Nov. 13-14, 2009
NC & VA College football scores and NC High School play-offs below
Day Four: The November Nor'easter
State of Emergency still in effect for all of Hatteras Island...NC 12 remains closed there, on northern Ocracoke Island and in portions of Kill Devil Hills and Kitty Hawk...DOT says highway on Hatteras Island 'expected to reopen Sunday'
The emergency declaration was issued at 11 o'oclock Friday morning by Dare County Commissioner Mike Johnson, chairman of the county Control Group. Ferry service between Hatteras village and Ocracoke has been suspended. For updates, call 1-800-BY-FERRY.
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The wind slacked off and the rain has ended but the pounding surf can still be heard for miles and a coastal flood warning for Dare County was extended until 10 o'clock this morning. It has since been replaced by a flood advisory until 9 Sunday night. Skies are currently overcast.
Ocean overwash closed NC 12 from the Oregon Inlet bridge to Rodanthe on Hatteras Island.
While state Department of Transportation (DOT) crews are only able to clear sand and water from the road during periods of low tide, DOT says the highway "is expected to be safe for travel again around late afternoon on Sunday (Nov. 15)."
Sand on the highway is reported to be three feet deep at Mirlo Beach. NC 12 is closed on the northern end of Ocracoke as well, and flooding in that area of the island has been extensive.
Latest weather forecast: Low pressure systems will gradually move away from coastal North Carolina. High pressure will build with a weak cold front pushing south on Tuesday
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In South Nags Head, where these photos were taken Friday afternoon of cottages awash in the surf, many areas of nearby NC 12 were reduced to single lane traffic, such as there was, due to sand and standing water on the road. (Click photos to enlarge.)
From Southern Shores to Corolla, on the Currituck Outer Banks, the highway is open. Further north, however, the north beach access in the four-wheel drive section has been closed because of high surf.
Unlike hurricanes, they don't name nor'easters but forecasters called this one "wicked" and as Dare Emergency Management coordinator Sandy Sanderson said on Wednesday as the storm developed, “This is building up to be something we haven’t seen in a while."
Ramp 72 at Ocracoke was closed due to flooding when the National Weather Service first issued its flood warning Wednesday, and the island lost power for several hours before it was restored.
Ferry service between Hatteras Village and Ocracoke had continued on schedule thru Thursday and NC 12 remained open to the Oregon Inlet bridge, but south of the bridge it was another story.
This was the scene at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon as the storm intensified and motorists were having difficulty making it through the "S-curves" north of Rodanthe as the incoming tide was overriding the dune line. Just last week, wind and heavy surf had flattened protective dunes at Mirlo Beach a bit south of here.
Less than two hours later, the island's only highway was closed when completely inundated by ocean overwash and sand as the swollen high tide rolled in.
To the right was the 4:45 p.m. scene at the "S-curves" as a state Department of Transportation crew worked with heavy equipment in an effort to clear and reopen the highway.
DOT has four crews on the island working 'round the clock.
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Elsewhere, this already condemned cottage in South Nags Head collapsed into the ocean Thursday afternoon and was sinking into the surf. Enlarge the photo and notice the severe beach erosion. The property drops off like a cliff. Though not as severe, beach erosion was a concern further north as well.
In Kitty Hawk, heavy rain caused temporary closures Thursday of US 158 at Cay Trail, Beacon Drive and West Kitty Hawk Road as well as those on the Beach Road.
Duck Road flooded once again at the south end of town near Tuckahoe Drive and travel was reduced to one lane at times.
In Currituck County, there was standing water on some roads but no serious flooding, according to spokesman Randall Edwards. Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Dare county schools were closed.
Water was auto hood high in some streets of Elizabeth City on Thursday.
Still further inland, an elderly Mooresville man not immediately identified became the only known storm-related fatality in North Carolina. He was killed in his yard about 2:45 Thursday afternoon when a pine tree snapped off by strong winds fell on him.
For lack of an official name, the lingering Veterans Day nor'easter will simply be remembered as "Wicked."
Trivette appointed Judge
His wife reports that Kitty Hawk attorney Robert Trivette, a former assistant district attorney, received a phone call from the governor's office Friday afternoon informing him that Gov. Perdue has appointed him a District Court judge for the First Judicial District.
Trivette will fill the vacancy created when Judge J.C. Cole of Hertford was recently elevated to Superior Court.
"We are very excited!" Donna Trivette told friends. Her husband, she said, "will be sworn in before the end of the year" and assume his new position on the bench January 1st.
NC & VA College Football Saturday:
Appalachian State 27, Elon 10
Army 22, VMI 17
Boston College 14, Virginia 10
Campbell 17, Valparaiso 3
Clemson 43, NC State 23
Coastal Carolina 41, Presbyterian 37
Florida State 41, Wake Forest 28
Georgia Tech 49, Duke 10
Hampton 25, Florida A&M 0
James Madison 17, Massachusetts 14
Liberty 51, Gardner-Webb 28
Marist 14, Davidson 6
Norfolk State 21, Delaware State 16
North Carolina 33, Miami 24
NC Central 18, Winston-Salem 10
Old Dominion, open date
Richmond 49, Georgetown 10
Virginia Tech 36, Maryland 9
Western Carolina 24, Eastern Kentucky 7
William & Mary 20, New Hampshire 17
Sunday Nov. 15, 2009:
East Carolina at Tulsa, 8:30 pm
1st Round High School Playoffs:
(Area games were postponed; results of games played Friday)
* 1-A East Pairings:
(#16) Mattamuskeet (1-8) at (#1) Manteo (11-0)
(9) Plymouth (7-4) at (8) Jamesville (5-4)
(12) Chocowinity Southside (4-7) at (5) Williamston (9-2)
(13) Northampton-East (4-7) at (4) Wallace-Rose Hill (9-2)
(10) Columbia (5-4) at (7) North Edgecombe (6-4)
(15) Pinetown Northside (3-8) at (2) Creswell (10-0)
* 1-AA East Pairings
(13) Perquimans County (4-7) at (4) Pender County (9-1)
Pender 49, Perquimans 7
* 2-A East Pairings:
(9) Pasquotank County (7-4) at (8) Louisburg (8-3)
Louisburg 27, Pasquotank 13
(11) Newport Croatan (6-5) at (6) Tarboro (10-1)
(10) Farmville Central (6-5) at (7) Whiteville (7-3)
(15 Burlington Cummings (4-6) at (2) Kill Devil Hills First Flight (9-2)
* 3-A East Pairings:
(16) Currituck (1-10) at (1) Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (10-1)
(10) Washington (6-5) at (7) Western Alamance (8-3)
Western Alamance 21, Washington 6
(15) Jacksonville White Oak (6-5) at (2) Hertford (11-0)
* 3-AA East Pairings:
(9) Winterville South Central (8-3) at (8) Rocky Mount (6-4)
Bonner Bridge replacement behind schedule
The chief operating officer of the state Department of Transportation says replacement of old faithful with a new bridge across Oregon Inlet is six to eight weeks behind schedule. Many would say its years overdue.
Nonetheless, Jim Trogdon told a meeting of the Dare County Committee to Replace the Bonner Bridge by telephone Tuesday that construction of a new bridge is still scheduled for completion in 2014.
The Pea Island refuge manager continues to call plans to build the new bridge parallel to the current one “incompatible" with the refuge. And Trogdon said "We’ve had strong indications that the (Southern Environmental Law Center) is considering a lawsuit.”
But, he said, “We have a high level of confidence from attorneys that the approach we are taking is legally defensible.”
Better than Candy
A middle school in Goldsboro, North Carolina, didn't raise much money selling candy last year, so it began selling grades – with the endorsement of its principal.
A $20 "donation" to Rosewood Middle School would get a student 20 test points – 10 extra points on two tests of his or her choice. That could raise a B to an A, or a failing grade to a D.
Principal Susie Shepherd said a parent advisory council came up with the idea, and she approved it. Were the parents of the inmates running the asylum? Seems they were for a while.
That was before Raleigh's News & Observer ran a story Wednesday. Wayne County school administrators then stepped in and ordered Ms. Susie to stop the grade-selling immediately and return any money collected. The school district said further action will be taken if deemed necessary.
It's official:
Two in, two out by just three votes
Election squeakers in Hertford and Southern Shores were almost identical
The Dare County Board of Elections on Tuesday certified last week's municipal elections, including Southern Shores write-in candidate George Kowalski's victory by only two votes over incumbent Councilman and mayor pro tem Brian McDonald.
In nearby Pasquotank County the day before, newcomer Lillian Anne Holman was certified as the winner by just one vote over veteran Hertford Councilman and town vice mayor Horace Reid.
"You always feel badly when you lose," said Reid, "but if that’s what the people want, that’s what they’ll receive." McDonald was of the same mind. "There's no point torturing people with a recount," he said, "if it won't make any difference."
Southern Shores Mayor Don Smith was a bit less contained about his landslide loss to former mayor Hal Denny. Asked by The Virginian-Pilot if he will seek office again, Smith replied, "No way! Are you kidding me, after dealing with these kind of lunatics?"
Veterans Day Aftermath
"Why not, instead of commemorating Veterans Day," asked CBS curmudgeon Andy Rooney, himself a veteran, on the CBS television program 60 Minutes, "we establish and work on what we could call a No War Day?...a day like that would be worth celebrating."
It was an echo of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, whose march through the South was one of devastation. "War is hell!" he later told a graduating military class. Yet, Rooney's voice was that of today – of a nation and much of the world weary of war and its terrible consequences.
It was also a forlorn voice. It expressed the eternal hopes and prayers of mankind for peace on earth. But mankind being what it is in its innumerable varieties, No War Day is as unlikely as every last man and woman on earth going to heaven when their last day comes.
Instead, we commemorated Veterans Day in honor of all who have served this nation and the many who have given their lives to help preserve our dedication to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
– Adapted from The Coastland Times, Nov. 10, 2009
Beach Lifestyles – a go-cart track in Corolla?
The man who has dotted Dare County with eye-catching – some say eyesore – Wings variety stores from Duck to Nags Head and Buxton plans to add his special touch to Corolla in neighboring Currituck County.
If granted a special use permit by the county, Israel Golosa intends to plant a 3.3-acre fun park in the upscale beach community that will include an arcade, a 36-hole miniature golf course and a go-kart track. Residents are excited about the idea, to say the least. A report...
Office Closed
Camden Sheriff’s Sgt. Wilton Forbes locks the door last Friday to the Sheriff’s satellite office on Main Street in South Mills.
Sheriff Tony Perry said he closed the 12 by 24 square-foot leased office because water damage, mold and odor made work impossible inside. “I could smell it,” Perry said. “It was really bad, and I knew that it was time to do something.” (Daily Advance photo)
YMCA building in Maple to cost $12 million
The center as planned will be both a Currituck County recreation facility and a YMCA that will open no later that December of 2011, according to The Daily Advance.
Currituck officials have reportedly agreed to a deal with YMCA of South Hampton Roads in which the county will construct a 50,000 square-foot building and the 'Y' will provide up to $10,000 for "design and development" in return for a 30-year lease on space for its center in Maple.
The newspaper said construction is expected to begin in December of next year and quoted the Y's chief operating officer as saying “We want to build a YMCA in the middle of Currituck that gets people to drive” from different places in the Albemarle area. For a member living in Camden but working at Currituck County airport, he said, it will be only a mile-and-a-half drive to the YMCA.
Health Care
A hospital for sea turtles
The Star-News of Wilmington reports that a construction company of that city will design and build a 14,200 square foot facility to be known as the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center at Surf City on the southern Outer Banks.
The center will include 45 rehabilitation tanks, a laboratory, a surgical suite with an X-ray and an observation deck so the public can witness the care given sea turtles such as this loggerhhead, of a species that has been on the federal endangered list since 1978.
Corolla flood control more costly than expected
Daily Reports
Avalon Fishing Pier Reports
Cape Hatteras Fishing Reports
Oregon Inlet Fishing Reports
Golf Courses, Conditions
N.C. Lottery Results
Things to See and Do:
* Thursdays: Currituck County Yoga Class, classes are held twice weekly, 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Building. Call 232-3007 for more information.
* Saturday, Nov. 14: 29th Annual Kitty Hawk Turkey Shoot, 9 a.m. at The Promenade, sponsored by the Fire Department Association.
* Tuesdays: Bingo, Kill Devil Hills, at the Lions Club starting at 6:30 p.m.
* Wednesdays: Bingo, Kill Devil Hills, at the Colington Fire Department, 6:30 p.m., doors open at 5:30.
Links:
Currituck County
Dare County
- Animal Shelter and Adoptable Pets
- Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station
- Confederate Fortification Markers
- Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
- Lighthouses
- N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island
- Outer Banks History Center
- Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
- Roanoke Island Festival Park
- The Lost Colony
Hyde County
Carova Corner
Eastern Carolina Radio News
N.C. Beach Buggy Association
N.C. Fishing and Hunting Licenses
Ocracoke Newsletter
Outer Banks Free Press
Outer Banks Marinas
Russ's Outer Banks Journal
Southern Shores Times
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Day Four: The November Nor'easter
State of Emergency still in effect for all of Hatteras Island...NC 12 remains closed there, on northern Ocracoke Island and in portions of Kill Devil Hills and Kitty Hawk...DOT says highway on Hatteras Island 'expected to reopen Sunday'
The emergency declaration was issued at 11 o'oclock Friday morning by Dare County Commissioner Mike Johnson, chairman of the county Control Group. Ferry service between Hatteras village and Ocracoke has been suspended. For updates, call 1-800-BY-FERRY.
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The wind slacked off and the rain has ended but the pounding surf can still be heard for miles and a coastal flood warning for Dare County was extended until 10 o'clock this morning. It has since been replaced by a flood advisory until 9 Sunday night. Skies are currently overcast.Ocean overwash closed NC 12 from the Oregon Inlet bridge to Rodanthe on Hatteras Island.
While state Department of Transportation (DOT) crews are only able to clear sand and water from the road during periods of low tide, DOT says the highway "is expected to be safe for travel again around late afternoon on Sunday (Nov. 15)."
Sand on the highway is reported to be three feet deep at Mirlo Beach. NC 12 is closed on the northern end of Ocracoke as well, and flooding in that area of the island has been extensive.
Latest weather forecast: Low pressure systems will gradually move away from coastal North Carolina. High pressure will build with a weak cold front pushing south on Tuesday
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In South Nags Head, where these photos were taken Friday afternoon of cottages awash in the surf, many areas of nearby NC 12 were reduced to single lane traffic, such as there was, due to sand and standing water on the road. (Click photos to enlarge.)From Southern Shores to Corolla, on the Currituck Outer Banks, the highway is open. Further north, however, the north beach access in the four-wheel drive section has been closed because of high surf.
Unlike hurricanes, they don't name nor'easters but forecasters called this one "wicked" and as Dare Emergency Management coordinator Sandy Sanderson said on Wednesday as the storm developed, “This is building up to be something we haven’t seen in a while."
Ramp 72 at Ocracoke was closed due to flooding when the National Weather Service first issued its flood warning Wednesday, and the island lost power for several hours before it was restored.
Ferry service between Hatteras Village and Ocracoke had continued on schedule thru Thursday and NC 12 remained open to the Oregon Inlet bridge, but south of the bridge it was another story.
This was the scene at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon as the storm intensified and motorists were having difficulty making it through the "S-curves" north of Rodanthe as the incoming tide was overriding the dune line. Just last week, wind and heavy surf had flattened protective dunes at Mirlo Beach a bit south of here.Less than two hours later, the island's only highway was closed when completely inundated by ocean overwash and sand as the swollen high tide rolled in.
To the right was the 4:45 p.m. scene at the "S-curves" as a state Department of Transportation crew worked with heavy equipment in an effort to clear and reopen the highway.DOT has four crews on the island working 'round the clock.
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Elsewhere, this already condemned cottage in South Nags Head collapsed into the ocean Thursday afternoon and was sinking into the surf. Enlarge the photo and notice the severe beach erosion. The property drops off like a cliff. Though not as severe, beach erosion was a concern further north as well.In Kitty Hawk, heavy rain caused temporary closures Thursday of US 158 at Cay Trail, Beacon Drive and West Kitty Hawk Road as well as those on the Beach Road.
Duck Road flooded once again at the south end of town near Tuckahoe Drive and travel was reduced to one lane at times.
In Currituck County, there was standing water on some roads but no serious flooding, according to spokesman Randall Edwards. Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Dare county schools were closed.
Water was auto hood high in some streets of Elizabeth City on Thursday.Still further inland, an elderly Mooresville man not immediately identified became the only known storm-related fatality in North Carolina. He was killed in his yard about 2:45 Thursday afternoon when a pine tree snapped off by strong winds fell on him.
For lack of an official name, the lingering Veterans Day nor'easter will simply be remembered as "Wicked."
Trivette appointed Judge
His wife reports that Kitty Hawk attorney Robert Trivette, a former assistant district attorney, received a phone call from the governor's office Friday afternoon informing him that Gov. Perdue has appointed him a District Court judge for the First Judicial District.Trivette will fill the vacancy created when Judge J.C. Cole of Hertford was recently elevated to Superior Court.
"We are very excited!" Donna Trivette told friends. Her husband, she said, "will be sworn in before the end of the year" and assume his new position on the bench January 1st.
NC & VA College Football Saturday:
Appalachian State 27, Elon 10
Army 22, VMI 17
Boston College 14, Virginia 10
Campbell 17, Valparaiso 3
Clemson 43, NC State 23
Coastal Carolina 41, Presbyterian 37
Florida State 41, Wake Forest 28
Georgia Tech 49, Duke 10
Hampton 25, Florida A&M 0
James Madison 17, Massachusetts 14
Liberty 51, Gardner-Webb 28
Marist 14, Davidson 6
Norfolk State 21, Delaware State 16
North Carolina 33, Miami 24
NC Central 18, Winston-Salem 10
Old Dominion, open date
Richmond 49, Georgetown 10
Virginia Tech 36, Maryland 9
Western Carolina 24, Eastern Kentucky 7
William & Mary 20, New Hampshire 17
Sunday Nov. 15, 2009:
East Carolina at Tulsa, 8:30 pm
1st Round High School Playoffs:
(Area games were postponed; results of games played Friday)
* 1-A East Pairings:
(#16) Mattamuskeet (1-8) at (#1) Manteo (11-0)
(9) Plymouth (7-4) at (8) Jamesville (5-4)
(12) Chocowinity Southside (4-7) at (5) Williamston (9-2)
(13) Northampton-East (4-7) at (4) Wallace-Rose Hill (9-2)
(10) Columbia (5-4) at (7) North Edgecombe (6-4)
(15) Pinetown Northside (3-8) at (2) Creswell (10-0)
* 1-AA East Pairings
(13) Perquimans County (4-7) at (4) Pender County (9-1)
Pender 49, Perquimans 7
* 2-A East Pairings:
(9) Pasquotank County (7-4) at (8) Louisburg (8-3)
Louisburg 27, Pasquotank 13
(11) Newport Croatan (6-5) at (6) Tarboro (10-1)
(10) Farmville Central (6-5) at (7) Whiteville (7-3)
(15 Burlington Cummings (4-6) at (2) Kill Devil Hills First Flight (9-2)
* 3-A East Pairings:
(16) Currituck (1-10) at (1) Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (10-1)
(10) Washington (6-5) at (7) Western Alamance (8-3)
Western Alamance 21, Washington 6
(15) Jacksonville White Oak (6-5) at (2) Hertford (11-0)
* 3-AA East Pairings:
(9) Winterville South Central (8-3) at (8) Rocky Mount (6-4)
Bonner Bridge replacement behind scheduleThe chief operating officer of the state Department of Transportation says replacement of old faithful with a new bridge across Oregon Inlet is six to eight weeks behind schedule. Many would say its years overdue.
Nonetheless, Jim Trogdon told a meeting of the Dare County Committee to Replace the Bonner Bridge by telephone Tuesday that construction of a new bridge is still scheduled for completion in 2014.
The Pea Island refuge manager continues to call plans to build the new bridge parallel to the current one “incompatible" with the refuge. And Trogdon said "We’ve had strong indications that the (Southern Environmental Law Center) is considering a lawsuit.”
But, he said, “We have a high level of confidence from attorneys that the approach we are taking is legally defensible.”
Better than Candy
A middle school in Goldsboro, North Carolina, didn't raise much money selling candy last year, so it began selling grades – with the endorsement of its principal.
A $20 "donation" to Rosewood Middle School would get a student 20 test points – 10 extra points on two tests of his or her choice. That could raise a B to an A, or a failing grade to a D.
Principal Susie Shepherd said a parent advisory council came up with the idea, and she approved it. Were the parents of the inmates running the asylum? Seems they were for a while.
That was before Raleigh's News & Observer ran a story Wednesday. Wayne County school administrators then stepped in and ordered Ms. Susie to stop the grade-selling immediately and return any money collected. The school district said further action will be taken if deemed necessary.
It's official:
Two in, two out by just three votes
Election squeakers in Hertford and Southern Shores were almost identical
The Dare County Board of Elections on Tuesday certified last week's municipal elections, including Southern Shores write-in candidate George Kowalski's victory by only two votes over incumbent Councilman and mayor pro tem Brian McDonald.
In nearby Pasquotank County the day before, newcomer Lillian Anne Holman was certified as the winner by just one vote over veteran Hertford Councilman and town vice mayor Horace Reid.
"You always feel badly when you lose," said Reid, "but if that’s what the people want, that’s what they’ll receive." McDonald was of the same mind. "There's no point torturing people with a recount," he said, "if it won't make any difference."
Southern Shores Mayor Don Smith was a bit less contained about his landslide loss to former mayor Hal Denny. Asked by The Virginian-Pilot if he will seek office again, Smith replied, "No way! Are you kidding me, after dealing with these kind of lunatics?"
Veterans Day Aftermath"Why not, instead of commemorating Veterans Day," asked CBS curmudgeon Andy Rooney, himself a veteran, on the CBS television program 60 Minutes, "we establish and work on what we could call a No War Day?...a day like that would be worth celebrating."
It was an echo of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, whose march through the South was one of devastation. "War is hell!" he later told a graduating military class. Yet, Rooney's voice was that of today – of a nation and much of the world weary of war and its terrible consequences.
It was also a forlorn voice. It expressed the eternal hopes and prayers of mankind for peace on earth. But mankind being what it is in its innumerable varieties, No War Day is as unlikely as every last man and woman on earth going to heaven when their last day comes.
Instead, we commemorated Veterans Day in honor of all who have served this nation and the many who have given their lives to help preserve our dedication to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
– Adapted from The Coastland Times, Nov. 10, 2009
Beach Lifestyles – a go-cart track in Corolla?
The man who has dotted Dare County with eye-catching – some say eyesore – Wings variety stores from Duck to Nags Head and Buxton plans to add his special touch to Corolla in neighboring Currituck County.
If granted a special use permit by the county, Israel Golosa intends to plant a 3.3-acre fun park in the upscale beach community that will include an arcade, a 36-hole miniature golf course and a go-kart track. Residents are excited about the idea, to say the least. A report...
Office ClosedCamden Sheriff’s Sgt. Wilton Forbes locks the door last Friday to the Sheriff’s satellite office on Main Street in South Mills.
Sheriff Tony Perry said he closed the 12 by 24 square-foot leased office because water damage, mold and odor made work impossible inside. “I could smell it,” Perry said. “It was really bad, and I knew that it was time to do something.” (Daily Advance photo)
YMCA building in Maple to cost $12 million
The center as planned will be both a Currituck County recreation facility and a YMCA that will open no later that December of 2011, according to The Daily Advance.
Currituck officials have reportedly agreed to a deal with YMCA of South Hampton Roads in which the county will construct a 50,000 square-foot building and the 'Y' will provide up to $10,000 for "design and development" in return for a 30-year lease on space for its center in Maple.
The newspaper said construction is expected to begin in December of next year and quoted the Y's chief operating officer as saying “We want to build a YMCA in the middle of Currituck that gets people to drive” from different places in the Albemarle area. For a member living in Camden but working at Currituck County airport, he said, it will be only a mile-and-a-half drive to the YMCA.
Health CareA hospital for sea turtles
The Star-News of Wilmington reports that a construction company of that city will design and build a 14,200 square foot facility to be known as the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center at Surf City on the southern Outer Banks.
The center will include 45 rehabilitation tanks, a laboratory, a surgical suite with an X-ray and an observation deck so the public can witness the care given sea turtles such as this loggerhhead, of a species that has been on the federal endangered list since 1978.
Corolla flood control more costly than expected
Daily Reports
Avalon Fishing Pier Reports
Cape Hatteras Fishing Reports
Oregon Inlet Fishing Reports
Golf Courses, Conditions
N.C. Lottery Results
Things to See and Do:
* Thursdays: Currituck County Yoga Class, classes are held twice weekly, 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Building. Call 232-3007 for more information.
* Saturday, Nov. 14: 29th Annual Kitty Hawk Turkey Shoot, 9 a.m. at The Promenade, sponsored by the Fire Department Association.
* Tuesdays: Bingo, Kill Devil Hills, at the Lions Club starting at 6:30 p.m.
* Wednesdays: Bingo, Kill Devil Hills, at the Colington Fire Department, 6:30 p.m., doors open at 5:30.
Links:Currituck County
Dare County
- Animal Shelter and Adoptable Pets
- Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station
- Confederate Fortification Markers
- Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
- Lighthouses
- N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island
- Outer Banks History Center
- Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
- Roanoke Island Festival Park
- The Lost Colony
Hyde County
Carova Corner
Eastern Carolina Radio News
N.C. Beach Buggy Association
N.C. Fishing and Hunting Licenses
Ocracoke Newsletter
Outer Banks Free Press
Outer Banks Marinas
Russ's Outer Banks Journal
Southern Shores Times
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5 comments:
I can't believe the septic tank hasn't been condemned since it is frequently underwater.
I think it should be moved across the road and made into a B&B, fix it up like the movie and go with it.
Let's hope the county is setting an example for Nags Head to follow.
Yeah, but it really amuses me that Sturza was first to push for a committee that tries to preserve old sites in his town.
I love the house, but its a bit off to call it "Old" The house was built in 1988. I love that house, but lets not act like its a historic old mansion. I hardly think its ready for the national registry of historic places!
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