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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.
More Stories Like This …Report: Hale’s Lake Site Unsuitable for OLF on December 28th, 2008Special Weather Statement Extended [...]

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.

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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More Stories Like This …Expressway closed earlier due to ice on March 2nd, 2009Special Weather Statement Extended on July 6th, 2009NWS Posts Winter Weather Advisory on February 3rd, 2009Chairs of County Commissions Ask Navy to Remove OLF Site from on January 14th, 2010Camden Retreat Cancelled on March 3rd, 2010

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 [...]

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 [...]

Space Station visible Mon. & Tues.

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

The International Space Station will be visible to area residents three times Monday and Tuesday of the coming week.
* At 10:43 p.m. Monday evening, the space station will be visible for approximately 5 minutes. The Space Station will appear as a solid white light rising in the West and moving to the north-northeast approximately [...]

Area Fourth of July Activities

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

Corolla
Fourth of July Celebration - Heritage Park
Mid-day through 10 pm
Fireworks at 9 pm
Currituck Co. Courthouse
Patriot’s Liberty Party 9 am to 11:30 am (Historic Courthouse)
Independence Day Parade 11 am (Judicial Center)
Edenton - Old Chowan County Courthouse
Annual ceremony honoring Declaration signer Joseph Hewes - 10am
Fourth of July Celebration - Colonial Park 4 pm to 9 pm
Fireworks at [...]

Area Holiday Closings

By The Independent ⋅ July 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Camden County :
County offices will be closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of the July 4th holiday. County offices will re-open on Monday, July 6 for normal hours
The Albemarle Regional Library - Pasquotank / Camden Branch will be closed Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4. The library will re-open on Monday, [...]

Jennings, Elizabeth : Obituary

By The Independent ⋅ April 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Camden Resident
Elizabeth Jennings, 82, of 147C Bourbon Street, Camden, N.C., died Monday, April 13, 2009 at Sentara Nursing Home, Currituck, N.C. Funeral arrangements are pending with Stallings Funeral Home, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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OLF Community Forum to be Held Saturday

By The Independent ⋅ March 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Swinson, Ara : Obituary

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

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, [...]

Expressway closed earlier due to ice

By The Independent ⋅ March 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Kight, Isabell Forbes : Obituary

By The Independent ⋅ February 28, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Shiloh - Mrs. Isabell Forbes Kight, 87, of 118 Texas Road, Shiloh, NC died Thursday at Sentara Leigh Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Kight, a native of Camden County, was the daughter of the late Jonathan Parker Forbes and Mary Elizabeth Riggs Forbes and the wife of Gideon “Gid” Kight of the residence. She was a homemaker, [...]

1 dead, 1 injured in Helicopter Crash

By The Independent ⋅ February 24, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

One fatality has resulted from a helicopter crash at US Training Co / Xe (formerly Blackwater Worldwide) in Camden earlier today (Tuesday).

Camden County manager, Randell Woodruff confirmed that a helicopter crash was reported, with 1 person injured and another whose condition is unknown. According to Woodruff the crash occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m., with Nightingale dispatched to the scene.

OLF Forum to Provide Update

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

     A Community Forum to provide an update on the Navy’s proposed Outlying Landing Field in Hales Lake is scheduled for Saturday, February 28, 2009.
     This forum is hosted by the Camden and Currituck Citizens Against an OLF. It will be held at Moyock Middle School, at 3:00 p.m. Local, state and national representatives have been [...]

NWS Posts Winter Weather Advisory

By The Independent ⋅ February 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Weather forecasters placed Northeastern North Carolina and Southside Hampton Roads under a Winter Weather Advisory Tuesday evening. According to National Weather Service forecasts, a developing low-pressure area will move along the North Carolina and Virginia border late in the evening Tueaday and into Wednesday morning, bringing the possibility of precipitation.

With overnight lows forecast in the mid-20’s across the area, local meteorologists predict any precipitation which falls will be in the form of snow.

Felton, Helen E. - Obituary

By The Independent ⋅ February 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Camden - Helen E. Felton, of 339 Lambs Road, Camden, died Feb. 1, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Norfolk to the late W. O. and Nellie Shackelford Saunders and was the widow of the late Joseph D. Felton. Mrs. Felton was a member of the Miles Memorial United Methodist Church, Norfolk. She [...]

Camden / Currituck Boards hear concerns on OLF

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

Barco - The Currituck County Board of Commissioners listened to citizen concerns regarding the Navy’s proposed Outlying Landing Field during a January 12, 2009 update meeting.
In addition, commissioners reinforced the need to educate all Currituck residents on the importance of the topic. The Navy has identified the Hales Lake area of Camden County, bordering [...]

Fire Ant Quarantine Area Expanded

By The Independent ⋅ January 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is expanding a state quarantine for the imported fire ant in a continuing effort to monitor and address this pest. With the expansion, the quarantine now includes portions or entire areas of 67 counties.
The quarantine expansion means residents and business owners in all of Camden, [...]

Report: Hale’s Lake Site Unsuitable for OLF

By The Independent ⋅ December 28, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Significant safety, economic and environmental issues are top concerns for the potential Outlying Landing Field (OLF) site Hale’s Lake, Camden County according to a new, 34-page Environmental Impact Study.
The report is the result of more than three months of research by Cary environmental consulting firm Withers & Ravenel to examine soil make-up, condition, drainage, impacts [...]

Forehand, Johnny Paul, Sr - Obituary

By The Independent ⋅ December 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Johnny Paul Forehand Sr., 89, of 456 North River Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 at Winslow Memorial Home. Mr. Forehand, a native of Camden County, was the son of the late Caleb Staples Forehand and Pauline Maude Williams Forehand and the husband of Doris Dough Forehand of the residence. He was retired from the [...]

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