Chairs of County Commissions Ask Navy to Remove OLF Site from

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.

John L Guntz II - Obituary

Elizabeth City
John L. Guntz II, 81, of Elizabeth City, NC died at Albemarle Hospital on Friday, July 17, 2009. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late John L. Guntz and Helen Anne Carlisle Guntz, and was the husband of Shirley Ann Bice Guntz . Mr. Guntz was a retired letter carrier [...]

Area under Severe TStorm Warning

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

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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Tornado Watch Expires 7 pm

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
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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

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
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Special Weather Statement Extended

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

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.

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

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

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, [...]

Step it up a Notch at COA

ELIZABETH CITY, NC - College of The Albemarle is offering a FREE summer program geared for those individuals new to college life called “Step It Up A Notch” (SPAN). The SPAN program will build skills in pre-college math, reading, writing, and computer technology. Two sessions are being offered, Mondays through Thursdays at the [...]

Currituck Day at Museum of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC - Sunday, May 17th, from 2pm to 5pm, the Museum of the Albemarle will pay special tribute to Currituck County, one of the 13 counties in its interpretive region. A focus on Currituck County artifacts, special recognition from Currituck dignitaries, and a decoy demonstration will highlight the afternoon’s program.
The program will [...]

Huffman, Bruce E. - Obituary

Elizabeth City, NC
Bruce Evone Huffman, 58, of 507 Gaulberry Road, Elizabeth City, NC died Friday, April 10, 2009 as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was a native of Onslow County, NC. Mr. Huffman was the son of Raleigh Bruce Huffman of Elizabeth City, NC and the late Gertie Mae Jarmen Huffman. He was [...]

Sheep, Betty Rogers - Obituary

Elizabeth City, NC
Betty Rogers Sheep, 84, of 403 West Main Street, Elizabeth City, NC died at Winslow Memorial Home on Sunday, April 12, 2009. Born in New Bern, NC, she was the widow of Matthew Leigh Sheep, Jr. and daughter of the late John and Lillian Jones Rogers. She was a retired telephone operator [...]

Winters, Hazel R. - Obituary

Killeen Texas resident / Elizabeth City Native
Services for Hazel Ruth Winters, 66, of Killeen, TX and Elizabeth City, N.C., will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Killeen, TX. Burial will follow at Killeen Memorial Park Cemetery in Killeen, TX. The family will receive guests and friends for visitation from [...]

Joyner, Clifton - Obituary

Elizabeth City Resident
Clifton Joyner, 49, of River Breeze Trailor Court, Elizabeth City, N.C. died Monday, April 13, 2009 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Va. Funeral arrangements are pending with Stallings Funeral Home, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Jasielum, Michael : Obituary

Pearl Harbor Survivor
Elizabeth City, NC - Michael Jasielum, 86, of the 100 Block of Marian Avenue, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, in the Carolina House in Elizabeth City, NC. He was born May 13, 1922 to the late Michael C. and Gertrude Ann Clifford Jasielum, in Shamokin, PA. Mr. Jasielum was retired from the U. [...]

White, Melvin Bert : Obituary

,b>Elizabeth City, NC - Melvin Bert “B” White, 76, of 210 Cartwright Road, Elizabeth City, NC died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Albemarle Hospital. Mr. White, a native of Pasquotank County, was the son of the late Sam O. White and Bertie Keaton White. He operated a concession stand for thirty years for the [...]

Bleich, Marjorie : Obituary

Elizabeth City, NC - Marjorie Bleich, 89, of 100 A Danielle Drive, Elizabeth City, NC died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Winslow Memorial Nursing Home.
Marge was born February 7, 1920 in New York City and was the daughter of Charles and Florence (Vercasio) Miller. She was married to the late Alfred J Bleich, of [...]

Scott, Grace White : Obituary

Elizabeth City, NC - Mrs. Grace White Scott, 91, of 919 Selby Road, Elizabeth City, NC died Friday, February 27, 2009 at Guardian Care Nursing Home. Mrs. Scott, a native of Pasquotank County, was the daughter of the late Herman E. White and Sallie Sanders White and the wife of James Selby Scott of the [...]

NWS Posts Winter Weather Advisory

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.

Fire Ant Quarantine Area Expanded

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, [...]

Sawyer, M.G “Red” - Obituary

Elizabeth City - M. G. “Red” Sawyer, 81, of 1213 Riverside Avenue, River Wind Apt. 304, Elizabeth City, NC, died at Albermarle Hospital on Sunday, December 21, 2008. Born in Pasquotank County, NC he was the son of the late Barney L. Sawyer and the late Ethel Sawyer Sawyer, and the husband of Earline [...]