The County Compass is a tabloid-sized weekly publication distributed free to Pamlico, Beaufort, Craven, Jones and Carteret Counties. It claims to offer “360 degrees of thorough and honest news coverage – furnished FREE to thousands of loyal readers every week.” The truth is that it is about 90 percent ads, and any editorial content is so far to the right as to make Atilla the Hun look liberal.
The issue for September 12-16 caught our attention. On page 15 and bleeding over to page 16 is a big article for the “2nd Amendment Patriots of North Carolina . ” We assume it was a paid ad; however, it is not identified as such.
There is a slug in a box within the message showing the County Compass logo. The group further identifies itself with the Pamlico County GOP, and the ad was published within the Pamlico GOP website…