The County Compass

ORIENTAL – Rissi Palmer, a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and passionate advocate for diversity in country music, is set to perform at the Ol’ Front Porch Music Festival on Oct. 4. Known for her soulful blend of country, pop, and R&B, Palmer brings a unique voice and…

When 12 amendments were originally proposed to the American Constitution in 1789, not all states were ready to embrace them. Yet by December 15, 1791, three-fourths of the states had ratified ten, giving us what we now know as the Bill of Rights. These freedoms are not to be taken lightly; they must be revisited often, so that we hold them in our hearts as well as our laws.

By Aussie 17 Note: The author is a former pharmaceutical executive who files news reports using a pseudonym. WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) Senate Hearing titled “How the Corruption of Science has Impacted Public Perception and Policies Regarding Vaccines,” was held this week…

STAFF REPORTS Tuesday night New Bern elected officials – known as the Board of Aldermen – deliberated the initial zoning of two parcels recently annexed into the city limits. The property owner expressed a desire to build four homes on one parcel (750 Highway 55…

BAYBORO – Well-phrased Monday night by County Commissioner Kenny Heath! He aptly summed up a month that included hours and hours of deliberations to determine if there is a different, and perhaps better, way to tackle Animal Control in our area? The answer is to…

MERRITT – Trent Original Free Will Baptist Church invites you, your friends, and your family to its popular Homecoming Celebration, now in its 136th Year. See below for complete details. Be sure to arrive by 10:30am when ‘Special Singing’ happens. From left, Raymond Parson, James…

This is a wild 40-plus minutes from an actual event that happened July 4th of this year in Alaska. You will be glued to your video screen the entire time. Many thanks to Compass reader Gordon Allison for this Alert!!

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of New Bern for its annual comprehensive financial report. This is the third consecutive year the City’s finance department has…

Peletah Ministries church family, with their pastor, Dr. Dawn Baldwin Gibson, warmly welcomes the community to the ‘Fifth Sunday Fire Revival’ this Sunday, August 31st at 4:27 p.m. at 1912D Trent Blvd., New Bern. Pastor Glenwood Horton, Lady Quisha Horton, and the Kingdom Life Community…

By Richard Harvey | News Analysis Editor’s note: The title of this new federal law is ‘Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act,’ which yields the catchy acronym GENIUS. The White House categorically asserts the Genius Act, which President Trump recently signed, is…

By Donald Bryson, CEO | John Locke Foundation Duke Energy will not pursue offshore wind energy generation off the coast of North Carolina. The decision was made following an independent evaluation demonstrating that offshore wind is not cost-effective, which was recently presented to the North…

Maybe now an appointment for that overdue renewal is possible RALEIGH – Forty new driver license examiner positions have been made possible by a mini-budget signed into law by Governor Josh Stein this month. These roles aim to shorten lines and wait times at driver…