Pamlico County News

The 2012 filing period for Pamlico County elected offices begins at noon Monday at the county courthouse, with eight local elected seats available.

A high-speed chase crossed county lines and resulted in the arrest of a man charged with assault with a deadly weapon, intent to cause serious injury in 2008.

An otherwise light Monday night of business for Pamlico County commissioners did include three speakers, with topics that included promoting the county, the downside of wind energy and a citizen's voice against proposed ferry fees.

Crosstown Traffic is all about getting around in the Triangle. Bad drivers and traffic hassles.

State public health officials have been notified of multiple outbreaks of norovirus and employees of local schools and the YMCA say it is moving through the New Bern area.

Artist Bob Pittman will be the featured artist at the Pamlico County Library for the month of February through mid-March. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Pamlico County Arts Council and the Pamlico Public Library.

Sheriff Bill Sawyer Jr. says a man accidentally shot himself while handling a gun Tuesday night.

Republican Michael Speciale of Craven County is one of three candidates pushing for victory in state House District 3. The other two candidates are Republican Wayne Langston of Chocowinity and Democrat Robert Cayton of Aurora.

One does not have to be an oysterman to be able to consume all the oysters the tummy can hold.

A major highway in Pamlico County is open to traffic once again after an overturned tanker truck shut it down for most of the morning.

An elderly Pamlico County man was charged after his vehicle struck the front of a convenience store this afternoon in Craven County.

A overturned propane truck has N.C. 55 closed in Pamlico County about three miles west of Reelsboro.

In April 2011, the sheriff's offices in Beaufort and Pitt counties received reports of larceny of copper from two Voice of America sites, one in each county.

December unemployment rates show regional unemployment rate increases in Craven, Pamlico and Jones counties in numbers released this week by the North Carolina Department of Employment Services.

A national volunteer disaster recovery group - Eight Days of Hope - plans a Pamlico County visit in late May to rebuild homes devastated by Hurricane Irene.

An ordnance or explosive left over from the Civil War has been discovered in Pamlico County this week, according the The New Bern Sun Journal.

WayneA Langston, 43,A announced Sunday he will seek the Republican nomination for the state House's 3 District seat, representing southern Beaufort County, Pamlico County and much of Craven County.

The number of people using the annual AARP free tax preparation service is expected to follow a recent trend and increase again this year.

Pamlico County commissioners will consider a resolution Tuesday night opposing the proposed closing of the USDA Farm Service Agency office in Alliance.

Three generations were on hand Friday night at Carolina Creations to view some of the work of Grover C. Fields Middle School seventh-grader Darby Faraci, second from the right.