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Currituck 911 Issues resolved

By The Independent ⋅ July 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Communications problems in the Currituck County 911 system, resulting from a lightning strike during this afternoon’s thunderstorm have been resolved, according to Mary Newns, director Currituck County Emergency Management.
County officials had reported that the 911 system was experiencing some problems after lightning strikes near the county offices in Currituck, around 3:49 this afternoon.
A similar series [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Making the Call : School Closures

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

Currituck County School students will be required to make up today’s missed classes this coming Saturday. Many readers have asked: How does the school system make the call to close or delay schools.
Sheriff’s deputies patrolling Currituck’s primary and secondary roads, are in constant contact with the County 911 / emergency communications staff. According [...]

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