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Sheriff’s Office Schedules
“Operation Medicine Drop”

By The Independent ⋅ March 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

     The Currituck County Sheriff’s Office will conduct Operation Medicine Drop on Thursday, March 18 to collect expired or unused medications.

     Operation Medicine Drop is a program administered by Safe Kids North Carolina and the N.C. Department of Insurance. Local law enforcement agencies participate by staging collection events in their communities.

     On March 18, officials from the Sheriff’s [...]

Fruit Tree Pruning Demonstration Scheduled

By The Independent ⋅ March 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Currituck County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will be sponsoring a pruning demonstration workshop for fruit trees on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. This program will begin by meeting in the employee parking area at the Currituck County Extension Center in Barco, North Carolina before traveling to a local orchard for [...]

Camden Retreat Cancelled

By The Independent ⋅ March 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Camden County Board of Commissioners retreat to be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 4, 2010 and Friday, March 5, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. at the Currituck Extension Center, US158, Currituck, NC, has been cancelled.
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Bonsai Class Offered

By The Independent ⋅ March 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center, is sponsoring a Bonsai Class on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Cost is $50.00. The instructor will be Ronnie Baum, of the Virginia Bonsai Society. This class is for beginners and those already familiar with the art of Bonsai. A variety of plant material will be offered. All [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

Currituck 911 Issues resolved

By The Independent ⋅ July 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Communications problems in the Currituck County 911 system, resulting from a lightning strike during this afternoon’s thunderstorm have been resolved, according to Mary Newns, director Currituck County Emergency Management.
County officials had reported that the 911 system was experiencing some problems after lightning strikes near the county offices in Currituck, around 3:49 this afternoon.
A similar series [...]

Currituck Co. experiences 911 disruption

By The Independent ⋅ July 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Currituck County, NC is experiencing interruptions in 9-1-1 service due to a lightning strike at the county’s Communications Center. County staff is currently working to fix this problem. Any citizen who calls 9-1-1 and does not receive an answer can reach a dispatcher by calling 252-232-2216 or 252-232-2424.
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Risk of Rip Currents Friday

By The Independent ⋅ July 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
5:10 am EDT, Fri., Jul. 24, 2009
… MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
… MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
A CONTINUED SOUTHEAST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY FOR AREA BEACHES FROM OCEAN CITY MARYLAND SOUTH [...]

Currituck Firefighters respond to Nursing Home Fire

By The Independent ⋅ July 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

84 Sentara Residents evacuated by Staff
( Barco ) - An early morning fire at Sentara Nursing Home in Barco resulted in the evacuation of 84 residents. According to Currituck County Public Information Officer, Randall Edwards, fire alarms went off at approximately 12:20 am this morning (Wednesday). Edwards related that the 911 emergency dispatch [...]

Risk of Rip Tides through Thursday Evening

By The Independent ⋅ July 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
5:48 pm EDT, Wed., Jul. 22, 2009
… MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING…
INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL… AND AN ONSHORE WIND FLOW WILL CREATE A MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ON THURSDAY FOR AREA BEACHES FROM OCEAN CITY MARYLAND SOUTH TO THE NORTHERN OUTER [...]

Joint Meeting cancelled : Possible Open Meetings Violation

By The Independent ⋅ July 22, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Currituck County officials have rescheduled a joint meeting between the Currituck County Board of Commissioners and the Currituck County Economic Development Advisory Board, after John H Snowden, III - publisher and editor of The Independent, called into question whether appropriate public notice had been posted for the meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 23.
An email and [...]

Currituck BOC & EDAB announce Special Meeting

By The Independent ⋅ July 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Special Meeting Announcement
The Currituck County Board of Commissioners and Economic Development Advisory Board will be holding a special meeting on Thursday, July 23, at 7:00 pm in the Currituck County Cooperative Extension Center board room, 107 Community Way, Barco, NC.
Visit www.currituckgovernment.com or call 232-2075 for a meeting agenda.
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Famous people who died today …

By The Independent ⋅ July 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A few of the famous people who passed away on July 21:
Dave Garroway, 1982, age 69 (b.Jul 13, 1913) - Today Show’s 1st host 1951-61

Basil Rathbone, 1967, age 75 (b.Jun 13, 1892) - Actor played Sherlock Holmes

Washington Roebling, 1926, age 89 (b.May 26, 1837) - Engineer : Brooklyn Bridge

Alan B. Jr. Shepard, 1998, age 74 [...]

Continued Risk of Riptides on Tuesday

By The Independent ⋅ July 21, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
1:54 am EDT, Tue., Jul. 21, 2009
… MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH… ALONG WITH SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS OF 1 TO 3 FEET WITH PERIODS RANGING BETWEEN 8 AND 13 SECONDS… WILL PROVIDE AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP [...]

Risk of Riptides for Monday

By The Independent ⋅ July 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
5:37 am EDT, Mon., Jul. 20, 2009
… MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH… ALONG WITH SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS OF 1 TO 3 FEET WITH PERIODS RANGING BETWEEN 8 AND 13 SECONDS… WILL PROVIDE AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP [...]

Currituck 9*1*1 System Affected by Storm

By The Independent ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Update: As of 10:00 pm Friday evening, Currituck County Emergency Management personnel are working to resolve problems with the county 9*1*1 emergency system. According to Mary Beth Newns, director of Currituck County Emergency Management, a lightning strike during this evenings severe thunderstorms disrupted computer systems at Currituck Central Communications adjacent to the Historic Courthouse.
As [...]

Former CBS Anchor Cronkite dies at 92

By The Independent ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

(CBS) The “most trusted man in America” is gone.
Walter Cronkite, who personified television journalism for more than a generation as anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News,” has died. CBS vice president Linda Mason says Cronkite died at 7:42 p.m. Friday with his family by his side at his home in New York after a long illness. He was 92.

Currituck 911 Experiencing Difficulties

By The Independent ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Citizens of Currituck dialing 911 may experience difficulties getting through due to technical issues after tonight’s storm. If you need to reach a dispatch operator, and cannot do so through 9*1*1, dial 232-2216.
Personnel are working to resolve this issue.
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Area under Severe TStorm Warning

By The Independent ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
5:33 pm EDT, Fri., Jul. 17, 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA… CURRITUCK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA… SOUTHEASTERN PASQUOTANK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA… SOUTHEASTERN PERQUIMANS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA…
* UNTIL [...]

Severe Storms Moving Through Area

By The Independent ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

National Weather Service radar indicates that a line of severe thunderstorms is currently moving through the area. The line of storms extends from Virginia Beach, southwest toward Edenton and Central North Carolina.
The storms will be affecting the following localities within 30 minutes:
Chesapeake, Va
Moyock, NC
Currituck, NC
Maple, NC
Shawboro, NC
Camden, NC
Elizabeth City, NC
Hertford, NC
Edenton, NC
Areas east of [...]

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By The Independent ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

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Tornado Watch Expires 7 pm

By The Independent ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

At approximately 2:10pm EDT, the National Weather Service office in Wakefield, Virginia issued a Tornado Watch for the following counties / municipalities in Northeastern NC and Southeastern VA:
North Carolina -
Bertie Co.
Camden Co.
Chowan Co.
Currituck Co.
Gates Co.
Hertford Co.
Northhampton Co.
Pasquotank Co.
Perquimans Co.
Virginia -
Brunswick
Charles City
Chesapeake
Dinwiddie
Gloucester
Greensville
Hampton
James City
Isle of Wight
Lancaster
Mathews
Middlesex
New Kent
Newport News
Norfolk
Northumberland
Portsmouth
Prince George
Southampton
Suffolk
Surry
Sussex
Virginia Beach
York
A Tornado Watch is in effect until [...]

August Deadline for Volunteer Nominations

By The Independent ⋅ July 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service, which is managed by the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service.
Submissions will be due to the County Coordinator by Friday, August 28, 2009. The winners will be recognized during a luncheon in November.
NOMINATION GUIDELINES & INFORMATION
Who [...]

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