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Steamers win 3rd in row over River City Skippers, 7-3
ELIZABETH CITY — Saturday night, June 22, at Knobbs Creek Park in Elizabeth City was a perfect evening for baseball. A larger-than-usual crowd came out for the third matchup between the hometown River City Skippers and Old North State League-leading Edenton Steamers. The fans were rewarded with a tight and exciting contest, with the Steamers holding a slim 1-run advantage into the 8th inning. The game was then sealed by the bat of Edenton second baseman Caden Rector. The junior at Chowan University lined a...
See your life through God’s eyes. It'll change everything
Worship comes down to exalting, adoring and obeying God. Unless one spends time looking at God, how can one hear His voice in order to obey it? Many people say they never see God, yet they never look for Him. In Revelation, John is told to “come up here” to see from God’s point of view. What John saw there has mesmerized and perplexed humanity for 2,000 years. A vision of who God is can change everything! ...
Letter: Town not even-handed in response to protesters of Confederate monument (copy)
When it seems like journalistic integrity has hit an all-time low, we see being published in The Daily Advance and Chowan Herald op-ed letters from Rod Phillips that hit a new all-time low, surprising even for your publications. Phillips called out the Edenton town manager and a leading citizen of Edenton as liars. At least that it how it appeared. The town has actually been a little less even-handed when...
James Edward "Jimmy" Yates
James Edward "Jimmy" Yates, 93, of 112 Barker Street, died Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in The Lodge of Rocky Mount. Mr. Yates was born in Beulah, Virginia on October 25, 1930, and was the son of the late Julius Alfred Yates and Mildred Proctor Yates Zanavich. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Dorothy Eason Yates, and their son, James Edward Yates, Jr., and two sisters, Margaret Yates Brickhouse and Shirley Ann Yates Tagmyer. A retired heavy equipment operator with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, he was a faithful member...
Chowan man wins $130K jackpot with $1 Cash 5 ticket
EDENTON — A Chowan County man turned a $1 Cash 5 ticket into a $130,000 jackpot win in the North Carolina Education Lottery Thursday night. Dean Heffernan of Edenton told lottery officials Friday said he had long dreamed of winning a big lottery prize. Thursday night, that dream became a reality when the $1 Quick Pick ticket Heffernan bought at the Speedway on Virginia Road turned out to be a prize winner. ...
Cooper praises Edenton officials for town-produced film on 20th anniversary of Isabel recovery efforts
RALEIGH — Edenton officials were recognized by Gov. Roy Cooper at the Governor's Mansion on Thursday for last year's town-produced documentary on Hurricane Isabel detailing the 20-year anniversary of the town's recovery from the 2003 storm. Edenton Mayor Hackney High and Public Information Officer Tyler Newman were among Cooper's guests at a reception that also included representatives from a number of Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, or VOADs, who were being recognized for their efforts helping communities recover from storms and natural disasters. ...
Chowan OKs budget with tax hike, puts rec bond on ballot
Chowan commissioners have adopted a $21.3 million budget for 2024-25 that raises the county tax rate by 3 cents to provide more funding for schools, emergency medical services and the county library. Commissioners also agreed Monday to place a $15 million recreation bond on the November ballot. If voters approve the referendum, the county tax rate again would have to rise, but likely not until the 2025-26 fiscal year. Under...
Hartman: Love remains after faith becomes sight, hope realized
According to professors of psychiatry C. Sue Carter and Stephen W. Porges, love is a vital phenomenon that influences every aspect of our lives. Humans cannot thrive without loving relationships, even if all basic needs are met. Over the past few weeks, we have studied Paul’s words to the church at Corinth, as recorded in I Corinthians 13:1-13. As we approach the end of the chapter, Paul emphasizes that when he was a child, he thought and reasoned like a child. But when he became...
Ambrosio-Reyes presented COA President's Service Cup
The president of College of The Albemarle’s Student Government Association and a student at COA-Edenton-Chowan is this year’s recipient of the President’s Service Cup, the most prestigious honor presented to graduating students at the college. Damaris Ambrosio-Reyes received the award during the college’s graduation ceremony on May 8 at COA-Elizabeth City. The award “recognizes excellence in the classroom and significant service contributions to the college, activities, and local community,” according to a press release. ...
Ambrosio-Reyes presented COA President's Service Cup
The president of College of The Albemarle’s Student Government Association and a student at COA-Edenton-Chowan is this year’s recipient of the President’s Service Cup, the most prestigious honor presented to graduating students at the college. Damaris Ambrosio-Reyes received the award during the college’s graduation ceremony on May 8 at COA-Elizabeth City. The award “recognizes excellence in the classroom and significant service contributions to the college, activities, and local community,” according to a press release. ...
McArthur completes Chief Deputies Leadership Institute
Chief Deputy John McArthur of the Chowan County Sheriff’s Office has earned a diploma from the first-ever Chief Deputies’ Leadership Institute. The Chief Deputies’ Leadership Institute is a 100-hour, three-week course of instruction held over 12 months. During the course, which was held in Durham, McArthur received training in a number of areas related to becoming a more effective sheriff’s administrator. Students learned proper procedures for handling officer-involved shootings and...
Willie Mays: A winner in every sense of the word
This is a column about a winner. I could discuss the NBA, the NHL or the UFL all of whom just crowned or are about to crown new champions. Instead, I want to write about a fella who won the World Series 70 years ago. A gentleman they call the “Say Hey Kid.” Willie Mays passed away on Tuesday and, while I’m not one to often discuss baseball, Mays was...
Orr column: Fried zucchini takes basic cacio e pepe dish to new level
I love summer for the fresh locally grown produce. I no longer have my vegetable garden after selling the Inn, but I do have my herb gardens. I can also find local produce at our farmers market as well as at Bunch’s farm stand, and many other stands that pop up throughout our area. With a dozen zucchini on hand the other day I was mulling over ideas for a...
Tobias column: Arrival of fireflies sparks dreams of summer lights
Last night, a tiny glow flitted about our lace hydrangeas. It was the first firefly of the year. Summer is here, as Robert Frost wrote, in “Fireflies in the Garden,” in 1921: Here come real stars to fill the upper skies, And here on earth come emulating flies, ...
Sanford column: God can satisfy spiritual thirst
Can you remember when you were thirstiest? Maybe it was when you were younger going to play basketball with your friends. Maybe it was when you took a drive. My thirstiest time was when I was turkey hunting. We had just moved to Texas and I was hunting on public land. In my excitement I had forgotten to study the map and, after an unsuccessful hunt, I got lost. ...
Letter: Social districts' 'success' won't help us address ills caused by alcohol abuse
Social districts’ ‘success’ won’t help us address ills caused by alcohol abuse Ten years ago when I moved to Edenton, the biggest issue on the table was whether there would be a hotdog stand down by the waterfront. In 10 years the venues have changed so much. As the alcoholic venues began to grow, I asked then Councilman Hackney High in 2020, how changes to them could be made. He...
Edenton residents recommend flood mitigation projects
A citizens committee is recommending the town expand bulkheads along Edenton’s shoreline, declare conservation zones to combat shoreline erosion, and construct a “living shoreline” along several areas as ways to reduce or mitigate flooding after storms. The committee, formed under the auspices of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program, wrapped up its work on June 12, making suggestions for several projects that residents believe could reduce the threat of flooding in the event of storms. ...
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...
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