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Pastor helps others
Thirty-two years
Bob Young and his wife
Beverly came to minis
ter to the congregation
at Macedonia Baptist
Church. At the end of
this month, they will end
their ministry there with
fond recollections of
friends they have made
and a lifetime of sharing
God’s Word. — 3B
New boat to soon float in waterways
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Chowan County Commis
sion unanimously approved
a financing agreement for
the sheriffs department
new boat.
During Monday’s meet
ing, commissioners ap
proved an agreement with
Regulator Marine, a com
pany based in Edenton, for
the boat that may someday
rescue wayward kayakers
and other water enthusiasts
who need a helping hand
“In every county this kind of training is
necessary in this day and age."
Greg Bonner
Commissioner
cise at one of the county’s
schools.
“In every county, this
kind of training is necessary
in this day, and age,” said
Commissioner Greg Bon
ner, a retired police chief for
Edenton.
when the Albemarle Sound
or the Chowan River turns
nasty.
The county allocated
$80K for the sheriffs office
to buy a boat with the pay
ments to be spread out over
three years.
In other business, com
missioners approved plans
for Cordell Palmer, the
county’s Emergency Man
agement coordinator, to
apply for a $6,500 grant that
will provide funds to facili
tate an active shooter exer-
Palmer said while receiv-
ing the grant is not an abso
lute certainty, chances are
good that the county will be
awarded the money to pay
for costs associated with
the training exercise. When
the drill is complete, com
missioners would receive
a report about the training
exercise.
County Manager Kevin
Howard said if the cormty
doesn’t receive the grant or
only gets a portion of the
funds, then the county will
make up the difference be
cause of how important this
training is to school safety
and law enforcement.
In other news, commis
sioners approved plans for
the county’s water depart
ment to enter in an agree-
See BOAT, 8A
Bash shows spirit
The second annual
Back to School Bash
hosted by Edenton
United on Saturday
on the grounds of
John A. Holmes High
School was extremely
successful, organizers
said. — 4A
Lions roar with service
The Edenton Lions
Club recently elected
new officers and direc
tors who will serve
during 2018-2019. — 6B
Looking back on season
The Clams finished
third in the overall
standings in the North
division with a 24-26
record, marking the first
time since 2011 the Teal
and Black did not have
a winning season. — 1B
Algae impacts economy
Algae blooms aren’t
just unsightly and
smelly, but if rm-
checked, they can have
a serious impact on the
regional economy, said
Mark Powell, a consul
tant with the Eden-
ton-based Albemarle
RC&D. — 6A
Man wanted in death
The State Bureau of
Investigation is seeking
to arrest an Edenton
man because of his
alleged role in the
overdose-related death
of a Currituck County
man late last year, state
officials said. — 2A
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PHOTOS BY MILES LAYTON/CHOWAN HERALD
When Aces’ football players and cheerleaders marched through downtown before Friday’s game against First
Flight, they stopped into shops and businesses to say hello and gin up support for the home team. Whether it be
high school, elementary or middle school, students will be starting school on Monday.
Welcome back!! School starts Monday
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Students return to class
es Monday for another year
of learning at Edenton-
Chowan Schools.
“I am more excited about
this coming year than any
that I have experienced in
my career,” Superinten
dent Rob Jackson said. “I
am entering my 26th year
in education and my fifth
year as superintendent and
could not be more enthusi
astic about all the success
our students, teachers, and
staff have had and will have
this year.”
Jackson said the Class
of 2018 broke records for
scholarship dollars and col
lege credit hours and the
Class of 2019 is poised to
break those records again.
He offered praise, optimism
and hope for the oncoming
school year that has as its
theme, “Every. Single. One.
Meet the BOE candidates: Burroughs and Heiniger
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Chowan County Board
of Election candidates who
have filed District 3 Seat 1
are Nancy Heiniger and Gil
Burroughs, who is running
for re-election.
In the late 60s, Burroughs
was developing technology
for NASA and the federal
government when he de
cided he wanted something
more out of life. He and
his wife Barbara explored
northeastern North Caro
lina before settling down in
Edenton.
Heiniger shares a similar
story as she hails from Kan ¬
#believeit.”
“For the second consec
utive year, we have no low-
performing schools, a feat
that few school districts
with similar challenges
can match. In addition to
our academic success in
all four schools, the Arts
and Athletics programs are
outstanding. This is going
to be an outstanding year,”
he said.
There will be an open
house between 4 p.m. and
6 p.m. Thursday White Oak
and D.F. Walker elementary
schools. Chowan Middle
School will have its open
house between 5 p.m. and 7
p.m. Thursday.
After the first day of
school, the administra
tion will have more solid
numbers as to how many
students will be attending
Chowan County schools
this year. However, Jack-
son predicts White Oak’s
kindergarten teachers will
sas original
ly where she
and her hus
band Ron
lived many
years ago.
After being
married,
they worked
BURROUGHS
the family
farm for 13 years before fate
took a turn and they moved
to the North Carolina. He is
a professor of Agronomy at
North Carolina State Uni-
versity working out of the maintaining a democracy,”
Vernon James Center in Burroughs said. “I acted
Plymouth. on this belief in 1968 when
For more than 27 years,
Burroughs taught physical
science, physics and chem-
be a bit busier.
“We anticipate our Kin
dergarten class to be the
largest we have had in three
years, but cannot confirm
istry at John
A. Holmes
High School.
Burroughs
served one
term on
Town Coun
cil and has
served on
Edenton-
Chowan BOE for 16 years.
“I believe public edu
cation is the single most
important endeavor nec
essary for the success of
I resigned my position as a
research physicist in north
ern Virginia and moved to
Much thanks
goes to
the Aces’
cheerleaders
who stopped
by the
Chowan
Herald
during their
tour of
downtown.
To see how
the Aces did
against First
Flight, see
our sports
pages.
that until the students actu
ally arrive on campus,” he
said.
See SCHOOL, 2A
Edenton to teach science
at Holmes High School. My
27 years as a teacher along
with 16 years on the school
board have provided me
with the opportunity to put
that belief into action. The
challenges that face public
education, especially in our
local system, require expe
rienced and rational leader
ship and I want to continue
to provide that kind of lead
ership.”
Heiniger retired from
Edenton-Chowan Schools
on June 30 after a 24-year
career as the D.F. Walker
“Liberry Lady” — a name
the students affectionately
called her. Heiniger has a
Protesters
topple
Silent Sam
From Staff and Wire
Reports
A Confederate statue
in the heart of North Car
olina’s flagship university
was toppled Monday night
during a rally by hundreds
of protesters who decried
the memorial known as
“Silent Sam” as a symbol
of racist heritage.
The North Carolina Di
vision of the Sons of Con
federate Veterans con
demned the vandalism as
“celebrating anarchy.”
Governor Roy Cooper
issued a statement on
Twitter on Monday night
arguing the protesters
took the wrong approach.
The statue erected by
the United Daughters of
the Confederacy in 1913
had been under constant
police surveillance, cost
ing the university hun
dreds of thousands of
dollars, since it was van
dalized last year. Protest
ers appeared to outwit
officers by swiftly sur
rounding it with banners
on bamboo poles before
yanking it down.
The crowd had gath
ered across the street
from the University of
North Carolina Chapel
Hill plaza for a series of
speakers at 7 p.m. before
heading over to the quad
rangle. Then, about two
hours into the protest, a
group pulled it down, ac
cording to television foot
age. Once it was on the
ground, demonstrators
kicked it and cheered.
Afterward, a small
crowd remained around
the empty pedestal,
chanting “Tar Heels!” and
“Whose Campus? Our
Campus!” as passing cars
honked in approval.
Kevin Stone, com
mander of the North Car
olina Division of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans,
See SAM, 3A
bachelor of science degree
in elementary education
from Washburn University
and a master’s degree in
curriculum and instruction
from Kansas State Univer
sity. She is also a National
Board Certified teacher in
Library Media. Her daugh
ter, Natalie Briggs, is the
media specialist at John A.
Holmes High School.
“I am running for school
board because I feel very
strongly that I need to be
an advocate for our stu
dents, our teachers and our
schools,” she said. “I have 3
grandchildren in the Eden-
See BOE, 8A