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Vol. LXXII, No. 43 Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Single Copies 50tf ■Si Im ■ ' Elections on tap for Tuesday From Staff Reports With three incumbents run ning unopposed for their Town Council posts, turnout is ex < pected to be low on Nov. 9, but elec tions officials are, gearing up nonetheless. At-large Councilman Jerry Parks, Third Ward Council woman Phyllis Britton, and Fourth Ward Councilman Willis Privott will be the only names on ballots next Tuesday Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. Voting sites are: East Edenton precinct, Chowan Ag Building, 730 N. Granville St, and West Edenton precinct at 824 N. Granville St. at D.F. Walker Alumni building. Curbside vot ing will be available while polls are open. One-stop voting continues through 1 p.m. Saturday Those ballots can be completed at the new elections office at 103 E. King Street. Veterans' groups plan event The 2005 Veterans Day Cer emony is set for the annual event’s customary observance time on Nov. 11 (Friday) at 11 a.m. at the Chowan County Veterans Memorial. The me morial is located at the corner of Court Street and East Queen Street in Edenton. Sponsored each year by a committee of area veterans’ groups and veterans’ descen dant groups, the ceremony is marked by a traditional laying of the individual armed ser vices wreaths, and by patriotic See VETERANS On Page A2 1 INSIDE Calendar.C2 Church.C5 Classifieds..... D1 -4 Editorials.A6 Obituaries.,...C6 School..C8 Society.C3 Sports.B1 -4 On Page A3 .., Boys and Girls club receive major gift Halloween is “Just Right” A Staff photo by Earline White Among the youngsters participating in this year's Halloween Parade in downtown were Goldilocks and the Three Bears, aka Madeline and Eliza Grace Carver with their furry friends. Elana Gavigan also took part in the festivities. Local merchants too dressed up for the occasion and handed out candy in front of their stores to excited children. Three Ederiton men arrested on firearms, drugs violations One defendant could face sentence of up to 25 years BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald An Edenton man was ar rested on federal weapons charges late last month and has been turned over to U.S. Marshals in Greenville, police Chief Greg Bonner said Mon day Troy Gilliam, 29, of Hope well Road, was arrested on Oct. 22 for weapons charges, in addition to being charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is be ing held in a federal facility in Greenville without bond, Bonner said. Edenton Police Det. Aaron Davidson arrested Gilliam af I Pembroke Hall the focus of development plans | King Street landmark would see houses go up on site BY REBECCA BUNCH The Chowan Herald The heart of Edenton’s his toric district may be the site of new development if a local landowner has his way. Neighbors and other citizens who have opinions to share re garding the proposed project will have an opportunity to be heard during the November meeting of the Edenton His-, toric Preservation Commis sion. A hearing on plans to add ter a “brief foot chase,” Bonner said. Officer Craig Davenport assisted in the ar rest. Gilliam was indicted by a federal grand jury on Oct. 12. Gilliam was one of three men charged with fatally shooting an Elizabeth City man, Lepaul Willis, two years ago, Bonner said. The new charges could land him exten sive jail time. ( ‘.‘Gilliam could possibly face as much as 25 years (be hind bars) if he’s convicted of federal weapons violations,” Bonner said. “He will remain in federal custody until trial” on the new charges. According to the state De four homes to the site where his toric Pembroke Hall sits on King Street has been scheduled for Nov. 14. That meeting will take place at 1:15 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers and is open to the public. During the hearing, property owner Jerry Smith, who resides at Sea Island, GA will seek a cer tificate of appropriateness for the project. Pembroke Hall it self has been on the market for “four or five years,” he said. The price tag for the Greek Revival style house, built in the partment of Corrections Web site, Gilliam was charged with involuntary manslaugh ter in February 2003. He was released from prison in March. Police contacted the U.S. Attorney’s office and federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire arms officials during the in vestigation, the chief added. • On Oct. 27, Davidson and Officer Derrick Knox arrested two Edenton men on drug and weapons charges, respec tively, after stopping a vehicle on Dr. Martin Luther King Avenue. Bonner said the offic ers stopped the 1990 Mercury See ARRESTED On Page A2 mid-1800’s, and its 2.5 acre lot? $3.5-million dollars, with no tak ers so far. ' The property on which Pem broke Hall sits was subdivided into three parcels in 2003 and was in compliance with existing regulations, according to Town Manager Anne-Marie Knight on. However, those regulations have since been altered through amendments made to the town’s Unified Development Ordi nance (UDO). See PLANS On Page A2 Chowan courts to hold special session in Nov. Backlog of cases costing Chowan residents more From staff reports Senior Resident Chief Superior Court Judge Ri chard Parker announced Monday that a special ses sion of Superior Court is now scheduled for Chowan County for the week of No vember 28 - December 2. “I recently met with rep resentatives from Chowan County including Sheriff Fred Spruill, Clerk of Court Mike McArthur and County Manager Cliff Copeland, who expressed strong concern over the backlog of cases and re sulting, pressure being placed on the local deten tion facility,” Parker said in Monday’s press release. “Many inmates are now housed in jail facilities in nearby counties. This, of course, is costing Chowan County considerable sums of money in increased jail fees. With the next session of Superior Court not scheduled until February 1,1 feel we need to take ac tion now. Judge Tillett will be the presiding Judge and I know he is extremely con cerned about the backlog.” District Attorney Prank Parrish pledged his sup port. “It is imperative to dispose of as many cases for defendants pre-trial confinement as possible,” Parrish said. “I will work with Brinkley Faulcon and Mike Johnson, assis tant district attorneys as signed to Chowan County, to move as many of these cases in this category as we can.” “Pre-trial confinement occurs when defendants are unable to satisfy con ditions of release. Hous ing defendants in that sta tus is a substantial, sig nificant cost to Chowan County. My understand ing is that the Chowan County Jail is at more than double capacity “ “It is crucial that we work with county offi cials, alleged victims of crime and attorneys for the accused to give each of these defendants a day in court as promptly as possible.'’ Chowan County Clerk of Court Mike McArthur also expressed his sup port. “The Clerk’s Office will work with the Dis trict Attorney to ensure that all the paperwork is processed to ensure that no cases are dropped be cause of any technicali ties,” McArthur said. “We will be pulling an unusually large jury pool so that a lack of potential jurors will not slow the Court. I thank Judge Parker, Judge Tillett and District Attorney Frank Parrish for their coop erative efforts to address this significant prob lem.” Sheriff Fred Spruill commented, “I am, of course, very concerned over the backlog of pend ing cases. Some of these cases have remained open for years. 1 am con fident that we are now addressing the problem. Our detainees deserve a speedy trial and if found guilty, they belong in prison and not the county jail. The Sheriff’s Depart ment will support Judge Tillett and District Attor ney Parrish in any way possible. I thank Judge Parker for scheduling this special session of court." Staff photo by Sean Jackson Pembroke Hall and surrounding property will be the focus of a Nov. 14 hearing to determine if several addi tional houses can be built at the site. November 5th Eggs, Sausage & Pancake Breakfast Benefit Grits Bdenton Baptist Church $6.00 Donation Fellowship Hall 6:00a.m. till 10:30a.m. IT BENEFIT FOR BUDDY & ANGELA KOTEL | ■. •• •S-iii.-.i M • ,. * ’ • .v -• r : 4* i . I . v --
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