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Overnight the unempioyment rate in Chowan County went from 3 percent to 11 percent as UPDW shut down. Aimost
immediatety the business community raiiied to heip those who have tost their jobs. A job fair was initiated on Tuesday
at the Northerq Chowan Community Center to provide services and support ranging from job piacement to stress
management. Above Ken Sebo (ieft) and Ricky Coitrain of the NC Emptoyment Security Commission office in Edenton
heip dispiaced empioyees fiii out forms as they begin the job hunting process. (Photo by Heien Kerr Outiand)
Toppin hopes to unseat Basnight
BY ROBERT SHtLES
Cox JVC Pi/Mica^ons
Ron Toppin, the Beaufort
County Republican who lost
the 2000 state Senate race to
long-time incumbent Sen.
Marc Basnight. hopes to get
another chance in November
to unseat the powerful Demo
cratic senator from Dare
County
First, however. Toppin must
defeat fellow Republican,
Ashley Stephenson, also from
Beaufort County Stephenson
is the leading plaintiff in the
court case that delayed this
year's primary elections from
May until Sept. 10, and found
Ron Toppin
redistricting maps drawn by
state legislators to be in viola
tion of the state constitution.
"I think Ron would make an
oustanding state senator, as
would Ashley;" Jim Beales, the
GOP vice chairman of the 3rd
Congressional District and a
Camden County resident, said
Monday. "Whichever candi
date wins the primary will
have my support in the general
election."
Toppin, 58, who is the
brother of E C. Toppin of
Edenton, said he is running for
the 1st District senate seat be
cause of the "current state of
affairs in North Carolina."
"We don't need full-time leg
islators making a career for
themselves rather than doing
what's best for the state,"
Toppin said, "...just look at the
(current) budget and state of
affairs of North Carolina (over
the last 20 years). It's been go
ing downhill. The only
progress that's been haade was
in 1994-96 when thej Republi
cans controlled the state
House. There was a more con
servative agenda at that time."
Toppin, in a telephone inter
view Monday emphasized that
economic development and
growth is one of his major pri
orities. He said as a senator he
will work closely with eco
nomic development commis
sions across the state to bring
See TOPPIN On Page 8 A
Suspect facing
drug charges;
is out on bond
BY HELEN K. OUTLAND
Wrifer
Acting on information
received by Detective
Wayne Goodwin of the
Chowan County Sheriff's
Office, on Wednesday, Au
gust 7, deputies and detec
tives from the Sheriff's Of
fice conducted a search at
the residence of Mary Jo
Dernbach confiscating a
number of marijuana
plants and drug parapher
nalia.
According to a report re
leased by the Sheriff's of
fice Detective Dwayne
Goodwin, Deputies Harry
Ward, W.C. Bunch, Kenny
White, Tim Brabble, and
Curtis Liverman searched
the property of Dernbach, a
single wide mobile home
located at 921 Ryland Road
in Tyg^r.-at approximately
9 a%mwednesday mocning.
Deputies and detectives
found a number of mari
juana plants, measuring six
feet in height, located under
a mesh type cloth behind
the mobile home. Officers
also recovered pipes, bongs,
and rolling papers located
inside and around the
house.
The report goes on to
state that the suspect. Mary
Jo Dernbach. was arrested
for manufacture of con
trolled substances, felony
possession of marijuana,
and possession of drug
paraphernalia. Dernbach. a
44-year-old white female,
wag released on a $3,000
bond, the report said.
Sheriff Fred Spruill
stated a job was well done
by all.
These are some of the six-foot ta!i marijuana piants con
fiscated by the Chowan County Sheriff's office during a
Wednesday morning search of a Tyner residence. Officers,
acting on information, recovered a number of piants and
an assortment of drug paraphernaiia. (Submitted photo)
'Shrimp on the Bay' fundraiser Saturday
BY HELEN K. OUTLANC*
S?G# Wrtfer
On Saturday August 17, from
5 p.m. - 9 p.m. the waterfront in
downtown Edenton will come
alive with the aroma of
steamed shrimp and the
Acoustic Breeze
smooth sounds of Acoustic
Breeze. Terry Waff of Magno
lias and the Edenton-Chowan
Chamber of Commerce will be
hosting the First Annual
Shrimp by the Bay
"This has been a 'from
scratch' project, " said Terry
Waff, Chairperson of Special
Events, with a smile. "We
wanted to do something differ
ent. It is also a good fundraiser
for the community through the
Chamber of Commerce."
Shrimp by the Bay will take
place on the green beside the
Barker House. Tickets are al
ready on sale for $20 a piece.
While guest savor the taste of
See SHRIMP On Page 7 A
BaNance campaigns here
BY HELEN K. OUTLAND
S;a/7* Wnfer
State Senator Frank W.
Ballance. Jr. was in Edenton
Monday visiting local citizens
and community leaders as part
of his campaign tour and bid
for U. S. Congress. Ballance,
who represents the First Con
gressional District of North
Carolina, was greeted by
Marie Daves, President for the
Chowan County NAACP, as he
arrived at the Senior Citizen
Center at E. A. Swain Building.
Ballance is concerned about
some of the issues facing east
ern North Carolina and took
time to address several.
When asked where he stood
on the issue of tax reimburse
ments to local governments
See BALLANCE Page 7 A
Sen. Frank BaHance ta!ks with Marie Daves, who heads
the Chowan County branch of NAACR
Speda/
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Our readers will find sev
eral special things about this
week'sedltion.
First is our 2002 progress
edition. The four special sec
tions take a look at commu
nity spirit, cultural spirit,
scholastic spirit and eco
nomic spirit in Chowan
County
"We are very pleased to be
able to spotlight some of the
people and organizations
that make life here so spe
cial," said Publisher David
Crawley
There are also copies of
the Chowan County Fair Ex
hibit Booklet inserted in this
week's newspaper The book
let is broken into general in
formation. and categories
for both adult and youth
competitions.
The booklet also features a
pre-registration sheet as well
as important information on
educational booths for the
fairin October.
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