Currituck County News

Descendants of William Crawford Dawson Sr. Betsy Dawson, Patricia Bailey Chenault and Nancy Brass Dawson Rascoe, look on as Peter Rascoe describes the features of a hand-painted N.C. state seal that was once part of a Confederate battle flag, at Museum of the Albemarle, Monday.

A proposed YMCA in the Maple area will cost the county $12 million and should be open no later than December 2011, if not sooner, Currituck County officials said Monday.

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.

Members of the public listen to a speaker during a town hall meeting hosted by the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus in the Elizabeth City State Universitya s K.E. White Center, Thursday.

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.

Area school districts pass out hundreds of report cards every year, but on Thursday, the tables were turned.

Unemployment in the Albemarle area fell slightly in September, according to figures released by the N.C. Employment Security Commission.

A teary-eyed and painful walk home for a Currituck County girl. All because her school bus driver made what her mother calls an unacceptable judgment call.

For the month of September, McDowell County reported a jobless rate of 14.1 percent, which is almost unchanged from the previous month.

Even though the local North Carolina Employment Security Commission office is handling "a few more job orders" and the September jobless rate dipped a bit, the local unemployment situation is little changed.

The 1st Judicial District Bar on Friday gave Gov. Bev Perdue three recommendations for a vacancy on the 1st District Court bench.

The local ABC Board has scrapped plans to spend $1.3 million in liquor profits to buy and renovate a building in Moyock for a new store after objections from the Currituck County Board of Commissioners and news stories reached state officials.

Staff Photos by Brett A. ClarkPatricia Youngblood, executive director of Albemarle Hopeline, and her husband Jack sing "Amazing Grace" with others attending Albemarle Hopeline's 18th annual Candlelight Vigil at Museum of the Albemarle, Thursday night.

Partnership Currituck County and the YMCA of South Hampton Roads want to build a $12 million facility in Maple that will feature a senior center and public recreation area.

Sampsonians still tops the bordering counties with its low 8.3 percent unemployment rate.

Watauga County's unemployment rate dipped to 7.1 percent for August, making it one of 90 counties in North Carolina to see a drop in unemployment last month.

How much would you pay to cross the Mid-Currituck Bridge? That's what the state agency overseeing the Currituck County bridge project wants to know from local residents.

What should officials do if there is a terrorist threat in Currituck County? What about if there is a hazardous chemical spill or an outbreak of a pandemic disease? And what route should everyone take if a mandatory evacuation is declared? Currituck's Emergency Management team hopes to answer those questions as it updates the county's local Hazard ...

Thanks to a $500,000 state grant, Corolla residents will soon have a trail for walking, jogging and biking.

The former Car Quest building beside the Currituck Welcome Center in Moyock is under consideration for the new A.B.C store, Thursday.