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V-. n'lirji, 482-4418 Wednesday, September 24, 2014 ± BY REBECCA BUNCH Staff Writer The town council spent con siderable time discussing the future of the Northeast Com mission building at its work session Monday night but could not reach a consensus on what the first steps should be once the commission vacates the building in early October for new offices in Williamston. Council members expressed Fair continues through Saturday ta STAFF PHOTOS BY REBECCA BUNCH Chowan County farmer Emmett Wlnbome’s grandchildren watch over some extra large pumpkins from their perch in his pick-up truck before unloading for the Chowan County Regional Fair. They are (l-r) Andrew Layden, 12, Carley Layden, 4, and Morgan Winborne, 8. Fair volunteer Danny Long (left) places vegetables among those grown locally for entry into the fair. Kaelyn Melton (right) looks ht a photo she’s just taken of two young peacocks that her family has entered In the Chowan County Regional Fair. Town seeks grant for tech firm office work BY REBECCA BUNCH Staff Writer The Edenton Town Coun cil voted unanimously Mon day to apply for a grant on behalf of a medical finance technology company that is relocating from New York City to the upper floor of Town Hall The council reached the agreement during a special meeting that was part of its Monday evening work ses ©2009 The Chowan Herald All Rights Reserved differing views regarding the possible future use of the build ing, which sits in a prime loca tion on the downtown Edenton waterfront “The highest and best use for the property is not office space,” Mayor Roland Vaughan said. “There are opportunities here.” Vaughan suggested that the council hire an appraiser to de termine die value of the prop erty and then move forward in sion. The vote authorized a resolution that would allow the town to apply for a grant on behalf of the business, Standard Medical Accep tance. The grant would be ob tained through the Building Reuse Program of the N.C. Department of Commerce. SMA announced in Feb ruary that it would be relo cating its Manhattan head quarters to Edenton. The company is expected to bring high-paying jobs to the community. Town Manager Anne Marie Knighton told coun cil during the meeting See GRANT, 6A thinking about the best use of the property. Councilman Steve Biggs asked whether Town Attorney Hood Ellis had determined whether there were any exist ing covenants or deed restric tions attached to the building that might prevent the town from selling it “He is doing research on that right now,” Town Manager See FUTURE, 6A ! Dems open HQ on East King St. i uEsas STAtiF.^HQT.QjBYj i'nKGGIEteONBERI Chairman] MBS speaksfatl Eaentoffi Economic development group moving away BY REGGIE PONDER Editor The economic development or ganization formerly known as the Northeast Commission is moving its headquarters from Edenton to Wil liamston as a cost-saving measure. Executive Director Vann Roger son explained that the organization, BY REGGIE PONDER Editor The Chowan County Demo pratic Party opened its campaign headquarters Monday with a rib bon-cutting ceremony and brief speeches by local and regional candidates. Chowan Democratic Party Chairman Willis Privott offered an opening prayer, asking God to bless the efforts of those working to improve the community and country. The prayer was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. Five candidates for local and regional office spoke at the cer emony: Nancy Lamb, who is running for district attorney; John Mitchener, who is seeking reelection as a county commis sioner; Garry Meiggs, who is run which is now known as the Northeast Alliance, stopped receiving its state funding after June 30 and was now operating as a private nonprofit | The nonprofit has been looking' t for private funders and counties to partner with it in its work, Rogersbn i said. * j See MOVING, 6A BY REBECCA BUNCH Staff Writer American Legion Post 40 was a beehive of activ ity over the weekend as volunteers signed in those dropping off items for the educational exhibits at the Chowan County Regional Fair. Once paperwork was completed on the items they were given to runners who placed them around the ex hibit hall in the appropriate category. Among the runners was Whitney Cranford, who said this was her first year volun teering at the fair. The John A. Holmes 1 Ugh School sophomore said she was having a good time helping to organize things. “I’m really enjoying see ing what people are bringing in,” Cranford said. “I espe cially like a lot of the pho tographs. I think some of them are very unique. I’love the/ones with the horses; they are really beautiful.” Among the exhibitors r e turning to this year’s fan- is Nora Bonner of Edenton. Bonner said she has been entering a variety of items for the past 20 to 25 years and has the ribbons to prove it. This year her entries in clude a silk floral wreath, a honeybun cake and molas ses bread. Tm looking for a blue rib bon for my honeybun cake and my molasses bread,” said Bonner, 76. Besides educational ex hibits the fair also offers local residents an oppor tunity to show everything from flowers, pumpkins and gourds to a variety of animals that includes chick ens, ducks and even the oc casional peacock. On Sunday afternoon Kaelyn Melton of Ryland was taking photos of two baby peacocks her family See FAIR, 6A ning for the N.C. House of Rep resentatives in the 1st District; Sheriff Dwayne Goodwin, who is seeking reelection; and Eden ton-Chowan Board of Education Chairman John Guard, who is seeking reelection. Guard pointed out in his re marks that the board of educa tion race is nonpartisan. He ex plained that he had been invited to attend the Democratic Party event Privott urged the party faithful to keep up their work through Election Day on Nov. 4. “I got on my knees this morn ing to ask you not to quit now," Privott said, adding “we have been making great gains.” John Morehead, a local at torney who also attended the See DEM HQ, 6A 39™ ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS COMPETITION Sat., October 4th John A Holmes Athletic Complex CHICKEN/BBQ PLATES 11AM-2PM & 4-7PM $8.00 PER PLATE, BY LEON NIXON CATERING j ■ Competition Begins 5pm / $8 per person, kids under 10 free ?4 4 PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT JOHN A. HOLMES HIGH SCHOOL 8 CHOWAN MIDDLE SCHOOL BANDS * J: S :■ - iff
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