Fingers crossed; a $15 million grant application has been filed with the state that, if awarded, would go a long way toward paying for a new John A. Holmes High School.
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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Editor’s Note: This grant is separate from the small business grant currently being offered by Chowan County.
Domestic visitors to and within Chowan County spent 24.10 million in 2019, an 5.6% increase from 2018. The data comes from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.
Boy and Girls Club from the Albemarle-Edenton Unit recently had a special visitor at it facility in the old D.F. Walker School.
Sunday, September 13, 2020
EDENTON — The Edenton Police Department recently became the first law enforcement agency in North Carolina to purchase the Vector Law Enforcement Shield, a tool its creator said is designed to help officers de-escalate potentially violent situations.
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Thursday, September 10, 2020
The Edenton Police Department recently became the first department in North Carolina to buy and use the Vector Lew Enforcement Shield, a de-escalation tool.
North Carolina Sen. Bob Steinburg (R-Chowan) held a press conference Tuesday to announce a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Makiia Slade’s killer.
Chowan County’s small businesses are being negatively affected by the economic effects of COVID-19, and are experiencing a financial crisis as a result. Lost income and unrecoverable expenses are causing immediate hardship for our County’s small businesses. These businesses support thousands…
Thursday, August 27, 2020
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles has closed the drivers license office, located behind the Chowan County Public Safety Office.
It has been a little over a month since Makiia Slade was killed and her mother, Shatory Hunter Slade, injured in a shooting incident.
The following locations are offering Internet access options for those students who need it for school.
A group of citizens from several counties in northeastern North Carolina hopes to work with local religious and civic organizations to offer year-long aid to the victims of the tornado that hit Bertie County.
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
EDENTON — Chowan County motorists seeking services from the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles will have to conduct their business online or likely travel to the DMV’s Elizabeth City location.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Sometimes the “word on the street” is wrong.
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Edenton Police Chief Henry King (left) receives gift baskets from Debbie Manning and her grandson, Landon Burgess, on Aug. 13. Manning, CEO/ founder of The National Center for Missing and Endangered, presents gift baskets to the EPD officers.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Monday, Aug. 17, that the Economic Improvement Council Inc. in Edenton, will receive $861,209 to assist the Head Start Natural Disasters Assistance program in response to damage caused by Hurricane Florence.
Citizens interested in serving on the Town of Edenton’s Human Relations Commission have until Tuesday, Sept. 1, to submit applications.
A longtime member and former chief of the Edenton Fire Department died Friday, Aug. 14.