Increased jail repair costs, Health and Human Services report also discussed County Commission meetings are open to the public and are held on the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month. (Photo by Down County Fellow Sage Russell.) Reserve your spot by October 31!...
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Water quality, ferry tolls, public commenting and tourism at County Commission
The County Commission meets in the Patsy Sadler Room at the Pamlico County Courthouse on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Learn more about the latest County Commission meeting Attendees of Tuesday's County Commission meeting (the...
Ferry tolls, Rescue Squad contracts at County Commission meeting
Commissioners listening at a recent meeting. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Plus a potential hotel tax and a new public records policy Was this forwarded to you by a friend? Subscribe to get Down County delivered to your inbox. The County Commission returned to the...
Call of the Croaker
Russell Colasurdo, 20, and owner of Endurance Seafood Keith Bruno, 58, extract croaker and other fish from their net during an early morning fishing trip Wednesday, July 1, 2026 in the Neuse River. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Words: Lara ManettaPhotos: Sage...
CAMA survey, opioid fund use and more at County Commission meeting
Resident input to shape the future of land use in the county Story by: Lara ManettaPhotos by: Sage Russell The County Commissioners meet on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Patsy Saddler Room. (Photo by Sage Russell) Monday, June 15 marked a...
School budget and housing news from the County Commission meeting
The first May meeting featured updates from both Pamlico County Schools and The INN at Pamlico. Here’s what we learned. 2026-27 budget request for Pamlico County Schools A slide from the school district’s presentation to the commissioners. (Courtesy of Denise Altman)...
School construction updates and SkillsUSA wins at the BOE meeting
The lights are on in the new school. (Photo courtesy of Henry Rice.) Our April Board of Education meeting brought news of student achievement, school construction updates and a few opportunities for volunteers to get involved. The board meets at 6 pm on the fourth...
Healthcare and high speed internet at the County Commission Meeting
The county commissioners meet on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at 7 pm in the Patsy Sadler Room The commissioners’ second meeting of the month included presentations from many doing work in the community. Here’s what we learned. Mental health support in Pamlico...
Rescue Squad cost increases and animal welfare at the County Commission meeting
Commissioners also hear from AI Fest organizers and discuss HVAC improvements The commissioners meet in the Patsy H. Sadler Room on the first and third Monday of each month.(Photo by Eleazar Yisrael) The commissioners’ second March meeting was canceled due to severe...
Student achievement shines at Board of Education meeting
Girls basketball goes to state; school construction continues ahead of schedule A rendering of the completed consolidated school. (Handout from Pamlico County Schools) The March 27 Board of Education meeting was filled with great news about new school construction and...

Public pushback on Cherry Point plan at the County Commission meeting
Increased jail repair costs, Health and Human Services report also discussed County Commission meetings are open to the public and are held on the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month. (Photo by Down County Fellow Sage Russell.) Reserve your spot by October 31!...

Water quality, ferry tolls, public commenting and tourism at County Commission
The County Commission meets in the Patsy Sadler Room at the Pamlico County Courthouse on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Learn more about the latest County Commission meeting Attendees of Tuesday's County Commission meeting (the...

Ferry tolls, Rescue Squad contracts at County Commission meeting
Commissioners listening at a recent meeting. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Plus a potential hotel tax and a new public records policy Was this forwarded to you by a friend? Subscribe to get Down County delivered to your inbox. The County Commission returned to the...

Call of the Croaker
Russell Colasurdo, 20, and owner of Endurance Seafood Keith Bruno, 58, extract croaker and other fish from their net during an early morning fishing trip Wednesday, July 1, 2026 in the Neuse River. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Words: Lara ManettaPhotos: Sage...

CAMA survey, opioid fund use and more at County Commission meeting
Resident input to shape the future of land use in the county Story by: Lara ManettaPhotos by: Sage Russell The County Commissioners meet on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Patsy Saddler Room. (Photo by Sage Russell) Monday, June 15 marked a...

School budget and housing news from the County Commission meeting
The first May meeting featured updates from both Pamlico County Schools and The INN at Pamlico. Here’s what we learned. 2026-27 budget request for Pamlico County Schools A slide from the school district’s presentation to the commissioners. (Courtesy of Denise Altman)...

School construction updates and SkillsUSA wins at the BOE meeting
The lights are on in the new school. (Photo courtesy of Henry Rice.) Our April Board of Education meeting brought news of student achievement, school construction updates and a few opportunities for volunteers to get involved. The board meets at 6 pm on the fourth...

Healthcare and high speed internet at the County Commission Meeting
The county commissioners meet on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at 7 pm in the Patsy Sadler Room The commissioners’ second meeting of the month included presentations from many doing work in the community. Here’s what we learned. Mental health support in Pamlico...
Rescue Squad cost increases and animal welfare at the County Commission meeting
Commissioners also hear from AI Fest organizers and discuss HVAC improvements The commissioners meet in the Patsy H. Sadler Room on the first and third Monday of each month.(Photo by Eleazar Yisrael) The commissioners’ second March meeting was canceled due to severe...
Student achievement shines at Board of Education meeting
Girls basketball goes to state; school construction continues ahead of schedule A rendering of the completed consolidated school. (Handout from Pamlico County Schools) The March 27 Board of Education meeting was filled with great news about new school construction and...
