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Vol. LXXII, No. 10 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 Single Copies 50tf CMS, Walker recognized BY EARLINE WHITE The Chowan Herald Recent achievements, ad mission of non-public stu dents, and financial updates were the primary topics at the Edenton-Chowan Board of Culpepper featured speaker BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald One of Edenton’s most prominent attorneys and poli ticians will be the guest •speaker March 21 for a legisla tive break fast hosted by the Eden ton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce. Culpepper State Rep. William T. “Bill” Culpepper III will also field questions at the event being held at the 1767 Cho wan County Courthouse at 7:30 a.m. The event is open to all Chamber members. “It will be a review of the (House) bills that are being considered in the 2005 legis lative term,” Chamber offi cial Brenda Spruill said Tuesday. Chamber President Win Dale said there .are timely topics in state government that Culpepper is expected to address, , including the issue of possible vote by lawmak ers on a state lottery. And the Chamber hasn’t held such an event in a couple of years, Dale added. “I think this is a good year to have it,” he said. There is no cost for the event. “We’re hoping to have a good turnout,” Dale said. “We’re looking forward to hearing (Culpepper) speak.” For more information, in terested persons may call the Chamber at 482-3400. INSIDE Calendar.C2 Church.C4 Classifieds..... D1 -6 Editorials.. A6 Learning.B5-6 Obituaries.....C6 Society.C3 Sports.. Bl-4 Happy St Patrick’s Day. See C-1 for details of the Pet & Peddle Parade. Education meeting on Monday Karen Tynch told the board of the latest accomplishments of D. F. Walker and Chowan Middle School—being distin guished as Triple “S” or Super Safe Schools. “Forty schools received the recognition for Chowan County sites part of new Civil War Trails BY REBECCA BUNCH The Chowan Herald On Monday Chowan County Tourism Development Author ity Executive Director Nancy Nicholls was among those at tending the kickoff of a new statewide program, the North Carolina Civil War Trails Campaign. Edenton and Chowan County are part of phase one of the initiative. “Phase One, the Carolinas Campaign, focuses on Sher man’s Carolinas Campaign and those sites east of Sa lisbury,” Nicholls said Tues day morning. “We are very pleased to see our community be a part of that.” Nicholls noted that signs de noting specific areas that are part of the program are now in place. “The Battle of the Edenton pair charged in alleged area sale of cocaine Police say suspects selling cocaine here, across the region BY CHRIS WHIPPLE The Daily Advance The Elizabeth City Police Depart ment arrested a pair of suspected "mid-level” drug dealers last week who they believe have been selling large amounts of cocaine in the region. Arturo Baeza Calzads, 34, of 312 .Church St., Edenton, and Teresa Lopez Morales, 28, of 811 Cabarrus Street, Edenton, were both charged with traf ficking cocaine and maintaining a ve hicle to facilitate the use or sale of Cleaning up environment a concern Chowan County receives N. Carolina Clean Water Funds for Industrial Park BY EARLINE WHITE The Chowan Herald Chowan received part of the final '• round of funding from the state’s 1998 Clean Water Bonds, a $800 million infrastructure package crafted to cre ate jobs and clean up the Environment in rural and distressed areas of North Carolina. So far, the bonds have served more than 2.6 million busi nesses and households. Chowan County is to receive over $300,000 in supplemental funds to assist in ere implementing and sustaining a comfortable and safe envi ronment for harboring children’s educations,” Tynch said. “We are happy that two of our local schools received such See SCHOOLS On Page 3-A Albemarle Sound sign is lo cated on the Edenton Harbor waterfront,” Nicholls said. “This site shares with Civil War enthusiasts a description of the three-hour battle involv ing the ram Albemarle, some of the Al-bemarle sailors who were in the Union Navy, and the many men from Edenton and Cho-wan County who an swered the call to duty in serv ing the Confederacy.” She said that of particular interest was Captain Badham’s Edenton Bell Battery, Company B, Third Battalion, N.C. Light Ar tillery. “The War on the Chowan River sign that is also part of the program is located at the J. Robert Hendrix Heritage Park and Cannon’s Ferry Riverwaik area,” Nicholls added. “It gives an overview of the U.S. Navy vessels which ■m0 Staff photo by Earline White Photo courtesy of Nancy Nicholls/Chowan Co. TDA The J. Robert Hendrix Park and Cannon's Ferry Riverwafk area have joined the Edenton Harbor waterfront as two of the sites featured on the new North Carolina Civil War Trails Cam paign. . patrolled the Chowan River from its mouth in North Caro drugs. As of Fri day, both sus pects were be ing held at Albemarle District Jail in lieu of post ing $500,000 bonds and were sched uled for a first appearance in Pasquotank County District Court on Monday. At the time of his arrest, Calzada was out of jail on a $200,000 bond. The arrests were the culmination of three months of investigation by local, state and federal agencies, according ot Capt. G.F. Koch of the ECPD. Calzada and Morales were taken into Calzada ating new water and sewer lines to Airport Industrial Park. Calling the bonds “one of the most important pieces of legislation in state history,” Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight said in the press release dated Feb. 22 that the eco nomic impact of the projects funded will ripple through the economy for many years to come. “When you stop to consider the jobs created, the communities revitalized, the many lives made healthier-it is a See GRANT On Page 3-A lina to Franklin, Virginia. This part of the river became custody without incident just before midnight Thursday in a parking lot on Ehringhaus Street. Approximately six ounces of cocaine — roughly the weight of a bar and a half of soap — was seized from the suspects, Koch said. The suspects are “mid-level dealers” who circulated large amounts of co caine. in Edenton, Hertford and Eliza beth City, he said. Officials are hoping to use the arrests to nab larger traffickers, he said. “We are always working toward the larger dealers,” Koch said. “Calzada may have been supplying a dozen street dealers, so it will make a difference out on the street. But there are still a lot more of them left to get.” The investigation was initiated by the Elizabeth City Police Drug Unit. Greasy clogs in town’s sewer pipes prompt call for public awareness campaign BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald Seekingtostemthetideof greaseclog ging town sewer pipes, the Edenton Town Council has launched an aware ness campaign to educate residents and business owners about proper disposal techniques. Once it makes its way into sewer lines, grease causes the clogs the town pays to repair. Council’s Utilities Committee Chairman Willis Privott would like to see that costly flow decreased. “We have been... having a lot of prob Chowan Middle School staff are recognized at Monday night's BOE meeting for the school's achievement of "Super Safe School'' status. They are: l-r) Deputy and School Re source Officer Larnell Valen tine; Safe and Drug-Free School Coordinator Karen Tynch; Assistant Principal Dor othy Werner; and Principal Willie Koonce. the boundary between Fed eral-occupied counties to the east and Confederate-held counties to the west.” Nicholls s&id the sign also highlights the role played by the Union gunboats Shawsheen, Lock wood and Underwriter “and how they successfully de fended the river side of the fort at different times.” When asked how the sites were selected, Nicholls said the selection process focused on the following criteria: (1) important and significant his torically, located meeting the criteria as part of the N.C. Civil War Program - easy pub lic access, parking, etc.; (2) not typically recorded in basic broad histories accessible to the average reader; and (3) the site must be within view of a public stop. See TRAILS On Page 5-A Man had prior arrest here An Edenton man charged by Elizabeth City Police last week in connection with alleged drug traf ficking had been arrested by police heje in early November on charges of selling drugs and fake ID’s. During the raid Edenton police seized more than a pound of mari juana, cocaine, two illegal firearms, and hundreds of forged Social Secu rity cards. He was placed under a $200,000 secured bond. lems with the sewer lines because of the grease... that is accumulating,” he said. Last month, Town Manager Anne Marie Knighton said the town could do a better job of enforcing its grease-trap ordinance that addresses how restau rants dispose of used grease. She said 30 letters had been sent to businesses “that fell under the category of needing a grease trap” Residents could also be sent “fact sheets” describing proper grease-dis posal methods. Knighton said any in structional materials to be distributed could be printed in English and Spanish. stores® ■'Bufitaa I Building «a MWOli 19, PP SouBtoWeBead . ' please contact: Cleo Griffin at 4SM290 or .Robert HaUtyat 482-2SZ5 ^UMxlkuU'ie/i
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