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Catches of the week Cobia - Julie Ball, Virginia Beach, 501/2-inch release, coastal Sandbridge.

Peach pies, peach ice cream and plain old peaches were plentiful Saturday at the 19th annual Knotts Island Peach Festival.

Peach pies, peach ice cream and plain old peaches were plentiful Saturday at the 19th annual Knotts Island Peach Festival.

In 1976, John Barnes wasn't thinking about running for public office. However, when a vacancy opened on the Currituck County Board of Education, his name came up as a replacement to serve the remainder of the ...

“The bridge is going to bring enormous change”

Four candidates, two Republicans and two Democrats, are vying for one seat in District 1 on the Currituck Outer Banks, and each has a different take on what the county needs most. via PilotOnline.com

“The youth of Currituck don't have a whole lot to do”

Growing up in Corolla, Michael Cherry would often listen as his father talked about Currituck politics at the dinner table. via The Daily Advance

“I want the community to get involved with their government again, to feel like they have a say in what is going on”

Vance Aydlett vows to be a keen listener if he's elected to the District 1 seat on the Currituck Board of Commissioners. via Daily Advance

“There are low-tech things and high-tech things (that could address the problem)”

Keith Hill says he wants to bring "representative government" to the Currituck Board of Commissioners. via The Daily Advance

“Now he knows, he needs to do his fighting in the ring.”

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“It's part of our history. There's always somebody there with a friendly smile.”

News North Carolina Close Slideshow Buddy Strawhand of Knotts Island, in white cap; Wilbur "Bug" Cason of Knotts Island, right; Dickie Twiford of Virginia Beach, center; and Fred Waterfield Jr. via PilotOnline.com

“No evidence of any type of bomb or bomb-making marterials was found on either vessel”

News North Carolina A bomb threat found on a Knotts Island ferry early today halted service temporarily while bomb experts from Virginia Beach searched and cleared both vessels. via PilotOnline.com

A bomb threat to the Knotts Island Ferry early this morning forced the closure of the ferry and is under investigation by the Currituck County Sheriff's department, according to a release. via The Daily Advance

“They needed someone with no contacts with the fire departments so we could have, I guess, a clear view of what needs to be done”

A new citizen's advisory board is being asked to put forth Currituck County's' first comprehensive plan for fire and emergency medical response services. via The Daily Advance

“It was purchased by the board (of commissioners) to promote and welcome people to Currituck County, all of Currituck County.”

Some members of Currituck's Tourism Advisory Board are no doubt miffed by what appears to be some recent poaching on their turf by the county Board of Commissioners. via The Daily Advance

Currituck crime prevention funds. The Currituck County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council is seeking requests for proposals for $84,329 in funding for juvenile delinquency prevention programs. via The Daily Advance

Statement as of 7:36 am EST on February 23, 2008 ... Thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall moving across southern Virginia and northeast North Carolina... At 736 am EST... National Weather Service Doppler ... via WVEC-TV Norfolk

“We ain't going to have enough room, and we're going to need that open space.”

A rift between county commissioners and the tourism board over design and other issues may hold up renovation of a former car dealership into a county welcome center. via The Daily Advance

“They were very noble with a rich heritage and culture.”

Native American arrowheads, spear heads, pottery, mortars, pestles, axes, chisels and other artifacts have been found throughout parts of Currituck County. via The Daily Advance

Authorities have found the body of a missing Virginia boater in Currituck Sound. via WNCT-TV Greenville

Officials say they've found the body of a Suffolk man who went missing while boating last month. via WVEC-TV Norfolk