Our friend John Knauth died last month. John was an important member of this community for many years and contributed much to our welfare. H...

I wish Oriental's voters could all have been at tonight's meeting of the Pamlico County Board of Commissioners. They would have seen...

On Friday the 13th of this month, state representative Michael Speciale assured a public gathering in Pamlico County that, u...

In the summer of 2011 I posted a comment intending to put public service into context. In this case, I was writing mostly about municipal el...

A bit hot, but the opening of the Croaker Fest at 4:00 today went well and was enjoyed by all. Good music. Tasty food. And I loved the root ...

He who has the gold, rules. That's certainly a commonplace, but it seems to be true of politics in River City. We'll see how well ...

Based on the results of yesterday's primary election in North Carolina, it looks like there may be a second primary. Such primaries are ...

The 2012 election is underway in Pamlico County. Tuesday this week, the county board of elections held its first weekly absentee meeting of ...

Voters don't need to know how much work goes into preparing for an election. They just need to show up and vote. It should be comforting...

Is voting a right or a privilege? By law, it is a right. Every American citizen has the right to vote. One can also view it as a privilege...

Do you know what a "Senior Public Involvement Officer" is? I tried to find out this evening on the NC DOT web site, to no avail. ...

Ms. Judy Smith, who has for the past two years served as the Republican member of the Pamlico County Board of Elections, submitted her resig...

Tonight's meeting of the Pamlico County Board of Commissioners received an information briefing from the Wind Capital Group concerning t...

I've been thinking about the ongoing flap about ferry tolls. So has Greg Piner, who has done an excellent job of clarifying the issue...

Yesterday I asked in passing whether ferries have trolls. I now realize some readers may not recognize the reference. It has been about se...

This just in: Perdue orders 1-year moratorium on new ferry tolls Read the entire article on News and Observer site here . Read more ...

Some illustrations just can't be improved upon. Here is artist Laura Turgeon's take on the ferry toll issue. What more is there to ...

Last week, the County Commissioners not only failed to adopt a measure to hire a lobbyist, they also failed to pass a measure authorizing th...

This morning at a brief 9 o'clock meeting, Pamlico County commissioners voted 4-3 to hire an experienced local lobbyist to undo the Repu...

Here is a scan from this week's County Compass of the ferry terminal planned for Cherry Point. Cost: who knows? But it's pretty cert...