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County Encourages Preparation for Winter Storm

By The Independent ⋅ January 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

     Currituck County Emergency Management encourages citizens to prepare for the approaching winter storm to best ensure public safety. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Currituck County in effect from 7 p.m. this evening until 1 a.m., Jan. 31, 2010.
     According to the National Weather Service, an approaching storm system will produce [...]

Stewart, Robert J., Jr. - Obituary

By The Independent ⋅ January 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Kill Devil Hills - Robert Joseph Stewart Jr., 59, of Colington Harbour, Kill Devil Hills, died Wednesday, Jan.13, 2010 in Harbinger. Born in Norfolk, Va., he was the son of Roselyn Walsh Stewart of Chesapeake, Va. and the late Robert J. Stewart Sr. He was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Taylor. [...]

Chairs of County Commissions Ask Navy to Remove OLF Site from

By The Independent ⋅ January 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Chairs of the county boards of commissioners for Camden, Currituck and Pasquotank recently delivered a letter to Secretary of the Navy Raymond Mabus. The commissioners
formally asked that Hale’s Lake, Camden County be removed from the list
of possible choices for the Outlying Landing Field.

Merrell, Darrell Allen - Obituary

By The Independent ⋅ January 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Grandy, NC - Darrell Allen Merrell, 55, of 126 Hunters Ridge Road, Grandy, died Tuesday Jan. 12, 2010 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Currituck County, he was the son of the late St. Elmo “Elmer” and Mrs. Nellie Ferebee Merrell. He was retired from the Town of Kill Devil Hills, as the [...]

Moonlight Legend Lore and Ghost Tour at Whalehead Club

By The Independent ⋅ January 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Explore the Moonlight Legend, Lore and Ghosts of the Whalehead Club on
Saturday, February 6, 2010 beginning at 7:00pm. This guided tour is the most fun you can
have for $14! Maybe you have toured the colorful rooms in the daylight and been curious
about what it would feel like to be in the 21,000 sq. ft residence [...]

Barker, Diane - Obituary

By The Independent ⋅ January 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Currituck, NC - Diane Barker, 54 went to be with the Lord on Jan. 9, 2010. She was born in Tarboro, to Margaret L. Jones and the late David J. Jones. Diane was a very devoted wife and caring mother to a family whom she dearly loved to be with, share special times and loving [...]

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