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EMERGENCY Continued from Al Matthews received the Chowan Edenton Optimist Club Service to Youth Award. Since 1980, the or ganization has recognized a law enforcement officer who has made outstanding contributions to activities that exceptify the club’s motto “A friend of youth.” In his presentation of the award, Optimist Club member Kirk DeVine noted how as the school resource officer at Chowan Middle School, Matthews saw a need for more imme diate medical care for the children that she interacts with on a daily basis. So she received training as a paramedic. She was also one of the officers who helps with the sheriffs Kids and Cops program. After hearing she’d re ceived the award, Mathews learned that her parents came to town to see her receive the honor. A teary-eyed Matthews thanked the audience and her parents during her ac ceptance speech. “First and foremost, I do want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, be cause if it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here today to talk to you,” she said. “Thank you to my family for putting up with a lot from me over the years. Who would have ever thought that I would be in law enforcement and now I’m chasing around kids that I used to be like . I am extremely honored and humbled to stand before you tonight. And I thank you all for thinking of me. This is just amazing. And I really appreciate appreci ate my Sheriffs Office fam ily. I love you all and I ap preciate my rescue squad family. I love you. All every body in here has impacted my life here in the last 11 years and I can’t tell you enough how much I appre ciate you.” Mallory Sawyer, along with other teens who par ticipate in the Chowan County sheriffs Kids and Cops program presented the 4-H Top Cop award, which was given to Joseph Saez. Sawyer recognized Sgt. Saez, with the Chowan County Sheriffs Office, for his work with the Kids and Cops summer camp. He was an active participant in the group’s many events, including the Kids vs. Cops basketball game. Saez also received the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award, which was presented by Sgt. Wil liam Laton, with the NC Wildlife Resource Commis sion. During his announce ment, Laton noted how Saez has attended many training courses, including deputy field training and leadership courses. He was promoted to sergeant in June 2017 and serves as a shift supervisor. Saez’ family traveled down to Edenton to see him receive his award. “First I got to say thank you to my sheriff for giving me an opportunity to be here to get ajob to do what I feel like I was I was bom to do,” he said. Saez noted that at the last banquet, his date was his grandfather. “Last year, I was here and my date last year was my grandfather. He passed away this year and I can just imagine how proud he is of me right now,” he said. “It’s an amazing thing to be a part of this community. So thank you all very much for everything you’ve done for me.” The Edenton-Chowan Rescue Squad Unit 3 Rocky Hock was recog nized as the Emergency Medical Technician of the Year.. Chowan County EMS di rector Colin Ryan noted that the unit, manned by volunteers, has been cru cial part of providing night- time coverage for the Rocky Hock community and northern Chowan NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON/CHOWAN HERALD NC Supreme Court Associate Judge Paul Newby speaks Thursday at the banquet. County since 1971. “At this time, Rocky Hock Unit 3 is no longer transporting patients to the hospital,” Ryan said. “The squad has experienced just like others across our great nation a decline in volun teers. ... I have no doubt that the volunteer rescue squad in Rocky Hock will continue to play a very sig nificant role in our EMS system.” Thomas Allen Hughes received the Fireman of the Year award from Eden ton Fire Chief Billy Bass. Hughes has been a mem ber of the department since 1982 and has at tended many training hours. He is also a member of the Chowan County Baptist Men’s group that goes out to help neighbors in need, more recently those living in Ocracoke af fected by Hurricane Do rian. “I would like to person ally thank each person here and one could not be with us,” Hughes said. “It is so awesome being in such a tight-knit community, where everybody knows everybody, and everybody is willing to take care of one another. So I just want to say thank you to each and everyone of you for your sacrifice.” Hughes also thanked the families who sacrifice a lot but don’t put on the uni form. “You seem to make it all work and just want to say thank you so much.” Judge Paul Newby, se nior associate judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court, served as the guest speaker. Like staff writer Miles Layton, Newby was raised in Jamestown, NC, and graduated from Ragsdale High School. Newby noted that the banquet was a wonderful statement of appreciation for the county’s first re sponders. His speech centered around how American citi zens have certain free doms provided by the con stitution and Declaration Independence. Caregivers Day Out COME FOR A DIP & GET THE SCOOP: Ice Cream Social r Vt v ^ V v v v । Vt V "v f v V Saturday, November 2 • 3-5PM Edenton Baptist Church Fellowship Hall 200 S. Granville St. • 482-3217 SILENT AUCTION & RAFFLE , Artwork, woodcrafts, gift baskets, candles, local pottery & more! 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We’ve had we’ve had enough of your overbearing laws and you’re frying to tell us what our rights are. We don’t think you Can do that. We stayed our rights have a higher source.’ “Several years later, Thomas Jefferson would capture it. He says it like this. He says, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evi dent that all of us are cre ated equal’ and in the Bill of Rights “endowed by our creator with certain un alienable rights, life, liberty and the pursuit of happi ness. Government is insti tuted among people to pro tect these fundamental rights and freedoms.’ Newby noted that Amer ican citizens have God- given fundamental rights, but “without the men and women in uniform, those rights means nothing.” TO ADDRESS: Should the Mayor of Edenton be employed as the economic developer for Bertie County? According to the North Carolina School of Government at UNC there is: no conflict. So... why shouldn’t Edenton elect a mayor who is an economic developer? eTaglor V W THEATER 208 S. 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