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Martin County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: Second Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM.
Meeting location: Commissioners' Board Room, Martin County Governmental Center, 305 East Main Street, Williamston, NC 27892.
Register of Deeds: Lois C. Beck · 252.789.4320 · lbeck@martincountync.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.martincountync.gov/government/county_commissioners/agendas___minutes.php
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 5 members (3 elected from Eastern District, 2 from Western District) serving staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Joe R. Ayers (Western District). Vice-Chair: David "Skip" Gurganus (Eastern District).

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Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Towns (9)

Bear Grass
Everetts
Hamilton
Hassell
Jamesville
Oak City
Parmele
Robersonville
Williamston (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (2)

Martin County Schools
Northeast Regional School - Biotech/agri

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (7)

Bear Grass Fire Rescue, Inc.
Griffins Township Fire Department, Inc.
Hamilton District Volunteer Fire-Ems Dept., Inc.
Jamesville Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Robersonville Fire Department
The Oak City Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Williamston Fire/Rescue/EMS

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Drainage (3)

Martin County Drainage District 2
Martin County Drainage District 3
Martin County Drainage District 4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)

Robersonville Housing Authority
Williamston Housing Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Martin Soil and Water Conservation District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Water & Sewer (1)

Martin County Regional Water and Sewer Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)