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Miss June 2025: Rosie:

Eight pounds of pure survival. Pet Of The Month

SV Mysto:

An inspired boat restoration. The Shipping News

Tom Lathrop, 1931 - 2025:

Master woodworker, engineer, loving family man. The Story

2025 Ol' Front Proch Music Festival Lineup:

Folk & Americana, Jazz & Bluegrass. The Story

Ralf Heit, 1951 - 2025:

Husband, sailor, traveler & friend. The Story

Letters: Remembering David Cox:

Memories of a fellow Oriental citizen. Letters To The Editor

David R. Cox, 1937-2023:

Navy Captain, sailor, husband, father, town commissioner. The Story

The 2025 Oriental Boat Show:

Saturday was cold, Sunday's sunshine made it all feel better. The Story

PAWS Pet Parade 2025:

Banana Bandit Top Dog. The Story

Seeking STEM Speakers:

Just speak for 5 minutes about your career. Guest Columnist

Whittaker Creek Channel: Dredging and a Reroute:

Grants and community funding combine, just a little more needed. The Story

2025 SailPack Regatta:

Schools from 3 coasts and a Great Lake compete. The Story

Taking the Tension out of a Canvas Install:

A guide to installing canvas. Canvas Corner

1926 Motor Yacht Mariner III:

Almost a century on the water. The Shipping News

Navigating a Valentine's Day Gift:

Finding love's way. Captain's Blog

January 2025 Town Board Meeting:

Ordinance revision tabled, Water projects move ahead. The Story

SV Skookum Takes On The World:

Mini Globe Competitor With Pamlico Connections. The Shipping News

48 Hour Film Project - 2025:

Small Town Filmmakers on the Big Screen. The Story

Jimmy, Millard and Sam built some houses:

President Carter and Habitat For Humanity. Guest Columnist

Friends Of The Dragon 2025:

It takes a village to house a dragon. The Story

December 2024 Town Board Meeting:

Auditor gives updates, SUP burden shifted. The Story

2024 Spirit of Christmas Schedule:

What's happening, where and when. The Story

Giving Locally 2024:

Area Non-Profits That Could Use Your Donations. The Story

Zac Schnell New Acting President At PCC:

Neil Callahan is Acting VP of instruction . The Story

SV Naia:

RV world travelers become sailors. The Shipping News

Letters: Keep Oriental's Elections Non-Partisan:

A two year term for this board is enough. Letters To The Editor

The 2024 Chili Cook-off:

Ten teams spice it up. The Story

Oriental Cup 2024:

Twenty-five Boats Compete. The Story

Skip Bailey, 1947 - 2024:

Friend, home builder, lobsterman. The Story

Ol' Front Porch Transportation:

Parking, Golf Carts, Getting Around. The Story

Letters: The Latest From A Dysfunctional Town Board:

A volunteer Oriental board remains in need of a member. Letters To The Editor

Rolf Anselm, 1930 - 2024:

Artist, Gadgeteer, Inquisitive Mind. The Story

August 2024 Town Board Meeting:

Elections not changed, Board of Adjustment up in the air. The Story

Letters: Not Without a Public Vote:

Changing the year will change the terms. Letters To The Editor

Letters: The Dock Cats of Hodges Street:

A few too many felines. Letters To The Editor

July 2024 Town Board Meeting:

Short Term Dock Usage & a Dumpster Dialogue. The Story

A Long, Hot Hit Parade:

The 2024 Croaker Festival & Parade. The Story

Early Morning Lights:

Not a comet. The Story

Letters: Thank you to the Minnesott Ferry crew:

Looking out for a dog in need. Letters To The Editor

Sylvia Jane (Williams) Wright, 1942 - 2024:

Wife, mother, friend. The Story

Letters: Thanks for Saving A Life:

'An example of the best humankind''. The Story

Virginia Jenks Goodwin, 1934 - 2024:

Wife, mother, and a founding member of St. Thomas Episcopal. The Story

Basketball Sailing:

Handle Hard Better. Captain's Blog

2024 Dragon's Breath Regatta:

Thirteen Races for Thirteen Vessels. The Story

June 2024 Town Board Meeting:

New Business Application, New Deputy Finance Director. The Story

SailPack Coach Dana Magliola Named To The ICSA Hall Of Fame:

Dana receives the Outstanding Service by a Volunteer Award. The Story

Letters: Defunding Pamlico Schools?:

Two views on what's happening with schools. Letters To The Editor

May 2024 Town Board Meeting:

Statements called rumors, and how about an outdoor movie?. The Story

DANGER SHOAL: A New Sign in Whittaker Creek Channel:

Change to Whittaker Creek Channel Mark #3. The Story

Janice Frazier Coakley, 1960 - 2024:

Animal advocate, twin sister, loving wife & mother. The Story

2024 Town Wide Yard Sale:

Trinkets & Treasures. The Story

2024 Sailpack Regatta:

Collegiate sailors compete on the Neuse. The Story

Rezonings Denied, SUP Review Coming:

April Town Board Meeting 2024. The Story

Rumors Addressed, Questions Answered:

March Town Board Meeting 2024. The Story

Sailpack 2024 This Weekend:

Everything you need to know about this weekend. Guest Columnist

The 2024 Oriental In-Water Boat Show:

Motorboats, Sailboats, and a Masthead Float. The Story

Thanks to Neuse Neighbors Volunteers:

April is Volunteer Month. Letters To The Editor

2024 Pet Parade:

A pirate ship, a pun, and an impersonation. The Story

Douglas 'Doug' Wayne Gaither, 1945-2024:

Repairman, Husband, Helper. The Story

RV Park Proposed Near Whittaker Creek:

Residential to Multi-Use Rezoning Requested. The Story

Josephus "Jos" J. H. P. Muffels, 1953 - 2024:

Adventurer, Craftsman, Loving Husband. The Story

The Spring Break 'Trophy' Regatta:

Collegiate sailors train in Oriental. The Story

The 2024 Dragon Burn:

Smoke, fire, and ash. The Story

Chowder Chow-Down:

The 2024 Oriental Woman's Club Chowder CookOff. The Story

Letters: Thanks from the Friends of the Library:

Appreciation for the helping hands. Letters To The Editor

Wes Barbour and SV Summer Wind:

A boy and his sloop. The Shipping News

"You Are Wrong.":

February Town Special Meeting. The Story

Phillip Ira Sax, 1948 - 2024:

Solo sailor, celestial navigator, dear friend. The Story




There’s was some dancing Saturday night at Silospalooza. Wendy Osserman may have the fanciest dancin’ shoes in Pamlico County.

Sunday June 22, 2025

9:05a Julie Williams is a rising star in Nashville. Today, she’s coming to Oriental. Have a listen:

Showtime 4:30p at the Old Theater. They’ve got the air conditioners humming. More info here.

7:17a The forecast is slightly less worser. But still hot. Those from a different latitude might say too hot:

Oriental NC Forecast
Oriental Weather Station
Neuse River Marine Forecast

Mariposa bakery is open this morning. Mariposa hours are a little different: Open 3 days a week as follows: Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Bakery hours: 6a – 11a, Wine bar hours: 3p-9p.

Friday June 20, 2025

1:58p It’s the first weekend of summer. It’s Silospalooza.

Sample the brews of Birdsong and Wicked Weed breweries today at the Provision Company, 2-4p.

Friday night, get a cheesesteak sandwich at the Brewery from Capone’s: A Taste of Philly from 3-8 and head to the beer garden to hear Back Pocket Buddha, from 6-8:30p.

Catch local favorites Harbor Sounds at Stonewall Methodist Church at 6:30p – rumor has it this may be one of their last performances.

Sailors participating in the Ocracoke Regatta anchor or raft up at Indian Island Friday night. Start is Saturday morning.

Watercolorist Karen Noll Schaff, is exhibiting at Broad Strokes Gallery as their June artist of the month.

Start Saturday at the Oriental Farmer’s Market on Hodges Street by the harbor. Sample French wines at Nautical Wheelers at 2 & 3p.

Silospalooza starts at 2:30p, featuring five bands, BBQ plates, and a pizza eating contest. Entry is free.

Jasmine Tasty Thai serves at the Brewery Saturday night from 4-8p, the Mad Fiddler plays from 6-8:30p.

Sunday morning the Oriental United Methodist Church holds service at the riverside, 8:30a at Lou Mac Park.

Grab a bite from Captain Jim’s Fresh Seafood at the Brewery, 1:30p-4:30p.

Award-winning singer & songwriter Julie Williams plays at The Old Theater at 4:30p.

It’s all in What’s Happening.

7:50a This is it. The first official day of summer 2025.

Today is the summer solstice, the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. In proper scientific terms, today the North Pole is at its maximum tilt toward the Sun, resulting in the longest day (most sunlight) and shortest night of the year.

You look confused. Maybe y’all need a pretty diagram:

It all sounds OK, until you look at the forecast. It’s about to get hot. Stinkin’ hot. Monday and Tuesday forecast to get close to 100.

Oriental NC Forecast
Oriental Weather Station
Neuse River Marine Forecast
Weather Radar

Thursday June 19, 2025

2:12p Oriental’s History Museum closes its current exhibit, “Oriental’s Remarkable Women”, at the end of June.

Tonight the Museum holds a reception from 7 – 9p to say “goodbye” to the exhibit and to the legacy of those women who changed the face of this town and the county. You’re invited. Light refreshments served.

Oriental’s History Museum is at 802 Broad Street, open: Friday 11-3 and Saturday 1-4. Admission free with donations gratefully accepted.

Wednesday June 18, 2025

10:14a If you’re trying to reach Dr. Hicks at Oriental Village Veterinary Hospital, you’ll need to use their alternate number: 252-515-6044.

There are problems with their main phone line. They expect phone service to be restored Thursday afternoon.

6:22a It’s Wednesday, and Oriental’s Piggly Wiggly has new weekly specials.

Here are the Piglet deals for June 18 – 24.

Monday June 16, 2025

11:27a Julie Williams.

In 2023, she was named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country.

In October 2024, Billboard named her the Country Rookie of the month.

In 2025, she’s playing The Old Theater in Oriental. Have a listen:

You can hear her this Sunday, June 22 at The Old Theater at 4:30p. Find out more, and how to get tickets, here.

Friday June 13, 2025

8:03a Rainy. Humid. Bleh. That would be the grumpy commentary.

Cheer up, Bunky. You don’t need to water your lawn.

Oriental NC Forecast
Oriental Weather Station
Weather Radar
Neuse River Marine Forecast
Pamlico Sound Marine Forecast
Neuse River at Oriental Water Level Gauge

Sunday June 8, 2025

6:32p Saturday night we got 2 inches of rain. Add another quarter inch this afternoon. The weather summary:

dark and stormy day

If you need a bit more detail:

Oriental NC Forecast
Oriental Weather Station
Weather Radar
Neuse River Marine Forecast
Pamlico Sound Marine Forecast
Neuse River at Oriental Water Level Gauge

Saturday June 7, 2025

7:01a Oriental has a bakery, now in its second month. This morning scones, cinnamon rolls and donuts are among the temptations.

Mariposa Bakery & Wine Bar is open 3 days a week as follows: Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Bakery hours: 6a – 11a, Wine bar hours: 3p-9p.

Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21, but Mom Nature may not need that calendar. Hot~ish today, partly cloudy, upper 80s.

Oriental NC Forecast
Oriental Weather Station
Neuse River Marine Forecast
Weather Radar

Tropical Storm Outlook? Nothin’ goin on. Yet.

Friday June 6, 2025

Coming up later this month, at the summer solstice… it’s Silospalooza, Saturday June 21. It all starts at 2:30p and goes til late. Astute readers (like you) will know Silospalooza is at… The Silos.

Five bands will play… Post 12 Band (90s alternative rock), Smokehouse (classic rock), The Pauls (acoustic 90s rock), Southern Hellcats (50s/60s rockabilly) and then Bridge Atlantic (rock, girl vocals). Y’all write it down on your kitchen calendar.

Meanwhile, this weekend. Big Jim Kohler plays tonight at the brewery, with Tanja’s German Street Food truck out front. At The Silos/Red Rooster, Mike Bramble on stage.

Saturday morning the Farmers (and semi farmers) will show at the Farmer’s Market on Hodges St, 8a-11a. Mac plays the brewery beer garden Saturday evening, with all About Churros food truck serving. Sunday at the brewery its Capt Jim’s Fresh Seafood Truck, 1-5p.

Sunday evening, have a chill pill… join the group walk at the Labyrinth, 7:30p.

It’s all in What’s Happening..

Thursday June 5, 2025

Some boat interiors have dark teak. Bronze. Not this one.

Down below on SV Mysto, one is greeted with flower power painting… and a disco ball. Meet sailor Claire Forehand and her rejuvenation of a Newport 27 sailboat.

For the past few weeks Harborcam has been a bit limited. The view was blocked by vertical fronds from a palm tree growth spurt.

This week Jay Jones (and a hand saw) agreed to rescue the view. Thanks Jay – once again Harborcam can see the harbor.


Tuesday June 3, 2025

11:58a Oriental’s Community Labyrinth is in need of a little polish.

Completed in 2019, the Labyrinth is open to the public 24/7. It’s seen several town festivals, severe weather, and thousands of footsteps. A bit of restoration work is needed to make it ready for the next several years of use.

The Oriental United Methodist Church’s Labyrinth Committee is looking for volunteers who have an hour or two (or more) to donate to the cause.

On the To Do list: cleaning, re-staining, and waxing. The whole project is estimated to take about ten days, weather dependent. Not everyone will work every day.

If you would like to help out, contact the OUMC office at 252-249-0213.

Friday May 30, 2025

2:34p It’s an almost summer weekend in Oriental. The folks at Nautical Wheelers host two kinda big deal wine events. Today is a South African Braai… BBQ food and real South African winemakers there to talk and drink wine. Saturday is a Wine Showcase. Both are ticketed events… more info right here.

New Village Brewery has BokaNinas Pacific Island Fusion food truck today. The Mad Fiddler was gonna play tonight, but rain has moved his fiddlin’ to Sunday. Red Rooster rained out tonight.

Saturday & Sunday the Oriental Dinghy Club hosts the Dragon’s Breath Regatta, all headquartered by the harbor on the Oriental Marina grounds. At the brewery Jasmine Tasty Thai serves, with Terratones playing in the beer garden.

Sunday the brewery is open (this continues all summer), with Capt. Jim’s Fresh Seafood Truck, and the Mad Fiddler rosin’ uop the bow Sunday afternoon.

Sunday evening go for a peaceful stroll with the group walk at the Oriental Labyrinth.

It’s all in What’s Happening.

8:55a It may be spring, but summer~ish weather is with us. Partly sunny and low 80s today (some rain may visit tonight), the sunny and low 80s Saturday through Monday. Mid 80s Tuesday. Mid to upper 80s Wednesday – Friday.

On the Neuse 10-15 today, but tonight & Saturday morning looks a bit intimidating: West winds 15 To 20 knots, gusts to 25. Saturday afternoon should ease to 10-15, Sunday calms down to 5-10, Monday even lighter winds.

Oriental NC Forecast
Oriental Weather Station
Neuse River Marine Forecast
Weather Radar

Tropical Storm Outlook? All is calm.

Tuesday May 27, 2025

10:25a Round-the-world sailor Josh Kali stopped in Oriental over the winter, before starting the Mini-Globe race in February in Antiqua (he departed January 28 from Beaufort to Antiqua).

This past weekend TownDock talked with Josh and got an update. Since the race started in February, Josh has gone across Panama, and on to the Pacific. He has made it to Tahiti:


Sailing a 19 ft boat around the world is an expensive (and not remunerative) mission. Unlike mega yacht races with mega sponsorships, the Mini Globers are mostly self funded. Josh gets by with a little help from his friends.

To put sponsorship into perspective, a couple of his largest sponsors are TownDock.net and B&B Yacht Design (near Bayboro). It’s different than say AT&T and Volvo.

Josh estimates he’ll need another $10,000 to finish the round the world voyage (its about another 10 months).

You may choose to help out Josh & SV Skookum’s voyage, at this link.

TownDock crew will be donating more. He’s our town’s lad in a round the world race, and we look forward to his successful return.

Here is the Mini-Globe round-the-planet race course:

Here’s the story about Josh when he was in Oriental in January, about to depart.

Sunday May 25, 2025

Tom Lathrop passed away Wednesday. His memorial is Sunday at 3p.

Tom was a larger than life sailor, engineer, builder, creator. More about his life here.

Saturday May 24, 2025

There is a wooden boat design called the Ocean Pointer. It’s a 19’ 6” workboat.

If you are wooden boat builder, this may be for you. Oriental resident Doug Sligh writes in:

My son’s father-in-law passed away last year. He was building a 19’6” Ocean Pointer. The boat is unfinished and sitting in his shop in Rolesville, NC. His widow wants to give the boat to someone who will remove the boat and finish building it.

More information in the TownDock classifieds.

Update: “Sold” – the boat has found a new home.

Friday May 23, 2025

2:41p Oriental’s own bakery launched earlier this month. It’s getting rave reviews (and good coffee too).

Mariposa Bakery & Wine Bar is open 3 days a week as follows: Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Bakery hours: 6a – 11a, Wine bar hours: 3p-9p.

2:22p The Will & Tony Show comes to the Silos/Red Rooster tonight, 7p. They say it’s 4 guys, 4 instruments and lotsa fun. The 2025 Ol’ Front Porch T-shirt is unveiled at 4p today at New Village Brewery, with artwork by Marguerite Garrett. It’s all from 4 – 7:30p at the brewery today, with Hoff ‘n’ Finch in the beer garden and the La Cocina Food Truck serving.

Saturday the summer farmers are out in force at the Farmer’s Market on Hodges St. The brewery hosts a fundraiser for YNTO (Youth Navigating Towards Opportunity) Saturday 5-6:30p. Jim Kellenberger and crew serve up BBQ chicken & fixins for $15 a plate. In the beer garden “NottaBand” (it’s Dave, Orv & Mac), 6-8:30p.

Sunday at 3p is the memorial & celebration of life for Tom Lathrop. At 7:30p Sunday night a group walk at the Oriental Labyrinth.

Monday is Memorial Day: Taps will be played from the top of the Oriental Bridge at noon.

It’s all in What’s Happening.

1:47p Ever heard of a Braai? Think South African barbecue and you’re getting close:

Nautical Wheelers hosts a Braai during their Big South African Wine Event, Friday and Saturday, May 30 & 31.

This is a big deal… the Wheelers have enticed three South African winemakers to town. They will be sampling the Braai and the wines with you. The Braai is Friday May 30 at the Womans Club, then Saturday May 31 is the Wine Showcase at Nautical Wheelers Oriental store. Find out more, including how to get tickets, here.