Chowan Herald

John A. Holmes' basketball teams advance to NCHSAA 1A state playoffs, Round 2. Men's basketball team will host Riverside at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, while women's team will host Perquimans at 6 p.m. Presale tickets are available at the front office - $8, cash only. Only 350 available.

Meet Mark Robinson, candidate for lt. gov. of NC, at 3 p.m. Feb. 2, at Edenton Bay Trading Co. NC Sen. Erica Smith will speak at 11 am Feb. 16 at Providence Baptist Church, 214 W. Church St., Edenton.

The Aces' basketball teams will travel tonight to Washington County High School in Plymouth. The game is sold out. John A. Holmes fans have been asked to arrive by 3:30 p.m. to get a seat.

The joint committee of the Chowan County Commissioners and Edenton-Chowan Board of Education will meet at 9 a.m. Jan. 14 in the 2nd floor training room of the Public Safety Center, West Freemason St., Edenton. Agenda: bit.ly/307QsYo

The temperature is around 34 degrees this morning, but the forecast calls for clear skies and a high of 60 degrees. Enjoy your Tuesday. #sunrise #edentonbay

Chef Ricky Moore, founder/owner of the Saltbox Seafood Joint in Durham, will be in Edenton Jan. 27 and 28. For more on what he'll be doing while in town, read the Jan. 8 edition of the newspaper. #saltboxseafoodjoint #edentonc #chefvisit

@Edenton_Chowan open their doors to students on Monday, Jan. 6. School will operate on regular schedule. #edentonchowanschools #edentonnc #chowancountync

The Perquimans County Schools system is considering forfeiting the rest of the varsity football season because they have so few players. See Friday's @TDAsportsNENC

At 1 p.m. Sept. 10 Chowan County/Edenton declared a State of Emergency as we are expected to experience possible effects experienced from Hurricane Florence.

Tropical Storm Florence will be upgraded Sunday to hurricane status. Though the rain and winds will invade the East Coast on Wednesday, the NWS projected path has the storm arriving Thursday when it will be classified as a cat three or higher. #HURRICANEFLORANCE

Per WRAL, Federal investigators connected to the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Homeland Security have subpoenaed huge troves of voter data, including executed ballots, from 44 North Carolina counties, including Chowan County.

Lots of news in this week's edition of the Chowan Herald!

Good afternoon Chowan County. Lots of news and sports in this edition. Congrats goes to Aces' M. Stanley -- 7TD

An Edenton man, who faces multiple charges based off an alleged crime spree, is in Chowan County Jail. Dustin Bunch's bond was set at $860K. Total bond for his alleged accomplice, Amber Miller, was $55K. She is no longer being held in Chowan County Jail.

BREAKING NEWS: Chowan resident Fleetwood L. "Buddy" Harrell Jr. was found deceased around 10:30 p.m. Friday after his boat was reported overdue around 7:30 p.m. Harrell, 57, was a resident of Yellow Hammer Road and lifelong resident of Chowan County. #ChowanRiverdrowning

Edenton businessman Frank Jones, seated at left, with Mayor Pro Tem Steve Biggs preparing to sign a proclamation at Town Hall on Monday afternoon on behalf the town and town council declaring this Saturday Frank Jones Day in Edenton.

Fourth of July/Reading Declaration of Independence -- Edenton, NC youtu.be/unxxa5xo_cI

NC Division of Water Resources issued an advisory Tuesday urging the public to avoid algal blooms in the Chowan River area. #ChowanRiver #algalbloom #algae @ChowanBeach

That's not Wile E. Coyote blazing through Edenton after the Road Runner. Nope. That's an actual coyote that was spotted around 1ish Tuesday by Pembroke Circle. Coyotes are out and about in the country. #coyote #Edenton #scavenger

Meader Harris has filed for re-election as District Court Judge. #Harrissfiles #DistrictCourtJudge #ChowanCounty #MeaderHarriss