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Vol. LXXII, No. 32 Wednesday, August 17, 2005 Single Copies 50< JA Holmes opener this Friday La Sports,.BX: A day in the life... 'Dog Days' In Community, Cl Chowan welcomes wellness director BY EARLINE WHITE The Chowan Herald Raising awareness among hospital employees- and the community at large is the pri mary goal of Chowan Hos pital’s new Wellness Coordina tor, India Foy. A native of Wilmington and graduate of UNC-Greensboro, Foy wants to make sure that patients know the consequences of their hab its and have the tools available to them to make a change. Each day hundreds of pa tients walk into a doctor’s of fice expecting to get at least a fair report of health only to learn they have high blood pressure or choles terol. By encourag ing people to take a more ac tive role in Foy their health, Foy hopes that citizens will increase their health knowledge and lead healthier lifestyles. “Nutrition, physical activity and tobacco use are the three primary behavioral habits that adversely affect one’s health that can be changed,” Foy said from her new desk within the rehabilitation center at Chowan Hospital. “Becoming aware and making the neces sary steps to change these hab its would dramatically de crease illness and the possibil ity of (premature) death.” Foy replaces Sonya McGill who made her mark on the community and hospital em ployees by implementing health programs for the staff and initiating new routes for the Community Wellness Van. McGill recently left the area to pursue a career with Human Resources for the state of South Carolina. “Sonya will be greatly missed and we wish her the best as she leaves/ moves on to get married,” Mary Kay Laughton, Director, PR/Marketing Community Relationsfor Chowan Hospital said. While only a month into her See WELLNESS On Page A2 — INSIDE Calendar.C2 Church.,C5 Classifieds.01 -4 Editorials. A4 Obituaries.C6 Society.C3 Sports.. B1-4 On Page B4... TeamSteam; Twice is Nice Arrests made here in connection with EC shooting BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald The third suspect wanted in conjunction with an Aug. 4 shooting in Elizabeth City was arrested on Aug. 6 in Edenton on drug charges. Walter Allen Norman, 22, of 1425-B Soundneck Road, Eliza beth City, was charged with trafficking cocaine, sale and delivery, of a controlled sub stance within 300 feet of a school, and possession with intent to sell and deliver co caine. Norman had been sought by Elizabeth City police in con nection with a shooting at the 1100 block of Wood Street. Two other suspects from Elizabeth City, Antonio Decarlos Will iams, 18, of the 200 block of Pritchard Street, and Alonza Biddle Jr., 19, of the 1100 block J ..aai •i KL W. Norman E. Ferebee —__vn J. Ferebee of Wood Street, were both charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious bodily injury, stemming from the shooting. - Edenton Police Chief Greg Bonner said Monday that po lice Officer Brian Ferraraccio spotted a suspicious vehicle parked on East Hicks Street around 1 a.m. on Aug. 6. An other vehicle coming down the street apparently spotted Ferraraccio’s patrol car and made a U-turn, Bonner said. Ferraraccio, assisted by Of See SHOOTING On Page A2 ft#*? j'tjr'i ppi^f?*W0t :Ml'i Si Jj «fff . l . Mi i-'i'; ' -: ■'-:,..- T. 8f&£ ■ 'Ll 'mn •I ly ■ .v Vrv ■"''.O'(i - « ■••■ >. ,T L*.?, -.wh-Vft pi -'H' - * Staff photo by Sean Mckson wm in Fayetteville on Sunday. The Steamers cruised over the Florence RedWolves 9-2 in the title game to cap 38-19 season. Over four games, Edenton outscored opponents 30-4, with Steamers pitchers tossing two shut •ufe diong the way. Shortstop Ryan Khoury was named the tourney's top offensive player, going 5-for-12. Annexation approved by town council Long-planned development nears completion BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald Saying it’s a move to boost Edenton’s tax base and population, the Town Council approved the voluntary annexation request by the developers of Wharf Landing during the panel’s Aug. 9 meet ing. The subdivision — slated to contain 90 condo minium units, a marina, boat slips, and a water front inn and restaurant — is located on the Chowan River, just northwest of Edenton. “I think this annexation is a good example of an economic development opportunity for the town,” Edenton Town Manager Anne-Marie Knighton said. Developer Paul Waff told council that two build ings — including 12 condo units — are in the fi nal stages of construction. The 20.55-acre tract has been under development for years, Waff said. “Now it’s actually coming together,” Waff said prior to council’s unanimous approval of his an nexation request. Councilman Willis Privott toured the site with Waff on Aug. 8 and liked what he saw. “I could see (that Waff has) gone the extra mile See COUNCIL On Page A2 Prosecutor: Capital trials may need special session Backlog of homicide cases due to spike in domestic violence BY SEAN JACKSON stabbing Virzi, 47, to death. The Chowan Herald About a week earlier, Chowan County Sheriff’s Steering capital murder tri- deputies discovered the body als through the of Anita Jackson courts system Leary inside her takes patience, cooperation with opposing attor neys, and careful review, a local prosecutor said last week. Assistant Dis trict Attorney Mike Johnson has several such Moore Leary is currently In prison in New cases pending in Chowan County, stemming from a 2003 slaying, and a trio of murders last year. Two of the 2004 kill ings occurred within a week of each other. “It’s kind of unusual for a small county,” Johnson said.of the murders last August. On Aug. 17, 2004, Pam Joye Virzi was slain outside of her Twiddy Avenue home by her estranged boyfriend, William Joseph Moore of Winfall. Moore, 46, has been charged with first-degree murder for Sandy Ridge Road home. Her hus band, 40-year-old Cornelius Leary, has been charged with first-degree murder in that shooting. Cornelius York on unrelated charges. Johnson is seeking to extra dite Leary through an Inter state Detainer Compact. Leary had been released from a North Carolina prison in 2003 after serving 11 years of a 20-year sentence for com mon law robbery. And in early January, 19 year-old Carl Ober III was, charged with first-degree mur der in the strangling death of his grandmother Joyce Smith Lee, 64. A female friend of Ober’s, a juvenile, was also charged in connection with Lee’s murder. Both Moore and Ober are scheduled for the Aug. 22 cal endar for an administrative session of superior court. Judge Richard Parker will pre side over the proceedings, ac cording to state Administra tive Office of the Courts Web site. Also on the do Kenneth Bond Jr., Jermaine A. Bland, William M. Bland, Darrell A. Bentley, Sharif K. Byrd, Dwight A. Coston, Deon C. Copeland, and Edward L. Hill. As for Moore’s trial, Johnson said Moore’s attor ney, James Vosburgh of Wash ington, N.C., has not applied for a change of venue. » “That can happen in a (high cket: Defendants who have been charged in the November 2003 shooting of Jamel Boyce out side Edenton Ma nor Apartments could appear dur ing an October session of supe nor-court. | | . A special session “Some of those Ober may ^ needed people will hope- for Ober — who is fully be tried that week,” legally blind — and the juve Johnson said. Kenyatta Coston, 25, pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to felonious assault in May. He had originally been char ged with second-degree mur der. He may also be sentenced in October. Also charged in Boyce’s murder are Jamil R. Johnson, profile) case, John son said. “It’s not a big deed if that does happen (in this, case).” Johnson antici pates that trial oc curring after the first of the year, in January or Febru ary. nile, if both plead innocent and the cases go to juries. “It’s not unusual (to have a special session) for a case like that,” Johnson said. Some defense teams relay on expert witnesses to testify on behalf of their clients, espe See CASES On Page A3 Violence statistics are misleading BY EARLINE WHITE The Chowan Herald >|. With the upcoming one year anniversary of three fa tal domestic violence cases in Cho-wan County, at least one local domestic violence ex pert is disputing a recent study by the Bureau of Jus tice Statistics which found that domestic violence is de clining in our state. The study reported that the “rate of family violence fell by more than one-half between 1993 and 2002, from an estimated 5.4 victims to 2.1 victims per 1,000 US. residents 12 years old and older.” ; Patricia Youngblood, Direc tor of Albemarle Hopeline which offers 24-Hour crisis eounciling and court advo cacy among other services, finds the Bureau’s statistics Startling and misleading. - ' “I believe that these statis tics were taken from those crimes where the victims ac "; ' * - 4 . ... . ■ 1 • •- . See STATISTICS On Paige A2 13 & ."‘•t % ■ % ■■ V;
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