Commissioners Appropriate $216,000 for Visitor’s Center

County has yet to finalize purchase of Moyock site
by John H. Snowden, III
Publisher / Editor
     The Currituck County Board of Commissioners, at their Tuesday, January 22 meeting, authorized spending $216,000 for signage, interior design and other items in the startup of the newly proposed County Visitor’s Center in Moyock.
     The budget authorization, which slipped the eye of [...]

Currituck Board Members Violate Open Meetings Law

Group takes junket to tour Va Port Authority
by John H. Snowden, III
Publisher / Editor
An unadvertised trip taken Monday, January 14, 2008 by three members of the Currituck Board of Commissioners apparently violated public notification requirements of the North Carolina open meetings law.
Commissioners Gene Gregory, Owen Etheridge and Barry Nelms, along with County Manager Dan Scanlon, [...]

Courtesy purchase a Done Deal ?

Currituck County’s purchase of The Courtesy Ford dealership in Moyock is apparently coming closer to reality. Visitors to the facility located in the Virginia / North Carolina State line will be greeted by an empty parking lot, bare interior walls, and a message to Courtesy Ford patrons from sales manager Greg Stewart.

A large sign placed inside the front door of the building bears a note expressing thanks to all of Courtesy’s customers at this location over the years. The note goes on to say that Courtesy has had the opportunity to “assist” the county achieve it’s goal of locating a visitors center on NC 168 in mainland Currituck.

Ferebee, Edward Osborn, Jr - Legals

Creditor’s Notice
Having qualified as the ADMINISTRATRIX of the Estate of: EDWARD OSBORN FEREBEE, JR. the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said, EDWARD OSBORN FEREBEE, JR. to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of May, 2008 or this notice will be [...]

Currituck Board to revisit Nuisance ATV Ordinance

The Currituck County Board of Commissioner - at their Monday, January 7 meeting - will make another attempt at forging a county ordinance addressing nuisance use of All Terrain vehicles - ATVs.

Most recently, at their October 15, 2007 meeting, the Board of Commissioner approved - by a 4-0 vote - an ordinance which would have required licensing of ATV’s operated on both mainland and Outer Banks properties. Since the ordinance did not pass by a unanimous vote - Board Chairman Barry Nelms was out of town - the board was required to hold a second vote on the ordinance change, which would have required a simple majority to pass. The board never held a second vote on the ordinance.

GOBGB : Old Christmas

Pray tell, what are you doing?” LeRoy asked Bubba.
Bubba continued on his mission, wrapping the small box in brightly covered foil paper.
“Why I’m gettin’ ready to celebrate Old Christmas,” Bubba replied rather matter-of-factly.
LeRoy scratched his head in wonderment, “I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that one.”
“Well that’s probably ’cause you’ve never had occasion to [...]