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Christmas reflection
Adam Kelly, an
award-winning journal
ist, looks back on the
Christmas of his past
that made him a firm
believer in Santa. — Bl
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BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Captain DaroylT (pro
nounced Darryl) Brown has
been named interim chief of
the Edenton Police Depart
ment. He replaces Police
Chief Jay Fortenbery whose
resignation becomes effec
tive Dec. 31.
Town Manager Anne-Ma
rie Knighton said she was
grateful to have Brown step
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role during this in
terim period.
“Captain Brown
agreed to take the
reins at the police
department while
I complete the re
cruitment process
for hiring a new
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chief,” she said. “I’m happy
that I could lean on Captain
Brown. He knows our com
munity well, and as Captain,
1 department
he has been manag
ing many aspects
of the department
already. We have
simply expanded
the scope of his re
sponsibilities. I have
full confidence in
his abilities.”
Brown, 48, has
been in law enforcement for
the past 16 years. A native
of Montrose, Ga., he grew
up in Gates County and was
“He knows our community well, and as
Captain, he has been managing many aspects
of the department already."
Anne-Marie Knighton
Edenton town manager
hired by Fortenbery to be a forcement training at Hali-
part of the law enforcement fax Community College in
team in Edenton. Brown,
who completed his law en- See BROWN, 2A
Telling the Christmas Story
Pets of the Week
Check out some of
the pets the Tri-County
Animal Shelter offers
that would love to
start the new year in
a home of their very
own. — B2
Aces earn recognition
Though the fall
sports season is over,
the accolades and hon
ors keep coming for
the Aces who earned
recognition by being
named to the Daily
Advance’s All-Area
teams. — B3
Our View: Year of giving
Chowan County had
an impressive 2017 that
was marked by charity.
It calls to mind the
holiday classic by John
Lennon “Happy X-mas
(War is Over).” — A4
Check It Out!
The New Year is
upon us! Do you have
any resolutions? The
Shepard-Pruden Me
morial Library can help
— really we can. We
have access to resourc
es that can help you
find a new job, learn
a new language, take
up a fitness program,
travel or whatever
flight of fancy you may
have. — Bl
‘That Wynne Giri’
The final chapter
in “That Wynne Girl”
wraps up this Christ
mas story. — B4
TOP PHOTO BY MILES LAYTON / RIGHT
PHOTO BY JOY HARVILL
Top: Myron and Dawn
Broadwell light the Advent
candles at Edenton Baptist
Church during Sunday
morning’s Christmas Eve
service.
Right: Sure, there are big
time Hollywood productions
about the Nativity, but none
will ever be as special as the
ones produced by churches
and children in Chowan
County. This group of children
from Edenton Baptist Church
deserve an Academy Award
for their excellent portrayal of
the best Christmas story ever
told.
Have a happy holiday season
from all of us at The Chowan
Herald!
Jackson
to seek
House 1
seat
BY REGGIE PONDER
For the Chowan Herald
HERTFORD — A little
more than a month af
ter winning election to
Hertford Town Council,
Quentin Jackson has his
eyes set
on higher
public of
fice.
Jack-
son,
who was
sworn in
as a Hert
ford town
JACKSON
councilor this month, said
this week he plans to run
as a Democrat for the
state Legislature in the
newly drawn 1st House
District next year.
He joins two Repub
licans — Ed Goodwin
and Candice “CV” Hunter
— who have already an
nounced theirs plans to
seek the 1st House Dis
trict seat, which is being
vacated by state Rep. Bob
Steinburg, R-Chowan.
Steinburg has announced
plans to seek the legis
lative seat in the newly
drawn 1st Senate District.
See JACKSON, 2A
New Year’s
Resolutions
From staff reports
Aid program helps those in need
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BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
The local Emergency Aid
program may be one of this
community’s best-kept se
crets. The non-profit enter
prise backed by -Churches
in Chowan County is fi
nancially supported by the
Clothes Closet in Edenton.
And while Emergency Aid
may not be as well known
as some other efforts to help
those in need, its programs
provide a crucial safety net
for those who receive its
services.
“Most people are famil
iar with the Clothes Clo'set
which provides about 85
percent of our income,”
said board member Gil Bur
roughs.
Available assistance
comes in the form of util
ity payments, rent, prescrip
tions, and assisting clients
with trips to doctors and
clinics outside Chowan
County for medical treat
ments as well as help with
heating fuel.
Besides emergency fi ¬
“One of our goals is to make sure ministers in
our community know we have funds available
to assist people in need. We would appreciate
hearing from them if they know about someone
that needs our help."
April Lane
Emergency Aid board member
nancial aid and the Clothes
Closet, Emergency Aid also
has a program geared to
ward assisting transients.
“The Transient Program
is administered by the Eden
ton Police Department,”
Burroughs said. “Transients
are provided a voucher for
gas, meals and/or motel
rooms on a one time basis.
The Emergency Financial
Assistance Program pro
vides one time assistance
of up to $150 for emergency
needs such as rent, utili
ties, fuel or prescriptions.
These requests are handled
through the local Depart
ment of Social Services.”
A screening process is in
place for those who apply.
“Clients are screened by
a volunteer to determine
the need for assistance,”
said Emergency Aid Presi
dent Pat Roughton. “Once
approved, the financial as
sistance is sent directly to
the vendor.”
“The Clothes Closet is a
non-profit organization, so
we are dependent on sales
at the Closet along with do
nations from area churchy
es,” she added. “We would
like to encourage everyone
in the community to come
and visit the Clothes Closet
which is open from 9 a.m.
until 3 p.m. Monday through
Friday.”
The Clothes Closet is lo
cated at 1370 North Broad
Street alongside the Eden
ton-Chowan Food Pantry
and the local Habitat Re
store.
“Emergency Aid owns
the property which houses
the ClothesCloset, the Food
Pantry and the Habitat for
Humanity ReStore,” Bur
roughs said. “The Food
Pantry is provided its space
rent free and the ReStore is
not charged for the use of
the land occupied by their
buildings.”
Clothes Closet manager
Linda Casper and Assistant
Manager Norma Barry are
assisted by volunteers who
sort, tag and display clothing
and other donated items.
“We carry ladies, men’s
and children’s clothing and
accessories as well as small
household items, seasonal
decor and a large assort
ment of books that have
been donated to us,” Rough-
See AID, 3A
Next week, the Chowan
Herald will list the biggest
stories of the year from our
area. Among the contend
ers are how the Edenton-
Chowan Food Pantry met
its $100K
fundrais
ing goal
and how
the Aces’
baseball
team won
the state
champi
onship.
We’d
also like
to hear
from you
as to what
your New
Year’s
resolu
tions are
going to
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DIXON
be. Send them our way to
mlayton@ncweeklies.com
Here are some early
ones from Edenton Town
Manager Anne-Marie
Knighton and Sam Dixon,
a Town councilman and a
member of the National
Trust for Historic Preser
vation.
“I am working now on
| clean out my email in-box
See RESOLUTIONS, 3A