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House gets new life
A long lost home
that once sat der
elict for many years in
Gates County is being
restored, brought to
life in Edenton by
James Tyler’s company,
Down East Preserva
tion, which specializes
in the preservation,
construction, and
design of historical
structures. — 1B
Political conventions
On Saturday, lo
cal Republicans and
Democrats had their
conventions to select
delegates to the district
and state conventions
as well as listen to
campaign speeches
from various candi
dates seeking local and
district offices. — 4A
Banquet spurs hope
More than 200 men
conquered with caring
and kindness at White
Oak Elementary’s
Boys to Men Break
fast. There were dads,
grandfathers, cousins,
community members,
high school students,
and Edenton-Chowan
School employees
present for the March 6
experience where men
read books or shared
their time with the
boys. — 2B
March musings
Malone Gilliam
thinks on March Mad
ness and metanoia:
“March Madness. I
love this time of year.
The NCAA Basketball
Tournament gener
ally features upsets
and buzzer beating
wins. For me, it’s the
best sporting event
around. But March
Madness means some
thing different to me
this year.” — 6B
Aces serve up wins
In tennis, an ace
is a serve across the
line that is so swift,
powerful that there is
no defending. That’s
what the Aces (8-3
overall and 2-0 Albe
marle Athletic Confer
ence) have been doing
recently on the tennis
courts with a series of
wins — seven straight
— over opponents
from Manteo to River
side. — 4B
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Proposed land use tabled for further study
BY REBECCA BUNCH
AND MILES LAYTON
Cooke Communications
During a joint session
Monday, Edenton Town
Council and the Chowan
County Commissioners
agreed to table a proposed
updated 2018 Coast Area
Management Act Land Use
Plan.
Both bodies agreed to re
convene at 6 p.m. July 23 in
the town council chambers
Easter message tops off Holy Week
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Easter Sunday is around
the corner, which means not
only egg hunts, but a chance
to spend quality time spent
with family and friends.
During Holy Week, Palm
Sunday services set the tone
for the week ahead much
like Fleetwood Mac’s song,
“Don’t Stop” talks about how
yesterday is gone, but it is im
portant to think about tomor
row because it will soon be
here, an observation that can
be related to Easter that was
made by Reverend Malone
Gilliam of St. Paul’s Episco
pal Church.
Ecumenical Holy Week
services and lunches are
planned at Edenton United
Methodist Church. These
ecumenical worship servic
es start at noon each day at
Edenton United Methodist
Church. Light lunches will
be provided at 12:30 p.m.
all week in their Family Life
Center. As to the remainder
of the week, the message and
meal schedule is as follows:
Wednesday: “My God, my
God, why have you forsaken
me?” Malone Gilliam, St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church
Thursday: “I thirst.” John
Shannon, Providence Mis
sionary Baptist Church
Friday. “It is finished and
Father, into your hands I
commit my spirit. Frank
Jones.” St. Anne Catholic
Church, and Stephen Mizell,
Open Door Church.
Many residents have
Makes plans to attend ‘His Love Ran Red’
From staff reports
“His Love Ran Red” is one of the
most exciting outreach events that
takes place in Chowan County.
The program starts at 7 p.m. Fri
day and Saturday at that big church
that is a beacon to many in the coun
try, Rocky Hock Baptist Church.
The program started back in 2011
and has continued to grow and grow
throughout the years. Growth within
number of songs and scenes and
growth of people participating in it.
This year there are more than 150
people within this program. Wheth
er it’s a choir member, character in
the program, the many backstage
workers, costume people and much
more.
“The goal for me is to make this as
realistic as possible so that people
that come to see the program see tru
ly how much Jesus suffered for us,”
Cone said. “Remember the name of
the program “His Love Ran Red.” The
Gospel is the story of Jesus giving of
His life for ours on a cross, making
payment for all the wrong things we
have done,’ said Tyler Cone, associ
ate pastor for Rocky Hock Baptist
Church. “This will be my third year
directing the program and for me its
such a joy and honor to see so many
of our church members come togeth
er to create something so powerful
that shares the true gospel of Jesus
See PLANS, 8A
March for Our Lives: Crowds protest nationwide
From staff, wire reports *
Hundreds of thousands
of people across the globe
marched in “March For Our
Lives” events on Saturday
in response to a plague of
repetitive and deadly gun
violence.
The events drew massive
crowds in cities across the
country, the kind of num
bers seen during the Viet
nam War era.
“A lot more organized than
the demonstrations that I at
tended 50 years ago,” said
Kip Shaw of Edenton, who
photographed what he saw
in Washington, D.C.. “These
kids really have their act to
gether. Very peaceful. If the
cops were packing heat, it
to finalize consideration of
the document prior to vot
ing on its adoption.
As Mayor Roland Vaughan
closed the public hearing,
he assured those in the au
dience that “there will be
more work done” prior to
any action being taken.
The sticking p oint with the
plan is that it shows popula
tion projections that show
a “dramatic population de
cline” locally between now
and the year 2050, accord
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Recently, a live Stations of the Cross experience was held at St. Anne Catholic Church
to pay tribute to the reason for the season.
marked Holy Week by car
rying the kids to Easter egg
hunts near and far across
Chowan County. Many more
folks will attend a Sunday
sunrise service at 6:30ish at
the waterfront park down-
was well hidden.”
Shaw described what he
saw.
“Yes, there were a lot of
teenagers at the March, but
also a smattering of veteran
activists,” he said. “And
there were parents with
their kids, and teachers —
lots of teachers. Good to see.
I can’t imagine what it is like
to have this constant threat
hanging over you when you
are trying to teach, trying to
learn, trying to live life.”
In New York City, Den
ver, Los Angeles and other
cities, demonstrators heard
from student survivors of
last month’s school shoot
ing in Parkland, Florida.
Shaw described the mood
as “determined.”
ing to a March 23 memo to
the town council prepared
by Town Manager Anne-Ma
rie Knighton.
The plan was prepared
by the Durham based con
sulting firm CodeWright.
Beginning in October 2016,
Cara Isher-Witt and Chad
Meadows of CodeWright
traveled to Edenton to seek
input through a series of
community surveys, a pub
lic open house and a joint
session held in the summer
town by the bay.
When the sun comes up
and a pastor says - “He is ris
en” - a warm feeling touches
the soul and inspires hope
despite the morning chill.
These moments not only
By all appearances —
there were no official num
bers — Washington’s March
for Our Lives rally rivaled
the women’s march last year
that drew far more than the
predicted 300,000.
“I didn’t sense that there
was a strident, dialed-in
point of view — just hun
dreds of thousands of citi
zens coming together say
ing, ‘Enough is enough!’
‘We’re mad as hell, and
we’re not going to take it
anymore!’ Shaw said. “And
as the old labor union orga
nizers would chant, ‘Don’t
Mourn — Organize!’ And or
ganize, these kids did. Our
future looks bright.”
See MARCH, 7A
where elected officials pro
vided input to the content of
the plan.
Knighton said officials at
the North Carolina Division
of Coastal Management in
February 2016 began re
quiring a 30-year projected
population be a part of all
Land Use Plans. The com
munity last adopted a Land
Use Plan in 2008.
Among the suggestions
offered by town staff to help
soften the negative image
strengthen our faith, but
mark special time spent with
families, coming together for
a large Easter dinner after
church.
See EASTER, 8A
that these projections would
portray for prospective new
businesses and those con
sidering moving to the area
was to “add narrative to
the plan that acknowledges
population decline that oc
curred from 2010 to 2015
and then discuss the nu
merous initiatives the town,
county and the Edenton
Chowan Partnership (ECP)
are undertaking to grow
See LAND, 2A
CAC to
move to
Chero
Building
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
The Chowan Arts Coun
cil has announced an in
terest in relocating to the
former Chero’s Building
adjacent to the Shepard-
Pruden Memorial Library
on West Water Street in
Edenton. Currently, the
nonprofit arts organiza
tion is housed in the South
Broad Street building that
is also home to the Eden
ton-Chowan Chamber of
Commerce and the Chow
an Tourism Development
offices.
CAC President Regan
Coxe said the organization
is “busting at the seams
and needs to move.”
In a mailing to CAC
members, Coxe an
nounced plans’for the start
of a “Friends of the Arts”
Campaign to raise funds
to cover the cost of the
hoped-for move.
She outlined the fol
lowing benefits for those
who love, participate in
and support the arts in our
conununity.
You will gain much
needed exhibit, reception
and workshop space to
better serve your love of
the arts.
You will have a great
potential rental space for
your special events. Rental
of the space would pro
duce income to assist the
CAC in offering more pro
gramming making it a win-
win situation.
You will experience ex
pansion and growth into
other artistic mediums
including music, poetry
readings, lectures, authors,
etc.
To give CAC members
and the public an op-
See CHERO,3A
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PHOTO
Anita Leotta,
Emma
Bonner and
Marianne
Miller, all
of Chowan
County,
participated
in Saturday’s
“March for
Our Lives”
protest in
Elizabeth
City. Similar
protests were
held across
the nation to
advocate for
changes to
gun laws and
safer schools.