The Chowan Herald

01/17/2026

HERTFORD — Dr. Robert E. Lane, a longtime rural doctor whose career has spanned more than five decades and touched generations of families in northeastern North Carolina, has been inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the state’s highest ci…

HERTFORD — Dr. Robert E. Lane, a longtime rural doctor whose career has spanned more than five decades and touched generations of families in northeastern North Carolina, has been inducted

01/17/2026

The Rev. William T. Davis, a longtime pastor, attorney and educator with deep ties to Edenton and northeastern North Carolina, will guest speak at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance.

The Rev. William T. Davis, a longtime pastor, attorney and educator with deep ties to Edenton and northeastern North Carolina, will guest speak at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day

01/17/2026

CAMDEN — Members of the Fifes and Drums of York Town performed several musical commands once used as a form of communication by soldiers of the Continental Army, Saturday.

01/17/2026

EDENTON — Mary Small, chairwoman of the Chowan Arts Council, says the council has one clear mission.

01/16/2026

SHALLOTTE — High-speed internet provider FOCUS Broadband is warning customers about multiple ongoing scams involving unsolicited phone calls and misleading online search results that falsely claim an affiliation between FOCUS Broadband and Spectrum.

SHALLOTTE — High-speed internet provider FOCUS Broadband is warning customers about multiple ongoing scams involving unsolicited phone calls and misleading online search results that falsely claim an affiliation between FOCUS

01/15/2026

Longtime columnist and editor of Eastern North Carolina Living Thadd White wrote a few weeks ago about how the College Football Playoff system is working as intended.

01/09/2026

EDENTON — About three dozen members of Providence Missionary Baptist Church gathered Wednesday, Dec. 31, to welcome the New Year at a Watch Service.

01/09/2026

Laurie Buckhout, the 2024 Republican nominee for the 1st District congressional seat, said that she did not offer N.C. Sen. Bobby Hanig a chief of staff position if he withdrew his candidacy and she wins the general election later this year to that …

Laurie Buckhout, the 2024 Republican nominee for the 1st District congressional seat, said that she did not offer N.C. Sen. Bobby Hanig a chief of staff position if he withdrew

01/09/2026

EDENTON — ECU Health Chowan Hospital welcomed the first baby of the year just after noon on New Year’s Day.

01/09/2026

EDENTON — Police are seeking a suspect in a graffiti spree that defaced more than two dozen locations across Edenton’s historic downtown in late December.

01/09/2026

EDENTON — Members of the historic Locust Grove A.M.E. Zion Church are exploring new options to preserve their longtime house of worship, as the aging building faces structural challenges and an uncertain future.

EDENTON — Members of the historic Locust Grove A.M.E. Zion Church are exploring new options to preserve their longtime house of worship, as the aging building faces structural challenges and

01/08/2026

You don’t have to be a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan like myself to understand how I might feel today. You need only a bit of empathy and a few moments to allow me to describe my Phins fan experience.

You don’t have to be a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan like myself to understand how I might feel today. You need only a bit of empathy and a few moments