Currituck Issues Evacuation Order for Tourists

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 [...]

Irene to pass over coast

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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NHC : Advisory # 20 - Irene

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.

Currituck Co. Schools Close Thursday

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 [...]

All Eyes on Irene

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 [...]

Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Effect for Northeastern NC

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 [...]

COA Offers Aviation Classes

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. [...]

Museum of Albemarle offers “Art Walks”

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 [...]

Currituck to Hold 3rd Annual Holiday Festival

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 [...]

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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Republican Challengers Sweep
Currituck Commissioner’s Races

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) [...]

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%

Newly elected Board of Education members will take their oath of office at the [...]

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 under Tornado Watch / Warning
Risk of Thunder

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 [...]

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 [...]