Vol. LXXII, No. 24
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
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Chowan
to benefit
from UHS
upgrade
Investment will
‘revolutionize’
access to files
Staff photo by Earline White
Chowan Hospital patients
will be among those who ben
efit from a planned upgrade of
UHS computer systems.
BY EARLINE WHITE
The Chowan Herald
A recent investment of $24
million by the University
Health Systems (UHS) of East
ern North Carolina will revo
lutionize the way hospitals in
the area access patient infor
mation. The new system,
which will connect patient’s
medical history into a single
record, will allow health care
providers to access appropri
ate information through one
system.
According to Chowan Hospi
tal President Jeff Sackrison,
“Patient safety and quality
care are of the utmost impor
tance to Chowan Hospital.
This additional, secure, elec
tronic medical record system
with instant access to patient
information will enhance our
ability to jointly deliver safe,
effective health care to our lo
cal community. Our relation
ship with UHS and Pitt County
Memorial Hospital allows us to
use this technology with oth
erwise might not be affordable
or available to smaller, rural
hospitals,” Sackrison said.
Besides Chowan County
Hospital, UHS includes Roa
noke-Chowan Hospital in
Ahoskie; Heritage Hospital in
Tarboro, Bertie Memorial in
Windsor, The Outer Banks
Hospital in Nags Head, physi
cian practices and other inde
pendently operated health ser
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Harvesting stripers at
the Edenton National
Fish Hatchery
State holds Cupola House artifacts
BY EARLINE WHITE
The Chowan Herald
Since 1927 the Cupola House
Association has possessed
valuable documents from
many significant figures in the
area’s history. On Monday, Ken
Simpson, State Archivist with
the NC State Division of Ar
chives and History, came to
Edenton and with concurrence
of the Cupola House Associa
M m
The 3rd annual Community Music and Water Festival proved to be a
huge success this year bringing over 1,000 people out for a day of fun
the sun on the water and at Colonial Park. Eco-exhibits, guided padd
tours, live entertainment, food, and vendors kept locals and tourists
all day. Above, Peter Boehling and son, Jimmv
afionai race Saturday monning
Drug trafficking charges leveled
following investigation, weekend raid
Crack cocaine and cash
recovered at home here
BY SEAN JACKSON
The Chowan Herald
A Saturday-night drug raid
netted thousands of dollars in
cash, crack cocaine, drug para
phernalia and the arrests of
five Edenton residents.
Edenton police raided a
home at 1025-B Badham Road
armed with arrest warrants.
Those arrested were: Jer
maine Bland, 28, of 818 Ca
barrus St., Jamil Johnson, 23,
of 205 Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Ave., Monona Copeland, 26,
of 1025-B Badham Road,
Nareisha Ferebee, 24, of 818
Cabarrus St., Troy “Biggie”
Coston, 25, of 1025-B Badham
Road.
Police are searching for1 Wil
liam "Bobo” Bland, 24, of 506
Wildcat Road, also of Edenton.
tion, took possession of many
of the records housed by the
Cupola House Association for
the State of North Carolina.
Weeks of reviewing the 3500
documents, inventory, index
ing and copying them, as well
placing them into acid-free
folders determined that the
Equity Court Records 1766
1810 and the Sheriff’s Records
1776-1828 were to become the
property of the State. Copies
Staff photo by Sean Jackson
Thousands of dollars in cash,
along with drugs and drug
paraphernalia were confiscated
in a weekend raid.
He is wanted on charges of
possession with intent to sell
and deliver crack cocaine, pos
session of crack cocaine, re
sisting arrest, and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
• Jermaine Bland was jailed
See HOME On Page 2-A
of the documents taken will be
left in Chowan County and
those originals not rendered as
State property will be left with
the Cupola House Association.
“The most interesting thing
were the papers of Edmund
HosMns, a Sheriff, Clerk of
Court, Entry Taker, Customs
Official and US Deputy
Marshall, among other things”
See DOCUMENTS Page 2-A
Bond is charged
with intent to sell
BY SEAN JACKSON
The Chowan Herald
An Edenton man was ar
rested at his home Friday
on drug-trafficking charges
stemming from a 7-month
police investigation.
Edward “Dink” Bond, 29,
of 313 E. Church St., was
charged with trafficking
cocaine, possession with
intent to sell and deliver
cocaine, felony maintaining a dwelling for the
storage of a controlled substance, and posses
sion of drug paraphernalia, according to press
release from the Edenton Police Department.
He was confined at the Chowan County Deten
tion Facility in lieu of a $32,000 secured bond.
During the search of Bond’s home, police
seized one once of crack cocaine, digital drug
scales, and drug-packaging materials, the re
lease stated. In addtion, $278 in cash was also
Bond
See CHARGED On Page 2-A
Pat
Carnrite,
seated and
left, and
Kenrick
Simpson with
the State
Dept, of
Cultural
Resources,
headed an
effort to turn
over impor
tant Cupola
House
documents.
Residents of Mill
Village frustrated
with town's stance
Busby: Village has ‘a
different set of rules’
BY SEAN JACKSON
The Chowan Herald
Town officials are considering steps to
avoid future misunderstandings with frus
trated residents who want home improve
ments to be more stringently enforced by
Edenton’s Historic Preservation Commis
sion.
Commission members met with officials
Monday to discuss complaints they’ve re
ceived from Mill Village residents who want
their neighborhood’s covenants enforced by
the town’s Historic District guidelines. How
ever, Town Attorney Charles Busby said, the
covenants—approved by Preservation North
Carolina, the developer of the Mill Village—
set a higher threshold than the town’s guide
lines enforce.
“We can only enforce what is actually in
the Historic District guidelines,” Busby said
during the hour-long meeting.
See COVENANTS On Page 2-A
Staff photo by Sean Jackson
Members of the Historic Preservation Com
mission meet with town officials Monday.
Architectural
creativity is
encouraged
BY SEAN JACKSON
The Chowan Herald
Citing the need to avoid “cookie-cutter”
businesses sprouting up in Edenton in future
years, the Town Council has adopted plans
that encourage architectural creativity. *
Although the town’s Unified Development
Ordinance would have to be changed to se
cure the adoption of the new design guide
See CREATIVITY On Page 2-A
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Bryant
The facade of this CVS store in Davidson
was cited as an example of good design.
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