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Evans named regional principal of the year
White Oak School principal
now eligible for state award
STAFF, SUBMITTED REPORTS
White Oak Elementary School
Principal Sheila Evans has been
selected as the Wells-Fargo North-
east Regional Principal of the Year.
The surprise announcement
was delivered Wednesday, Dec.
18, following the final note of a
Holiday concert at the school. In
addition to the students, staff, and
local dignitaries attending the con
cert, Superintendent Rob Jackson
surprised Mrs. Evans with the
presence of her family, pastors,
and former co-workers.
“Knowing how important her
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family, her church, and her friends
are to Mrs. Evans, I knew that she
would want them present along
with the students and teachers
to celebrate this special moment
with her,” Jackson said.
Among those helping celebrate
was Matthew Bristow-Smith, cur
rent state principal of the year. He
is principal of Edgecombe Early
College High School.
“As principal of a high school in
Edgecombe County, my most im
portant job it to put people in my
building who help others find the
magic in themselves,” he told the
students and audience.
“You know who else is good at
that? Your principal Mrs. Evans is
very good at finding teachers and
staff that help find the magic in
you,” he continued.
Evans is the 2019-2020 Eden
ton-Chowan Schools Principal of
the Year, an honor that the admin
istrators of the Edenton-Chowan
Schools system have awarded to
Evans four times during her ca
reer. She was previously selected
by her peers to serve as the Prin
cipal of the Year in 2005, 2011 and
2013. She was selected as Chow
an Middle School’s Teacher of the
NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON/CHOWAN HERALD
White Oak Principal Sheila Evans speaks Wednesday, Dec. 18, after
being named regional principal of the year at an event at the school.
See EVANS, A2
Walgreens
pays state
$1,500 fine
Edenton store fined for failing
price-scanner inspection
BY SUBMITTED REPORT
RALEIGH — The N.C. De
partment of Agriculture and
Consumer Services’ Standards
Division collected $1,500 in
fines from Walgreen’s at the
corner of North Broad Street
and Virginia Road in Eden
ton, because of excessive
price-scanner errors.
A total of 10 stores in 10
counties, including nearby
Hertford and Pasquotank coun
ties, paid fines.
“The price on the shelf and
the price at the register should
match,” said Agriculture
Commissioner Steve Troxler.
“Stores have a responsibility to
make sure their pricing is accu
rate, and most stores pass in
spection. Ones with errors face
See WALGREENS, A2
Fund helps
local Boy &
Girls Club
‘Boodie Fund’ honors former
Edenton mayor, Roland Vaughan
BY NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON
Editor
When Roland Vaughan
made the decision to not seek
another term as mayor of
Edenton, his family wanted
to do something meaningful
as a way to honor him.
His children, Har
ris Vaughan and Liza
Vaughan-Williams, worked
with Elizabeth Mitchell, exec
utive director of the Boys &
Girls Clubs of the Albemarle,
to set up a special fund that
is now accepting donations
from the public.
Known affectionately as
the “Boodie Fund,” the fami
ly nickname for Vaughan, the
siblings raised over $35,000
through private and corpo
rate donations. The fund
was announced Dec. 10, at a
reception held in Vaughan’s
honor after he presided over
See FUND, A2
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Joy found through line dancing
BY NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON
Editor
In the basement under the old
E.A. Swain school’s gym, sits the
newly renovated Chowan Coun
ty Senior Center.
In the fitness room, about 20
or so residents age 55 or older
gather every Monday and Friday
morning to line dance.
They also laugh and share sto
ries about their latest activities.
The group of about 25 people
have bonded over this dance
that first became popular as a
way to dance to the country mu
sic. But the Senior Center danc
ers have been seen line dancing
during Boogie on Broad or, as in
See DANCING, A2
Over 300 children served
at annual Day with Santa
BY NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON
Editor
The sounds of laughter could
be heard at the old D.F. Walker
gym on Friday.
Santa and his helpers dropped
off toys for families in need as
part of the Edenton-Chowan
Recreation Department’s annual
Day with Santa.
On Friday, over 100 families
Children participate in the Candy Walk Friday during A Day with
Santa in the old D.F. Walker gym.
Instructor
Judy Muir
(left) dances
with Gerald
Hall during
a recent
line-dancing
class at the
Chowan
County
Senior
Center.
— a total of about 300 kids —
were treated to games and food
as their parents or caregivers re
ceived a bag of goodies to take
home to help fill the space under
this year’s Christmas tree.
According to organizer Gwen
Brown, the event focuses on chil
dren ages 1 to 10, but they made
sure every child received pres-
See SANTA, A2
contested
Challengers file before deadline
for 2020 general election
BY STAFF REPORTS
All four of the region’s legisla
tive seats will be contested in next
year’s general election, thanks to
last-day filers on Friday.
Tess Judge, a Democrat from
Dare County, filed to run against
state Sen. Bob Steinburg, R-Chow-
an, in the 1st Senate District in the
November 2020 election.
Emily Bunch Nicholson, a
Democrat from Chowan, filed to
run against state Rep. Ed Good
win, R-Chowan, in the 1st House
District in next year’s general elec
tion.
The region’s other two leg-
j islative seats — in the 5th and
6th House districts — were al
ready contested. Keith Rivers of
Pasquotank is challenging How
ard Hunter, D-Hertford, in District
5. The winner will take on Repub
lican Donald Kirkland of Ahoskie.
Rob Rollason of Dare is chal
lenging state Rep. Bobby Hanig,
R-Currituck, in District 6. The win
ner of the 6th District primary will
face Democrat Tommy Fulcher of
Dare in the November election.
In Perquimans County, Demo
cratic incumbents Joseph Hoffler
and Charles Woodard and Repub
lican Kyle Jones are limning for
the three open seats on the Board
of Commissioners. Democratic
Register of Deeds Jacqueline Fri
erson is also running unopposed
for re-election.
There is a race for Perquimans
school board. Incumbents Leary
Winslow, Russell Lassiter and Ar
lene Yates are being challenged
for their seats by Joseph Silva.
See ELECTION, A2
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