From staff reports
Snow and sleet resulted
in postponement of county
meetings and cancellation
of school on Tuesday.
Also, customers across
Edenton and Chowan
County were without power
early Tuesday morning, with
some still without power as
of late morning.
The Chowan County
Board of Commissioners
will meet today (Wednes
day) at 5:30 p.m. to con
duct tiie meeting that was
postponed from Monday
night due to concerns about
weather conditions.
The Chowan Planning
Board meeting originally
scheduled for Tuesday night
has been rescheduled to
Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Edenton-Chowan
Schools were closed Tues
day because of weather and
road conditions.
Chowan County offices
also were closed Tuesday.
Chowan Sheriff Dwayne
Goodwin said people need
ed to stay off the roads dur
ing the icy conditions. He
said most people seemed to
^be heeding that advice.
Goodwin said he had not
heard of any accidents on
rural roads in the county
Tuesday morning.
The Town of Edenton put
out a mix of salt and sand
on town streets behind the
precipitation, according to
Public Works Director John
Norris.
The N.C. Department of
STAFF PHOTOS BY REGGIE PONDER
This icy slush is typical of how Edenton's streets looked early Tuesday. Icicles (inset) form on a street lamp on South Broad Street early Tuesday.
Transportation put a brine
solution on state-maintained
roads.
DOT reported that crews
were working in shifts
around the clock to clear
roads ;md make sure that
they are safe for motorists.
Crews have made sure
that equipment, including
plows and salt spreaders are
ready, and that chainsaws
are in proper working order
for use in the event of any
falling trees due to ice. Id
areas of the division where
precipitation falls as sleet of
freezing rain and cannot be
plowed, crews will spread
salt, as well as sand in some
areas.
The department has de
veloped a comprehensive
website including videos
and information on the de
partment’s preparation and
response to severe weather.
NCDOT reminds drivers
that if they don’t have to go
out, it will be safer to stay
home until roadway con
ditions improve. NCDOT
offers the following safety
lips for driving in winter
weather
Clear windows and mir
rors of ice before driving;
Reduce speed and leave
plenty of room between you
and other vehicles in case
either veliicle goes into a
skid;
Plan for significant addi
See CONDITIONS, 4A
Options for space at office building eyed
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
Chowan County officials
have begun the discussion of
options for using space at the
Public Safety Building after the
Edenton Police Department
leaves the site next spring.
'Hie town expects to break
ground on a new police station
this summer. When the police
leave the Public Safety Build
ing for the new station, the de
parture will free up some d.GOO
square feet at the county’s
building on Freemason Street
and also will leave the county
without a $160,000 revenue
See SPACE, 3A
STAFF PHOTO BY REGGIE PONDER
This structure known as the Shepard Building stands on the campus of the Public Safety
Building. County officials have plans to use this building in some way as office space.
Hodges leaving COA
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Amanda Hodges, interim
dean of the College of the
Albentarle’s Chowan Coun
ty campus, has resigned.
She was named to the pee
sition last August to replace
Lynn Hurdle-Winslow, who
moved into another position
at the college.
Her resignation becomes
effective Feb. 27. She will
start a new job as vice presi
dent of Student Services at
James Sprunt Community
College in Kenansville on
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Prior to being named
interim dean, Hodges had
served as assistant dean of
Student Success and Enroll
ment Management at the
local cam
pus.
C O A
President
Kandi De
it emey er
saidHodges
“lias t>een
an asset” to
tiie college
HODGES
during her time there.
“It has been our privilege
to watch her develop and
glow as a professional, even
earning her doctorate while
working at the college,” De
itemeyer said. “She is truly
dedicated to student suc
See HODGES, 3A
CHOWAN HERALD FILE PHOTO
Town officials are looking at possible future uses for the former
Northeast Commission building on the downtown Edenton
waterfront. Destination Downtown Edenton Executive Director
Jennifer Harriss discussed some possibilities with town council
members during their Feb. 10 monthly meeting.
Broad net cast for former
NE Commission Building
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
The town council voted unani
mously at its Feb. 10 monthly
meeting to adopt a proposed
marketing plan for the site that
formerly housed the Northeast
Commission's offices.
Destination Downtown Eden
ton Executive Director Jeru lifer
Haniss unveiled the plan for
the potential sale and redevel
opment of the waterfront build
See BUILDING, 4A
Smith-Ingram’s
session Thursday
■ Northampton senator will meet with public
6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Public Safety Building
From staff reports
Sen. Erica Smith-Ingram will hold a listen
ing session in Edenton Thursday.
Smith-Ingram, D-Northampton, will hold
the session from 6 - 7 p.m. at the Public Safety
Building on Freemason Street.
Smith-Ingram is an ordained minister, and
a former materials engineer and high school
math and science teacher.
The former member of the
Northampton County Board
of Education represents the
.ird District in the N.C. Sen
ate. The district includes the
counties of Bertie, Chowan,
Edgecombe, Hertford, Mar
tin, Northampton, Tyrrell
and Washington.
Smith-lngram is a mem
SMITH-INGRAM
her of the Agnculture/Environment/Natural
Resources Committee, Appropriations Com
mittee on Education/Higher Education, Judi
ciary II ( ommittee, RerlLstriet mg Committee,
Transportation Committee, and Workforce
and Economic Development Committee.
Smith-Ingram Ls a sponsor of a bill this
session to restore the N.C. Teaching Fellows
Program.
She also is a sponsor of the Value Student
Learning Act, which would change the school
performance report card formula to place
greater emphasis on growth. The bill would
change the formula from the current ratio of
80 percent achievement, 20 percent growth,
to a new system of 60 percent growth, 40 per
cent achievement.
Smith-Ingram was unopposed in the No
vember General Election.
IntheMay2014 Democratic Primary, Smith
Ingrain won with 48 percent of tire vote. She
defeated incumbent Clark Jenkins of Edge
combe County and the Rev. Alan Mizelle, a
Baptist Minister from Bertie County.
Smith-Ingram holds a bachelor’s degree
from N.C. A&T State University and a mas
ter’s degree from Howard University Divinity
School.
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