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2A THE CHOWAN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2,2018 Edenton earns accolades in ‘Main Streets’ contest From staff reports The national small busi ness movement' Indepen dent We Stand, announces the quarterfinalists, includ ing Downtown Edenton, in the 2018 “America’s Main Streets” contest. As the lifeblood of our cities and towns, Main Streets play an important role in the long-term suc cess of communities and help build a sense of place. Independent We Stand invites the public to vote for their favorite quarterfi nalist and move a deserv ing Main Street one step closer to the grand prize of $25,000. “We are in our third year of the contest and are so happy to see the passion and pride these nominees have for their Main Streets and the local businesses that keep them alive. Now it’s time for consumers to show their support and vote again to move their fa vorites into the semifinals,” said Independent We Stand co-founder Bill Brunelle. “Our theme this year is ‘Lo cal Memories. Lasting Im pact.’ and this group is a ter rific example of the unique experiences and economic benefits shopping local can have on a community.” Semifinalist voting began Monday at MainStreetCon- test.com and runs through May 27. To vote for “America’s Main Streets” semifinalists, visit MainStreetContest. com. The top 10 semifi nalists will be announced May 28. The winner of the 2018 “America’s Main Streets” contest will be an nounced June 4 followed by a “Main Streets Make Us Better” celebration on the Fourth of July, when the winner will announce how the prize money will be utilized. Contest prizes include: ■ $25,000 grand prize ■ STIHL Equipment Certificate for $1,000 worth of STIHL equipment good at any STIHL dealer in the U.S. ■ Do it Best Corp. $500. shopping spree ■ PPG Paints $500 shop ping spree ■ Public relations and social media recognition ■ Special plaque for winner to proudly display In other news, Destina tion Downtown Edenton, Inc. has been designated as an accredited Main Street America program for meet ing rigorous performance standards set by the Na tional Main Street Center. Each year, the National Main Street Center and its Coordinating Program “Our theme this year is local Memories. Lasting Impact. ’ and this group is a terrific example of the unique experiences and economic benefits shopping local can have on a community.” Bill Brunelle Independent We Stand co-founder partners announce the list of accredited Main Street America programs in rec ognition of their exemplary commitment to preserva tion-based economic de velopment and community revitalization through the Main Street Approach. “We are thrilled to hon or this year’s 829 nation ally accredited Main Street America programs for their commitment to preserva tion-based economic de velopment and the revital ization of their commercial districts,” said Patrice Frey, President & CEO of the Na tional Main Street Center. “The power of Main Street shrines across the coun try through these vibrant communities, who have all worked to generate im pressive economic returns, preserve community char acter, and celebrate local history.” In 2017 alone, Main Street America programs gener ated $4.48 billion in local investment, helped open 6,211 net new businesses, generated 30,294 net new jobs, catalyzed the reha bilitation of 8,737 historic buildings, and clocked 2.7 million volunteer hours. The performance of Des tination Downtown Eden ton, Inc. is evaluated annu ally by the North Carolina Main Street program, which works in partnership with the National Main Street Center to identify the lo cal programs that meet ten national performance stan dards. Evaluation criteria de termines the communities that are building compre hensive and sustainable revitalization efforts and include standards such as fostering strong public-pri vate partnerships, docu menting programmatic progress, and actively pre serving historic buildings. Bertie sheriff candidate Bowen disqualified ■ Edenton attorney says residency a ‘serious matter’ BY THADD WHITE For the Chowan Herald WINDSOR — The Bertie County Board of Elections found Adrian Bowen not to be a resident of Bertie County. The board conducted a hearing on April 17 in which they heard a challenge from Vivian Clark, who challenged Bowen’s residency, and there fore qualification to seek the office of sheriff. Clark filed an affidavit say ing while Bowen changed his home address to 110 East Robin Lane in Wind sor, he still owned a resi dence in Elizabeth City (504 Troy Drive) and his wife and daughter still resided in Pas quotank County. Edenton attorney, Paul “Faison” Winborne, who served with distinction as legal counsel for Clark, de scribed the issue as a “seri ous matter.” He said sheriff’s have a separate statute re quiring them to be a resident of the County they are run ning in for one year prior to the general election. This is to make sure the sheriff, the chief law enforcement offi cer in the county, is known to the people, and known by the people. “We are pleased with the outcome,” said Winborne of Dixon and Thompson Attor neys at Law. “These types of cases are fact specific; each one is different relying on its own set of facts.” Prior to joining Dixon and Thompson in 2016, Win borne had been practicing law in Raleigh for 28 years in every level of state court including District Court, Su perior Court and the N.C. Court of Appeals, as well as Federal Court including the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and before the Social Security Administration. He has ex tensive experience in Fam ily Law, civil litigation, wills and estates as well as bank ruptcy. During Winborne’s closing remarks he offered this ob servation about how a wall wasn’t built by one brick, but he believed the bricks in Bowen’s case made it clear he was not a resident of Bertie County by November of last year as would be required by state law. “In law school we learn the cliche that one brick doesn’t make a wall,” he said. “You have to build brick upon brick and soon you have something. That’s what happened here. The Board heard all parties and looked at all of the documents pre sented. His self serving claim that he was a resident didn’t make sense in light of the statements by him — that he spent 3-4 nights in Bertie Co — and his wife’s affidavit that he stayed 2-3 nights in Elizabeth City, and the other evidence. It just didn’t add up.” During Bowen’s closing, he spoke of being a resi dent of Bertie County and had been since April 2016. Bowen said he voted in the 2016 Presidential Election in Bertie County, which would have required him to be a resident. “I’ve never seen anywhere where my wife and child have to move here at the same time I do,” he said. Bowen stated he intended to appeal the decision. Smith said he would get him copies of the state statutes to outline the appeal process. Thodd Witte is editor of the Bertie Ledger-Advance. Crimewatch CHOWAN COUNTY SHER IFF’S OFFICE ARRESTS ■ April 26 — Prudencio Moran Montalvo, 42, of Virginia Road, was arrested on a felony charge of breaking and entering and a misde meanor count of communicating threats. ■ April 26 — Rick Elston Parks Jr., 26, of Green Road, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of failure to pay child support. INCIDENTS ■ April 23 — Breaking and en tering and communicating threats on Virginia Road. ■ April 21—Willful and wanton injury to personal property and lar ceny of property (receiving stolen goods) on Jehu Road in Belvidere. ■ April 19 — Breaking and/or entering and injury to real property on Virginia Road. ■ April 16 — Credit card fraud in Edenton. ■ April 15 — Unauthorized use of a motor-propelled conveyance and larceny of property (receiving stolen goods) on Macedonia Road. ELECTIONS Continued from 1A tions, which means that a voter must be registered as a party member in order to vote in that party’s primary. Unaffiliated voters, however, can participate in the primary of their choice. The only candidates ap pearing on the ballot are for the challenged offices within the party. The two premier races on the ballot are the Senate and House races for District 1 which features Republican candidates from Chowan County — NC Senate can didate Bob Steinburg and NC House candidate Ed Goodwin who faces Can dace Hunter of Perquimans County. The Democratic side of the ledger for NC Senate 1 has D. Cole Phelps as the solo can didate since Richard James was disqualified because he failed to meet the required residency requirements. Republican primary for 3rd Congressional District too is heated between three candidates — Scott Dacey, Phil Law and incumbent Walter Jones, Jr. No Demo crat filed for to run in that race. Winners in North Carolina primary elections must win by at least 40 percent of the vote plus one. If no candidate reaches that figure, a runoff election must be held. Northeastern North Caro lina is about midway through early voting that started April 19 and ends May 5. Election officials across five counties in region reported Friday that more than 2,700 voters had cast ballots through Fri day, including both mail-in ballots and in-person voting at the counties’ election of fices. With the exception of Pasquotank County, where Democratic and Republican RESULTS ■ Due to the press deadline, results will not be published in the May 9 edition. ■ However, please see the Chowan Herald’s Facebook page or Twitter feed to learn the immediate results which will be published not only in the Daily Advance the day after the election, but within the Chowan Herald at a later date. voters are both deciding contested sheriff’s prima ries, more Republican than Democratic ballots have been cast. As of Friday in Chowan County, there were 294 votes cast. Of the 70 unaffiliated ballots cast, 59 were Republi can ballots and only 11 were Democratic ballots. BULLDOGS Continued from 1A The marble and ornate decor made even the bathrooms look fancy. The Library of Congress featured the names of famous authors, such as Shakespeare, carved on the walls near the ceiling. There were also lots of mosaics. The facility is home to several exhibits, including one on Aztecs and other indigenous tribes of North and South America and one about World War I. The tour of the Capitol included watching a video about the famous building and an audio tour highlight ing the statues and paintings there. Some students and their chaper ones had to wait for a replacement bus to arrive to take them home. The bus that took them there suffered from mechanical issues on the way to Washington, D.C. After a fun-filled day, the group went home, stopping for dinner along PHOTO BY JOY HARVILL That’s not James Wilkes Booth within Ford’s Theatre, but Nelson Spear, a chaperon and local pharmacist. the way. In a message to parents, principal John Lassiter said the students had a Therefore, He made mothers. Honor the amazing mother whom Cod made for you. 311 S Broad Street Edenton, NC call or text 252.482.3525 good time. They were glad the weath er cooperated for this once-in-a-life- time opportunity. CHOWAN HERALD (USPS 106-380) Vol. 83, No. 18 Published Every Wednesday Cooke Communications North Carolina, LLC Entered as a second-class matter August 30,1934 at the Post Of fice of Edenton, North Carolina, under Act of March 3, 1870. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily Advance home delivery area $27* (Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, parts of Gates) Elsewhere in continental United States $46 *Plus applicable, sales tax. Activation fee of $1.99 will be collected with all new subscriptions. Deactivation fees may apply for early cancellation. POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: The Chowan Herald • P.O. Box 207 • Edenton, NC 27932 Telephone: (252) 482-2623 Fax: (252) 482-4410 mlayton@ncweeklies.com Recycle this newspaper. - ————————-
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