Bizarre town meeting tonight. Only four commissioners present (Commissioner Styron was absent). After an interminable discussion of minute...

Two years ago, I explained that the Town of Oriental had a problem with water rates. I pointed out, as I had at Town Board meetings, that t...

In case you missed it - the annual audit of the Town of Oriental started Tuesday, August 24. It should be completed by Thursday.

I understand the ordinance amending the Town's charter to a council-manager system has been found. Good. The Town needs a manager. Thurs...

At last Monday's meeting (August 2) of the Pamlico County Commissioners, we learned that the County's auditors have completed their ...

I'm always genuinely pleased when Tony Tharp, (Former) editor of Pamlico Today, makes a reappearance. Mr. Tharp isn't really masked...

Conspicuously absent from last Tuesday's Town Board Meeting was any discussion of the town's response to the letter from the Local G...

On March 1 the North Carolina Local Government Commission sent a letter to the mayor with its analysis of the most recent audit, pointing ou...

The Town of Oriental has called a special meeting for February 10 to discuss "interim professional accounting/auditing assistance, and ...

I'm glad to note what seems a growing consensus among the Board of Commissioners that the audit of the Town's finances for fiscal ye...

This week's Pamlico News printed an article about Oriental's Town Board meeting of January 5 concerning the town audit and other iss...

So much nonsense has been uttered about Oriental's audit, I thought I'd try to clear the air for the benefit of those few who read m...

Oriental's new auditor will present the audit to the Town Board at Tuesday's public meeting. This appears to be the only important o...

Definitions of whitewash on the Web: (see "Audit III") cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the...

I understand why some officials may view undergoing an audit as a form of torture. Being criticized in public can be, at the very least, unc...

In response to popular demand, I decided to go ahead and post my analysis of the Town of Oriental's preliminary audit for FY 2008. This ...

The most heated exchange at last Tuesday's Town Board meeting concerned the draft audit report. It was noted that this year's report...

Last year the town's audit report was submitted to the state several months late. The North Carolina Local Government Commission was not...

I'm not a trained accountant, but I once served as Chief Financial Officer of a private equity fund and as government contracts officer ...