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Community Officials OK with shift in congressional district BY REGGIE PONDER Editor The move to place all of Chow an County m a single congressio nal district has received a largeK positive reception from local of ficials. After federal courts rejected the boundaries of t he 1st congressio nal district, currently represented by Rep. <fk. Butterfield. D-N.C., state officials moted to re-draw the boundaries — placing till of Chowan Comity in the -3rd con gressional dis trict. currently rep reseated by Hep. Walter Jones. R-N.C. I deviously, the comity was split between the 1st and -ini congres sional districts. ( tiowant ountv Nientt i.iwayne (;< Mxlvvm. a Denux-rat, said he has had a positive working relation ship with both Butterfield and Jones. ) “I get along | great with both | of them," Good • win said. “I have a I good relationship 3 with them both.” I Chowan Coun l ty Board of Com missioners Chair man Jeff Smith, also a Democrat, said mere nad been both pros and cons to having two different people represent the county in the U.S. House of Repre sentatives. BUTTERFIELD JONES On the one hand, he said, when Jones and Butterfield were both representing parts of the county, Chowan officials had two people in the House advocating for their concerns. But on the other hand, Smith said, “it’s always better to have one person to be your contact and have one person to talk with." Chowan Commissioner Keith Nixon, a Republican who is vice chairman of the board and has served previously as chairman, said he thought it would be better for the county to have all its vot ers casting their votes in a single congressional district. “1 think it's better when one county is under one person, espe cially a county as small as we are,” Nixon said. Nixon said he didn't have a problem with either one. “I think both of them will do fine,” Nixon said. “But I just think it’s better for the county to be un der one person to prevent confu sion for the people when they are voting.” Crimewatch Edenton Police ARRESTS • Feb !s - Man -In Hawes. 47. .>t Scniih < >akum Street. was iini'steel oiu 'lie inisdemeat n >r < < "ml i >1 1«'U gin a • Feb. I1' — Ikishawn Jamol I>ear>. _M. of.lohnston Street, was arrested mi one felom c iunit of possession of a fireann by a felon, one felom couni of possession of stolen property and one misdemeanor count of car rying a < ■' i!>.< eaiec I u ea] h HI. • Feb. 16 — Hiuliano Oiannone. 16, of Paradise Road, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of driv ing w hile license rev oked. • Feb. 16 — Shawn Key inont. 27. of <>akum (’ircle. was charged with one mis demeanor count of disor derly conduct. • Feb. 15 — Keanna Lashawn < Iregi >ry, 37, of Old Hertford Road, was charged with one misdemeanor count of failure to appear. INCIDENTS • Feb. 16 — Vandalism on .Johnston Street. • Kelt. IS — Vandalism on North Broad Street. •Feb. 11 — Larceny on Mark Drive. • Feb. 11 — Hit turd mn on North Broad Street. Chowan Sheriff ARRESTS • Feb. 20 — Kawanda Re nee Rankins, S3, rtf Mexico Road, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of stalking. • Feb. lit — Nikaie Ex eon Walton, 17, of Waterlily Loop Road, was arrested on one felony count of break ing and/or entering, one fel ony count of larceny after breaking/entering and one felony count of possession of stolen goods/property. • Feb. 18 — Morgan Eliza Lane, 20. of Sign Pine Road, was charged with one mis demeanor count of stalk ing. • Feb. 14 — Justin Mark Proffitt, 47, of Moyock, NC, was arrested on one coimt of felony larceny and one count of felony possession of stolen goods. • Feb. 11 — Ethan An drew Berry, 21, of Sound side Road, was arrested on two felony counts of break ing and entering, two felony counts of larceny after breaking and entering, and two felony counts of pos session of stolen property. • Feb. 11 — Richard Wayne Armstead, age un known, of Greenhall Road, was issued a criminal sum mons for one misdemeanor coimt of assault by pointing a gun. • Fob. 9 — William Antho ny Brown ridge, 17, of North Broad Street, was charged with one misdemeanor count of disorderly con duct and one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. INCIDENTS • Feb. 17 — Intention ally setting fire to grass and leaves on Rocky Hock Road. • Feb. 14 — Burglary (forcible entry) and larceny on Bay Point Drive. Legion seeks boaters for April 2 fishing fest -0 '"S -'or -ro" ■ If \ou haw a boat you ha\a an <)])]» >nunity i<> give something back to [people >A iio have sacrificed much in strav to their country Boaters are urgently needed to assist with the Top Shelf Fishing Festi v;J in E<ienton April 2 for wounded warriors and dis abled veterans. .■Ml types of Ixiats are need**ri. Boaters willing to voluntt'er to assist with the tournament an1 asked to contact Alan Browder, president of Pembroke Bass ('lull, at 252-312-7772. 17k- event is being spon sored by Operation North State, with Ideal coordina tion by American Legion Edward G. Bond Post 40 and the Pembroke Bass Club. There will Ik- 50 wounded warriors and dis- , abled veterans coming for tire tournament boats tire needed to accommo date the pttrti* ipant.s. Graveside flowers stolen F" Sid'* 'eBO'tS Tin* Kdenton Polin- de partment ls seeking tiie publics help lii funluig and >r«-h»-i>»Iniii tlif person tlval has Ix-en stealing 11.Av ers from graves in Beaver Hill ( emeterv. Police ( luef .lav Forleii berv stud he and Ills officers take a dim view < it am one who would stoop so low as to take tlovveis from a gravesite plaiciI there hy grieving family memU-rs or MU'. friends. The chief noted tiiat the thefts have Ixxxi (xeurring with regubtnty since Onto lx-r. "it's trap) x-ning in such a random wav that it would tx> difficult for us to catch s< imeone doing this without tlie public's help,"lie said. “If you six* anything suspi cious (x eumng at Beaver Hill, please call 911 imme diately and let us know so we can catch tlus lowlife flower thief." Washington; (252) 946-6152 1401 N. Bridge St. Washington, NC 27889 Greenville: (252) 830-1181 2245 Stantonsburg Rd. Greenville, NC 27834 Toll Free: l-888-Molar80 Ihe dental hygiene team at Albemarle Dental Associates. 100 IBS ■■H0JKMSI; ■HOi COMFORT • QUALITY • EXPERIENCE ALBEMARLE Den ial associatf s and Ccwnuttc Jkentutly “We always welcqrne new patients. 482-5131 103 Mark Dr. Edenton, NC (behind Chowan Hospdai) Dog shot, killed after charging deputy From staff reports A Chowan County dep uty shot and killed a dog last week when the dog charged him ;ifter officers were unable to control the dog with a catch-pole or laser. The incident occurred around 1:20 p.m. on Wood land Drive in Cape Colony. Chowan County Sheriff Dwayne Goodwin said offi cers do everything they can to avoid shooting a dog. In this case, he said, non-le thal means of subduing the dog were attempted but were not successful, and the shooting was a last re sort to protect the officer. Chowan County Animal Control initially was called to the scene after a resident of the street reported being unable to walk out the door because of the neighbor's dog, which apparently had gotten loose. The dog was a pit bull mix. . Animal Control officer's attempted to take control of the dog using a catch pole but were not able to do so. The officers reported the dog reacted in a threat ening manner anytime they came anywhere near it. When Deputy Justin Saez of the Chowan County Sheriffs Office arrived he also attempted to gel the dog under control using non-lethal means, including a Taser. Saez was not able to do that, however, and he reported that when the dog charged directly toward him he fired his weapon to stop the dog. GREEN ALGAE Continued from 1A ('hurch that site had noticed some changes in the water during tire past tew years and that she at id other mem bers of CEEG had wanted to learn more about what was going on in terms of water quality. One of the concerns has been tlie prevalence of blue green algae in the Chowan River and its tributaries dur ing the past year. Elizabeth Feasin, an algal ecologist with the water sci ences section of the N.C. Di vision of Water Resources, brought the forum audience up to speed on the past 15 years of algae research in the Albemarle Sound ;uul its tributaries. Fensin said that over tire years that hadn't been much algae observed in the Chow an River. In most years there might be two or tiiree re ports of algae blooms in the Chowan and those events are short-lived, she said. Hilt the ap|>eanuiee of blue-green algae in the ( howan River last year was different. Fensin said. "The weird thing alxmt last summer is that the bio hi is happened ;uid then they didn't stop." Fensin sail 1. The public has been trou bled by the occurrence of microcystis in North Caro lina Fensin said, because it Reported Blooms by River Basin: 2000-2015 ► Neuse: 428 ► Tar-Pamlico: 405 ► White Oak: 396 ► Cape Fear: 342 ► Yadkin: 124 ► French Broad: 61 ► Catawba: 58 ► Lumber: 51 ► Chowan: 38 ► Pasquotank. 38 STAFF PHOTO BY REGGIE PQGDtFf This slide from Elizabeth Fensin's presentation shows the relative infrequency of reported algae blooms in the Chowan River Basin. used to not lx- seen here and because the World Health Organization has limits for it because of concerns about toxicity. Feasin said that as far she knows, no one has gotten sick because of microcystis in North Carolina State agencies aren't likely to Ire too concerned alxrut the algae unless they start getting reports of |x*o ple getting sick, pets getting sick, or nuyor fish kills. The No use and Pamlico rivers, she stud, have gotten a lot of attention lx “cause they have nuyor fish kills. But Feasin stud she real izes jx'rsistent algae blooms Chowan Republican Convention SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH The Chowan Republican Convention will be held on Saturday, March 12th starting at 10:0bam in the lobby of the Chowan Public Safety Center. 305 West Freemason St., Edenton. The purpose of the convention Is to elect | delegates to the District J and State conventions'’ and to allow candidates to introduce themselves. All Chowan County iiepuDiicans wno nave registerea to vote prior to January 31,2015 (or have moved here after that date) are eligible to vote. Call Chairman Jim Robison at 312-7711 with questions. — oven without harm to hu mans or pets — are going to be upsetting for people who live here. Oil Burroughs, a member of the Edenton-Chowan Board of Education with a keen interest in environmen tal issues, said he was con cerned about the frequency of sampling in the Chowan River. The amount of data seems to be insufficient, he said. Burroughs said that in order to get a handle on the algae problem it will be necessary to have data from more frequent samples ;u\d from samples with a great distribution. With little likelihood that the state would hire ;uldi tional staff in order to collect more samples, citizen volun teer action will Ik* needed in order tp get more data Bur roughs said. Hurroughs s;iid lie would like to sou the status envi ronmental agency involved iji itiodili/iug citizens to col led data. For many member of' < 'FF< 1 ;uid ollu-rs in ('how;ui ('oiintv. the concept of’ citi zen environmental monitor ing is a familiar one because of the highly successful Hy dnila survey conducted over the past couple of years by citizen volunteers. Fensin agreed that citi zen monitoring could help increase the amount of data aviiilable regarding algae ui the Chowan River ;utd Albe nuule Sound. Among the factors that tend to promote algae growth, Fensin explained, are high nutrient levels, high temperatures ;md high lev els of light. chowai/herald (USF’S 106-380) Vol. 81, No. 8 Published Every Wednesday Cooke Communications North Carolina. EEC Entered as a second-class matter August 30, 19.34 at the Post Office of Edenton, North Carolina, under Act of March 3,1870. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily Advance home delivery area $27.00 (Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, parts of Gates) Elsewhere in continental United States $48.00 POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO; The Chowan Herald • P.O. Box 207 • Edenton, NC 27932 Telephone: (252) 482-2623 Fax: (252) 482-4410 rponder'a ncweeklies.com
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