Chowan County News

At an emergency session Thursday, cash-strapped Chowan County, N.C., borrowed $125,000 from its reserves to cover June's employee payroll withholding taxes.

A $10,000 grant from Dominion Power - made possible in part by the generosity of the company's employees - will help the Community Care Clinic of Elizabeth City cover the cost of pharmacy services for low-income and uninsured patients.

College of The Albemarle students would pay higher tuition costs and see fewer security personnel on campus if community college budget cuts - now projected at 11 percent - are approved in next year's state budget.

Garden in search of space 2009-06-06 13:54:39.0 Armed with a $500 grant from N.C. State University's Office of Extension Engagement & Economic Development, Holmes High School teacher Steve Karl decided to pursue his dream of creating a community garden in Chowan County.

Unemployment rates dropped in 83 of North Carolina's 100 counties in April, including the five counties in the Albemarle region, according to the state's Employment Security Commission.

There's nothing better than a satisfied customer. Just ask Blair and Chrissie Currie of Edenton, who've been buying fresh fruits and vegetables every summer at Wilbur Ray Bunch's produce stands in Chowan County.

A state health care association is lobbying the North Carolina General Assembly to reconsider the Senate's budget cuts to a Medicaid home care program that serves 36,000 residents statewide.

Residents protested cuts to education, the senior citizens center and other services during a public meeting on the proposed $15.3 million Chowan County budget on Wednesday.

Historic tours, trolley rides included 2009-05-20 16:20:11.0 Close to 3,000 people rode the trolley in Edenton over the past year, and nearly an equal number took walking tours.

Even as total recycling dropped statewide last year, recycling in area counties continues to grow, new state data shows.

After months of increases, the jobless rate fell in 84 of the state's 100 counties in March, including in all five area counties, but a state official warns it will take months to determine whether the decrease marks a turnaround in employment.

With a busy career as a teacher, many people would never have found the time to write a book too.

Chowan County Commissioners agreed to replace longtime auditor J.P. Timberlake of Edenton with another firm after Timberlake elected not to seek a new contract.

Henry VanDorp of Beaufort, NC, wears a tea bag from his baseball cap as he listens to North Carolina Director of Americans For Prosperity Dallas Woodhouse speak during a "Tea Party" where people protested tax hikes at the Historic Chowan County Courthouse, Wednesday.

A group of Currituck taxpayers want the state and federal governments to know they're "tea'd" off about increased spending and new taxes.

Ashley Spruill has been looking for part-time employment for three months. Even with a strong resume that includes her work as a correctional officer at Pasquotank Correctional Institution, her search for a retail job has come up empty.

The head of the Golden LEAF Foundation is decrying legislative efforts to snag his agency's funding, saying new legislation to plug the state's budget shortfall would prevent future grants to low-income communities like the $2 million being awarded to Camden County.

A veteran Chowan County sheriff's deputy and one-time Law Officer of the Year has been indicted on nine counts of sexual conduct with a minor.

Two Chowan County women are working with their pastor to turn the pain of their divorces into something positive.

I am looking for any information on a Robert Douglas and his wife Ann Douglas. They lived in the Chowan County, NC area from around 1698 or sooner till about the 1720's. Robert Douglas appeared in the Perquimans Court in 1698 recording his mark for his livestock.