Currituck News

A spokesman for the world's largest retailer says his company has no objections to a ban on single-use plastic bags in the beach areas of three counties and expects to comply fully with the measure now that it's become law.

Loading... North Carolina's Perquimans County boasts more than 100 miles of shoreline along the Little River, Albemarle Sound and Perquimans River.

Click a thumbnail to view the full-size image. Buy Pilot photos here. Loading... Close Gallery Currituck County is cracking down on oversize signs, clutter, junk cars and decrepit buildings to make for a more scenic drive.

A giant American flag waves from atop a crane positioned at the foot of Main Street, Elizabeth City, Thursday.

Yvonne Stone and her grandson Seth Francis pick up some food on their way out the door at the Currituck County Post Office, Wednesday.

Schools chief one of state's youngest 2009-06-30 15:19:10.0 CURRITUCK - No one seems as surprised that Meghan Doyle is Currituck County Schools' new school superintendent as Meghan Doyle.

Currituck's volunteer fire departments are hoping to get the county to agree to multi-year fire service agreements when members of the county's fire advisory board meet with county commissioners Tuesday night.

CURRITUCK Authorities have suspended the search for a woman missing after swimming from a boat in a coastal North Carolina sound.

A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a mobile home in the 8400 block of Caratoke Highway in Powells Point, officials said.

Unemployment continues to rise in North Carolina counties. In May, 82 of the state's 100 counties saw an increase in the number of people out of work.

Join the Museum of the Albemarle on Wednesday, July 22 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for a high-seas adventure in a one day camp.

North Carolina senators will take a final glance at a revised piece of environmental legislation today that aims to rid three Outer Banks counties of plastic bag pollution by banning them from use in large retailers.

HEADLINES: _ NC House tentatively approves expanded rules for anti-bullying policies in public schools _ All NC property owners could pay if beach insurance plan swamped by storm claims _ Legislature gives final approval on how to clean up Jordan Lake by changing panel's rules _ Plastic grocery bag ban on Outer Banks blows through Legislature, ...

Captain Ricky DeVennish and Lieutenant Emily McAlpin instruct a group of Corolla Ocean Rescue guards in pre-season training.

Currituck Airport Advisory Board Chairman Jim Winebarger announced his resignation as chairman and board member at Wednesday night's airport meeting.

The horse injured in the March 28 accident. A 21-year-old woman has been charged with failing to report injuring a wild horse following an accident which claimed one of the animals in the small herd occupying North Carolina's Currituck Outer Banks.

North Carolina legislators are close to ordering big retailers on the Outer Banks to quit using lightweight plastic bags in a bid to preserve the environment.

Fourth-graders in the Currituck County Schools have started a letter-writing campaign to save the bankers - not the Wall Street kind, the equine kind.

Sharon Meade , Outer Banks Curator for the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, shows her father Shelton Alexander the workings of a model tugboat built by Oscar Roberts of Aydlett during the event celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal at Currituck Middle School, Sunday.

Knotts Island volunteer firefighters celebrated the grand opening of their new fire station last Saturday, moving into a nearly 10,000-square-foot building packed with assorted amenities.