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Perquimans, Chowan schools get $145K in digital learning grants
The public school districts in Chowan and Perquimans counties will receive a total of $145,000 in state grant funding to support digital learning practices. The grants are among the 11 approved by the State Board of Education earlier this month through the state’s Digital Learning Initiative that, according to a press release, “supports the development and dissemination of local innovative digital learning models.” The Edenton-Chowan Schools is one of seven...
Apex accept applications for Timbermill grants
The company building the 45-turbine wind farm on 6,300 acres in Chowan County is accepting applications from local nonprofits for its Timbermill Wind Community Grants program. Apex Energy said the company will consider applications that benefit the Chowan County community. “Throughout its development, Timbermill Wind has proudly supported Chowan County community organizations and looks forward to continuing that commitment as the project moves towards commercial operation,” the company said in...
Heritage association's Farm Fest offers step back in time
On Saturday, June 1, Chowan County residents got to step back in time a hundred years, experiencing what everyday life was like for rural people during the turn of the 20th century. The world was simpler back then, but it required a skill set that would render most 21st-century people virtually helpless. Heritage Farm Fest, an annual event held by the Chowan Heritage Association at its center on Morristown Road,...
Summer Reading Program to feature 'Brunch with the Author'
The Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library Summer Reading Program is almost here! Kicking off on June 18 at 10:30 a.m. with the Gary Shelton Magic Show, our summer calendar is full of exciting events for our young readers. On Tuesdays is our main event at 10:30 a.m. It’s open to all ages. On Wednesdays at 11 a.m.,...
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