Moses Saw, 63, pays Robert Spencer, 66, while Edie Ireland, 64, fishes shrimp out of the Earl’s Girl cooler Thursday, August 13 in Bayboro. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Those willing to line up early can catch a deal on the fresh, local haul from Earl’s Girl....
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Pamlico Voices: James Styron
James Styron sits in his living room Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Oriental. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Meet the last of the Styron’s living in Styrontown Down in the County introduces Pamlico Voices, an ongoing oral history project that aims to preserve the...
Veterans and first responders find comfort in equine therapy
Sunlight illuminates a therapy horse’s forelock Friday, July 3, 2026 in Grantsboro. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) At Valor Horses for Heroes, patients say the services are effective because the providers have actually walked in their boots. If not for the red,...
Health initiative, Arlington Place and the Special Called Budget Meeting discussed at recent County Commissioner meetings
Attendees of the Special Called Meeting chat after the meeting Monday, June 29, 2026 in Bayboro. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Catch up on the past two County Commissioner meetings from June 29 and July 6 Monday, July 7 was a short meeting of the Pamlico County...
Photos: Fireworks and smiles illuminate faces over America’s 250th
Attendees of 6th Annual Squidderfest watch the fireworks show to celebrate Fourth of July, Saturday, July 4, 2026 in Vandemere. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Images from across the Fourth of July Weekend and America's 250th at the Croaker Festival and...
Go behind the sails at Oriental’s Wednesday night boat races
Jean Klark, 73, stares out into the Neuse River while crewmates Andrea Pape, 69, and Captain Joe Valinoti, 87, chat in the helm, Wednesday, June 17, in Oriental, North Carolina. The crew of Il Gatto shows why the Neuse River fills weekly with sailing enthusiasts, old...
Meet the new Down in the County Fellow, Sage Russell
A recent transplant from the California coast to Pamlico County, Sage Russell is excited to tell your stories and get to know the community My father, like many fathers before him, instilled in me a variety of life lessons. From when I was a young kid, asking big...
Annual Dragon Burn ignites sculpture while fueling arts and community
The 20-foot-tall half-horse half-dragon statue ablaze in the back of the Red Rooster Bar for the 8th Annual Dragon Burn, Friday June 12, 2026 in Oriental, North Carolina. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Rescheduled burning still brings a crowd The Red Rooster Bar...
Generations of Pamlico grads say goodbye to a high school that was more than just a building
Attendees of the Pamlico County High School “One Last Walk” event enter the halls and begin signing the doors to the library on Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Bayboro, North Carolina. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) From its opening in 1951, Pamlico County High School’s...

Shrimp at a price the community can afford
Moses Saw, 63, pays Robert Spencer, 66, while Edie Ireland, 64, fishes shrimp out of the Earl’s Girl cooler Thursday, August 13 in Bayboro. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Those willing to line up early can catch a deal on the fresh, local haul from Earl’s Girl....

Pamlico Voices: James Styron
James Styron sits in his living room Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Oriental. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Meet the last of the Styron’s living in Styrontown Down in the County introduces Pamlico Voices, an ongoing oral history project that aims to preserve the...

Veterans and first responders find comfort in equine therapy
Sunlight illuminates a therapy horse’s forelock Friday, July 3, 2026 in Grantsboro. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) At Valor Horses for Heroes, patients say the services are effective because the providers have actually walked in their boots. If not for the red,...

Health initiative, Arlington Place and the Special Called Budget Meeting discussed at recent County Commissioner meetings
Attendees of the Special Called Meeting chat after the meeting Monday, June 29, 2026 in Bayboro. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Catch up on the past two County Commissioner meetings from June 29 and July 6 Monday, July 7 was a short meeting of the Pamlico County...

Photos: Fireworks and smiles illuminate faces over America’s 250th
Attendees of 6th Annual Squidderfest watch the fireworks show to celebrate Fourth of July, Saturday, July 4, 2026 in Vandemere. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Images from across the Fourth of July Weekend and America's 250th at the Croaker Festival and...

Go behind the sails at Oriental’s Wednesday night boat races
Jean Klark, 73, stares out into the Neuse River while crewmates Andrea Pape, 69, and Captain Joe Valinoti, 87, chat in the helm, Wednesday, June 17, in Oriental, North Carolina. The crew of Il Gatto shows why the Neuse River fills weekly with sailing enthusiasts, old...

Meet the new Down in the County Fellow, Sage Russell
A recent transplant from the California coast to Pamlico County, Sage Russell is excited to tell your stories and get to know the community My father, like many fathers before him, instilled in me a variety of life lessons. From when I was a young kid, asking big...

Annual Dragon Burn ignites sculpture while fueling arts and community
The 20-foot-tall half-horse half-dragon statue ablaze in the back of the Red Rooster Bar for the 8th Annual Dragon Burn, Friday June 12, 2026 in Oriental, North Carolina. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) Rescheduled burning still brings a crowd The Red Rooster Bar...

Generations of Pamlico grads say goodbye to a high school that was more than just a building
Attendees of the Pamlico County High School “One Last Walk” event enter the halls and begin signing the doors to the library on Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Bayboro, North Carolina. (Sage Russell/Down County Fellow) From its opening in 1951, Pamlico County High School’s...
