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EDENTON NC 27932-1854
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
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■ Ground penetrating radar
will be used to scan the Green
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Determining the location of
Edenton’s first courthouse, built
in 1718, will be a focus of a sonar
search and subsequent archaeo
logical dig that will get underway
Monday at the Courthouse Green.
The Green is adjacent to the his
toric 1767 Chowan Courthouse.
Starting that morning and con
tinuing through Thursday, July 31,
Assistant State Archeologist John
Mintz will be on hand to work with
a group of contracted archaeolo
gists from New South and Associ
ates to explore the upper section
of the Courthouse Green.
“We know there was a court
house,” Mintz said in a news re
lease announcing the start of the
investigation. “We will try to deter
mine the exact location.”
Karen Ipock, who manages the
Historic Edenton Visitor Center
and has oversight responsibil
ity for other state-owned historic
sites including the courthouse,
said that plans are already in place
for the use of ground penetrating
radar to investigate the site.
The investigation is being made
possible by a generous donation
from Piedmont Natural Gas, she
said.
“Shawn Patch, from New South,
will be using a Ground Penetrating
Radar (GPR) to scan the Green,”
Ipock said. “This GPR scan will
help them determine where the
best places will be to do an ar
chaeological dig and how wide
and deep.”
Ipock said that once the New
South group has determined a
plan based on these readings, the
sod at the site will be carefully
removed and stacked to the side
so that it can be put back in place
once the dig is finished ,
"The digging will then take
place, concentrating on the places
of interest that the GPR may re
veal,” Ipock said.
The presence of that early court
house is just one of the possibili
ties for what may lie beneath the
Courthouse Green, Ipock said.
“We know the Courthouse
Green has always been a center of
activity where the militia drilled,
markets were set up on court
days, and town gatherings were
held, so we hope for evidence of
these activities as well,” Ipock said
in the news release. “This could be
a very exciting week for Edenton
and Chowan County.”
This investigation follows an
earlier foray in June into the use
of sonar equipment on the Court
house Green by a group of Eliza
beth City State University’ students
led by Malcolm LeCompte, an as
sociate professor of mathematics
and computer science there.
TO HONOR AND REMEMBER
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JOHN COLLINS PHOTO
A North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Enforcement Division Honor Guard prepares for the Posting of the Colors during a July 15 ceremony honoring the late
Deputy Game Warden John W. Hollowell at Rocky Hock Baptist Church.
Bridge name honors fallen game warden
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff writer
dedication ceremony that marked
the naming of the Deputy Game
JL jL Warden John W. Hollowell Bridge
took place July 15 in the fellowship hall at
Rocky Hock Baptist Church.
The bridge is located near Bennett’s Mill
pond on Rocky Hock Road.
Hollowell died in 1930 after being assault
ed outside the Chowan County Courthouse
by two men against whom he had just testi
fied. Both men were convicted in his death
and sent to prison. At the time of his death,
Hollowell had served with the agency for
just one year.
In his invocation, Pastor Jay Rivenbark
pointed out that the ceremony was intend
ed as a way to honor and remember Hol
lowell’s “service and sacrifice” in the line of
duty. Rivenbark is a N.C. Wildlife Resources
Commission Law Enforcement Division
captain (retired).
Rivenbark said the marker bearing Hol
lowell’s name would serve as a permanent
reminder to future generations to find out
more about his story.
“John Hoilowell was bom in Chowan
County, he died in Chowan County and he
is buried not far from this very spot,” said
Nfryor William T. Kennedy of the Wildlife
Resources Commission Law Enforcement
Division, who was the keynote speaker at
the ceremony. “It is a privilege and an honor
for myself and (other officers) to be here to
day.”
Retired Chowan County Sheriff Fred
Spruill, who in recent years has spearhead
ed an effort to have special recognition of
fered on behalf of local law enforcement
officers who have died in the line of duty,
recognized family members of Hollowell
who were in attendance at the ceremony.
Spruill said it was Robert Evans of Chow
an County who brought Hollowell’s service
and story to his attention.
“His phone call got the ball rolling,”
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Spruill said.
Sheriff Dwayne Goodwin, who succeed
ed Spruill, gave the closing remarks at the
ceremony.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Goodwin
said of the recognition accorded Hollowell.
“But we made a commitment to remember
those who have given their lives in the line
of duty. It is our prayer that we never have
to add another name to that list”
Emcee for the ceremony was Malcolm
Fearing, a member of the N.C. Board of
Transportation whose district includes
Chowan County.
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Jackson settles into new role as superintendent
BY REBECCA BUNCH
1 Staff Writer
Rob Jackson says his transition
over the past few weeks into his
role as new superintendent of the
\ Edenton-Chowan Schools Ms been
a smooth one.
Jackson credits the outpouring of
support he has received from outgo
ing Superintendent Allan Smith and
■ other staff members for helping him
successfully assume his new duties.
And he said the warm welcome
his family has received everywhere
they’ve gone has made them feel
very welcome too.
“Dr. Smith was very considerate in
making sure I had everything I need
ed to be successful,” Jackson said.
That included plenty of transition
time built into both men’s sched
ules, said School Board Chair John
Guard. Guard added that he thought
that was a smart move on both their
parts.
“I think it’s been an excellent tran
sition,” said Guard “He seems very
focused on what he’s.doing, and
I’ve heard nothing but positive com
ments about him.”
Jackson said that open and ef
fective communication would be a
cornerstone of his work as superin
tendent In numerous meetings he
has held so far with staff including
principals, he said, he has asked the
same three questions:
• What is the best thing about
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STAFF PHOTO
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Edenton-Chowan
Schools Supt. Rob
Jackson goes over
some inforrination with
his administrative
assistant Carrie Baker.
Jackson recently
succeeded Dr. Allan
Smith, who retired at
the end of June.
Steinburg ‘optimistic’ that historic tax credit will stand
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
Chowan County’s repre
sentative in the N.C. House
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of Representatives said this
week he is optimistic about
the prospect of the historic
preservation tax credit sur
viving the current negotia
tions over the state budget
Rep. Bob Steinburg,' R
Chowan, said Monday that
the tax credit was still in the
budget so far.
Steinburg pointed out
there are some real disagree
S
ments on the budget right
now between the House and
the Senate, leaving open the
possibility that the General
Assembly could end up sim
ply adopting a continuing
budget resolution.
But he said he thinks if
there is a budget adopted,
there is a good chance the
historic preservation tax
credit will be in it The House
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backs the tax credit but the
Senate has expressed op
position to tax credits in
general, including the film
production tax credit and
the historic preservation tax
credit
Of course, the big budget
issues are teacher assistants
apd Medicaid.
Steinburg said the House
is committed to keeping
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teacher assistants and won’t
budge on that
Tiie Senate wants to elim
inate a significant number of
teacher assistants but “the
House won’t compromise
on that,” Steinburg said.
Medicaid is the other big
item. Steinburg said the
House opposes cuts to Med
icaid that would eliminate
services for the elderly Ind
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disabled.
“We’ve just stuck our
heels in and we’re not mov
ing on either one of those
now,” Steinburg said of the
Medicaid and teacher assis
tant issues. ^
Meanwhile, Steinburg
said, he has continued to
talk to members of the
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