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NEWS
Edenton Historical Commission honors two Women of
Distinction at luncheon - A7
COMMUNITY
Camp Cale raising funds to build second bunkhouse
-B3
NEWS
Superintedent Rob Jackson praises
food pantry and its volunteers - A8
UPCOMING
Due to space constraints, an article featuring this week’s Edenton town
council meeting will appear in the Nov. 6 edition.
Committee: Holmes to stay in Edenton
Joint committee selects bond
counsel during Tuesday meeting
BY MILES LAYTON
Staff writer
A joint committee of Edenton-
Chowan School board members
and Chowan County Commis
sioners has decided the location
of the high school project.
Tuesday, the joint committee
unanimously recommended that
John A. Holmes High School —
whether it is repaired, renovated
or replaced — remain at its
HALLOWEEN
Destination Downtown Edenton in
vites the little ones, dressed in their
Halloween finest, to join them and
our downtown merchants for trick-
or-treating starting at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 31.
In conjunction with trick-or-treating, Lit
erary Haunted House Halloween will be
held at the Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library, 106 W. Water St., Edenton.
Over 300
cast their
ballots
Early voting ends Friday for
Edenton town council election
BY MILES LAYTON
Staff writer
ROME — Mark Thesier,
Chowan Herald’s man on the
ground in Europe, has posted
photos to social media that sug
gest interest in Edenton’s munic
ipal election has spread across
the pond.
Thesier visited Spain and Italy
in recent days and noted the
“groundswell of support” for
Hackney High Jr., who is running
uncontested for town council in
the Nov. 5 election.
For those Europeans reading
the Chowan Herald, November’s
ballot will feature a three-way
race for Edenton mayor be
tween Jacqueline Hardy-Las
siter, a local business owner, and
councilmen Jimmy Stallings and
Steve Biggs, who serves as
mayor pro-tem.
Edenton also will have a race
for 2nd Ward councilor between
Tray Taylor and incumbent
See BALLOTS, A5
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Reporting from the Chowan Her
ald's European desk, Mark The
sier has noted the groundswell
of support overseas for the can
didates seeking to office in
Edenton's municipal election.
Early voting ends Friday and
Nov. 5 is election day.
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current site in Edenton.
“We have listened to the peo
ple and those who spoke at the
forums, who want the high
school to remain where it is, and
that is important to me,” Board
of Education Chairman Gene
Jordan said.
Commissioner Don Faircloth
made the motion that was sec
onded by BOE member Ricky
Browder to recommend that the
location for the high school re
main the same.
“An overall majority of people
that I’ve talked to are in favor of
See EDENTON, A2
PHOTO COURTESY KIM ULLOM
A fan celebrates a touchdown at a recent John A. Holmes High School varsity football game.
Aces pride is community pride
Homecoming is Nov. 1
BY MILES LAYTON
Staff writer
Supporting a high school
football program helps busi
ness growth and fosters com
munity spirit.
Friday nights, folks come to
Edenton to see the hometown
team play — win! A strong
football program contributes
to that sense of pride shared by
the Aces’ nation.
“When more people attend
high school games, the more
the students want to play,”
Principal Steve Wood said.
“Holmes brings out a family
friendly atmosphere, and the
community support has been
wonderful. I’d love to see the
stands full at every game.”
There is a strong vibe in the
air this season — team is unde
feated 8-0, 3-0 in the Albemarle
Athletic Conference — ranked
third in the state for 1A
schools.
Emergency service personnel recognized
Honorees include volunteer EMS
squad, deputies, firefighter
BY NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON
Editor
The community recognized
the contributions made by emer
gency service personnel Thurs
day at American Legion Post 40.
The annual appreciation ban
quet for Chowan County emer
gency services is sponsored by
the Post 40 family. The John A.
Holmes High School JROTC
served the food.
Chowan County Sheriff
Deputy and EMT Heather
See EMERGENCY, A3
keeping it where it is,” Faircloth
said.
Commissioner Ron Cum
mings said he’s talked to a lot
people in the northern end of the
county — some like the high
school in town, some don’t —
but most folks agree that the
school needs to be replaced.
School board will discuss,
possibly adopt, the joint commit
tee’s recommendation and is
poised to approve hiring a con
struction manager that is needed
STAFF REPORT
The John A Holmes High
School Homecoming Parade
will start at 4:15 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 1, at the waterfront and
will travel up Broad Street to
the high school.
Show your Aces price and
celebrate Homecoming 2019.
The parade is sponsored by
Aces Booster Club.
The Aces varsity football
team will host Manteo for the
Homecoming game later that
night. Kickoff is scheduled
Manteo (8-1, 3-0 AAC) will
be playing the Aces at 7:30 p.m.
Friday — Homecoming! The
John A. Holmes High School
Homecoming Parade will start
at 4:15 p.m. Friday at the wa-
D.F. Walker honored
National agencies recognize
school for high progress
STAFF, SUBMITTED REPORTS
Edenton-Chowan Schools is
proud to announce D.F.
Walker Elementary School
was named North Carolina’s
National Title I Distinguished
School in the category of high
for 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7.
The homecoming king and
queen will be crowned at
halftime. The court includes:
* Freshmen: (Donell) DJ
Capehart, Shamiya Leary;
* Sophomores: Nyquan
Twine, Daniyiah Bunch;
* Juniors: Cameron Grim-
stead, Camilia Miles;
* Seniors: Parker Clayton,
Richardo Riddick, (Mitjonta)
Jonta Stanley, Hutch Win-
borne, Charleah Beasley,
Yadi Chavez, Megan Gainey
and Ashley Rose.
terfront and will travel up
Broad Street to the high
school.
300 Club
See PRIDE, A2
progress.
The announcement came
Thursday, during the North
Carolina Association of Com
pensatory Educators Confer
ence (NCACE) in Greensboro.
The award is sponsored by
The National Association of
State Title I Directors
See WALKER, A5
Town zones
make old
things new
Redevelopment encouraged in
Oakum, Moseley neighborhoods
BY MILES LAYTON
Staff writer
Long ago, London had many
neighborhoods, particularly in
the west end, that were falling
into mqjor disrepair. Houses and
flats, that had been built during
the Victorian era and earlier,
were in ruins, an echo of their
former glory.
Same was true, with Wheeling,
West Virginia — a town that
traces its lineage to the 1790s.
Big and small, both towns cre
ated redevelopment zones so as
not only to save homes in af
fected neighborhoods, but to
preserve history.
Edenton too has its redevelop
ment zones that are transform
ing the town so it doesn’t be
come one of those dreary
stopovers places along 1-264 that
forces Tarheel prodigal sons to
exclaim aloud when rolling up
the car windows while passing a
shuttered house on a shady
street, “What the freak happened
to this town?”
Several years ago, Mayor
Roland Vaughan and Town
Council established two neigh
borhood redevelopment zones.
“The Oakum Street Neighbor
hood Redevelopment Zone and
the Moseley Street Neighbor
hood Redevelopment Zone were
established to help improve the
quality of housing in these neigh
borhoods that were battling
blight,” Town Manager Anne
Marie Knighton said. “The
process to establish was long
and arduous and required a great
deal of planning and community
See ZONES, A6
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Edenton-
Chowan Res
cue Squad Unit
3, Deputy
Heather
Matthews,
Edenton fire-
fighter Thomas
Allen Hughes
and Deputy
Joseph Saez
were honored
during the
Emergency Ser
vices Apprecia
tion Banquet
Thursday at
American Le
gion Post 40.