Pamlico County Democrats

Last week I had the privilege of working in western North Carolina with Scott Daugherty, North Carolina’s first Commissioner for Small Business, a position created by Gov. Bev Perdue to serve as an advocate for small business within state government and to coordinate and maximize the state res... […]

On Thursday, September 16, 2010 Robeson Community College will host a Jobs Summit at the A.D. Lewis Auditorium. The summit is free of charge and no pre-registration is required. Unemployment in Robeson County is the highest it has been since July 1992. The county has lost more than 365 jobs in the l... […]

There was a lot to celebrate on Thursday on North Bridge Street in Elkin and I was delighted and proud to be a part of the festivities.  On this sun-drenched afternoon the folks in Elkin dedicated the new Elkin Center of Surry Community College.  The building, a supermarket that had long b... […]

At the August meeting of the State Board of Community Colleges, board members donned blindfolds to help them understand the potential barriers faced by visually impaired individuals who have joined the growing number of students signing up for distance learning courses across North Carolina’s ... […]

We've received a number of questions about dove hunting season.  Executive Order 62 did not trigger the provisions of G.S. 14-288.7 and there was never any intention by the issuance of Executive Order 62 to restrict the transportation or possession of off premises firearms.  The order was ... […]

Happy families across our state and nation are eagerly planning homecoming parties for service members whose combat mission in Iraq officially ended this week. But for many of those who served, the trauma they experienced will overshadow any sense of celebration. It’s not easy to walk away fr... […]

One of the ways North Carolina is honoring 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance is a statewide food drive on Friday, Sept. 10, through Sunday, Sept. 12. The food drive is part of the partnership that Gov. Bev Perdue announced between Volunteer NC and the NC Association of Feeding America Fo... […]

North Carolinians need to take better care of their health, especially with rising health care costs. That advice goes for state employees, too.  Yesterday, nearly 4,000 state employees gathered at the state fairgrounds for the 2010 State Employees Wellness Expo to learn more about taking charg... […]

The N.C. Department of Transportation Ferry Division is running all ferries – including the three ferry routes serving Ocracoke -- under their normal schedules during the island evacuation. The division has extra vessels on standby at the Ocracoke-Hatteras terminal, if needed, and have put ferries on standby to run from Rodanthe to Stumpy Point if N.C. 12 wa […]

Gov. Bev Perdue today issued Executive Order No. 62 to declare a State of Emergency for North Carolina in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Earl. […]