy of this lazy little town way back in the early 1900s – when other structures went up with more mundane products from several…
Expertise sought for crucial experiment
EASTERN NC – The County Compass has been approached to recruit one or more electrical engineers (or other qualified volunteers). With this assistance, we hope to build a safe and simple battery-powered circuit. We also hope to perform this experiment by way of a computer…
Election ‘faked’ says Lindell | ‘My Pillow’ founder promises proof!
Alex Jones of infowars.com interviewed Mike Lindell of ‘My Pillow’ fame on the day after President Trump’s rally in Ohio. Did you happen to see it? I found the content fascinating. In the interview, Lindell says he has “packet captures” for all the votes in…
Sailing Capital of NC | And, by golly, we mean it
ORIENTAL – Organizers of this year’s July 10 & 11 Dragon’s Breath Regatta have set their sights on at least 20 entries across three classes of sailing. The event is open to everyone, and kicks off with registration Friday night, July 9. One of many…
You guessed it – flounder season shrinks
Editor’s note: For a more in-depth look at the flounder debate, see our feature story in the June 17 issue of County Compass, available online at http://www.compassnews360.com MOREHEAD CITY –The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has adjusted the recreational and commercial flounder seasons for 2021…
Goodbye Old Friends! | Interstate 42 project to change James City forever
The right of ‘eminent domain’ allows government to acquire property for public use – but only if true market value is paid. Keith Cowell, owner of Cowell’s Cleaners, is still in negotiations with the State of North Carolina. “What we’ve been offered is ‘way under’…
