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Crimewatch EDENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRESTS H Feb. 16 - Christopher -Jordan Brabble, 23, of East Eden Street, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of possession of less than ounce of maryuana, one misdemeanor count of pos session of maryuana drug paraphernalia and one ntis demeanor count of resisting arrest ■ Feb. 16-Cynthia How ard Bond, 55, of Cabarrus Street, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of lar ceny. ■ Feb. 12 - Danny Ste phen Goodman-Grant 25, of Cypress Drive, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of probation violation and one misdemeanor count of driv ing while license revoked. ■ Feb. 10 - Curtis Leon Shambley, 51, of Center Hill Road, was issued a citation for driving while impaired. ■ Feb. 10 - Michanda Brendaya Felton, 25, of Greenhall Road, was ar rested on one misdemeanor count of larceny and two misdemeanor counts of driv mg while license revoked. ■ Feb. 10 - Allen Don ald Jones, 37, of Emperor Landing Road, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of driving while license re voked. ■ Feb. 10 - Dondae Regi nald Thylor Jr., 49, of North Broad Street, was charged with one count of simple physical assault INCIDENTS ■ None reported.' CHOWAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTS ■ Feb. 15 - Brandon Christopher Harrison, 24, of Whitemon Lane, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of ii\juiy to personal property and one misdemeanor count of discharging a firearm in side the town limits. ■ Feb. 15 - DyBene Ke nyi Roulac, 20, of Paradise Road, was arrested on one felony count of breaking and entering, one felony count of larceny after break ing and entering, and one felony count of possession of stolen goods/property. INCIDENTS ■ None reported. Director updates officials on Food Pantry BY REGGIE PONDER Editor The executive direc tor of the Chowan County Food Pantry updated the Chowan County Board of Commissioners Monday on the Food Pantry's efforts to help food-insecure people m the community. Roger Coleman intro duced himself as the Food Pantry's new executive director and assured the commissioners that the Food Pantry’s commitment to serving food-insecure residents in Chowan Coun ty has not changed. The efforts include food distribution Monday and Thursday to an average of BOO families a month, and the Book Bag Buddies program through the local schools. Coleman said the Food Pantry soon would he an nouncing a new initiative fo cused on serving elderly res idents of ('howan County. The county has resourc es to help those who are food-insecure, Coleman said. The resources include being located in one of the most bountiful agricultural areas in the world, and a climate of care and com passion created by church es and community groups. The Food Pantry dis tributes more than 20,000 pounds of food a month. The Food Pantry has a monthly cost of $12 per family served. The program serves about 600 families - about 300 in any giver month, Coleman said. Coleman pointed out that Les Kersey, the husband ol Commissioner Patti Kersey, is one of the volunteers at the Food Pantry, carrying food out to client.s’vcars. Even though Chowan County is in the bottom third of the state's counties in income, it’s one of the top counties in generosity and compassion,-Coleman said. Coleman said the Food Pantry is looking for farm ers who might help with gleaning projects. The Food Pantry takes the re sources that are available and tries to multiply them to meet the needs in the community. Commissioner Greg Bonner asked about what could be done to help peo ple be able to better take care of themselves. Coleman said he didn’t know what the answer was to that. He said the Food Pantry does what it can to get food to people. Coleman said seeing so much need can take a toll on the emotions. “1 cry a lot,” Coleman said. Commissioner Ellis Law rence thanked Coleman for the Food Pantry’s work to help people. “I just want to say thank you,’” Lawrence said. School board seeks continued repairs to facilities BY REGGIE PONDER Editor The Edenton-Chowan ( ounty Board of Education discussed at its quarterly meeting Monday the need to continue working with county officials to make necessary repairs and im provements to local school buildings. Seta m >1 buildings are 1111 portiuit to student learning, said Superintendent Rob •Jackson. A new plan for mechani cal systems - based on the original three-y ear plan but now extended to six years - would cost an estimated SlOST.oi in The plan assumes no renovation or replacement of buildings at the high Sell! >1 >1. If the new construction at the hit'll school is going to take place, the board likely will hold off on re placing heating and cooling units at the high school. •Jackson noted that capi tal funding for local schools dipped to under $100,000 a year for a couple of years when the recession hit. In the last two years there has been a signifi cant spike from the comity commissioners in capital outlay, .Jackson said. But even with that spike, the Edenton-Chowan Schools are ranked 115th out of the state's 115 school systems in per-pupil capital outlay spending. Jackson said. “We are dead last in what has been extended in capi tal i lutlay," Jackson said. Jackson said he ap preciates the higher level of funding but added the schools are “still playing catch-up." Jackson said he was not “Of course there are always people saying you should do more, and you always need to do more, but we take a look at what the needs are and what we can do and try to do as much as we can every year. We will do the same thing this year. We will look closely at the needs and do as much as we can do." Jeff Smith Board of Commissioners pointing fingers but just wanted board members to understand where the schools are and how they got there. He said he knew he was preaching to the choir “but it is important for us to un derstand where we are.” Chowan Board of Com missioners Jeff Smith said Tuesday that he believes the county commissioners have been responsible in meeting school needs. “I think that we have been very responsible," Smith said. “Of course there are al ways people saying you should do more, and you al ways need to do more, but we take a look at what the needs are and what we can do and try to do as much as we can every year. We will do the same thing this year. We will look closely at the needs and do as much as we can do." Brad Bass, the schools' maintenance director, said he was able to put in the energy management sys tem at White Oak Elemen tary School using cost sav ings from other 2015-2016 projects. “We’re doing everything we can" to save money, Bass said. The school system now is working on getting the same energy management system at Chowan Middle School that is now in place at the elementary school. Bass and Jackson said it will be good if natural gas service can be obtained for HVAC units because it could save money on en ergy. Jackson said at some time there needs to be a longterm solution for the central services office, since paying $41,000 a year in rent doesn’t make sense. Burroughs asked why the board should not ask for $1.4 million in capital outlay - a figure based on identified needs - given the growth in the county’s fund balance. “We’re not in trouble now, folks," Burroughs said, referring to the fiscal crisis of a few years ago. “At what point do we as a board that are charged by statute to present our needs, do we present our needs" and let the county commissioners decide how to pay for it? Burroughs asked. Jackson said that once the school board comes together and decides what the needs are, that is what the board will present to the county commissioners. 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During the public com merit period at the county commissioners’ meeting Monday, Carolyn Anthony of the D.F. Walker Alumni As scx-iation said the two-story Walker Building means a lot to a great many people in the community. Anthony said she believes the building could be an asset to the community. She asked that more researc h be done on the prospects for the build ing becoming a designated historic structure. The alumni want die build ing preserved, she said. Lois Thompson also ad dressed the commissioners regarding the two-story Walk er Building. She said it was the first high school serving black students in Edenton and she would like the building to be restored and be* an asset to the community Joyce Wrighton said she just wanted to stand in honor of what the first twee speakers were saying. “1 just support that 100 percent,” Wrighton said. 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