BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
The town council con
tinues to struggle to define
the exact parameters of the
downtown business dis
trict.
A difference of opin
ion among several council
members has caused a de
lay in action to establish a
South Broad Street Resi
dential Overlay District and
establish boundaries and
regulations governing it
During its most recent
work session on March 28
Councilman Steve Biggs
contended that the down
town business district
should include businesses
on Water Street while Coun
cilman Sambo Dixon said as
far as he was concerned the
business district officially
ended at the foot of South
Broad Street
“I think the original pro
posal was appropriate,”
Biggs said. “I think it has
been defined.”
At issue is property owned
by Frances IngUs that falls
within the disputed area The
house in the past has served
as rental property for Inglis.
But more recently it has been
converted into the location
of a local business.
Dixon said refusing Inglis
the ability to use the property
See OVERLAY, 3A
7 think the original
proposal was
appropriate."
Steve Biggs
Councilman
STAFF PHOTO BY REGGIE PONDER
Wounded warriors and disabled veterans partnered with members of the Pembroke
Bass Club in Saturday's Top Shelf Fishin' Festival.
Wounded warriors have a great day on Pembroke Creek
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
The Top Shelf Fishin’ Festival plans to return next year for
an “even bigger and better” event sifter holding a successful
fishing tournament Saturday at Bayside Marina & Grill.
Terry Snyder, the chairman of Operation North State, said tire
support from Edenton and neighboring communities was out
standing and the organization definitely plans to return in 2017
for an “even bigger and better” fisliing festival.
The event, part of the Operation North State series of fisliing
festivals, was operated by Operation North State and hosted by
Bayside Marina & Grill. Local organizers were American Legion
Post 40 and the Pembroke Bass Club.
The festival included 51 boats, with 55 wounded warriors and
disabled veterans participating in the tournament. There also
were more than 50 veterans who served as host boaters and
volunteers.
Thirty-one boats brought fish to the weigh-in.
Clifford Shiiffer was among the big winners in Saturday's Top
See FISHING, 4A
Two catfish rest on a table during the weigh-in Saturday
at the Top Shelf Fishin’ Festival.
Forum mulls connection between religion, neuroscience
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Area residents are being encour
aged to “save the date” for the sec
ond annual Michael Pierce and Peter
Wood Memorial Conference on Reli
gion and Science.
The conference is scheduled to
take place on Saturday, April 30,
from 9 am. until 4 p.m. The daylong
gathering will be held at the First
Presbyterian Church in Edenton.
Host pastor, the Rev. Doug Eddy,
promises that there will l>e lots of
stimulating and thought-provoking
ideas exchanged during the event.
“This year ’s program will focus on
the fascinating relationship between
religion and neuroscience, an ex
tremely popular and timely topic in
current literature,” he said.
Planning committee member
Kathy Hynes agreed.
“Have you ever wondered what
the difference Is between your mind
and your brain?” she asked. “Come
join in the discussion. You won’t re
gret it!"
Keynote speakers for this year’s
conference are Warren S. Brown,
professor of psychology at the Fuller
Graduate School of Psychology in
Pasadena, Ca,. and James “Jim” Lee
Wright of Manakin Sabot, Va
Brown is currently involved in
neuroscience-related research as it
relates to the cognitive and psycho
social disabilities that occur as a
result of congenital brain malforma
tion. He has also done research on
brain waves and their effect on Atten
tion Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) among other conditions.
He has also joined colleagues from
other institutions of higher learning
in researching the psychology and
See CONFERENCE, 3A
MG Car Club spends fruitful weekend in Edenton
REGGIE PONDER
Editor
Enthusiasts of the Brit
ish sports car maker MG
were in Edenton this past
weekend to learn about
the town’s rich history and
swap stories about the cars
they love.
The annual Coastal Tour
is one of the signature
events of the North Caro
lina MG Car Club, which
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also holds a Mountain lour
in mid-October. About 30
cars are in Edenton for the
visit.
The tour is an opportu
nity for MG owners from
across the state - and a few
from as far away as Florida
- to drive to a coastal town
and spend the weekend en
joying what it has to offer.
The club gathered Friday
afternoon for a reception
at the 1767 Chowan Coun
ty Courthouse.
Unlike the Mountain
Tour, which features a long
drive on the Blue Ridge
Parkway, the Coastal Tour
is essentially a “destina
See CAR CLUB, 2A
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ADVANCE
Don Annas (left)
sits at the wheel
of his 1959 MG
Magnette while
Myron Grueneich
stands beside his
1974 MGB, in front of
the historic Chowan
County Courthouse
in Edenton on Friday.
Annas and Grueneich
are members of
the North Carolina
MG Car Club,
whose members
toured Edenton last
weekend.
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