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Letter: TDA covered Coast Guard Marathon well
I want to thank The Daily Advance of its coverage of Elizabeth City's Coast Guard Marathon weekend. It was gratifying to read so many positive comments from the runners about a well-organized run and how much they and the visitors enjoyed their time here in our city. JEFFREY A. MILLS Elizabeth City
Clayton: Eastern NC key for Dems in fall
President Donald Trump defeated then candidate Joe Biden in North Carolina in the 2020 presidential election by 1.4%, or roughly 74,000 votes. Anderson Clayton, chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, is hoping to flip that script in a Biden-Trump rematch this November, and believes eastern North Carolina is key to the effort. Clayton, who’s in the midst of a tour of rural counties in the eastern part of the state, reminded about 50 local Democrats at the Pasquotank courthouse earlier this week that they’ve...
Hertford must pay electric supplier additional $168K
The town of Hertford must pay its electric supplier $168,139 over the next two years because of higher-than-anticipated energy costs in 2022. The city of Elizabeth City and the town of Edenton also must pay the N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency almost $2.1 million and $715,020, respectively, because of those added costs. That’s because NCEMPA, which is the electric supplier for the three municipalities, has an agreement with Duke Energy...
EC's past-due audit has 6 material weaknesses, gets 'clean opinion'
The city of Elizabeth City’s failure to submit its 2021-22 financial audit on time to the Local Government Commission is among the six material weaknesses identified in an independent auditor’s report. Despite those weaknesses, the audit received an unmodified or “clean” opinion, according to an accountant from the accounting firm PB Mares. An unmodified opinion or “clean” is the highest level of assurance awarded to an audit and shows the auditor’s confidence that the city’s financial statements fairly present its financial results, financial position and...
Board discusses steps for putting rec bond referendum on ballot
EDENTON — Chowan commissioners last week discussed the steps for putting a bond referendum before county voters this fall that, if approved, would finance up to $35 million in recreation improvements. The April 19 meeting, which covered only the financial aspects of the referendum, provided a first glimpse of the proposal commissioners plan to place on the county ballot in the November general election. The county is considering two possible amounts for a bond referendum: one package for $20 million and another for $35 million. ...
Jacavone column: Video series to help navigate genealogical resources
At the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library, we receive many inquiries about genealogy and local history. Not only does the North Carolina History Room on the second floor have several books, maps, and articles to get you started on researching your family history, but thanks to the digitization of several genealogical records and ease of internet access, your library card can give you additional access to hundreds of thousands of pages of digitized and text-searchable historical records. ...
Hertford Family Dollar fined $8.7K for failing four price-scanner inspections
A discount retail store in Hertford is one of 14 stores across North Carolina that paid fines during the first quarter of the year for having higher than acceptable scanner-error rates. The Family Dollar at 1678 Ocean Drive paid $8,775 after failing four price-scanner system inspections, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division said in a press release. The standards division conducts periodic, unannounced inspections of price-scanner...
Edenton to host Boogie on Broad tonight
TODAYRed Cross blood drive The American Red Cross will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Albemarle Area Association of Realtors’ main room at 426 McArthur Drive, Elizabeth City. Second primary Early voting continues for the May 14 Republican second primary for lieutenant governor and state auditor. Only voters registered...
ECPPS board OKs closing PES, rezoning plan for its students
The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to close Pasquotank Elementary School and repurpose it as an early childhood learning center. The decision, which followed a recommendation by Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Superintendent Keith Parker, also approved a rezoning map that redirects Pasquotank’s current students to four other elementary schools — J.C. Sawyer, P.W. Moore, Weeksville and Central — starting next school year. Parker previously has said his...
Hertford must pay electric supplier additional $168K
The town of Hertford must pay its electric supplier $168,139 over the next two years because of higher-than-anticipated energy costs in 2022. The city of Elizabeth City and the town of Edenton also must pay the N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency almost $2.1 million and $715,020, respectively, because of those added costs. That’s because NCEMPA, which is the electric supplier for the three municipalities, has an agreement with Duke Energy...
Hertford welcomes Harbor Towns Cruises
Besides the local officials and dignitaries helping welcome Harbor Town Cruises to Hertford last week were three students at Perquimans County High School. Sophomores Anniston Sawyer and Taylor Phelps and junior Crishya Sellers represented their school at a ribbon cutting ceremony for The Penelope on Friday, April 19, and took the vessel’s inaugural ride from the Hertford municipal docks. “Judge (Janice) Cole, told me about this opportunity,” said Sellers, referring...
134 4th-graders attend Living History Day at Newbold-White House
Members of the Perquimans County Restoration Association always look forward to sharing the story of Abraham and Judith Sanders’ family home each time a carload of tourists arrives to tour it. Last week, they got to share the story of what’s now known as the Newbold-White House with 134 Perquimans County Schools fourth-graders during what’s become known as Living History Day at the historic site. To help the youngsters understand...
Chowan bond would fund $35M in upgrades to parks, rec facilities
Chowan commissioners are considering a bond referendum that, if approved, would allow the county to make up to $35 million in upgrades to county parks and recreation facilities. Nate Halubka, a project consultant with McGill Associates of Hickory, presented commissioners with a preliminary master plan for the improvements at an April 19 meeting. His plan was based on findings that parks within Edenton town limits provide adequate recreation for residents, but are dated. The town is planning to upgrade many of those parks using funds...
Board discusses steps for putting rec bond referendum on ballot
Chowan commissioners last week discussed the steps for putting a bond referendum before county voters this fall that, if approved, would finance up to $35 million in recreation improvements. The April 19 meeting, which covered only the financial aspects of the referendum, provided a first glimpse of the proposal commissioners plan to place on the county ballot in the November general election. The county is considering two possible amounts for a bond referendum: one package for $20 million and another for $35 million. ...
Edenton must pay electric supplier additional $715K
The town of Edenton must pay its electric supplier $715,020 over the next two years because of higher-than-anticipated energy costs in 2022. The city of Elizabeth City and the town of Hertford also must pay the N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency almost $2.1 million and $168,139, respectively, because of those added costs. That’s because NCEMPA, which is the electric supplier for the three municipalities, has an agreement with Duke Energy...
Demolition continues at former Holmes High School site
Demolition equipment has begun clawing its way through the main wing of the John A. Holmes High School, nearing the building’s landmark entrance pillars on Monday. The site has been a beehive of activity, with demolition already removing the school property’s former tennis courts, auditorium wing, and classrooms. In front of the structure, excavators laid out a field of water pipes needed for the new high school’s massive heat pump field. Next on the project’s agenda will be moving the century-old Boy Scout Cabin to its new location behind the town of Edenton’s Fire Department. That could happen at any time, said Edenton-Chowan Schools Superintendent Michael Sasscer.
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