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Taylor Theater poised for a second act
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Taylor Theater may be
getting a second act soon
because local investors are
trying to raise money to
purchase the iconic cinema
and make heeded repairs.
To learn more, there will
be a meeting at 5 p.m. today
(Wednesday) at the Colony
Tire Training Center on
North Broad Street.
The cinema closed in
June after a storm dam
aged the building.
A trio of Chowan Coun
ty’s leading local acolytes is
leading the charge: Charlie
Creighton, Samuel Dixon
and Larry Sellers.
Creighton said the
group’s goal is to reach out
to at least 45 people who
can invest $10,000 each to
ward this worthy cause. He
stresses that this is a busi
ness venture and toward
that end, Friends of Taylor
Theater LLC has been es-
tablished.
Imagine seeing the new
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
movie in Edenton — it
might happen.
“We’re optimistic that
we will be able to raise
the funds this week and
show movies perhaps be
fore Christmas,” Creighton
said.
Creighton said the funds
raised will not only be used
to purchase the theater
from Montanaro Family
NC Properties, but to make
necessary repairs. He said
the group is hoping to raise
the money by the end of
the week so as to be able
to “fast track” the purchase
that he hopes to conclude
next week.
“We believe that Eden
ton needs a theater and
citizens want the theater as
would anyone,” Creighton
said. “Taylor Theater helps
Edenton stand out among
small towns. We plan to
be showing first run mov
ies. This’ll be a great thing
for the citizens of Chowan
County and surrounding
areas.”
Creighton offered high
praise for the husband and
wife team of Ryan and Be
linda Respess for stepping
up to the plate to manage
the theater. He said the
couple has worked many
years at the cinema, even
got married in the theater,
so they know the ropes and
what it will take for the the
ater to be financially suc
cessful. Creigton said the
couple won’t be employ
ees, but rather they will be
entrepreneurs who will be
managing the theater and
renting the facility as ten
ants.
“They have a passion for
the theater,” he said. “They
are extremely optimistic
and have so many great
ideas to bring.”
Dixon commended
those investors who have
expressed an interest in
keeping curtains open.
“I am very excited that
the people of Edenton have
once again banded together
to save an important land
mark,” he said. “ Having fist
run movies at the historic
Taylor Theater is so impor
tant to the vitality of our
downtown. I do not want
to imagine an Edenton
without a movie theater.
These amazing and caring
citizens have decided that
Edenton is special and that
they want to invest in the
future of our community.
These generous individu
als want to provide our
See THEATER, 2A
Goodwin
to run for
House seat
Fighting for #1!
BY REGGIE PONDER
For the Chowan Herald
Eddy Goodwin, aformer
state ferry director and for
mer Chowan commission ¬
er, says
he plans
to run
for state
represen
tative in
the newly
config
ured 1st
House Goodwin
District next year.
Goodwin, 65, isplanning
to run in the new House
district that includes
Chowan, Perquimans, Tyr
rell, Bertie, Washington
and Camden counties. He’s
See GOODWIN, 9A
Brew pub
fermenting
nicely
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Raleigh businessman
John Glover was sched
uled at press time to meet
with members of the
Edenton Town Council on
Tuesday evening.
The purpose of the spe
cial meeting, which was
open to the public, was
to allow Glover an op
portunity to address sev
eral key areas of concern
to town officials and the
town council.
One of the areas of in
terest centers around his
plans for creating a buf
fer between his business
and the public park that
adjoins it. Young children
and their parents fre
quently utilize it, leading
to concerns expressed by
the public and some coun
cil members regarding the
proposed location on the
downtown waterfront.
Town officials are also
See PUB, 5A
PHOTO BY KIM ULLOM
Moments after the Aces defeated Perquimans County, there was a celebratory feeling in the air as Chowan
Countys favorite football team took a moment to savor being undefeated in the Albemarle Athletic Conference
and earning a spot in the 1AA state playoffs Mimetic conference
Aces to play in 1AA state playoffs
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
The Aces’ football team has earned
a bid to the big show — 1AA state
playoffs.
Check out the Chowan Herald’s “B”
sports section for extensive coverage
that includes a playoffs’ bracket, fac
toids, a write-up of last Friday’s game
and more sports coverage.
Undefeated in the Albemarle Ath
letic Conference, the Aces have a
“bye” week, so no football this week-
end for the No. 2 seeded team in the
Eastern Regional. Next week, Chow
an County’s favorite football team
(10-1, 5-0 AAC) will play the winner
of this week’s matchup between Man
teo (8-3, 3-2 AAC ) and Gates County
(6-5,2-3 AAC). Kick-off is at 7:30 p.m.
for the Nov. 17th game that will be
played at the place where it all began
—John A. Holmes High School.
Important teams to watch within
the East Regional are Tarboro, which
is seeded No. 1, and maybe No. 3 seed
East Carteret. Check out our playoffs
bracket that was designed by Nicole
Bowman-Layton. Maybe even tack it
to the refrigerator like eveiyone does
during March Madness.
Don’t jinx the Aces’ chances by
saying “when” or “if’ but more like
say play one game at a time to move
up the brackets to the state champi
onship game to be played Dec. 9 at
Carter Finley Stadium. Or as Coach
Hoggard might say after many games
this season, maybe go to church on
Sunday to offer thanks. Last year, the
Aces had a good run, but this is a dif
ferent season to be judged on its own
merits.
Win or lose, be like Aces’ AD and
Assistant Football Coach Wes Mattera
— offer a word of praise to the team
and players that are doing their best
to represent their school and our com
munity, no matter which sport or who
may perform in the marching band.
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Early
numbers
suggest hot
election
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Edenton Town Council
held its municipal on Tues
day.
The centeipiece of this
election cycle was a three-
way race
for an at-
large seat
between
political
n e w c o m -
ers Derrick
Armstead,
Craig Miller
and Tra-
vian “Tray”
Taylor. Also
seeking of
fice will be
newcomer
Rev. Roscoe
Poole who
is running
unopposed
ARMSTEAD
MILLER
for
Third
seat
rently
by
the
War
cur-
held
Coun-
cilwoman
Norma
Simpson.
Incumbent
Elton Bond,
Jr. is running
TAYLOR
unopposed to hold the Fourth
Ward seat on the council that
he currently holds.
Because of Tuesday’s
press deadline, the results
will not be published until
next Wednesday.
However, they are avail
able online at DailyAdvance.
com.
Early voting ended on
Saturday, Nov. 4.
According to Chowan
See ELECTION, 3A
Veterans Day ceremony planned for Saturday
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
American Legion Post
40 will host a Veterans Day
Ceremony this Saturday,
Nov. 11, at the Chowan
County Veterans Memorial
in Edenton. The ceremony
will begin at 11 a.m. and ev
eryone is welcome.
“We are pleased to wel
come American Legion De
partment of North Carolina
Commander Carl Barker
as our guest speaker,” said
Post 40 Commander Mau
reen Sobulefsky.
Barker, of Greensboro,
is a past president of Amer
ican Legion Post 53.
“I am a 21-year retiree
"My training and duty experiences instilled a
sense of honor, respect, patriotism and loyalty
to my country, community and family."
Carol Barker
Speaker
from the Army National CAROL BARKER
Guard, Air Force Reserves NC DEPARTMENT COMMANDER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
and finally my last 13 years
wete with the North Caro- she said. “I achieved the and was deployed several
Ima Air National Guard,” rank of Master Sergeant times after 9/11 including
a tour to Iraq in 2005 and a
tour to Afghanistan in 2011-
2012 where I was the First
Sergeant to 127 personnel
at Kandahar and Camp
Bastion Afghanistan.”
“My training and duty
experiences instilled a
sense of honor, respect,
patriotism and loyalty to
my country, community
and family,” Barker added.
“I have had the honor and
privilege to train and work
side by side with some of
the most courageous peo
ple I have ever met.”
Soublefsky said that the
National Anthem and other
patriotic music would be
performed by the Albemar
le Sounds under the direc
tion of Gil Burroughs.
“We will be serving hot
dogs on the grounds of the
Chowan County Courthouse
adjacent to the Veterans Me
morial following the service,”
she said, “and cake will be
provided by the Edenton Tea
Party Chapter NSDAR. We
hope everyone will join us
for a time of fellowship after
the ceremony.”