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McCrory said.
McCrory said it was espe
cially gratifying to make this
announcement in the north-
eastern part of the state, an
area that has been hit espe
cially hard by job losses but
, now is seeing an improve
ment in its economy and
employment.
He also said it was excit-
ing to be announcing new
' jobs in a company that
; makes things, and makes
I them from agricultural prod
ucts grown in this county
and region.
The state was built on in-
dustries that make things,
» build things and grow things,
; he said.
“This plant makes things
from things that we grow,”
McCrory said.
“Isn’t it great to hear of
someone expanding in man
ufacturing and production?”
Rep. Bob Steinburg, R-
Chowan, welcomed the
crowd of local business and
governmental leaders to the
event.
“I’d like to welcome you
and thank you for being
here on this very, very excit
ing day,” Steinburg said.
Rep. Howard Hunter III,
D-Hertford, who represents
a neighboring district that
includes part of Pasquotank
County, also was on hand
for the announcement.
Jimbo’s Jumbos currently
has 208 employees in Chow
an County.
State officials said the
new jobs would include
forklift drivers, quality con
trol, manufacturing super
visors and clerical employ
ees.
The average annual pay
roll will exceed $2.4 million,
according to state officials.
McCrory, who spent
much of the day in Edenton
between the jobs announce
ment in the morning and an
afternoon rally in support
of the restoring the historic
preservation tax credit,
made a brief mention of the
tax credit during the morn
ing event.
“I’m also here to fight for
the historic tax credits,” Mc
Crory said.
In celebrating what he
often calls the “Carolina
Comeback,” McCrory cited
the personal turnaround
story of Paul Britton, the
vice president of operations
at Jimbo’s Jumbos.
Britton has taken the lead
in this expansion, McCrory
said. And he started work
here 35 years ago on a work
release program from the
state prison in Pasquotank
County, McCrory said.
He earned his GED while
working at the plant, Mc
Crory said, and “now he is
running this plant and two
other company plants and
he is vice president of this
company. This is the kind
of comeback story that we
need to promote and cel
ebrate.”
McCrory noted he had
called Britton on Dec. 23,
2013, to inform him he was
granting him a full, uncondi
tional pardon.
These 78 new jobs could
offer that same kind of sec
ond chance for someone
else, and someone who gets
one of these jobs also could
• end up becoming a vice
president of the company,
McCrory said.
Hal Burns, Jumbo’s Jum
bos general manager, said
he appreciated the state
stepping up and supporting
the expansion, along with
town and county officials
and the Edenton Chowan
Partnership.
The Partnership played
a big role by donating 8.8
acres for the new facility,
Burns said.
Bums explained that the
company adds to the econ
omy in more ways that just
through its own employees.
For instance, local and re
gional fanners grow pea
nuts; then sell them through
a company such as
Virginia Fork Produce;
they are shelled by Severn
Peanut Company; then de-
livered to processing plants.
After Jimbo’s Jumbos
processes the peanuts, JLA
handles quality assurance,
Burns said.
John Baker has five
trucks he uses to haul the
peanuts out of town,
Bums said. And then later
many of the peanuts will end
up back in
Edenton on the shelves
of Food Lion, Walgreens or
CVS, he said.
Mayor Roland Vaughan
said “Edenton is very privi
leged to have this company
in our midst.”
The announcement of
the 78 new jobs at Jimbo’s
Jumbos is an example of the
community making history,
Vaughan said.
“Not only do we preserve
history, but every now and
then we make it,” Vaughan
said.
Chowan Board of Com
missioners Chairman Jeff
Smith said that as a peanut
farmer he was especially
proud to see the local econ
omy expanding through
peanut processing.
“Seventy-eight new jobs
is dramatic for Chowan
County,” Smith said.
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contractor will be notified
and is responsible for fix
ing it.
The state maintains
about 80,000 miles of
roads, the second highest
number in the country, but
there are another 26,000
miles of roads that aren’t
DOT’s responsibility.
Heiss said if a pothole
is reported to DOT and it
isn’t a DOT road, the caller
will be advised to contact
the town, county or subdi
vision.
Perquimans County
Manager Frank Heath said
the weather did take its
toll on roads.
“According to the Na ¬
tional Weather Service in
Wakefield, it was the third
coldest February on re-
STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS
It may be a while before
road crews can make
major headway on fixing
potholes that developed
because of the harsh
weather.
cord, and their records go
back to the 1800s.”
Hertford Town Manager
Brandon Shoaf said many
of the roads in the town
are state roads. He had
no estimate on how much
damage the winter storms
caused.
The winter of 2015 has
proven to be an expensive
one for DOT.
In all, the department
has spent about $53 mil
lion dollars this year bat
tling the wintry weather
statewide. DOT applied
more than 136 tons of salt
or sand/salt mix and more
than 4 million gallons of
brine.
The state provides
money to incorporated
municipalies for the main
tenance of roads, but is far
less than what it was just
five years ago. In 2010,
the Powell Bill distributed
$134 million. The most re
cent figure available is $73
million. The Town of Hert
ford gets about $60,000 a
year in Powell Bill funds.
Winfall receives about
$19,700.
“Potholes are common
during the winter months
when moisture that seeps
into cracks in the pave
ment gets in between the
layers of asphalt, freezes,
expands and then thaws,”
explained NCDOT’s Chief
Engineer Mike Holder.
“When the ice expands, it
causes the cracks to wid
en and the asphalt layer to
rise. Traffic then loosens
the pavement, which even
tually creates a pothole.”
“We do ask that motor
ists be -patient with road
crews,” Holder added.
“They will fill the potholes
as quickly as they can, but
will first address the ones
that are the greatest safety
concerns.”
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thinks it’s just fine that
Perquimans has just one
person on the board.
“Put it this way, I don’t
feel like I’m unable to
voice an opinion,” Lace-
field said.
When it was established
more than 50 years ago,
COA was charged with pro
viding services for a seven-
county area but the main
campus has always been in
Elizabeth City. Originally
representatives from Eliza
beth City and Pasquotank
County residents made up
the board.
That changed under for
mer state Rep. Bill Owens,
D-Pasquotank who pushed
legislation to expand the
board and include mem
bers from all seven coun
ties. White pointed out that
while all counties contrib
ute something to operate
COA, Gates only provided
$6,000. By contrast, Pas
quotank contributes about
$1.4 million a year, White
noted.
COA has satellite cam
puses in Dare, Chowan and
Currituck counties, but
does not in Camden, Per
quimans and Gates. Cam
den contributed $40,000,
Perquimans gave $32,500,
and Gates contributed
$6,000.
Perquimans County
Manager Frank Heath said
COA requested $35,000
this fiscal year, $5,000
more than year before. The
county commission split
the difference to come up
with the $32,500 figure.
When it comes to the
size of the board, Lacefield
said while the full board
votes on issues, most of the
in-depth discussion takes
place in smaller groups.
“One of the things that
you have to take into ac
count is there are a several
standing committees. I sit
on the policy and planning
committee and much of
work occurs in those com
mittees and is then brought
to the full board.
Pasquotank County
Commissioner Joe Win
slow, a trustee, said there
“may be some gain in effi
ciency (and) communica
tion” by having a smaller
board, but “I think the val
ue we add” by having more
representation from across
the region outweighs that.
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look forward to working
with the other members.
“On the North Carolina
board I serve on the license
standards committee. I in ¬
terview all applicants where
there may be a problem
with their application be it a
criminal record or question
with their education and the
policy committee. I have
also served as chair of the
establishment regulations
committee.”
REQUEST FOR BID
Hertford Housing Authority is requesting
bids for Lawn and Grounds Maintenance
services. The Scope of Work is available
at the office on 104 White Street. Bids
must be received at the HHA office by
5PM on March 26, 2015. Any questions
can be directed to Executive Director Gail
White at 426-5663.
Annual
Shareholders
Meeting
The annual shareholders meeting of
Hertford Savings Bank, SSB will be held:
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015
5:00 P.M.
AT:
HERTFORD SAVINGS BANK, SSB
121 N. CHURCH ST
HERTFORD, NC
The meeting is called for the purpose of
electing directors and transacting other
business that may come before this meeting.
VIVIAN D. SUTTON
PRESIDENT/ TREASURER
HERTFORD SAVINGS BANK, SSB
(252)426*5403
Member
Equal HOUSING LEADER 1 — |
MEMBER OF FDIC “
The bank’s annual disclosure statement is available upon request by writing to:
Hertford Savings Bank, P. 0. Box 156, Hertford, NC 27944 Or by calling (252) 426-5403.
At the state level, Layden
serves on two standing com
mittees dealing with license
standards and policy.
On the national level,
Layden will serve on the
policy committee of the
FSMTB.
Hobbs is one of two mem
bers of the public serving
on the N.C. Board of Chiro
practic Examiners.
By law, six of the eight
members of the N.C. Board
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for some they are out of the
normal comfort zone.”
White also admires wild
life officers for their dedica
tion.
“They do a lot of these
programs and it’s on the
weekends or in the evening.
People don’t think about
of Chiropractic Examiners
must be licensed chiroprac
tors and two members must
be members of the general
public.
“There are some really
going things being done by
chiropractors,” Hobbs said
last week. “I know they
have helped me and they’ve
helped my mother. But I
know there are some in
the U.S. and some in North
Carolina that may not be
it, they have to spend time
away from their families,
but it’s a labor of love for
them.”
One of the things Stoop
has taught is archery fish
ing, using a bow and arrow
to catch fish. It’s a sport he
also eqjoys.
“Not many people around
here do that,” Stoop said
last week. “It’s bigger in the
central and western part of
Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start Partnership
is now accepting retail vendor and information/
activity booth applications for The Week of the
Young Child Children’s Festival and Safe Kids
Day on April 25, 2015 from 10:00 - 2:00 at the
Perquimans Recreation Center. Spaces are
limited, and will be handled on a first come first
served basis. Contact Susan at 252-482-3035
for an application.
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doing everything correctly
and that is the purpose of
the board, to look after the
safety of the people.”
Hobbs said unlike some
states, which allow people
to practice chiropractic
without a four-year degree,
it is required in North Caro
lina.
The board regulates the
practice of chiropractic in
North Carolina to determine
the qualifications of individ
the state. The closest one
where there are any tourna
ments is Lake Gaston.”
Stoop prefers to use a
bow instead of a rifle in
hunting deer.
“I guess I’ve bow hunted
since I was seven years old,”
the 38-year-old said. “I really
eqjoy it. There is nothing
like getting that close to an
animal to try and harvest
them. I’m really into the
uals seeking to practice chi
ropractic. The term length
is three years.
McCrory also appointed
Dr. Randy Schilsky of On
slow County and Dr. Ray
Armstrong of Scotland
County to the state board.
Hobbs is the proprietor of
Beechtree Inn, a collection
of 16 pre-Civil War build
ings. She is also the wife of
former Perquimans County
Commissioner Ben Hobbs.
game management part and
it’s hard sneaking up a fl-
year-old buck to get within
20 yards of it.”
Stoop started out with
wildlife enforcement in
2001 in Perquimans County
and stayed until 2007 when
he got promoted to sergeant
and moved to Bertie Coun
ty. He returned to Perqui
mans in 2012. He was born
in Beaufort County.
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