Local Bridge Among Economic Recovery Contracts

Currituck County is included among the first nine highway and bridge projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Gov. Bev Perdue announced on March 24, 2009.
An existing bridge on Shingle Landing Rd, over Shingle Landing Creek in Moyock, will be replaced. According the Governor’s office, a $584,600 contract was awarded to S.T. [...]

Tax Credits available for low to moderate income

People who work but don’t earn a lot of money may be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, as well as free help preparing their tax return. It’s not too late but the April 15th deadline to file your taxes is getting close.
IRS estimates that 20 to 25 percent of eligible taxpayers [...]

OLF Community Forum to be Held Saturday

The Currituck and Camden Citizens Against an Outlying Landing Field will host a Community Forum on Saturday, March 21. This meeting is open to the public, and will be held at Camden Middle School, beginning at 4:00 p.m.
This forum will focus on the upcoming release of the Navy’s Environmental Impact Study for the Hale’s Lake [...]

Overnight Roadwork Scheduled on Knotts Island

An overnight work project will close NC 615 in Knotts Island from 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 25 until 5:00 a.m., Thursday, March 26. DOT crews will replace a drainage pipe underneath the road.
The location of the closure on NC 615 is 0.12 miles north of White Neck Road (SR 1390).
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Local photographer to show work at UUCOB

Michael Halminsky will display his work at the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse on Kitty Hawk Road from March 22 to May 22.
Halminski has been photographing on the Outer Banks ever since he moved to Hatteras Island over 35 years ago. His work is marked by his skill as an artist and by his intimate [...]

4-H to Host Ice Skating Fund Raiser

[ March 26, 2009; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Currituck County 4-H Leaders Association will host an ice skating fundraiser at the Currituck Ice Haus in Jarvisburg on March 26th from 5-9pm. This will be the last night the Ice Haus will be open this season. Please come out and support our program, and have some fun on the ice. Funds raised [...]

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater

[ March 27, 2009; 6:00 pm; March 28, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] Murder at Castle Moldyvia, a murder mystery , will be presented by Gwennmill Productions at Duck Woods County Club on Friday, March 27th and Saturday, March 28th at 6:00 p.m. The fun filled evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a cash bar, prime rib dinner at 7:00 p.m. and the performance at 8:00 [...]

Currituck Commissioners / Planning Board to Meet

The Currituck County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting with the Planning Board on Monday, March 23, 2009 , at 5:00 p.m. at the Courthouse Café on Caratoke Highway.
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Commissioners / Planning Board to Meet

[ March 23, 2009; 5:00 pm; ] The Currituck County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting with the Planning Board on Monday, March 23, 2009 , at 5:00 p.m. at the Courthouse Café on Caratoke Highway.

Dozier, Ambrose Walston, V : Obituary

Ambrose Walston “A.W.” Dozier, V, age 59, of 149 Elizabeth Circle, Moyock, NC died Thursday, March 5, 2009 in Williamston, NC. Mr. Dozier was born in Currituck County, NC, the son of the late Ambrose Walston Dozier and Ruby Swain Dozier and was the husband of Phyllis Copeland Dozier. He was employed with Barnhill Contracting [...]

Jasielum, Michael : Obituary

Pearl Harbor Survivor
Elizabeth City, NC - Michael Jasielum, 86, of the 100 Block of Marian Avenue, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, in the Carolina House in Elizabeth City, NC. He was born May 13, 1922 to the late Michael C. and Gertrude Ann Clifford Jasielum, in Shamokin, PA. Mr. Jasielum was retired from the U. [...]

Swinson, Ara : Obituary

South Mills, NC - Ara Dean Priest Swinson, 70, of 114 Swinson Road, South Mills, NC died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at her residence. Ms. Swinson was born on April 26, 1938 in Roanoke Rapids, NC to the late John Priest and Carriebell Ray Priest and was the wife of Jimmy Swinson.
Besides her husband, [...]

Austin, Inez Jones : Obituary

Barco, NC - Inez Jones Austin, 74, of 4054 Caratoke Highway, Barco, NC, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Austin, a native of Currituck County, was the daughter of the late Cleveland Jones and Ada Walker Jones and the wife of Warren Franklin Austin of the residence. She was a homemaker and [...]

Bess, William Albert - Obituary

Barco Resident
William Albert Bess, 67, of 4092 Caratoke Highway, Barco, NC, died Monday, March 2, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Currituck County, NC to the late Lucian and Nellie Sanderlin Bess and was the husband of Glenda Gillikin Bess. Mr. Bess retired as a Lieutenant with the Currituck County Sheriff Department as [...]

Gaimel, Larry Douglas, Jr. : Obituary

Kill Devil Hills - Larry Douglas “Doug” Gaimel, Jr., 41, of Colington, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2009 at the Outer Banks Hospital. Doug was born in Long Beach, CA and was a painter. He was the son of Regina Outlaw Gaimel Zeiner and the late Larry Douglas Gaimel, Sr.. He was a volunteer [...]

Mutro, Theodore : Obituary

Ocracoke, NC - Theodore Mutro, 88, died Monday, March 2, 2009 in Ocracoke. Born in Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Mithell and Anastasia “Nellie” Mutro. He was stationed at Ocracoke with the United States Coast Guard in 1941 and was the last living member of the burial detail during World War [...]

White, Melvin Bert : Obituary

,b>Elizabeth City, NC - Melvin Bert “B” White, 76, of 210 Cartwright Road, Elizabeth City, NC died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Albemarle Hospital. Mr. White, a native of Pasquotank County, was the son of the late Sam O. White and Bertie Keaton White. He operated a concession stand for thirty years for the [...]

Expressway closed earlier due to ice

At approximately 8:20 a.m., the City of Chesapeake notified the Currituck County Communications Center that the 168 bypass (Chesapeake Expressway) in Chesapeake has been closed due to icy conditions. Chesapeake officials warned motorists to use extreme caution if using Rt. 17 north as an alternate route, also due to icy conditions.
According to Currituck county Public [...]

Currituck Schools Closed on Monday

Currituck County Schools will be closed Monday, March 2 due to hazardous road conditions in parts of the county.
The school system originally sent out an alert at 6:17 a.m. Monday morning that the school system would be operating on a 2 hour delay.
At approximately 7:39 a.m. a second message was sent out via email alert [...]

Meeting : Camden Board of Commissioners

[ March 2, 2009; 8:00 am; ] The Camden County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, April 2, 2008 at 8 a.m. in the upstairs courtroom in the Historic Camden County Courthouse.
For agenda information, visit the county online at www.camdencountync.govor contact the County Manager’s Office at : (252) 338-1919

O’Neal, Dan Dexter : Obituary

Hatteras, NC - Dan Dexter O’Neal, 58, died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at his residence. Born in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of the late Kathrine and Beverly Moss O’Neal and was preceded in death by his first wife, Connie Cassidy O’Neal. He was a Captain with the NCDOT Ferry Division, a sergeant with [...]

Bleich, Marjorie : Obituary

Elizabeth City, NC - Marjorie Bleich, 89, of 100 A Danielle Drive, Elizabeth City, NC died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Winslow Memorial Nursing Home.
Marge was born February 7, 1920 in New York City and was the daughter of Charles and Florence (Vercasio) Miller. She was married to the late Alfred J Bleich, of [...]

Download the March 2009 Community Calendar

Download the March 2009 Calendar
Check out this new feature of our website: a monthly community calendar you can DOWNLOAD, PRINT OUT, and put on your refrigerator! If you are a local business owner and would like to sponsor the monthly downloadable calendar, give me a call at: 252.267.3332. Rates are affordable.
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Child Care Conference Scheduled

[ March 7, 2009; 8:00 am; ] The “Shooting for the Stars” Child Care Conference will be held Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Currituck County Center in Barco, NC.

The day will feature a keynote speaker; 18 educational sessions on topics such as Conversational Spanish, Autism, Recognizing Child Abuse, Behavior Intervention Strategies, Diversity, Outdoor Learning, Grossology - [...]

Meeting : Currituck Board of Commissioners

[ March 16, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] The Currituck County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, March 16, 2008 at 7 p.m. in the Commissioner’s Meeting room at the Historic Currituck County Courthouse.
For agenda information, contact the County Manager’s office at (252) 232-2075 or
visit the county website at: www.co.currituck.nc.us