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Federal help sought for wiped-out dunes
Currituck officials have declared the county in a state of emergency after last week's nor'easter significantly eroded oceanfront dunes and flooded several homes and cropland.
Man faces statutory rape charges
A Currituck County man has been charged with multiple counts of statutory rape and indecent liberties with a minor after he was arrested in Pennsylvania.
Xe faces bribery inquiry and fines for arms shipments
The international security company formerly called Blackwater Worldwide is facing large government fines for unlicensed arms shipments to Iraq as a key congressional committee is asking for a separate investigation into whether the company bribed Iraqi officials.
Moyock sewer system expansion on hold
Plans to move forward with the Moyock wastewater system are on hold until officials decide exactly how they want to expand it.
Bunker Hill Road residents stranded
Residents of the Bunker Hill Road area in Camden County woke up on Friday morning to find there was no way out of their neighborhood, according to County Manager Randell Woodruff.
He leaves to cherish his memory, his half-brothers, Bill Williamson of Opelika, Ala.
Flood waters rose in the Eagle Creek subdivision in Moyock. These pictures were taken at about 2pm before the height of the storm.
Ex-Execs: Firm Aimed to Bribe Iraqis
Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:58 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:58 p.m. WASHINGTON Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and to buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater ...
Ex-employees: Blackwater OK'd bribes after deaths
Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according to former company officials.
Moyock restaurants or residents that cause sanitary sewer blockage or overflows because of fat, oil and grease, or FOG, deposits will now pay a hefty fine of up to $5,000, thanks to a new ordinance passed by the Currituck County Board of Commissioners at their meeting last Monday.
New Moyock library speaks volumes
After its last public library closed in 1957, the ribbon was finally cut and the doors opened on a brand new Moyock Public Library on Wednesday afternoon.
Gun manufacturer to move headquarters to Virginia Beach, hire 35
Loading... Tom Maffin, senior gunsmith for Transformational Defense Industries Inc.
Public barred from hearings in Blackwater case
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the public from attending a critical set of pretrial hearings in the prosecution of five U.S. security contractors accused of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in a 2007 shooting.
Gates County, N.C. man dies in single vehicle accident
A Gates County man died Tuesday after the car he was driving veered off U.S. 158 in Pasquotank County and crashed into a canal.
3 schools announce top principals
Three area school districts have announced their winners of the annual Wachovia Principal of the Year contest.
Collins: Nelms mad about no-return policy
The former Car Quest building beside the Currituck Welcome Center in Moyock is under consideration for the new A.B.C store, Thursday.
Currituck at odds with ABC over store move
Loading... 1 of 3 This ABC store on Caratoke Highway in Moyock, N.C., wants to move to a different building in the town.
Lawsuit: U.S. had warned Blackwater
Federal authorities had warned Blackwater that its private security employees had committed violent acts against innocent Iraqi civilians long before a 2007 shooting incident that killed at least 14 people, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Wake County.