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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Risk of Rip Tides Continues

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

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
4:22 am EDT, Fri., Jul. 10, 2009
… MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG AREA BEACHES FROM OCEAN CITY MD SOUTH THROUGH COROLLA NC.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A MODERATE RISK [...]

Risk of Riptides through Wednesday Evening

By The Independent ⋅ July 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
5:31 pm EDT, Tue., Jul. 7, 2009
… MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…
SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET… WITH PERIODS BETWEEN 10 AND 17 SECONDS… WILL MAINTAIN A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS [...]

Special Weather Statement Extended

By The Independent ⋅ July 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
1:35 am EDT, Mon., Jul. 6, 2009
… THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS…
AT 134 AM EDT… NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS… PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS… FROM 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF CURRITUCK TO 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EDENTON… MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS [...]

Special Weather Statement Issued

By The Independent ⋅ July 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
11 pm EDT, Sun., Jul. 5, 2009
… SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL…
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 1 AM. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVIEST JUST NORTH OF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
AREAS FROM AHOSKIE ON [...]

Coast Guard Issues Boating Advisory

By The Independent ⋅ July 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Mariners are advised that the Currituck County July 4th Fireworks display will be held at 9:00 p.m. The launch site is located at the Whalehead Club in Corolla and will be launched out over [Croatan(sic)] Currituck Sound. The fireworks will be launched from shore; the launch site will be marked by a sign labeled “DANGER [...]

Update : Sligo Accident Snarls Traffic

By The Independent ⋅ July 1, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Two tractor trailers were involved in a midmorning accident in the 2100 block of Caratoke Highway just north of the NC 34 / NC 168 intersection at Sligo. According to a passerby, the accident occured around 10 am, Tuesday morning in front of Powells Farm Market in Sligo.
According to a press release issued by [...]

Coastal Flood Statement Issued

By The Independent ⋅ June 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
11:49 am EDT, Thu., Jun. 18, 2009

… MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW… ALONG WITH AN INCREASING… LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL… WILL MAINTAIN A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY BETWEEN OCEAN CITY AND CURRITUCK BEACH [...]

Robbery Reported at Moyock Bank

By The Independent ⋅ November 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A lone robber made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing the Gateway Bank location at 100 Moyock Commons Drive in Moyock on Friday afternoon.

According to information provided via a news release from the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office, at aproximately 3:50 pm Friday, the robber - a black male about 5 feet 9 inches in height and in his late thirties robbed the bank and then left on foot headed toward the adjacent Food Lion parking lot.

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