The Edenton Chowan Herald noted recently that the town is pursuing grant funds to compile a new book about Edenton’s 300th anniversary. (Councilman Bob Quinn, chairman of the town’s 300th anniversary celebration committee, said that should the project secure the necessary funds the author of the book is expected to be Troy Kickler, who since 2005 has served as director of the North Carolina History Project. Kickler holds an M.S. in Social Studies Education from North Carolina A&T State University and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Tennessee. “He’s quite enamored with Edenton,” said Quinn, pointing out that Kickler maintains a satellite office in town. “And he is well versed in the history of our (Edenton’s) Founding Fathers.”) Kickler also attracted attention this week from the John W. Pope Foundation, which published a profile of Kickler’s N.C. History Project work.

Becki Gray continues her semiweekly politics and public policy updates for WTSB Radio listeners in Johnston County, and she participated in a New Bern radio “Talkfest” to help welcome former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to Craven County.

Speaking of radio, John Locke Foundation Director of Communications Mitch Kokai served as a guest host for Bill LuMaye on Talk Radio WPTF. Kokai wrote for the WRAL Techwire page about the N.C. Chamber’s economic planning process. 

A Huffington Post article on efforts to end taxpayer financing of judicial election campaigns cited the John Locke Foundation’s work in support of that goal.