NCDOT to Close Puddin Ridge Rd for Repairs

The North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to replace existing drainage culverts (pipes) across SR 1216 (Puddin Ridge Road) in Currituck County. This work will require the closure of SR 1216.
SR 1216 will be closed between SR 1353 (Quail Run) and SR 1217 (Cooper-Garrett Road). The road closure will begin (weather permitting) on Thursday, November [...]

Matusko Wins Clerk of Court Race

Absentee and Provisional Ballots Counted in Currituck
The Currituck County Board of Elections met on Monday, November 8 to consider provisional ballots cast in the November 2 General Election. The final unofficial total in the race was 3,459 votes cast for Matusko, 3,428 votes cast for Tyler - giving Matusko a lead of 31 votes.
According [...]

Currituck Co. Clerk of Court
race hangs by thread

Provisional and Absentee Ballots could mean difference in race
In the political contest for Currituck County Clerk of Superior Court, unaffiliated challenger Ray Matusko of Maple out-polled long time Clerk Sheila Tyler (Democrat) by a margin of only 32 votes - less than 1% of the 6,842 votes cast in the race.
A margin so narrow that [...]

Currituck voters say NO to Basnight and Owens

Unofficial Election Results
NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 1
Currituck Ballots Only

Hood Richardson (REP)
57.14%
4,429

Marc Basnight (DEM-I)
42.86%
3,322

NC STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 1
Currituck Ballots Only

John J. Woodard, Jr. (REP)
58.76%
4,539

W. C. (Bill) Owens, Jr. (DEM-I)
41.24%
3,186

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Currituck Sheriff Gets Thumbs Up

Challenger Matusko Edges Incumbent Tyler for Clerk of Court
Unofficial Election Results
Currituck County Sheriff

(W)
Susan D. Johnson (D-Incumbent)
58.17%
4,561

(L)
Donnie Norrell (R-Challenger)
41.83%
3,280

Currituck County Clerk of Superior Court

(W)
Raymond Matusko (Una-Challenger)
50.23%
3,437

(L)
Shiela R. Tyler (D-Incumbent)
49.77%
3,405

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Incumbents Burr, Jones and Butterfield
poised to win respective Races

Unofficial Election Results
US Senate
93 of 100 Counties Reporting

W
Richard Burr (REP-I)
55.17%
1,430,259

 
Elaine Marshall (DEM)
42.68%
1,106,572

 
Michael Beitler (LIB)
2.10%
54,353

 
Write-in
0.05%
1,279

 
Total Votes Cast
 
2,592,463

US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 1
23 of 23 Counties Reporting

W
G. K. Butterfield (DEM-I)
59.20%
102,229

 
Ashley Woolard (REP)
40.80%
70,460

 
Total Votes Cast
 
172,689

US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 3
16 of 17 Counties Reporting

W
Walter B. Jones (REP-I)
72.00%
141,069

 
Johnny G. Rouse (DEM)
25.62%
50,198

 
Darryl Holloman (LIB)
2.39%
4,675

 
Total Votes Cast
 
195,942

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Incumbents face challenge in State Legislative Races

Unofficial Election Results
NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 1
7 of 8 Counties Reporting (Tyrell not reporting)

Marc Basnight (DEM-I)
55.00%
30,098

Hood Richardson (REP)
45.00%
24,627

Total Votes Cast
 
54,725

NC STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 1
3 of 4 Counties Reporting (Tyrell not reporting)

W. C. (Bill) Owens, Jr. (DEM-I)
51.82%
10,553

John J. Woodard, Jr. (REP)
48.18%
9,810

Total Votes Cast
 
20,363

NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 2
4 of 4 Counties Reporting

Timothy L. [...]

Voters Dump Currituck School Board

Unofficial Election Results
Board of Education - At Large

(W)
Dr. William L. Dobney (Una-Challenger)
3,993
60.56%

(L)
Pat Stretar (Una-Incumbent)
2,567
38.94%

 
WRITE-IN
33
0.50%

Board of Commissioners - Crawford Township

(W)
Jackie C. Simmons (Una-Challenger)
3,256
50.54%

(L)
Sharon M. Martz (Una-Incumbent)
3,171
49.22%

 
WRITE-IN
15
0.23%

Board of Commissioners - Poplar Branch Township

(W)
Karen R. Etheridge (Una-Challenger)
2,781
40.49%

(L)
Michael H. Payment (Una-Challenger)
2,070
30.14%

(L)
Julie Douglass (Una-Challenger)
1,313
19.11%

(L)
Cathy Midgette-Hatcher (Una-Incumbent)
687
10.00%

 
WRITE-IN
18
0.26%

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2010 Currituck County Voter’s Guide

We are currently updating the 2010 Voter’s Guide for Currituck County. Here you will find information on polling places in Currituck, sample ballots, candidates for each race, profiles and question and answers.

2010 Voter’s Guide for Currituck County

Nominate a Veteran to represent your County

Each county in North Carolina has been invited to nominate one Veteran to represent their county at the new North Carolina Veterans Park that will open in July 2011 in Fayetteville, NC. Veterans must be living and may be a man or woman from any of the five branches of service and from any [...]

N.C. Cooperative Extension partners with 10% Campaign

Campaign goal is to promote local foods
Cameron Lowe with North Carolina Cooperative Extension in Currituck County will be extension’s local foods coordinator, supporting the 10% Campaign. The campaign is an effort to encourage North Carolina consumers to spend 10 percent of their food dollars on foods from local sources.
Through the campaign website – www.nc10percent.com [...]

NWS Wakefield issues Severe TStorm Warning for Area

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Currituck County, NC
until 10:45 am EDT, Thu., Oct. 14, 2010
Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
10:24 am EDT, Thu., Oct. 14, 2010
… A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CURRITUCK… CENTRAL CAMDEN AND EAST CENTRAL PASQUOTANK COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 AM EDT…
AT 1019 AM EDT… NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER [...]

Area Schools Schedule Late Starts

In anticipation of excess rain and wind as the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole interact with a stalled frontal boundary of eastern North Carolina, local school systems have announced delayed openings for Thursday, September 30. The following schools systems will open on a 2 hour delay:
Camden County Schools
Currituck County Schools
Edenton - Chowan County Schools
Elizabeth [...]

Currituck Officials Monitoring Remnants of Nicole

Currituck County Emergency Management is currently monitoring Tropical Depression 16 / Tropical Storm Nicole, as it travels up the coastline this week.
This weather system is expected to bring heavy rain to Currituck County from Sept. 29 – 30, with approximately 3-4 inches of rainfall expected. Wind gusts are predicted to be up to 30 mph. [...]

COA’s P.N. Graduates Pass NCLEX-PN Exam

     All twelve of College of The Albemarle’s Practical Nursing graduates have passed their NCLEX-PN exam on the first try. The members of the July 2010 graduating class are:
Bertie County: Latasha Roberson
Camden County: Nikki Black and Lara Thompson
Currituck County: Stacey Pafford, Jessica Phelps, and Sarah Waymack
Dare County: Katelyn Allen and Anna [...]

Currituck to Celebrate

Heritage Day in Corolla
Sunday October 3, 2010. 12:00 – 4:00 pm.
     Come celebrate Heritage Day at the Whalehead Club inside Currituck Heritage Park in Corolla on Sunday October 3 from 12-4pm. Live music by local band Connected and the CCHS Marching Knights Band; Antique Cars by Cape Henry Model A Ford Club and car display by [...]

OLF Community Meeting Rescheduled

     Due to scheduling conflicts the date of the OLF community
meeting has been changed from Thursday, September 30, 2010 to to Thursday,
October 28, 2010 at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held at the Moyock Branch of the Currituck County Public Library, 126 Campus Drive, off Tulls Creek Road in Moyock, NC.
Original Press Release from NO [...]

Coast Guard searches for missing person near Corolla

COROLLA, N.C. - The Coast Guard is searching for a man who went missing Wednesday in the vicinity off Currituck Beach Lighthouse.
Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a phone call at 12:15 p.m., from Currituck County dispatch, reporting a 38-year-old man had fallen off his bodyboard and did not resurface.
A Coast Guard HH-60T helicopter [...]

Perdue : Damage Assessments Underway for Outer Banks

RALEIGH - State officials are feeling hopeful this morning as Hurricane Earl leaves North Carolina.
“It is going to be a beautiful Labor Day weekend in North Carolina,” said Gov. Bev Perdue. “For the most part, it appears we have dodged a bullet.”
She said local officials are out this morning conducting initial damage assessments, but [...]

NHC : HURRICANE EARL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 37

000
WTNT22 KNHC 031458
TCMAT2
HURRICANE EARL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 37
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072010
1500 UTC FRI SEP 03 2010
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY…
THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED…AND
REPLACED BY A TROPICAL STORM WARNING NORTH OF OCRACOKE.
THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA FOR MASSACHUSETTS HAS BEEN REDUCED.
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH [...]

Evacuation Order for Currituck Outer Banks Lifted Effective 12 Noon

Vacationers Advised to contact Realty companies
Effective at 12 noon, Sept. 3, Currituck County will lift the evacuation order for all visitors on the Currituck Outer Banks. At that time, there will be no restrictions in place on travel into Currituck County.
Vacationers are advised to contact their realty companies for information regarding the accessibility of their [...]

NWS : HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT

HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
912 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010
…HURRICANE EARL CONTINUES TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST…WEATHER
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE IN THE OUTER BANKS LATER THIS MORNING…
.AREAS AFFECTED…
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA…NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA…AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE…INCLUDING THE [...]

Current Closings

Current Local Storm related closings updated as news comes in. To send us your closings, email: publisher@nencnews.com or Fax: 888-241-5820.

Damage Assessment Underway Throughout Currituck

Ban on Alcohol Sales Lifted
Currituck County officials lifted the ban on alcohol sales as of 7 a.m. and began the process of assessing damage from Hurricane Earl at sunrise. Assessment teams are currently throughout each area of Currituck.
At this time, damage assessment in Carova is underway behind the dune line only. The beach road is [...]

NHC : HURRICANE EARL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 36

000
WTNT22 KNHC 030849
TCMAT2
HURRICANE EARL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 36
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072010
0900 UTC FRI SEP 03 2010
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY…
ALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH
CAROLINA…AND FOR THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ABLEMARLE SOUND.
THE HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED NORTH OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER [...]