Camden Retreat Cancelled

The Camden County Board of Commissioners retreat to be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 4, 2010 and Friday, March 5, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. at the Currituck Extension Center, US158, Currituck, NC, has been cancelled.
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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.

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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Jennings, Elizabeth : Obituary

Camden Resident
Elizabeth Jennings, 82, of 147C Bourbon Street, Camden, N.C., died Monday, April 13, 2009 at Sentara Nursing Home, Currituck, N.C. Funeral arrangements are pending with Stallings Funeral Home, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Swinson, Ara : Obituary

South Mills, NC - Ara Dean Priest Swinson, 70, of 114 Swinson Road, South Mills, NC died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at her residence. Ms. Swinson was born on April 26, 1938 in Roanoke Rapids, NC to the late John Priest and Carriebell Ray Priest and was the wife of Jimmy Swinson.
Besides her husband, [...]

Meeting : Camden Board of Commissioners

[ March 2, 2009; 8:00 am; ] The Camden County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, April 2, 2008 at 8 a.m. in the upstairs courtroom in the Historic Camden County Courthouse.
For agenda information, visit the county online at www.camdencountync.govor contact the County Manager’s Office at : (252) 338-1919

Kight, Isabell Forbes : Obituary

Shiloh - Mrs. Isabell Forbes Kight, 87, of 118 Texas Road, Shiloh, NC died Thursday at Sentara Leigh Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Kight, a native of Camden County, was the daughter of the late Jonathan Parker Forbes and Mary Elizabeth Riggs Forbes and the wife of Gideon “Gid” Kight of the residence. She was a homemaker, [...]

1 dead, 1 injured in Helicopter Crash

One fatality has resulted from a helicopter crash at US Training Co / Xe (formerly Blackwater Worldwide) in Camden earlier today (Tuesday).

Camden County manager, Randell Woodruff confirmed that a helicopter crash was reported, with 1 person injured and another whose condition is unknown. According to Woodruff the crash occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m., with Nightingale dispatched to the scene.

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, [...]

Report: Hale’s Lake Site Unsuitable for OLF

Significant safety, economic and environmental issues are top concerns for the potential Outlying Landing Field (OLF) site Hale’s Lake, Camden County according to a new, 34-page Environmental Impact Study.
The report is the result of more than three months of research by Cary environmental consulting firm Withers & Ravenel to examine soil make-up, condition, drainage, impacts [...]