My grandfather was a coal miner. He started working in the mines in 1902, as soon as he turned 16. There weren't any other jobs in P...

Local resident Greg Piner, who used the Minnesott ferry for decades to commute to work at the Marine Corps Air Station, has a creative and r...

Tonight's DOT public hearing on ferry tolls is the second such public hearing in Pamlico County. We almost didn't have any . Unt...

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. ...

Today's article in the News and Observer about possible tolls on I-95 should be a wake-up call. Tolls for Pamlico County commuters may ...

I've been on the road the last few days. Quick trip to Mississippi and back. I always learn something on a road trip. This time, I lea...

Oriental's town manager submitted a grant proposal last Friday seeking Boating Infrastructure Grant funds to use in addition to town fun...

Just a word to the wise: when traveling north on I-95, if you can avoid Delaware, do so. Big delays from construction.

Fifty years ago, May 4, 1961, seven blacks and six whites left Washington, DC in two commercial buses enroute to the deep south. Their aim: ...

The idea constantly hammered into our heads by Republicans is that we pay high taxes, which must be reduced. Not so. In fact, of all the adv...

Early this morning, those of us who remembered to set our clocks forward for daylight savings time woke up an hour earlier than the day befo...

What would you think of an infrastructure project that reduces petroleum imports, reduces congestion on I-95 and 17 without expensive and d...

At the October Town Board meeting, the board approved a resolution adopting the Pamlico County Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) for O...