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The Hive and the Hinterland – Part 3
Hive and the Hinterlands, A People’s Indictment You holding this? Good. Because what you’re about to read isn’t some polite policy debate—it’s the full, unfiltered case against the Hive: that buzzing, money-sucking machine of big donors, political…
The Hive and the Hinterland – Part 2
The Hive Is Winning—and North Carolina’s Watermen Are Paying the Price Part 2 Along the North Carolina coast, a quiet crisis is unfolding. It’s not another hurricane, not another federal shutdown, not even another fishery disaster declaration.…
The Hive and the Hinterland – Part 1
THE HIVE AND THE HINTERLAND: How North Carolina Abandoned Its Eastern Counties A 150-Year Story of Power, Geography, and Political Engineering — Part I Ever wonder why North Carolina feels less like one state and more like…
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- The N.C. Department of Transportation will close one lane of a Brunswick County road for maintenance for about three weeks.
- UPDATE–Contractor to Close Belews Creek Road Near Walkertown, Road to close near U.S 158 for 40 days starting Sept. 28
- CARTS is the public transportation provider for Craven, Jones, and Pamlico counties.
- Information about the Carteret County Area Transportation Systems Advisory Board. (CCATS)
- View information about the Zoning Board of Adjustments.
- Take a look at information about the Nursing Home Advisory Committee.
- Learn about the Adult Home Community Advisory Committee.
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Shadows Over the Tillett Tape – Part 3
Part 3: The Daniels Network in Dare County – Credibility Patterns Amid the 2026 Sheriff Race OBXPolitics.com series examining questions surrounding The Assembly NC’s January 23, 2026, article on retired Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett of…
Shadows Over the Tillett Tape – Part 2
Part 2: Anonymous Sources, Documented Grudges, and Suspicious Timing in Dare County Family and Political Circles OBXPolitics.com series looking at unanswered questions around The Assembly NC’s January 23, 2026 article on retired Judge Jerry Tillett of…
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