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Vol. LXXIII, No. 13 Wednesday, March 29, 2006 Single Copies: 50c High speed chase ends in seizing of weapons BY EARLINE WHITE The Chowan Herald A high-speed chase through two counties ended with police seizing a fully-loaded AK-47 military assault rifle, a bayo net, 9mm pistol, and cocaine - but no arrests. On Tuesday night, March 21, around 10:50 p.m. Officer Der rick Knox with the Edenton Police Department stopped Sharey Lavon Williams, 23, of 200 King Street, Hertford who was driving a blue Cadillac, for exceeding the speed limit. While talking with Williams, Officer Knox smelled mari juana coming from inside the vehicle. Williams admitted to smoking earlier and said that the scent might still be in his clothes. When Officer Knox asked Williams for permission to search the car, Williams fled the scene. Knox followed in pursuit of the suspect’s ve hicle. The chase continued through several city streets, at times exceeding approxi mately 90 mph. The vehicle proceeded out of town on Old Hertford Highway at which point Officer Knox called the Chowan County Sheriff’s Of fice, NC Highway Patrol and the Perquimans County au thorities. Approaching the off ramp See WEAPONS On Page A2 Contributed A high-speed chase through Chowan and Perquimans coun ties resuited in police confiscat ing a fully-loaded AK-47 assault rifle and other weapons. The suspect eluded capture. . INSIDE Calendar. C2 Church.C7,8 Classifieds.D1 -4 Editorials.A6 Obituaries.C6 School.C5 Society.C3 Sports ..B1-4 Contact us ' Call 482-4418 ©2006 The Chowan Herald All Rights Reserved t BPW Club names Knighton its 'Woman of the Year' BY REBECCA BUNCH The Chowan Herald Town Manager Anne-Marie Knighton was named the Edenton BPW Club’s Woman of the Year Thursday evening. The award was presented dur ing the club’s annual banquet that took place at the Edenton United Methodist Church. Pre senting Knighton with the award, was Beth Taylor, her self a past recipient of the award. In a break with tradition, several friends and colleagues were invited to address the audience prior to the presenta tion of Knighton’s award. Sev eral, including Mayor Roland Vaughan, spoke about Knighton’s professionalism and ‘grace under fire’. Vaughan also presented her with a framed certificate of ap preciation on behalf of the Town Council. Chowan County’s Director of Special Projects Peter Rascoe talked about her very personal concern for each and every citizen in the commu nity. “It is her drive to make a citizen’s trouble and worry, re gardless of how small they may seem to others - her own trouble and worry - and that has and will always be a goal for many of us...to shoot for,” he said. “I have never wit nessed anyone do it like Anne See KNIGHTON Page A2 Anne-Marie Knighton, left, ac cepts a bouquet and an engraved plaque from Beth Taylor of the BPW Club after being named its Woman of the Year. Carolina Cash Price: $5 Prizes $10 to $100,000 Odds of winning $10: 20-to-l Odds of winning $100,000: 2,880,000-to-l diHfl North Carolina Education Lottery Prize: $1 Prizes: $2 to $5,000 Odds of winning $2: 22.22-to-l Odds of winning $5,000: 2,672,000-to-l Numbers Lottery games will be available at many retail outlets across North Carolina starting Thursday, but the odds are long on striking it rich. BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald Chowan County will be a part of state history on March 30 when the North Carolina Education Lottery launches here and in the state’s other 99 counties. Lottery officials expect up to 5,000 stores to sell the scratch-off game tickets. In all, 12 businesses in Chowan applied for the right to sell tickets; and all were ap proved. “The response from retailers has been fantastic,” Tom Shaheen, executive director of the lottery, said in a press release. “The retailers want to ensure they get in on the game and provide a service to their custom ers. It’s a service that means a 7 percent commission for retailers on each ticket sold and poten tially hundreds of millions of dollars for education in North Carolina.” The multi-state Powerball lottery game is slated to begin May 30. Lottery proceeds are touted for use in public education in North Carolina, helping to reduce class sizes, fund school construction projects, and provide college scholarship monies to need-based individuals, according to lottery officials. Price: $1 Prizes: $1 to $5,000 Odds of winning $1: 7.59-to-l Odds of winning $5,000: 2,004,000-to-|l Blackjack Tic Tac Toe Price $1 Prizes: $1 to $5,000 Odds of winning $1: 7.59-to-l Odds of winning $50: 1,955.12-to-l Local lotto locales sell NC Education Lottery tickets Etna station 200 N. Broad St. Food Lion Whiteman’s Service Center Floyd’s Corner 904 Virginia Road Stop Shop 1105 N. Broad St. Joe Lee Co., Inc. • 654 Virginia Road Colonial Communications 202 S. Broad St. Goody’s Convenient Center Duck Thru Food Store 218 Virginia Road Red Apple Market No. 13 N.C. Highway 32 Red Apple Market No. 59 301 Virginia Road Red Apple Market No. 62 711 "N. Broad St. Graphics courtesy of llu (Greenville) Daily Reflector Sean Jackson/Ihe Chowan Herald NC Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety Brian Beatty (at podium) talks about the pressing need for preparedness as hurricane season approaches. Beatty stresses need for preparedness BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald While Hurricane Isabel was no Katrina, local and state of ficials gathered in Edenton on March 22 to discuss how to keep northeast North Carolina safe from the chaos that en sued after Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast in August. Bryan Beatty, state Secre tary of Crime Control and Pub lic Safety, said he recently heard New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin say that the Crescent City’s plan for the aftermath of Katrina was to wait until the “cavalry” arrived. Beatty noted that FEMA and other federal agencies are not first I - responders to natural disas ters. Nor can state emergency officials be expected to provide immediate relief. Local offi cials have to assume that' task, Beatty said. “We want to make sure we don’t.. .have a Katrina,” ffeatty, recalling how Mississippi and Louisiana residents lan guished in the days and weeks after the powerful Category 4 storm pounded that region, killing 1,600 and leaving hun dreds of thousands homeless. “After Katrina,” Beatty added, “we all know what can happen if we’re not prepared.” In its favor, Beatty noted, See NEED On Page A2 Murder suspect is extradited for trial BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald The Chowan County man char ged with murdering his wife in August 2004 was extradited back to North Caro lina this week. Cornelius Leary, 40, was led in hand cuffs and foot-shack les into the Chowan County Courthouse on Tuesday morn ing to sign an affida vit seeking a court appointed attorney, officials with the Chowan County Sheriff’s Office said. He has been charged with first-degree murder for the slaying of Anita Leary, who was found dead with gunshot wounds in her Sandy Ridge Road home on Aug. 11, 2004. Leary was cap tured in a New York City subway station on Aug. 18, 2004. He remained in the custody of New York State Cornelias Leary while awaiting trial on weapons charges. He was convicted of those charges and See SUSPECT On Page A2 Edenton-Chowan Kiwanis Club’s 19th Annual Saturday, April 1,2006 • 11:00 am - 5:30 pm EDENTON SCOUT HUT FRY ' - :<■; r iip'teE Tickets $6.00 per plate For Tickets: Lynn Perry 331*5393 or Willie Boone 339-0366 PROCEEDS FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND, TERRIFIC KIDS & OTHER YOUTH PROGRAMS
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