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No contested school board races in E-Chowan
EDENTON — There will be no contested school board races in Chowan County this fall. No other candidates filed by Friday's noon deadline. As a result, only three candidates' names will appear on the Nov. 5 election ballot for the three open school board seats in Chowan. Incumbent Edenton-Chowan Public School board members Joan White filed for re-election to Seat 2 in District 3 and Samuel Paul Clifton filed for...
Hartman column: God rewards those who can be trusted in the small things
As we discussed in my last column, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 is genuinely a narrative of faithfulness: God’s faithfulness, David’s faithfulness, Samuel’s faithfulness, and Saul’s lack of faithfulness. We left off with the idea that David had an excellent foundation on which to build his life because he recognized God above everything else. David was found faithful, even in the small things. Another point that jumps out is that God values the heart. The people chose Saul as their king based on his outward appearance and,...
Hoggard column: To shine God's light to others, we need you to be whole
The church is God’s greatest gift to this earth. He loves us enough to plant us into a family, and if we hold to the standard of God, He also grants us a place that strives to please Him wholeheartedly. The church is known as the bride, the body, the building and the family of God. As Christ’s bride, we are to become holy as He makes us holy. As His body, we are extending the person and presence of God into all the world,...
Ideas of those who may have been given the cover
I wrote last week about my excitement surrounding the return of EA Sport’s College Football. Despite not yet possessing the game (I have a plan in the works), my excitement has not yet subsided. I never thought I would be one of those people who could enjoy watching someone else play video games like kids do, yet here I am. I don’t know how much of it is me living...
Council OKs cigar lounge, event space in downtown district
Edenton’s Town Council voted unanimously on Monday to approve two special use permits that are expected to help two new businesses renovating vacant commercial buildings open in the downtown district. Woodwind LLC, represented by Rebecca Norwood, was seeking a special use permit for the former Gordman’s Department Store building at 213 S. Broad Street. Initially constructed in 1949, the building will become a meeting space and bar/restaurant with hospitality suites located upstairs. ...
Fueston column: Covering a news event is never an endorsement of it
I’ve stuck my finger in a light socket on more than one occasion while writing for newspapers. It’s unavoidable but I usually knew what I was doing and understood what it would cost. In 2006, I covered a Sons of Confederate Veterans meeting that included a lecture on African American soldiers and sailors who fought for the Confederacy. This was a controversial topic, so I included a paragraph explaining the...
Orr column: Ratatouille a dish that will 'find those who love cooking'
The thick humid heat and intense summer sun has filled local gardens with plentiful crops of zucchini, yellow squash, peppers and tomatoes. There are many seasonal dishes to make using your fresh vegetables. Garden-fresh produce doesn’t need much to taste delicious, but the abundance of peak-season vegetables can be overwhelming without a game plan. So when our gardens are overflowing with plump bright yellow squash, tender green zucchini, and shiny heirloom tomatoes, the best solution is to get cooking. ...
Hughes column: A restless tongue full of poison
“People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.” — James 3:3-8 Reading this passage recently, I thought about the 10 spies who brought back a bad report after scouting the land of Canaan. A leader of each tribe of Israel was chosen to spy out the land. Because the people believed...
Getting the right shot: Ahearn's nature pix, landscapes honored
An Edenton man recently returned from the Martin County Arts Council’s photography show with two first-place awards and one third-place award for six images he entered of local scenes and nature. For Bill Ahearn, it was a satisfying return to the exhibit where he first won first place 10 years ago, an honor that earned him a one-person, 50-year retrospective show. “Since then, I’ve been buried with other things. So...
Proctor regales club about back-to-back races to Bermuda
Stuart Proctor just completed what many would consider the adventure of a lifetime: He finished not one but two races between the northeastern United States and Bermuda. Sailing with a crew of eight on the 42-foot racing yacht Allegiant, Proctor — one of the family members who own Byrum Hardware in Edenton — set off from Annapolis, Maryland, on June 7 for an 872-mile voyage to Bermuda scheduled to take between five and eight days. ...
Edenton police arrest local man on charges of intent to distribute cocaine
Edenton Police Reginald Eugene Hamlin, 61, of the 100 block of Park Lane, Murfreesboro, was arrested July 18 and charged with failure to appear in court as required. A $1,000 secured bond was set. Amy Marie Correla, 42, of the 100 block of Hemlock St., Hertford, was arrested July 15 and charged with failure to appear in court as required. A $20,000 secured bond was set. ...
Jacavone column: Library's Summer Reading Challenge log deadline Aug. 10
It is the seventh week of the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library’s Summer Reading Program, and the finale is in sight. Our Summer Reading Challenge participants have until Saturday, Aug. 10, to turn in their final reading logs to earn the top prizes at the Friends of the Library’s summer reading picnic and award ceremony. Participants under the age of 10 must read 20 or more books to earn a top-level prize,...
Strayhorn: Formerly enslaved formed new communities
As Union troops began overrunning coastal North Carolina in the fall of 1861, the formerly enslaved people they were helping to free began seeking refuge in a variety of new communities. Their individual journeys to freedom would leave a legacy that’s still felt today, according to Dr. Joshua Strayhorn, a research fellow with the U.S. National Park Service. Strayhorn, a New Bern native, was the guest lecturer at Museum of the Albemarle’s “History for Lunch” program last week. ...
Edenton hires retired Rocky Mount chief to be its interim police chief
EDENTON — The former police chief in Rocky Mount has been named interim police chief in Edenton and will succeed Chief Henry A. King Jr., whose retirement takes effect at the end of the month. George Robinson will take over the reins of the Edenton Police Department on Aug. 1, a press release from the town states. Robinson, who retired from the city of Rocky Mount in 2021, will not...
Hoggard column: God wants you to know you're valuable and matter to him
The most helpful folks are those who paradoxically possess both confidence and humility. The person who says, “I don’t know how much I can help, but I will do all that I can.” The man who walks in strong confidence while also considering those around him. Anyone willing to lead and let others contribute is an influencer who can build any team and make every person better. Regrettably, it’s a...
Fueston column: 'Lowering the temperature' is not the whole answer
When I read the news bulletin about former President Donald Trump’s assassination attempt on my device on Saturday, it was not a surprise. Don’t get me wrong for what I’m about to say. I love my country. I genuinely believe its Constitution and our founding principles are God-given lights to the world that have made this unjust, savage planet a better place, just as that framework and those principles made our imperfect country a nation that has improved with each century. ...
Orr column: Shrimp salad great cool dish to help beat summer heat
Not only is it a fabulous season for vegetables and fruits, but also for shrimp! North Carolina’s shrimp season generally begins in late spring and winds down in November. The two most common shrimp varieties found in our area are brown shrimp and white shrimp. Brown shrimp are bottom dwellers of the Albemarle Sound and have a stronger flavor. White shrimp, or green tails, are a top-water and sweeter shrimp that spawn in the ocean and are carried into estuaries by the current in late...
It appears that it is all "in the game"
“It’s in the game” - EA Sports If you read that sentence and heard it in Andrew Anthony’s infamous gravelly voice, there’s a solid chance you were as excited about last week as I was. After more than a decade without EA Sports’ trademark collegiate gridiron game, College Football 25 has arrived. The popularity of Madden is unmatched, but EA’s College Football had a following that was too big to...
Letter: If biz owners seek 'welcome to all' message, they'd oppose town's Confederate monument
If biz owners really seek ‘welcome to all’ message, they’d oppose town’s Confederate monument Regarding last week’s “counter-counter ‘protest” story in the Chowan Herald and The Daily Advance, I have been wondering what it would take to get Edenton’s downtown business community involved in our Confederate monument issue. Now we all know. Let them imagine their bottom line threatened. With rumors of an economic boycott floating up and down South...
Tobias column: Celebrating and savoring grace of the tomato sandwich
It’s that time of year again. Yesterday, appearing on our kitchen table, was the first tomato sandwich of the season. Earlier in the morning, I had gently cradled and slowly rotated the scarlet orb in my fingers, releasing it from the stem and the nestling leaves. The sheer redness had stood out from the greenery of the tall host plant, sirening the presence of treasure that lay mostly concealed in the vines. ...
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