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Edenton, Chowan to meet with SAGA on Hotel Hinton project
EDENTON — Town and Chowan County officials are scheduled to meet next month with representatives of the owners of the Hotel Hinton to discuss the company’s next steps to starting long-delayed renovations to the property. Edenton Town Manager Corey Gooden told Town Council last week the town had had two meetings with representatives of SAGA Construction and development, the estate development company that purchased the Hotel Hinton property years ago with the intent of developing it into a tourist hotel. ...
Tyrrell students win JCOB essay contest
The Jewish Community of the OBX and the Unitarian Universalist Community of the OBX held a joint Yom Hashoah Memorial Service on Friday, May 3, 2024 commemorating those killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust. Besides reading the names of those who perished, the JCOB sponsored an essay contest. This year, JCOB received 30 essays […] The post Tyrrell students win JCOB essay contest appeared first on The Coastland Times.
Albemarle Championship to be held May 23-25 in Perquimans County
HERTFORD, N.C. (WNCT) — Registration is still underway for the Albemarle Championship, which will be held May 23-25 at Albemarle Plantation in Hertford in Perquimans County. You can click here for more information, including registration, course layout and the tournament. The field is limited to 132 professionals and is part of the GoPro Tour. Below […]
Group honors Chowan's Civil War dead at Confederate statue
More than a dozen people gathered at Edenton’s Confederate Monument last week for a wreath-laying ceremony to honor the nearly 50 Confederate soldiers from Chowan County who died in the Civil War. The brief service, the third such observance of Confederate Memorial Day, was sponsored by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. It featured the placing of a wreath at the base of the monument and the reading of the names of 47 Confederate veterans who died in combat or from other causes during the four...
Perquimans NAACP criticizes school board on track naming
HERTFORD — The Perquimans NAACP is calling on the county Board of Education to honor what it says is a six-year-old commitment to name without conditions the high school’s new athletic track for the first woman and first African American ever to chair the county Board of Commissioners. In a May 4th open letter to Perquimans County residents, the local NAACP chapter said the school board voted unanimously in April 2018 to name the athletic track at the Perquimans County High School Athletic Complex, once...
FOCUS Broadband brings high-speed internet to New Hope, Woodland Church roads
Residents and businesses located near New Hope and Woodland Church roads can now sign up to receive high-speed internet from FOCUS Broadband. The company is installing high-speed fiber optic lines throughout Perquimans County. The new service will provide residents with internet speeds as fast as 1 gigabit and should continue through the summer. Construction is currently underway in additional areas of New Hope. ...
Perquimans NAACP criticizes school board on track naming
The Perquimans NAACP is calling on the county Board of Education to honor what it says is a six-year-old commitment to name without conditions the high school’s new athletic track for the first woman and first African American ever to chair the county Board of Commissioners. In a May 4th open letter to Perquimans County residents, the local NAACP chapter said the school board voted unanimously in April 2018 to name the athletic track at the Perquimans County High School Athletic Complex, once it was...
Edenton Tea Party Chapter of DAR installs new officers
Edenton’s Tea Party Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution installed a slate of new leaders on May 8. Betty Corbin, state organizing secretary of the North Carolina State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, presided over the installation event. The new leaders are Bonnie Henn, chapter regent; Kay Caveney, first vice regent; Nicole Dalton, second vice regent; Clara King, chaplain; Melanie Gibbs, recording and corresponding secretary; Kim Gongwer,...
🚧 Road Work Update on US 64 and NC 94 in Tyrrell County, NC
The time displayed is local to the original 511 traffic site in North Carolina. Local transportation agencies have reported that contractors are currently undertaking significant roadwork along US 64 and NC 94 in Tyrrell County, NC. This construction project involves the replacement of a damaged island in the median and the repair of asphalt across both lanes. Motorists are advised to exercise caution and expect potential delays when traveling through this section. The work being done is crucial for maintaining safe driving conditions and improving the overall infrastructure of the local road system. Drivers should plan for alternative routes if possible and allow extra time for their journey through the affected areas of US 64 and NC 94.
Parker-White column: School board must honor vote to name track for Wiggins
Editor’s note: This column is an open letter addressed to the citizens of Perquimans County. In 2018, the Perquimans County Board of Education voted to name, posthumously, the future track at the Perquimans County Athletic Complex in honor or Capt. M. Shirley Wiggins, USN (Ret.). In anticipation of the track’s March 2024 grand opening celebration, there was a rumor in the community that the track would not be named after...
Town to host blood drive with Blood Connection May 31
The town of Edenton will sponsor a blood drive in Town Council Chambers’ overflow room later this month to boost local blood supplies. The blood drive, a partnership with The Blood Connection, will take place from noon until 5 p.m. on Friday, May 31. In addition to knowing they’ve done something good for their neighbors, donors will receive $50 in rewards from The Blood Connection. “This is a great way...
Three ENC counties part of group getting funds to practice youth alcohol, tobacco, drug use prevention
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the distribution of $6,250,000 to seven counties to provide youth substance use prevention within their communities. NCDHHS applied for and was awarded the funding through the U. S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, as part of its National Drug Control Strategy. North […]
Residents sue Tyrrell County over ‘Faithful Slaves’ monument at courthouse
COLUMBIA, N.C. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks the removal of a Confederate monument marked as “in appreciation of our faithful slaves” from outside of a North Carolina county courthouse. The Concerned Citizens of Tyrrell County, a civic group focused on issues facing local Black residents, and several of its members filed the […]
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