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Taylor Theater re-opens for second act
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
On Thursday, July 5, the
Taylor Theater will open
its doors to the community
for a sneak preview of the
national premiere of Ant
Man starting at 7 p.m. The
following day will mark the
official reopening of the be
loved movie theater that the
community came together
to save.
Belinda Respass, who
with her husband Ryan will
own and operate the movie
theater, said they are really
looking forward to seeing
that happen.
“We are very grateful for
everyone’s support in mak
ing this possible,” she said,
“and we can’t wait to be
open!”
Belinda said that mov
iegoers will find a summer
schedule filled with mati
nees seven days a week with
four shows a day except on
Sundays when there will be
three. Matinee tickets will
sell for $6 each for adults
and children. Regular ticket
prices will be $6 for children
and $8 for adults.
Along with Ant Man, also
showing at the Taylor start
ing Friday will be the In-
credibles 2. Both superhero-
themed movies are family
friendly.
Complementing the mov
ies on the screens will be
new food options including
White Castle hamburgers,
cheeseburgers, jalapeno
cheeseburgers and chicken
filet sandwiches, in addition
to more traditional conces
sions like freshly popped
popcorn in the Taylor’s
brand new popcorn ma
chine.
The opening will mark
the completion of a process
that began last November
when a standing room only
group of community leaders
and citizens met to discuss
a plan to attract investors
who would be willing to
contribute to an effort to re
store and reopen the popu
lar movie theater located in
Edenton’s downtown.
In March, local residents
expressed excitement when
the familiar Taylor Theater
marquee’s lights once again
lit up the night sky. Typical
of comments heard was this
one posted on Facebook by
Teresa Forward - “Excited
to see that sign light up
again!”
And on June 22, the mes
sage everyone had been
waiting for appeared on the
marquee. “Okay, friends,
we’re are excited to an-
nounce that we have an
opening date, Friday, July
6.”
Along with the restored
marquee, the terra cotta
face of the movie theater
has been redone courtesy
of a facade grant secured
by Destination Down-
See TAYLOR, 2A
MILES
LAYTON/
CHOWAN
HERALD
Locally
owned
and
operated,
thanks to
the good
people of
Chowan
County,
Taylor
Theater
opens its
doors for
a second
act on
Friday.
Jones
won’t
run for
judge
BY PETER WILLIAMS
For the Chowan Herald
Perquimans County
Commissioner Kyle Jones
will not run for a District
Court judgeship this year.
Jones, 32, expressed an
interest earlier this year.
He would have faced
Judge Meader Harriss.
Harriss is seeking his sec
ond term.
The deadline to file is
Friday and Jones made his
announcement Wednes
day evening.
“I wanted to take all
the time the law gave me
to pray about it and come
to a decision. I’m grateful
for the sound advice of a
few mentors.
See JONES, 2A
Wind energy
developer to
possibly sell
From Staff Reports
The Virginia-based
wind energy company
seeking permits to build
a 40-turbine wind farm
in Chowan County could
potentially be sold to an
other company, a wind
industry pubheation re
ported recently. Dahvi
Wilson, senior director
of public affairs for Apex
King
sworn-in
as chief
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Edenton’s new police
chief, Henry King, was
sworn in on June 26 in a spe
cial ceremony held in the
Town Council chambers.
Secretary of State Elaine
Marshall administered the
oath.
Surrounded by family,
friends and town officials
as well as professional col
leagues, King, who came to
Edenton after serving with
the Rocky Mount Police De
partment, characterized his
new position as the realiza
tion of a dream.
“I set a goal several years
ago when I was interviewed
by the Rocky Mount Police
Department,” King said. “My
goal that I set for myself was
to become a police chief.
Through strong praying and
believing in my Lord and
Savior, being mentored and
learning from several dif
ferent chiefs in and around
this state, and having a con
nection with the commu
nity that I love and serve, I
EDITOR’S NOTE - HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
Editor’s Note:
Due to an early press deadline commonly •
associated with a holiday, the Chowan
Herald was published Monday. The good
news is that if you are reading this Tuesday,
then you got your newspaper early.
The bad news, if this is bad news for those
special folks who wait with bated breath to
read about the Chowan County Commis
sion, the story about that meeting will
appear in the next edition, July 11.
Fourth of July coverage will also appear in
the July 11th edition.
The holiday begins at 10 a.m. for the
traditional reading of the Declaration of
Independence on the Courthouse Green by
the marble statue of Joseph Hewes, who
signed the document on behalf of North
Carolina. District Court Judge Meader Har
riss will read the document that changed
the world.
Speaking of the Fourth of July, food vendors
among others will begin setting up around
lOish Wednesday morning downtown and
there will be a LOT of things to do that
afternoon. As to the Chowan-Edenton
Optimist’s Club's fireworks, maybe get
there early so as to stake out a spot before
it gets dark around 9 p.m. so you don’t
miss the big show. Last note, some dogs
aren't exactly keen on fireworks, so maybe
be kind and leave them behind safe and
sound.
Change of Command
REBECCA BUNCH/CHOWAN HERALD
Jasmine King attaches his new police badge to her husband’s shirt during the swearing in ceremony for Police
Chief Henry King. The ceremony took place last week in the town council chambers before a group of family,
friends and professional colleagues.
stand before you today as
the Chief of Police for the
Town of Edenton. And I re
ally appreciate the love and
support in this room.”
King said it was from his
mentor and former chief,
James C. Moore, that he
learned — by words and ac
tions — the most important
aspects of becoming a po
lice chief. They included:
Leadership — the chief
is out front, setting the pace
for a task and ensuring the
quality and completeness
of the work. A chief must
set high expectations for
his or her team and ensure
that they are met. If a chief
ever settles for less, then he
is setting a new, lower stan
dard.
Chiefs must be the undis
puted subject matter experts
in their field of expertise in
order to train, develop and
mentor their junior person
nel. Always work to stay at
the top of your chosen pro
fession, he said.
Chiefs are team builders.
It takes integrated team-
work to get the job done.
A chief must develop and
train his entire team to be as
effective as possible, so that
together the mission can be
See KING, 6A
See WIND, 2A
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BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Based on Diane Swan-
ner’s photo from Chowan
Beach, it appears as if the
algae is returning.
Swanner’s photo was tak
en on Sunday, four houses
south of Arrowhead Beach
within eyesight of Colerain’s
beach and the mouth of
Keel Creek.
Colleen Karl, spokes
woman for the Chowan-
Edenton Environmental
“Hot, hot weather with no rain is not going to
be helpful - we may likely see more pockets of
blue-greens developing”
Colleen Karl
Chowan-Edenton Environmental Group
spokeswoman
PHOTO BY DIANE SWANNER
NC Department of Environmental Quality officials are
analyzing samples taken from the Chowan River to
determine if the blue-green algae, which plagued county
shores last summer, is present again this season.
Group, said algal blooms
have been reported recently
at Chowan and Arrowhead
beaches. She said the state
Department of Environmen ¬
tal Quality will be analyzing
a sample that was collected
last week. The EPA will be
See ALGAE, 2A
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