NWS Issues High Wind Advisory

The National Weather Service at Wakefield, Va., has issued a wind advisory through this evening for northeastern North Carolina, including the Albemarle region.
Wind gust of 45 to 55 mph are possible late this afternoon and evening, with sustained northwestersly winds of 25 to 30 mph throughout the day.
In addition, the Weather Service has [...]

2009 Currituck Flower and Garden Show

[ April 24, 2009; 2:00 pm; April 25, 2009; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Plan ahead to attend the 2009 Currituck Flower and Garden Show. The 2009 theme is “Go Green for a Better Tomorrow” The two-day event, the only garden show in northeast North Carolina, is sponsored by the Currituck Master Gardeners and the NC Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center. It will be held Friday and [...]

Healthy Gardening Seminar

[ January 10, 2009; 3:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Learn how to prevent the aches and pains associated with working outside during a “Healthy Gardening” seminar on Saturday, January 10, 2009.

The Cooperative Extension will host this session, which will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Extension facility in Barco. This program is free and open to the public.

Come learn how to take care of [...]

Cooperative Extension Sponsors “Going Green” event

[ January 31, 2009; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] There is a growing movement of environmentally conscious and well-informed consumers who are thinking about their finances, managing their money and making choices for their future in a new way. They are making choices based on whether or not products and services are earth-friendly, ethically-produced and made, recyclable and energy-efficient. Are you part of the [...]

GOBGB : It Ain’t EZ Bein’ tha King!

Well, here we are at the end of another year,” Bubba reminisced with his good friend, LeRoy.

“I tell ya, time surely flies when you’re having fun!” LeRoy added.

“Yeah, seems like just yesterday, we were back at the beginin’ of the year, lookin’ out over the New Year, while workin’ on some black eyed peas and collard greens,” Bubba noted, with a twinge of hunger.

Hunt Club Offers Moonlight Tours

The Whalehead Club is a little over 80 years old and you might say that’s relatively new compared to many historic homes. However, in the years that the Whalehead Club has graced the north banks of the Currituck Sound it has known many owners and distinguished visitors. Maybe you have toured the colorful [...]

Report: Hale’s Lake Site Unsuitable for OLF

Significant safety, economic and environmental issues are top concerns for the potential Outlying Landing Field (OLF) site Hale’s Lake, Camden County according to a new, 34-page Environmental Impact Study.
The report is the result of more than three months of research by Cary environmental consulting firm Withers & Ravenel to examine soil make-up, condition, drainage, impacts [...]

GOBGB : A Currituck Christmas

‘Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through LeRoy’s house

Not a creature was stirring,
not even LaVerne, his spouse;

Their stockings were hung
by the old wood stove with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas
soon would be there;

Unitarian Universalist Congregation Program

[ January 4, 2009; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ] Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Outer Banks
Meetinghouse at Kitty Hawk Road and Herbert Perry Rd
10:30 a.m. January 4
“Little Red Riding Hood Series” - Part I. Straying Off the Path vs. Stepping Out

Rev. Pat Guthmann Haresch

During Rev. Pat’s annual ministerial retreat last Spring, she and three other ministers were given the task of together [...]

DMV Mobile Unit

[ January 8, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. February 5, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. March 5, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. April 9, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. May 7, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. June 11, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] The Department of Motor Vehicles Mobile Unit visits Currituck County once a month on the Thursday of the first full week of each month.

The Mobile Unit will still be located in the Historic Courthouse parking lot from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The unit is scheduled to visit Currituck on the following dates:

January [...]

Currituck Arts Council offers Watercolors Class

[ January 16, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] The Currituck County Arts Council is sponsoring a beginner-intermediate watercolor class beginning on Friday, January 16, 2009. Four class sessions will be held, each meeting on Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

These class sessions will be held in the courthouse area of Currituck. A participant’s fee will be $80 for nonmembers and $70 [...]

The Captioned Telephone

[ January 8, 2009; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] The Captioned Telephone is a useful item that makes communication much easier for individuals who are hard of hearing or deaf. The Currituck Senior Center will host a presentation of the Captioned Telephone on January 8, 2009.

This presentation is open to persons of all ages, and will begin at 11:00 a.m., in the Currituck [...]

Whalehead Club - Winter Piano Concert

[ December 29, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Winter Piano Concert - Monday, December 29, 2008 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Sondra Meinhardt and friends will perform classics from the 1920s era as well as holiday favorites. Be mesmerized by the century-old Steinway Grand Piano being played by local artists who will draw out the melodies from the polished mahogany. Tickets are $35 [...]

4-H Winter Workshops

[ December 30, 2008; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] The Currituck 4-H program will a Winter Workshop for children ages 9 and up on December 30, 2008 from 9:00am until 4:00pm, at the Currituck County Center of NC Cooperative Extension located in Barco.

There will be a small cost of $5.00. Each child should bring a bag lunch and a drink.

To register, please [...]

Commissioner’s Meeting Cancelled

[ January 20, 2009; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Currituck County Board of Commissioner’s bi-monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2009 has been canceled. The Board members will be attending the new County Commissioners school during this week.

For more information on this announcement, contact the Currituck County Manager’s office at (252) 232-2075 or visit the County Website ( www.co.currituck.nc.us )

Currituck Board of Commissioners

[ January 5, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The Currituck County Board of Commissioners will hold their first regular monthly meeting on Monday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the commissioners meeting room at the Historic Currituck County Courthouse.

For agenda information, contact the County Manager’s office at (252) 232-2075 or visit the Currituck County Website ( http://www.co.currituck.nc.us/ )

Shawboro PO celebrates Christmas

Local home school students recently helped decorate the Christmas tree at Shawboro Post Office. Ornaments were made by students at Shawboro Elementary School. Pictured are: Back Row (L-R) Grace Ferebee, Elizabeth Ferebee; Front Row (L-R) Erika Sawyer, Paul Sawyer, Thomas Ferebee.
More Stories Like This …Currituck Officials to meet with COA president on April [...]

GOBGB : Happy Trails Buckaroo

“I swear, that last meeting of the Commish almost brought a tear to my eye,” Bubba professed to his good friend.

“Oh how is that?” LeRoy queried Bubba.

“Well it was just such a touching moment, when E.Z. Rider presented Ernie with that plaque and read the letter from Marc B.”, Bubba explained.

“Ahhh,” LeRoy expressed.

I swear, it just ain’t gonna be the same without the Ol’ Carova Cowboy up there,” Bubba lamented.

Blogging the News

Welcome to my blog, hopefully, I can post some witty observations here, answer questions, or simply stir readers to thought. Comments, suggestions and critique are always welcome!
I was reviewing our visitor statistics today, trying to gain a little insight into how people read the news and our posts online. One of the statistics [...]

Geoghegan, Barney J - Obituary

Kill Devil Hills - Barney Joe Geoghegan passed away December 21, 2008 of natural causes.  He was 68. Barney was born in Henderson, North Carolina May 2, 1940. He was the son of the late Charles and Ada Kathleen Geoghegan.
 
Barney served his country honorably in the United States Army in the late 1950’s. He [...]

Sawyer, M.G “Red” - Obituary

Elizabeth City - M. G. “Red” Sawyer, 81, of 1213 Riverside Avenue, River Wind Apt. 304, Elizabeth City, NC, died at Albermarle Hospital on Sunday, December 21, 2008. Born in Pasquotank County, NC he was the son of the late Barney L. Sawyer and the late Ethel Sawyer Sawyer, and the husband of Earline [...]

Adieu, Kind Friend …

The Board of Commissioners meeting held Monday, December 1st marked many historical milestones.
The last meeting to convene a 5 member board, the first meeting to see a 7 member board, and the last meeting for veteran board member Ernie Bowden.
Bowden holds the distinction as one of Currituck County’s longest serving commissioners - serving six terms total - four of those consecutively from 1992 through 2008.

Larson, Jewel T - Obituary

Kitty Hawk - Jewel Tiery Larson, 100, of Kitty Hawk, NC, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 at Britthaven of Outer Banks. Born in Wise County, TX, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Alice Stokes Tiery and was the widow of Levi Swede Larson. She lived in Shawnee, OK from 1932-1995 where she [...]

Celebrity Waitstaff Entertains Diners

Local celebrities who waited tables at the Moyock Woman’s Club Brunch on Dec. 14 are, from left to right, Patty Stark, Assistant Principal of Shawboro ES, Caroline Harris, MWC member, Shannon Kinser, Chamber of Commerce, and Pat Stretar, Board of Education. Proceeds from the Brunch totaled $2417.11, which will go to Albemarle Hopeline. [...]

Third attempt to be made to dredge Whalehead Channel

Currituck County has enlisted the services of a former director of a state environmental agency in renewed efforts to dredge the boat channel leading into the Whalehead Club boat basin.

Charles Jones - former director of the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (DCM) - is expected to work as a consultant for Currituck County in their most recent attempt to dredge the channel leading to the boat basin.