Currituck County has declared a State of Emergency, effective at 11:00 a.m., Aug. 25, 2011.
Due to the predicted track of Hurricane Irene, a mandatory evacuation is ordered for all tourists in Currituck County effective 11:00 a.m. on August 25, 2011.
Citizens evacuating from the 4-wheel drive area should be aware of the tides when traveling along [...]
The latest (8 am Aug 25, 2011) track projections from the National Hurricane Center call for Irene to pass over the coast of northeastern NC at approximately 2 am Sunday, August 28 with winds between 74 and 110 mph.
Aug 25, 2011 - 8 am projected path
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A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM
NORTH OF SURF CITY TO THE NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA BORDER INCLUDING
THE PAMLICO…ALBEMARLE…AND CURRITUCK SOUNDS.
Dare County is issuing a mandatory evacuation of tourists beginning at 8 am tomorrow morning. Therefore, Currituck County School administrators have decided that all schools will be CLOSED on Thursday, August 25th due to the increased volume of traffic on our highways.
This will be an OPTIONAL workday for 10 month employees; 12 month [...]
Currituck Recommends Vacationers Leave Prior to Irene’s Arrival
Currituck County Government recommends that all current vacationers scheduled to leave
Currituck this weekend depart no later than Friday, August 26, 2011, ahead of Hurricane
Irene.
Incoming vacationers should consult their rental agency prior to making their trip and
consider the possibility of delaying their travel to Currituck until Monday, Aug. 29.
At [...]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 545 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND
DORCHESTER
SOMERSET
WICOMICO
WORCESTER
IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
BERTIE
CAMDEN
CHOWAN
CURRITUCK
GATES
HERTFORD
PASQUOTANK
PERQUIMANS
IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL [...]
College of The Albemarle’s Workforce Development and Continuing Education division is offering an evening Aviation Class in Basic Aviation Sheet Metal. The class information is as follows:
Basic Aviation Sheet Metal (274 contact hours)
This course is intended for individuals who want to enter the sheet metal field as an apprentice in either aviation or construction. [...]
Join the Museum of the Albemarle and the Museum Gift Shop on Friday, July 1, for First Friday Art Walk. The Museum of the Albemarle will be open late from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in conjunction with Elizabeth City’s First Friday. Start your Independence Celebration early by viewing the Museum’s “Our Story” colonial [...]
The Currituck Extension and Community Association will sponsor the 3rd Annual Holiday Festival on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at the Currituck County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension located at 120 Community Way in Barco NC, next to Central Elementary School off of Short Cut Road.
The Festival will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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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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Unofficial Election Results
Board of Commissioners - At Large
(W) - Paul R. Martin (R-Challenger) - 4,858 (62.93%)
(L) - Gene A.Gregory (D-Incumbent) - 2,862 (37.07%)
Board of Commissioners - District 3
(W) - H.M. “Butch” Petrey (R-Challenger) - 4,885 (64.75%)
(L) - David M. Palmer, Sr. (D-Challenger) - 2,659 (35.25%)
Board of Commissioners - District 5
(W) - Marion J. Gilbert (R-Challenger) [...]
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. [...]
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%
Newly elected Board of Education members will take their oath of office at the [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va (AKQ) has issued the following watches and warnings for areas of Northeastern NC and southeastern VA:
Camden County
Tornado Warning
Tornado Watch
Flash Flood Watch
Special Weather Statement
Edenton / Chowan County
Tornado Warning
Tornado Watch
Flash Flood Warning
Special Weather Statement
Currituck County
Tornado Watch
Flash Flood Watch
Special Weather Statement
Dare County
Tornado Watch
Coastal Flood Advisory
High Surf Advisory
Wind Advisory
Flood Watch
Rip Current Statement
Special [...]
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 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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]