P8/C8 * * ***'CAR-R'r LOT * * C 002 AO] . J SHEPHERD PRUDEN LIBRARY 106 W WATER ST EDENTON NC 27932-1854 Inside today! Albemarle Magazine, Winter 2015 50< 482-4418 Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Edenton man killed in morning collision BY REGGIE PONDER Editor An Edenton man was killed and several others suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 17 in Chowan County Tuesday morning. Christopher Lee Bowe, 30, of Edenton, was pro nounced dead at the scene, according to N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper T.F. Langley. Nine others were re ported injured in the ac cident. The accident, which oc curred near the Pembroke Creek Bridge on U.S 17, is still under investigation by the Highway Patrol. Bowe was a passenger in a 2001 Ford van that David Edward Holley, 61, of Edenton, was driving, Langley said. The van apparently was taking farmworkers to White Brothers cabbage farm in Weeksville, Lang ley said. Shortly after 6 a.m., Hol ley, who had been driving the van south on U.S. 17, missed a turnaround and began backing the vehicle on the highway, Langley said. The van collided with a 2003 Jeep that was being See COLLISION, 4A oi^rr rnutu dt rtuvjtjic. ruiNucr\ A Ford van rests in the median of U.S. Highway 17 in Chowan County following a fatal two-vehicle crash early Tuesday. Overton urges nation to honor veterans BY REBECCA BUNCH Staff Writer rmy Sgt. Maj. 'IVler V. appreciate the nation’s military veterans. Overton, an Elizabeth City native stationed at Fort Bragg, asked those in the audience at the Nov. 11 Veterans Day program to think about whether any corporate or govern ment leader has a greater responsibility on his or her shoulders than dor's a 19 year-old soldier on patrol in Afghanistan or another war tom region. “Fewer than ten percent of Americans can claim the title Veteran,’” Over ton said. “Less than one j>ercent of our population is currently defending us in the Global War on Terror ism. And yet many seem intent on trying to balance the federal budget by di minishing tlie quality of life programs designed for the families who have already made critical sacrifices. “Veterans are respon sible for giving us freedom, security and the greatest nation on earth,” (tverton added. "It is impossible to put a price on that. We must remember them. We must appreciate them.” Overton paid tribute to veterans and the organiza tions that serve them dur ing his keynote speech at the program, which is held each year at the Chowan Comity Veterans Memorial in Edenton and is spon sored by Edward G. Bond Post 40 of the American Overton last week l called on Ameri cans to remember and STAFF PHOTOS BY REBECCA BUNCH Residents attend a Veterans Day ceremony at the Chowan County Veterans Memorial on Nov. 11. The event was sponsored by American Legion Post 40. Inside: White Oak celebrates Veterans Day, page 6B. Members of the American Legion Post 40 Honor Guard prepare to lay wreaths during the annual Veterans Day ceremony held last Wednesday. Legion. (iverton began by point ing out that the Veterans Day ceremonies Americans attend each fall are some thing special. “I ain honored to be in the United States of America on a day that Ls unique among nations in that we honor those who are still with as, as we reserve Memorial Day for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice,” he said. uvercon, who eniereu the U.S. Army in 1984 and has worked in military intelligence for over three decades, noted that the local Legion post has a history of providing service and support to the com munity, particularly to veterans and the youth of Chowan County. Overton, who hits served in Afghanistan and other areas of t he Middle East, also spoke about the value of a career in the military. “While the military Isn’t for everyone, for thousands of young people, it is a lad der to the middle class,” he said. “Those who join giv e much, and they get much See VETERANS DAY, 3A Miglorie to retire at end of year BY REBECCA BUNCH Staff Writer After three years on the job, Frank Miglorie is retir ing as the executive direc tor of the Edenton Chowan Partnership rie said he hopes to leave his position at the end of December but would be willing MIGLORIE U.IIUU1I until the ECP finds a re placement. A gifted potter and mem ber of the Albemarle (drafts man’s Guild, Miglorie said that when he and his wife relocated to Edenton in the summer of 2012 from their home in Vermont, he had no plans to take on a job but did have a desire to be ac tive in the community and to contribute any skills he possessed that would help ful. He got a chance to put that commitment to the test when a conversation with then-ECP Education Com mittee Chair Frank Palm over a cup of coffee at the Edenton Coffee House led to a lunch with ECP Chair See MIGLORIE, 4A I Officials discuss future of Commission building From staff reports Inching towafd • prog ress on deciding the future of the former Northeast Commission building, the town coun cil at its Nov. 10 monthly meeting discussed the need for protecting tire site. That would be achieved by reviewing proposed covenants and conditions pertaining to tire redevel opment of the site. ©2009 The Chowan Herald All Rights Reserved Councilman Sambo Dixon suggested reaching out to Preservation North Carolina for advice on how best to accomplish those goals. He said feed back from PNC could be available as soon as the council’s next meeting. That would be a work session scheduled, for next Monday night Councilman Bob Quinn expressed concern that tire council needed to make sure it appropriate ly addressed operational questions as well as cov enants. Both need to be in place before any final arrangements are made concerning the future use of the property, he said. Denied amendment prompts solar farm delay BY REBECCA BUNCH Staff Writer A developer who has requested a proposed text amendment from the town that would allow solar farms in the R-A zoning district is facing a de lay until January after the town council did not approve the amendment during its Nov. 10 monthly meeting. Instead the council voted unani mously to table the matter until after the holidays. Heath MeLauglilin of Blue Green Energy, LLC based in Orlando, Florida, brought the request that was the sub ject of a public hearing during council’s meeting. Three issues dominated the dis cussion among council members as MeLauglilin appeared before them to answer questions about the proposed Beechnut Lane project. Those were buffering, setbacks and bonding. “1 woiild like to see it (site) have enough of a buffer so you don’t see it 7 think if we’re gding to do this, / think we ought to talk to our attorney and see if we can get a bond. I think that’s something we need to have in the UDO. We want to make sure that our citizens are protected." Steve Biggs Town councilman when you come into town,” said Coun cilman Saml)o Dixon. Dixon said he had seen some buffers consisting of only a few trees such as wax myrtles planted that did not do a good job of liiding solar panels. He said he would like for the buffer to be some thing that could not be seen from the overpass. “It would have to be a really high buffer, he said. Councilman Steve Biggs said that he felt it would be prudent for the council to consult its attorney about requiring a bond before the project was approved. “I tliink if we’re going to do this, 1 think we ought to talk to our attorney and see if we can get a bond,” Biggs said. “1 think that’s something we need to have in the UDQ. We want to make sure that our citizens are protected.” Dixon agreed. “1 think we just saw in the paper how important a bond Ls,” he said, referring to a front page article in tire Chowan Herald’s Nov. 4 edition titled “County nets $1.85M for Riversound owners”. McLaughlin disagreed, saying he felt a bond was unnecessary. “In 10 solar faints, I’ve never done a bond,” he said. 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