Thu, 29 Jul 2010 5:06:11 EDT

As the fall opening for a new assisted living center in Currituck nears, the company that will manage the in-home health care facility is starting to accept resumés for staff positions and making plans to open a sales office.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 9:49:53 EDT

Two alleged thieves may have missed the bait but they didn’t slip the trap. Currituck sheriff’s deputies arrested two teenagers early Wednesday, hours after watching them pilfer global positioning system devices, sunglasses and other items from unlocked vehicles in the Eagle Creek subdivision in Moyock.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:06:14 EDT

State officials Tuesday identified the person who was operating a jet ski when it hit an anchored houseboat Sunday afternoon in Tulls Bay in Currituck County. Jessica Coleman, 25, of Virginia Beach, was treated and released from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, said Master Officer Brandon Joyner of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s enforcement division.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:04:25 EDT

  An advisory against swimming was posted Tuesday at an ocean-side site in Currituck County, where state environmental health officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed state and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 3:45:17 EDT

The Currituck Sheriff’s Department is investigating a rash of vehicle break-ins in the Eagle Creek subdivision in Moyock. Chief Deputy Sandy Casey said earlier today that nine vehicle break-ins have been reported since Sunday, eight involving theft of items from the vehicle. In all nine cases, Casey said, the vehicle was unlocked. None of the vehicles were damaged.

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 5:38:15 EDT

State Wildlife officials are investigating a weekend accident in which a Jet Ski struck an anchored houseboat on Tulls Bay in Currituck County. Geoff Cantrell, a spokesman for the Division of Law Enforcement of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, said two female riders were aboard the Jet Ski, but he had little other information Monday.

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 4:35:08 EDT

The meeting scheduled for this afternoon between Currituck and Camden commissioners and residents of Hales Lake to discuss the Navy’s proposed outlying landing field has been canceled.

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 9:23:29 EDT

CURRITUCK — Currituck commissioners want the impact of horse tours on off-road areas studied but don’t think a moratorium on tour operations is necessary.

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:02:14 EDT

With their fight no closer to being over than it was a couple years ago, Camden and Currituck officials continue to search for new ways to combat the U.S. Navy’s study of Camden for an outlying landing field. On Monday, Currituck and Camden commissioners will meet with residents of Hales Lake, one of five sites being considered for an OLF, to discuss the unresolved issue.

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 4:11:33 EDT

Call it rocky road rage. An ice cream truck vendor is facing criminal charges after allegedly assaulting another ice cream truck vendor he claims cut him off in traffic. Christopher Schurr, 31, of Poplar Branch, is charged with assaulting Artem Vladimirovich, 20, of Kill Devil Hills, in Corolla Thursday afternoon.