NHC : Advisory # 24a - Irene

HURRICANE IRENE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 24A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
800 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

…IRENE TAKING AIM AT THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES…

HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 24
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
500 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

…IRENE SLIGHTLY WEAKER…WARNINGS AND WATCHES EXTENDED NORTHWARD
ALONG THE U. S. EAST COAST…

NWS Wakefield issues Hurricane Warning

Hurricane Warning for Western Currituck, NC
Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
Thu, Aug 25, 2011, 7:27 PM EDT
… HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…
… PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN PLACE AT THIS TIME FOR ALL VISITORS TO CURRITUCK COUNTY… NORTH CAROLINA.
AN EVACUATION ORDER FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF CURRITUCK COUNTY BEGINS AT 8 [...]

Currituck Orders Countywide Mandatory Evacuation

Currituck County Government has issued a mandatory evacuation for all Currituck County
residents and visitors, effective 8:00 a.m., August 26, 2011.
Due to the progress of Hurricane Irene, Currituck County is currently under a Hurricane
Watch, which means hurricane conditions are possible within 48 hours. Currituck County
issued a State of Emergency effective at 11:00 a.m., August 25, 2011.
With [...]

Currituck Co. Schools Close Friday

Due to approaching Hurricane Irene, all schools will be closed to students AND STAFF on Friday, August 26th. JP Knapp students will NOT be attending classes at COA on Friday as well. 11 and 12 month employees will need to use annual leave.
More information, as it is available, will be posted to [...]

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 [...]

Stallings, Willie - Obituary

Barco, NC - Willie Stallings of Barco, NC, died August 20, 2011. He was the son of the late Will Stallings and Annie Kelly Stallings-Dail. He is predeceased by his loving wife, Melva McCray Stallings; sisters, Louise S. Hewitt and Alice S. Morse. Other family members include his brothers, Winfred Lee Stallings, Lonnie F. Dail, [...]

Nyborg, Craig - Obituary

Powells Point - Craig Douglas Nyborg, 57, of Powells Point died Saturday, August 20, 2011 at his residence. Born in Jackson, Minnesota, he was the son of the late Aaron Lee Nyborg and Phyllis Bragg Nyborg and was the husband of Carol Pulliam Nyborg. Mr. Nyborg was a local real estate broker for many years.
In [...]

Forbes, John - Obituary

Currituck, NC - John Willis Forbes, Jr., 87, of 3222 Caratoke Highway, Currituck, NC died Friday, August 19, 2011. Born in Norfolk, VA and a native of Currituck County, NC, he was the son of the late John Willis Forbes, Sr. and Mildred James Forbes Sivills and was the husband of the late Evelyn Russell [...]

Area under Excessive Heat Warning

Excessive Heat Warning
From 6:00 AM EDT, Fri., Jul 22, 2011 until 8:00 PM EDT, Sat., Jul 23, 2011

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
Thu, Jul 21, 2011, 3:43 AM EDT

Updated Jul 21, 2011, 10:20am EDT

… HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM [...]

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 [...]

Obituary - Miller, Henry

Maple, NC -
Henry Richard Miller, 74, of 202 Maple Road, Maple, NC died Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Chesapeake General Hospital. Mr. Miller, a native of Currituck County, was the son of the late Wallace Miller and Ethel Doxey Miller and the husband of Phyllis Ann Pierce Miller of the residence. He was an Outside [...]

Knotts Island Teen charged with Stabbing Death of Newborn Daughter

A 16 year old Knotts Island female is in custody, charged with 1st Degree Murder in the death of her newborn infant daughter.
According to a press release from Currituck Sheriff Susan Johnson, the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office received a report from Chesapeake Police Officer Bean, on Friday, June 17, 2011 at approximately 8:20 pm stating [...]

Obituary - Barco, William C.

Shawboro - William Carlton Barco, 73, of 215 Four Forks Road, Shawboro, NC died Monday, June 20, 2011 at W.R. Winslow Memorial Home. Born in Currituck County, NC, he was the son of the late Luke Gregory Barco, Jr. and Katherine Williams Barco and was the husband of Ada Overman Barco of the home. Mr. [...]

Obituary - Humphries, Winnie W.

Moyock - Winnie West Humphries, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother, of 228 Shingle Landing Road, Moyock, NC died Friday, June 17, 2011 in the Currituck House Assisted Living. She was born on September 21, 1917, the daughter of the late Anthia and Wallace West and was the widow of Garland Francis Humphries. Mrs. [...]

Obituary - Appleton, John C.

Aydlett, NC - John Crumpler Appleton, Sr. 59, of 120 Lighthouse View Road, Aydlett, NC died Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Chesapeake Regional Hospital. He was born in the state of Virginia and was the son of the late Colonel Morris Langhorn and Mrs. Mary Ford Crumpler Appleton. Mr. Appleton had worked in construction.
He is [...]

Obituary - Newbern-Stone, Ruth Aydlett

Jarvisburg - Ruth Aydlett Newbern-Stone, 69 of 7383 Caratoke Highway, Jarvisburg, NC died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the Albemarle Hospital. Born in Currituck County, she was the daughter of the late Mark Lafayette Aydlett and Katie Elizabeth Simpson Aydlett and the widow of Thomas David Newbern, Sr., and Bruce Henry Stone, Sr. She was [...]

Obituary - Whitley, George Abbitt

Currituck - George Abbitt Whitley, 80, of 143 East Canvasback Drive, Currituck, NC died Thursday, June 2, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Whitley, a native of Portsmouth, VA, was the son of the late Odell and Mrs. Margaret Dean Whitley and the husband of Shirley King Whitley of the residence. He was retired from the [...]

Obituary - Lane, Ralph H.

Maple, NC - Ralph H. Lane, 82, left his home on this earth he cherished so dearly on January 11, 2011. Ralph was the youngest of nine children born to Annie Laura Harper and William Joseph Lane on September 1, 1928. He was born and raised in Rocky Mount, NC. Among one [...]