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2A THE CHOWAN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24,2018 Gates sheriff, deputies facing charges after SBI probe BY WILLIAM F. WEST For the Chowan Herald GATESVILLE — Gates County’s top lawman and four of his deputies are fac ing criminal charges after a probe by the State Bureau of Investigation. An agent with the SBI served an arrest warrant to .Gates County Sheriff Ran dy Hathaway, 47, follow ing his indictment Monday .by a grand jury on charges of obtaining property by false pretense, failure to discharge duties and one ‘Count of obstruction of jus tice, according to N.C. Pub lic Safety spokeswoman Patty McQuillan. District Attorney Andrew Womble petitioned a supe rior court judge to remove Hathaway based on the SBI’s investigation. The judge removed Ha thaway from office HATHAWAY and appointed Gates Coun ty Sheriff Deputy Robert Jordan as the interim sher iff, McQuillan said. Three Gates County sheriffs’ deputies were also charged with obtaining property by false pretense, and their arrest warrants were served in court. As interim sheriff, Jordan sus- pended the three for allegedly committing deputies, Captain embezzlement and larceny Glenda Parker, 54; of a firearm, on six counts Deputy Levar New- of embezzlement of prop- some, 38; and Dep-* erty by public officer and uty Tobe Ruffin, 28. one count of obstruction A Gates commu nications official, reached on Monday evening, said Ha thaway was not available. She said she would relay a request to him to return a call to a reporter for com ment. No return call was received from Hathaway by press time Monday. The charges come more than a month after anoth er deputy, Sgt. Brandon Hawks, 33, was arrested of justice. His father, Scott Hawks, 54, was also arrest ed Monday on two counts of possession of stolen fire arm, McQuillan stated in a press release. Hawks was dismissed from the Gates County Sheriff’s Depart ment after being arrested. The arrest, of Hawks re portedly came after Wom ble requested an SBI probe in July into allegations of corruption at the Gates Sheriffs Office. According to the Roa noke-Chowan News-Her ald newspaper, Hathaway joined the Gates Sheriff’s Office in July 1999 as a deputy and worked his way up to chief deputy. He was sworn in as interim sheriff in September 2016 follow ing Sheriff Ed Webb’s an nouncement of his inten tion to retire. Webb had been Gates’ top lawman for 18 years before foregoing a 2018 re- election campaign to accept a position with the Vidant Police Department at the medical center in Green ville. Hathaway told the News- Herald when he was sworn in as interim sheriff that he intended to seek the posi tion in his own right in the 2018 election. According to the news paper, Hathway, a Gates County native and a gradu ate of Gates Comity High School, went on to receive training as an automobile mechanic from Roanoke- Chowan Community Col lege. The newspaper said Ha thaway was employed as a mechanic in Ahoskie when he decided to join the Gates Sheriff’s Office. William West is a report er for the Daily Advance. Crimewatch EDENTON POLICE DE- : PARTMENT ARRESTS ■ Jan. 19 — Linward Bailey Jr., 47, of West Carteret Street, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of failure to appear. ■ Jan. 17 — Jefferey Lynn Ull man Jr., 35, of US Highway 64, Ad amsville, TN, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of failure to appear. ■ Jah. 13 — Hubert Lee Priv- ott, 57, of Mexico Road, was charged with one misdemeanor count of driving while license re voked. ■ Jan. 13 — Nakieva Varsha Stanley, 30, of Jackson Street, was arrested on one felony count of embezzlement, one misdemeanor count of larceny and three mis demeanor count of failure to ap pear. INCIDENTS ■ Jan. 16 — Leaving scene of an accident on South Broad Street. ■ Jan. 13 — Breaking and entering at the Nothin’ Fancy Cafe and Market on North Broad Street. ■ Jan. 12 — Injury to personal property on North Broad Street. ■ Jan. 3 — Hit and run on Vir ginia Road. CHOWAN COUNTY SHER IFF’S OFFICE ARRESTS ■ Jan. 20 — Dwayne Thomas Reid, 31, of Greenhall Road, was charged with one count of failure to return rental property. INCIDENTS ■ None reported. SMITH Continued from 1A Coleman continued, “I’m of the opinion that white men should best refrain from ; describing what’s best for ■ women or people of color ’ — wealwaysendup making sexist or racist statements or at best chauvinistic or pater nalistic ones. It’s a risk worth taking, however.” Thirty-six states that sup port the ERA “I’m embarrassed when I look at the map of states that have not approved ERA legislation. Most of them are Southern,” Coleman said. “We of all people should be in the forefront of leadership on this issue.” For Coleman’s full remarks, see the Editorial page on A5. In other business, a re quest made by Estelle Col son was denied seeking to rezone property located at 840 Soundside Rd. from resi dential to B-1 Business Dis trict. A motion was made and passed 6-1 to find the rezon ing request to be inconsis tent with the Land Use Plan. A second motion to deny the rezoning request passed unanimously 7-0. Also, the Commission unanimously approved plans for the Sheriff’s Office to lease three cars (4-year lease) was approved unanimously. The second year lease will have to be decided again at budget time. And, the Commission ap proved a request from 02EMC to extend their special use permit six more months for possible plans, not yet ap proved by the Commission or any regulatory authority, to build a solar farm on an 88- acre tract. The company has been pursuing due diligence regarding whether such con struction is feasible. Com pany officials said the county collects approximately $900 per year in taxes from the property, but if it was devel oped as a solar farm, that fig ure would increase to more than $22,000 annually. And, Angel White with PCG Landfill and Ralph Hollowell with Albemarle Regional Health Services provided the Board with an update from the PCG Land- fill and convenience sites. Also, Bland Baker of Tril lium Health Resources pro vided the Commission with an update as to that organiza tion’s activities. Cavanagh Ringed man CortiSmi Puttie fefowsUwis ^ CAVANAGH RINGELMAN Certified Public Accountants PC Tax Return Preparation Planning & Budgeting Accounting & Auditing Services Business Effectiveness Business Coaching “One good idea ... ...every time we talk!" P.O. Box 642 106 East King Street Edenton, North Carolina 27932 Phone: 252-482-1994 Fax: 252-462-1721 mcavanagh© cavanaghringelman.com CavanaghRingelman.com Chowan County Tax Listing Notice 2018 Real Property All real property will be automatically listed to the January 1, 2018 owner. You will only receive a listing abstract for real property if the real property was newly acquired during 2017, if you receive a property tax exclusion or exemption on the property, or if there was a change in value. New construction must be reported to the tax department during the month of January. Personal Property All personal property owned on January 1, 2018, except licensed motor vehicles, must be listed during the month of January. If you do not receive a listing form for personal property, contact the tax department. List all unlicensed motor vehicles, permanent tagged vehicles, international registration plated vehicles, boats, boat motors, jet skis, all terrain vehicles, airplanes, farm equipment, and single-wide mobile homes. All personal property must be listed by January 31, 2018 to avoid a 10% late listing penalty. Business Property All businesses are required to file a business personal property form by January 31, 2018. Any business filing for the first time must contact the tax department to receive a listing form. All business personal property must be listed by January 31, 2018 to avoid a 10% late listing penalty, Elderly / Permanently Disabled Exemption, Disabled Veterans Exemption, Circuit Breaker Exemption If you are interested in applying for an exemption, you may request an application by calling 252-482-8487, and an application will be mailed. Applications are also available in the tax listing department of the Chowan County Tax Office, and on the county web site www. chowancounty-nc.gov. All exemption applications must be filed no later than June 1, 2018. Chowan County Tax Department PO Box 1030 305 W. Freemason Street Edenton, NC 27932 (Phone) 252-482-8487 (Fax) 252-482-1528 Hospitals set visitation restrictions for children From staff reports GREENVILLE — Vidant Health values family pres ence when loved ones are in the hospital. We also are responsible for protecting patients from being exposed to viruses such as the flu. Due to the high number of people with the flu in our community, we are tempo rarily changing our family presence and visitation prac tices for patient safety as well as the safety of visitors. Starting Tuesday, Jan. 23, the following Vidant hospi tals will welcome healthy visitors who are 12 years of age and older: ■ The Outer Banks Hos ¬ BOARD Continued from 1A tern would get any of those funds. Instead, the school system has a better chance at Tier I money and perhaps funds generated from a lo cal bond referendum. As to the pros and cons of new construction ver sus renovations/additions, Hughes said a new school would offer a fresh start and classes would not be disrupted as much during construction, particularly if a new site is chosen. The pros of retaining current site on Broad Street through renovations/addi tions include embracing the school’s history because JAHHS is a centerpiece for the community, Hughes said. Also, there would be no need to go through a land purchase process and the cash flow needed to finance the job would be spread out over a longer pe riod of time. However, ren ovations/additions would mean a messy construc tion process that would- af fect classes, White trailers, dubbed “learning cottages” might become a temporary reality for students attend ing JAHHS during construc tion, Hughes said. 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Vidant’s experts are track ing flu activity daily and as soon as the flu decreases, these hospitals will again welcome family and visitors of all ages. The Board’s charge is to plot a course toward whether it wants to pursue building a new school or seek renovations/additions to the existing home of the Aces. Whatever decision the Board and the Chowan County Commission make would need community in put as what plan best serves the needs of the people, the neighborhood, . students, teachers and staff, Hughes said. “The community has a lot to offer. Students have a lot to offer and staff have a lot to offer,” he said. Board Chairman Gene Jordan said, “As we move forward in’ thinking that as the Board of Education is making decisions, the County Commission has to be on board with-whatever decisions we make if we are going to make this work. It is often easy to make plans and do things like we want to do them, but in this cir cumstance this is going to have to be a joint effort be tween us and the commis ¬ sion.” Board member Gil Bur roughs said it is important that when considering what path to pursue, Board members have “a good un derstanding” of how many students the district may be educating in the future so as to better make an in formed decision today as what is best. He advised was to know as much as possible about what the school’s needs. Board members Ricky Browder suggested that the discussion utilize a white dry-erase board listing the pros and cons. Board mem bers then listed ideas and goals they would like to see achieved which included costs, financing and scope of the project. Jordan suggested joint meeting with the County Commission. “In my thinking, that’s going to have to be inevi table,” he said. “We’re go ing to have to find a way to really get on the same page with the County Commis sion.” CHOWA^HERALD (USPS 106-380) Vol. 83, No. 4 Published Every Wednesday Cooke Communications North Carolina, T.I.C Enteredasasecond-classmatterAugust30,1934atthePostOffice of Edenton, North Carolina, under Act of March 3,1870. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily Advance home delivery area $27* (Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, parts of Gates) Elsewhere in continental United States $46 *Plus applicable sales fax. Activation fee of $1.99 will be collected with all new subscriptions. Deactivation fees may apply for early cancellation. POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: The Chowan Herald • RO. Box 207 • Edenton, NC 27932 Telephone: (252) 482-2623 Fax: (252) 482-4410 mlay ton@nc weeklies. com
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