Wednesday, May 22,2002
Chowan
4-H district
winners....2-A
EMS personne! -
honored with
appreciation event.......11-A
Littie Theatre
around piay taik'_8-B
The patriotic quitt shown above is one of the many
items to be auctioned off this Friday night, May 24, at
Leon Nixon's Catering on Highway 32 North of
Edenton. "The Reiay for Life Event is being sponsored
by the Rocky Hock Ruritan Ciub Reiay for Life Team
with aii proceeds going to the American Cancer
Society," said Ruritan Jack Evans. The team is aiso
setting Barbecue Pork and Fried Chicken ptates for $6
a ptate. The ptate sate wit! run from 11 a.m. to t p.m.
and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The auction wit) begin at 7 p.m.
Shown with the quitt is Mary Louis Phetps, a member
of the Rocky Hock Quitters, the makers of the quitt.
ENI will establish regional office in
Edenton; growth potential immense'
BY HELEN K. OUTLAND
Stc# Writer
North Carolina's Northeast
Partnership announced Wed
nesday that Environmental
Networks International (ENI),
Inc. will establish a Southeast
Regional Office at 305 South
Broad Street in Edenton. A
press release from the partner
ship states that ENI, Inc. head
quarters are presently located
in Newton Center, Massachu
setts a suburb of Boston. Com
pany representatives say it is
ENI's ultimate interest to es
tablish Edenton as it's corpo
rate headquarters.
"I am truly delighted to wel
come ENI to our community,"
said Bob Spivey, Chairman of
the Northeast Partnership in
an interview Wednesday morn
ing. "I think it opens a new
door of technology coming to
the Northeast Commission in
conjunction with some other
commun ity organizations that
we are excited to be a part of.
We welcome ENI."
Environmental Networks
International develops soft
ware tools that automate pro
curement, bidding, and man
agement process between buy
Bob Spivey, Chairman of the Northeast Partnership, (third from right)
congratuiates Tuiiy Ryan, EN! founder, (third from ieft) as ENi announces their
commitment to Chowan County Wednesday morning. Chamber Director, Richard
Bunch, ieft, stands next to Victor Briaban, Top !T Professionai with ENi. Right, Ray
Denny and Biii Stevens, from the NC Department of Commerce, were on hand for
the announcement. (Staff photo by Heien Kerr Outiand)
ers and seller in order to re
duce buyer/seller costs by up
to 55%. "The opportunity for
growth through our relocation
to North Carolina is immense,"
said ENI's founder Tully Ryan.
The company was initially
founded in 1995 as a North Caro
lina services company for sub
contracting firms in the engi
See GROWTH On Page 6 A
Lake to take part in Preservation senes
NC Supreme Court Chief
Justice, the Honorable 1.
Beverly Lake et .. and Mrs.
Lake will visit Edenton June 1
to take part in the Elizabeth
Vann Moore Series for Preser
vation Studies, "Getting Ac
quainted with the Past: The
1767 Chowan County Court
house".
Chief Justice Lake is particu
larly interested in the restora
tion of our courthouse. The 1767
Chowan County Courthouse is
the only courthouse besides its
own in Raleigh v. here the NC
Supreme Court n ay convene.
Chief Justice Lake and others
hope that the courthouse, when
the restoration is complete,
may be used occasionally for
MOA s/mres
On Saturday, June 1,
Edenton wilt be host to visitors
throughout the region for the
second Elizabeth Vann Moore
Biennial Series for Preserva
tion Studies, the topic of which
is "Getting Acquainted with
the Past: The 1767 Chowan
County Courthouse". The pro
gram itself, including presen
tations by experts on the court
house restoration and tours of
the courthouse, will take place
at the Edenton Baptist Church
Fellowship Hail, 200 South
Granville Street, Edenton.
In anticipation of this event,
the Museum of the Albemarle
has graciously allowed the
Edenton Historical Commis
sion to borrow their exhibit
about the courthouse. The su
perb exhibit consists of a model
of the courthouse, some old
photographs and some arti
facts, including an old snuff
bottle discovered by the restor
ers. The museum's exhibit will
soon he placed at the Barker
House for a short period of t ime.
Piease be sure to visit the
Barker House and view the
exhibit. The exhibit is free and
open to the public.
Registration forms for the
June 1 event may be obtained
at the Barker House or the His
toric Edenton Visitor Center.
For more information, please
call Elizabeth Porcher Jones,
(252)426-3336.
Chief Justice Lake
portrait by John Becker
Supreme Court hearings.
On June 1, the courthouse
wili be open for tours guided
by Don Jordan, cabinetmaker
of Edenton, who is currently
working on the courthouse res
toration. Also on the program
See SERIES On Page 11 A
Shooting being
investigated
The Chowan County* She
riffs office is investigating a
shooting that took place May
18. According to a press re
lease from their office, a call
was received by Chowan Cen
tral Communications report
ing that someone had been
shot at 227 Tynch Town Road.
Edenton.
Deputies and Unit 3,
Chowan County Rescue were
dispatched. Upon arriving at
the scene they discovered the
victim. Robert M. Evans, 34.
who had sustained an appar
ent gunshot wound to the
lower stomach and back.
Evans was transported to
Chowan Hospital by the
Chowan County Rescue
Squad and later transported
to Pitt Memorial Hospital in
Greenville by helicopter.
Accordingto witnesses, the
incident allegedly started at
a gathering across the street.
They told authorities that an
argument there resulted in a
fight. Afterward, the alleged
suspect in the shooting,
David Delorto, accompanied
by Jeremy Cox, went over to
Cox's travel trailer. Shortly
thereafter Evans came into
the Cox trailer and allegedly
See SHOOTING Page tl A
D%M
Serutce
A Memorial Day Service
wiil be held next Monday
morning, May27,at8a.m.at
the Chowan County Veter
ans Memorial in Edenton.
Master of ceremonies will
be George Stokes. "Taps"
will be performed at the be
ginning and end of the ser
vice by Tom Dyson, NC Co
operative Extension Ser
vice.
Special music will be pro
vided by Justin Smith, a se
nior at John A. Holmes High
School. *
Guest speaker wiii be the
Rev. Robert White, chaplain.
* aerican Legion Post 40,
on.
yone is welcome and
ged to attend.
C/iora/e
The Atbemar!e Chorate and the CoHege of the Atbemarte wit) present an Opera Showcase on June 2. The
concert of favorite seiections from great operas wiii begin at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of John A. Hotmes High
Schoot, North Broad Street, Edenton. An admission fee of $6 wiii go toward concert expenses. Advance tickets
are avaiiabie at the COA Chowan Center information desk, the Chowan Arts Councii, and the Barker House
in Edenton, the Newboid-White House in Hertford and from members of the Chorate.
____ _._'_:_
Graduation
ceremony
is May 31
State Superintendent of
Schools Mike Ward will deliver
the featured address on May 31
to more than 155 graduating
seniors at John A. Holmes
High School's commence
ment ceremony, scheduled to
begin at 7 p.m.
Ward is serving his second
term as State Superintendent.
Before his election to the post,
Ward was executive director
of the NC Standards Board for
Public School Administration,
superintendent of Granville
County Schools, and North
Carolina's Superintendent of
the Year. Ward also has served
as a principal and classroom
teacher. He is a three-time
graduate of NC State Univer
sity.
See GRAD On Page 6 A
Rocky Hock Ruritan ^
Fried Chicken & Pork Barbecue Lunch & Dinner
$6.00 Per Ptate
FRiDAY, MAY 24"*
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11 AM - 1 PM - Take Out Oniy
4 PM - 7 PM - Eat in or Take Out