Ferry Division continues to assist Hyde County with reentry procedures
MANNS HARBOR — The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division announces it will run an amended Pamlico Sound schedule tomorrow to take residents and emergency personnel to Ocracoke. Hyde County Emergency Management will allow only vehicles with a purple sticker or green sticker entry back [...]
Evacuations Ordered for Currituck, Dare and Hyde Counties
RALEIGH – State and county emergency management agencies are coordinating with the American Red Cross to open shelters for residents leaving the Outer Banks. Residents should seek safe shelter away from areas subject to flooding and storm surge. People living along the coast should seek lodging with [...]
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.
Raleigh – N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Dee Freeman banned open burning and canceled all burning permits effective at 6 p.m. today for 27 eastern North Carolina counties, including areas south of U.S. 64 and east of Interstate 95.
The ban on open burning will be in effect until further notice for [...]
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Coral Gable Florida has issued a Hurricane Warning for coastal areas from Bogue Inlet, North Carolina northeastward to the NC / VA Border - including the waters of Pamlico, Albemarle and Currituck Sounds.
The NHC has also adjusted the Hurricane Watch area to extend from the NC / VA border [...]
Citizens Urged To Prepare For Possible Hurricane Conditions
Currituck County government urges all residents and visitors to monitor the progress of Hurricane Earl and prepare for possible hurricane conditions by the end of this week.
Currituck County Emergency Management is coordinating information with the National Weather Service (NWS). All county residents and visitors should prepare for the [...]
Ocracoke
Larry Pierce Williams, 79, of the 200 block of Granby Park, Norfolk and Ocracoke Island, passed away April 9, 2009. Born on Ocracoke Island, Larry was the youngest of seven children by Lola Howard Wahab and Zinie Williams. He was a graduate of Ocracoke High School and East Carolina University. Larry began his teaching career [...]