Wednesday, January 16,2002
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The femaie driver of this vehicie sustained on!y minor injuries Thursday morning
when her car !eft the road and crashed thru the raiiing of this bridge on Rocky
Hock Creek Road. The teenager was charged with faiture to maintain !ane controi.
The eight foot span of raiiing was repiace by day's end. (Outiand Photo)
Commissioners hear plans
lor Williamson monument
BY HELEN K. OUTLAND
Stc# Writer
During their January meet
ing, Chowan County Commis
sioners addressed several is
sues includeing a proposal con
cerning the old D. F. Walker
campus. And, aAn update from
Judge Terrence Boyle was pre
sented on the status of the pro
posed Hugh Williamson Memo
rial.
A resolution by the Board
of Trustees for the College of
the Abemarle stated that the
old Walker School is its choice
for relocation of its choice for
relocation of its Chowan COA
campus. Representatives from
COA, the County Manager's
Office, and the Board of Educa
tion have met to develop some
recommendations on the use
of this campus and other is
sues associated with the facil
ity.
According to County Man
ager Cliff Copeland the use of
the site is under review by >
three organizations. "How
ever, this is not going to be a
speedy process," says Cope
land. " The best case scenario
for any use of the facility is two
years down the road." The lease
on the present site of COA is
not up until 2005.
Judge Terrence Boyle pre
sented an update on the
progress of the committee
studying the feasibility of the
Hugh Williamson monument.
The committee is trying to de
termine the style, size, and ex
act location of the to monument
on the green in front of the old
courthouse.
"The community is excited
about the concept of a monu
ment dedicated to William
son," Copeland says address
ing other board members. It
would be an absolutely breath
taking addition to Edenton,"
See PLANS On Page 9-A
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Sketch depicts design for proposed monument honoring Hugh Wittiamson
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Chowan excited about opportunity to be e-community
BY HELEN K. OUTLAND
Sfc# WrtYer
As the world becomes more
and more Internet connection
based the municipal and
county leader for Chowan
County, along with 84 other
rural counties in North Caro
lina, are implementing initia
tives to make sure each and
every citizen of the county has
ready and affordable access to
the Internet.
The link for this connection
is rooted in program known as
the E - NC Initiative. E-Initia
tive is not a new effort, but an
ongoing program to connect ali
North Carolinians to the
Internet. As part of the effort
each county has announced the
appointment of a local technol
ogy e-champion that will work
with e-NC and steering com
mittees in their counties to de
velop plans for educating their
citizens about technology and
increasing their access to high
speed Internet services.
"Local technology champi
ons are critical to getting rural
communities online," says Dr.
James Leutze, Chairman of the
Rural Internet Access Author
ity, the group leading e-NC.
"Who can better understand a
county's needs and work for
change than someone from that
community?"
Chowan County recently
appointed Biii Miller to serve
as its compass into the techno
logical future. Miller also
teaches computer courses at
the College of the Albemarle
Edenton Campus.
"The North Carolina Legis
lature established the initia
tive but, they did not fund it,"
begins Miller. "Through fund
ing from high-tech private cor
porations the initiative re
ceived the financial support to
under-gird the program."
A $6.3 million community
outreach effort has been de
signed for the 85 counties par
ticipating in the program to
help make training and high
speed access a reality in their
communities. The program's
ultimate goal is to create a fully
connected state.
Once appointed the county
champions went on to attended
training sessions in Raleigh,
NC where they discussed their
roles, in detail, and identified
planning resources applicable
for their individual county. E
champions will then imple
ment changes to meet com
munity's needs by leading a
county wide needs assessments
program and marshalling com
munity support.
According to Chowan
County Manager Cliff Cope
iand Chowan County has al
ready laid the groundwork.
"We will be putting together a
large committee with represen
tatives from all areas of the
county," says Copeland. "Ev
ery sector of the community
will have equal representation
and express just what needs
their sector requires and how
we may better meet their tech
noiogica! needs." Copeland
says that providing every citi
zen of Chowan County Internet
access is the goal.
With the appointment of the
champions and the develop
ment of a steering committee,
each county received a $10,000
e-communities planning grant.
County officials, and in some
cases, community colleges will
serve as fiscal agents for the
grant.
With the grant the commu
nity representatives and cham
pions arejust getting theirfeet
See EXCITED On Page 9-A „
Albemarle Chorale to perform here
BY HELEN K. OUILAND
Sta# iVrz'ter
There is an old saying that
music is the sound that soothes
the soui. it not only holds true
for those who listen, but it can
be that vehicle by which the
performer expresses beauty of
the soothing sounds from
within. It was just such a de
sire to that in 1998 led to the
founding and formation of the
Albemarle Chorale.
On January 27,2002 at 4 p.m.
The Albemarle Chorale Will be
presenting "Gloria" by Antioio
Vivaldi and excerpts from "The
Creation", an oratorio by Jo
seph Haydn.
The Chorale will be present
ing the program of sacred mu
sic at the Edenton United Meth
odist Church.
For the performers who
work so hard, and those who
are rewarded by hearing cho
ral artistic excellence, the
Albemarle Chorale is a dream
Director RosaMnd MacEnuity (at piaho) ieads a rehearsa! of the Choraie
come true.
"I had been trying to form a
choraie in this area," says
Sandy Boyce, Chair of Fine
Arts at the College of the
Albemarle in Elizabeth City.
However, there just did not
See CHORALE On Page 9 A
Prayer photos sought
hv Sit. Paul's group
On Jan. 26, the Rev. Dr.
Lyndon Harris, rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church in
New York City, will be com
ing to Edenton. His church is
located at the base ofthe Twin
Trade Towers and has been a
beacon for all the workers at
Ground Zero.
He will be speaking in
Swain Auditorium at 7 p.m.
in addition to participating
in Sunday services at St.
Paul's.
The 5th,8th grade Sunday
Schooi ciass at St. Paul's Epis
copal Church is putting to
gether a group of pictures of
people who are committed to
praying ior these workers.
The class would like to in
clude all types of pictures of
individuals, families, and
groups. The more pictures
featured, the better it will be!
The display will provide a
tangible example of just a few
of the millions of grateful
Americans who are uphold
mg them in prayer daily. The
finished productwillprovide
an inspirational visual for the
workers when they come into
St. Paul's to pray, rest, eat,
and sleep.
The display will be pre
sented to Rev. Dr. Harris on
his visit to Edenton on Jan.
26, so time is short. Please
bring pictu res (with the name
of the individuals or the
group written on the back)
A.S.A.P. to St. Paul's Episco
pal Church, or contact Donna
Koppelman, 482-3625.
"Let us take a stand as a
community," Koppelman
said, "and show our support
for these workers."
^.^on United Methodist Church
Reception to fottow
y
,Jbn. 26, dt7pm
Swain Auditorium in Edenton
hAtHLK LYNLUJN H
of St. Paut's Church in NYC wit) speak about the
chattenges faced by the city and his congregation
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