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Rocky Hock Pastor, son remain in hospital after crash
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
EDENTON — A Chowan
County pastor and one of
his two sons remain in a Vir
ginia hospital following then-
pickup truck’s collision with
a school bus last week.
Mike Denny, a children’s
youth pastor at Rocky Hock
Baptist Church, and his two
sons — Will and Landon
— were injured when then-
pickup collided Wednesday
morning with an Edenton-
Chowan school bus on Har
ris Landing Road.
Mike Denny, who was
driving the pickup, initially
was taken to Vidant Chow
an Hospital in Edenton be
fore being taken by an am
bulance to Sentara Norfolk
General Hospital. Denny’s
sons were flown via medical
“The church is offering our hopes and prayers for a fast recovery. We’re
praying hard."
James Horton
Rocky Hock Baptist Church senior pastor
helicopter directly from the
crash site to the hospital.
Will Denny has since been
released from the hospital,
Rocky Hock Baptist Church
Senior Pastor James Horton
said late last week. Mike
Denny underwent surgery
on Friday and is expected
to recover, Horton said.
Landon Denny, mean
while, remains under care
at Sentara Norfolk, Horton
said.
“The church is offering
our hopes and prayers for a
fast recovery,” Horton said.
“We’re praying hard.”
Chowan EMS Director
Colin Ryan said neither the
bus driver nor any of the
eight children on the bus
sustained any injuries, but
they were taken to Vidant
Chowan Hospital for evalu
ation.
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Generous Donations
A big crowd of more than a hundred people attended the Food Pantry’s fundraiser on Saturday. Held at Nothin’ Fancy Cafe
and Market in Edenton, the charity event has raised $2,550 for the nonprofit’s Book Bag Buddies program.
Book Bag Buddies benefit from fundraiser
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Saturday night’s “Fill the
Food Pantry” fundraiser held
at the Nothin’ Fancy Cafe and
Market in Edenton has raised
$2,550 for the nonprofit’s Book
Bag Buddies program.
Lee Lolkema, spokeswoman
for the Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship that sponsored the
annual event, said 100 people
attended.
“Many more bought tickets
and gave generous donations,”
she said.
The program is aimed at
making sure that kids in Chow
an County receive ample food
to take home on weekends
and in the summer so that they
don’t go hungry.
Pantry Director Roger Cole
man said that thanks to the
strong support offered by the
local community his organi
zation’s ability to feed hungry
children is growing every year.
“I want to thank everyone for
their support,” he said. “This is
a big undertaking.”
Coleman said that the pro
gram is currently providing
Tasty cuisine was served at Saturday’s Food Pantry fundraiser.
weekend meals to 135 children
that attend White Oak and D.F.
Walker Elementary Schools.
“Our budget currently sup
ports 100 meals each week so
fundraising events like the ‘Fill
the Pantry’ dinner are very im
portant in allowing the Eden
ton-Chowan Food Pantry to
continue meeting the full need
of grade school children,” he
said. “The full cost of provid ¬
ing food for a child through the
Book Bag Buddies program is
$200 per child.”
The purpose of the program,
Coleman said, is to make sure
that children deemed “at-risk”
by school counselors are pro
vided adequate food.
“Such nutrition is important
not only for maintaining good
health but also for ensuring a
child’s ability to effectively par
ticipate in a learning setting,”
he said.
According to Coleman, ma
jor funding for the Book Bag
Buddies program comes from
Edenton United Methodist
Church, Rocky Hock Baptist
Church, Regulator Marine and
the annual Walk for Hunger.
There are others who also
make the program possible
through donating their time to
volunteer and to assist in the
effort in other ways.
“Those who make the pro
gram possible, in addition to
our generous contributors, are
food pantry volunteers that
meet each Wednesday morn
ing to package the meals, Vi-
See FUNDRAISER, 4A
Public schools
charged a
state sales tax
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
A few weeks back during a Chowan County
Commission meeting, there was a moment of
clarity for everyone — politicos and the public
alike — when local schools’ Superintendent
Rob Jackson mentioned a point about taxes.
During Jackson’s presentation, he said
school systems near and far are charged a state
sales tax.
Among other folks, Commissioner John
Mitchener’s ears perked up when learning that
school districts are one of the few that cannot
apply for the state sales tax refund—a tax that
has been in effect more than a decade.
“I could not believe my ears when the su
perintendent mentioned that,” Mitchener said
during an interview with the Chowan Herald.
“I thought to myself, surely 10 years later after
the General Assembly put this forward that
someone must have jumped on this thing.”
During the commission’s April 3 meeting,
■ See TAX, 9A
Chowan Herald
‘reboots’ its social
media presence
From staff reports
The Chowan Herald is expanding its
Facebook and social media footprint.
Basically, we’ve rebooted our Facebook
| page — /Edenton-ChowanHerald — where
! you can find daily items related to news,
! sports and community events.
Most recently, scores from the Aces’ base-
ball and softball games were posted on the
Edenton-Chowan Herald’s page. Later, there
| was a video posted about White Oak Ele-
I mentary’s kindergarten’s trip to the North
Carolina Aquarium. That short clip showed
! kids touching a crab in the water of a shal- j
low pool within the aquarium.
More videos will be posted to the page as
the days and weeks go by.
Sunday, a few photos of Food Pantry’s
; fundraiser were posted.
Monday, a video was posted of children
sending ‘get well’ wishes Rev. Mike Denny
of Rock Hock Baptist Church.
So if you want to keep up with Chowan
I County happenings on a daily basis or know
i more about what stories will be appearing
j in the upcoming edition of the newspaper, .
please “like” our page — Edenton-Chowan
Herald — and become our “friends.”
Perhaps inspired by President Trump
) among others, the newspaper has joined the
wonderful world of Twitter. This medium
j allows the Chowan Herald to post snippets
! of whatever, whoever and whenever for the
world wide community to see via the Inter
net. Please “follow” @chowan_herald.
Thanks for reading.
Justice Erwin to discuss NC Supreme Court at courthouse
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From staff reports
As a preamble to the
May 9 session of the state
Supreme Court to be held
at the 1767 Chowan County
Courthouse, N.C. Supreme
Court Justice Sam Erwin
will speak at the court-
house Monday, April 24,
10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. He
will explore the history and
functions of the Supreme
Court in a free public pro
gram. Refreshments will
follow the presentation. To
reserve a seat, call (252)
482-2637.
“This is a fantastic op
portunity for students and
the public to connect with
and learn about our State
Supreme Court,”
said Historic Eden
ton Site Manager
Bob Hopkins. “We
are very fortunate
to have Justice Er
vin visiting us.”
The seven jus
tices of the Su ¬
erwin
courthouse, as
the 1767 Chowan
County Courthouse
observes its 250th
anniversary.
The public is
invited to the ses
sions at no charge,
but reservations are
preme Court will hold required by calling (252)
two sessions May 9 at the 482-2637.
“The 1767 Chowan
County Courthouse is one
of only two places the N.C.
Supreme Court holds ses
sions away from Raleigh,”
Hopkins continued. “Our
courthouse remains a liv
ing building where history
continues to be made even
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