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Kelly Clare named sales manager for Play Greenville, N.C. Sports
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Kelly Clare has been announced by The Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau along with Play Greenville, NC Sports as the new Sales & Services Manager for the sports market. In her new role, Clare will be working to identify, solicit, secure, and retain sports events for Play Greenville, NC Sports. […]
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Taylor faces ethics complaint over undisclosed property, business interests
Republican candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives Charles Taylor is facing an ethics complaint over allegations that he failed to disclose ownership of a Sanford property that reportedly houses a video gambling parlor, along with other real estate and business interests. Diana Stepanik of Lee County filed the...
Chowan Herald
Edenton celebrates Public Power Month
Edenton marked Public Power week, celebrating both its relationship with ElectriCities for its wholesale power and the town’s decision to run its own town power company for the benefit of its residents, on Oct. 9. The celebration was part of a week-long regional event, Public Power Week, but Edenton went a step farther, providing free hotdogs and hamburgers for residents as a show of thanks, taking the opportunity to hand out customer satisfaction surveys as well. Edenton operates its own power company, providing power to residents it purchases from ElectriCities and operating its own electric department and transmission lines. That makes electric power a municipal service, placing decisions about the local utility in the hands of residents and providing customer feedback to town employees and elected officials. Offering electricity to residents involves more than buying electricity wholesale and passing it on retail. Edenton’s electric department employs its own linemen and billing department. The town said that arrangement makes electric distribution more service oriented because the town answers to its residents rather than a board of directors and a profit motive. ElectriCities serves more than 90 community-owned electric companies in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. It provides training, communications, economic
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Inflation raises prices across consumer goods for ENC residents
NEW BERN, N.C. — U.S. inflation accelerated in September as gas, clothes and airfares got more expensive, putting new pressure on family budgets just weeks before the November elections. The Labor Department said Wednesday, consumer prices rose 3.7% from a year ago, up from 3.4% in August, fueled by...
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Experts and Greenville businesses speak on kratom usage and regulation in NC
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The deaths of two Ole Miss students in September, where concentrated kratom-related products were found, have raised questions about the use of it on college campuses. Kratom is an herbal substance from the kratom tree in southeast Asia, and some businesses, like Smoke Hub in downtown Greenville, offers a variation of […]
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The story of High House Row
This is a portion of one of the most iconic and historical streets that was in the Historic African American Homes and Business District. This was Seventh Street or 'High House Row' stretched from West Market to Bridge Streets. This is a partial picture of 'High House Row' that was...
Chowan Herald
Online needlepoint biz stitches its way to downtown Edenton
Kelly Cross isn’t worried about her new business launch. Already successful online, Cross sells canvases, thread and finishing supplies for needlepoint. A few definitions might be in order. Needlepoint is a hobby in which crafters stitch colored threads in intricate patterns onto a pre-printed mesh called a canvas. The completed work can then be made into an ornament, a freestanding work of art, or other products such as pillows. Turning that artwork into something practical or ready for display is called finishing. Cross’s shop, Coastal Stitch, opened on West Queen Street with enthusiastic support from local stitchers and from craftspeople who came from as far away as Charlotte, Norfolk, New Bern, Goldsboro and Raleigh. Many of them were already online customers. The online business launched Jan. 1 and met its sales goals for the year by May. It quickly developed a loyal following, which encouraged Cross to open a physical store. For Cross, the shop brings together family, needlework and a community she called home for 20 years and returned to in 2004. She began stitching with her mother in the 1980s, but college, marriage and raising her daughter, Emily, left less time for the hobby. Two years ago, Emily