Ribbon-cutting held
Several local officials, including Chowan County Commissioner Louis Belfield, Mayor Rolanc
Vaughan, Edenton town councilman Jimmy Stallings, and Edenton-Chowan School Board Superintendent
Dr. Allan Smith were on hand to help celebrate the recent grand opening of the Sherwin-Williams store.
The facility, which was formerly known as Nixon's Paint Store, is located at 817 N. Broad Street. (Staff
photo by Derrick Armstead)
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high-tech city in America.”
Event organizers also believe the
conference will prepare outstand
ingsecondary school students pos
sessingscholastic merit and strong
leadershp potential for future en
deavors involving computer sci
ence, the Internet, and high tech
nology.
With all the accolades bestowed
upon the NSYTLC, there was still
a question as to whether or not
Nugen would attend—at least ini
tially.
“I told my mom that I didn’t know
how I was going to pay,” said
Nugen. “But my mom said you need
to go. And my dad’s reflections
were about the same.”
Employed for the past 18 months
at Jimbo Jumbo’s, Nugen received
ass istance from Jumbo’s corporate
office (Morven Partners), in addi
t
tion to support from staff at the
local plant.
“To the employees of Jimbo
Jumbo’s, I would like to say
thanks,” he said. “I would like to
say, thank you, to them person
ally.”
Nugen also describes'the gener
ous nature of his co-workers, not
just in this situation, but on an
everyday basis.
“I’ve been here for one and a hall
years, and it’s been pretty fun,”
Nugenremarked. “Ifyou ever need
something, they will do it.”
As to exactly how Nugen real
ized that he had been nominated
for the program is a pretty unique
story.
“I went to the post office and there
was a yellow slip of paper,” he said
“At the time I was thinking that
(JAH guidance counselor Allison;
Tibbetts had nominated me, soor
after that I told my mom. From there
I passed the requirements ... anc
being a rising senior, I was defi
nitely interested in the program.”
He admits that maintaining £
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strong G.P.A. (currently listed as
3.3), takes dedication, which is a
trait that can be traced back to an
early age.
“Ever since I was little, my dad
said never do a job half(way),”
Nugen said. “Therefore, when they
tell me to do something here (at
Jumbo’s), I do it. I also never ask for
time off, except when I go on church
trips.”
But it is not all work and no play
for Nugen, evidenced by the follow
ing description regarding a trio of
co-workers.
“Brent (Holt), Scott (Castelloe),
and Quinton (McGowan) joke
aroundalot/’hestated. “With those
guys it’s never a dull moment
around here.”
But back to the issue at hand,
which is the NSYLTC and all the
experiences that it could provide
for this local resident.
“As you can see, this 11-day sum
mit has a lot to offer and is a once in
a lifetime opportunity," Nugen said.
“I am sure that.i.I will represent
our community well, while learn
ing how to prepare for a future (that
will be) full of technological ad
vances.”
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“We thought we had died and
gone to heaven,” he said.
Dr. Pridgen said he was disturbed
to see the Council considering a
plan that might bring the same ur
ban sprawl to Edenton that he had
witnessed in other communities.
“Just look at Plymouth, Ahoskie,
and Williamston...what happened
to them happened because their
leaders made poor decisions.”
Pridgen added that he would en
courage the Edenton Town Coun
cil to use “prudent, controlled deci
sion-making” and to remember that
their decision “will impact that
which we cherish.”
But in the end, most of the Coun
cilmen were not swayed by what
they heard at the meeting. Several
said they had heard from a number
of their constituents who were not
at the meeting, urging them to vote
in favor of the rezoning.
Councilman Jerry Parks said
that he had heard the argument
that “Downtown’s going to die” on
a number of other occasions and
that had not proved to be the case.
“We heard that when Colonial
Motor Company (a former down
town car dealership) closed its
doors, downtown was going to die.
Then, we heard it again when Har
ris Shopping Center opened its
doors. Downtown did not die.”
Parks, a native of the commu
nity, noted that he had witnessed
many changes as businesses came
and went over the years, and said
that change is an inevitable part of
life.
“I’ve seen lots of things change,”
he said, “but I feel comfortable that
our downtown is going to remain
viable. If you look at what makes
sense, that property for all intents
and purposes, should be zoned com
mercial.”
Parks voted in favor of the pro
posal, as did Councilmen Willis
Privott, Jimmy Stallings, and
Jerald Perry. Councilman Biggs,
while not present and therefore not
allowed to cast a vote, did send a
letter of support for the rezoning of
the land, which was read into the
minutes of the meeting at his re
quest.
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