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Northeast Partnership stripped of funding, responsibilities Restructuring in wake of critical state audit BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald While the Northeast Part nership still exists on paper, it was essentially dismantled last week by the board that fun nels state funding into its cof fers. The Northeastern North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission Attorneys come to Boyle's defense Former clerks label conflict of interest allegations ‘personal’ BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald A group of attorneys who worked as law clerks for U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle on the way to earning their degrees are launching a campaign to defend the record and reputation of the federal appellate court nominee. Boyle, 60, of Edenton, was nominated to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals by President Bush just over a year ago. It was Bush’s second nomination of Boyle, and the third overall for Boyle, who was initially nominated for the same post by President George H. W Bush in 1991. A recent article published by Salon.com claimed that Boyle broke a conflict-of-interest law by ruling in nine cases involv ing corporations in which he had stock interests. See BOYLE On Page A2 INSIDE Calendar.C2 Church......C7, 8 Classifieds.D1-4 Editorials.A6 Obituaries.C6 School.C4 Society.C3 Sports.B1-4 Contact us Call 482-4418 02006 The Chowan Herald All Rights Reserved unanimously approved a total elimination of public funding for the Partnership during a meeting in Edenton on May 17. As of July 1, the Commission would take full control of the roughly $1.4 million it gets annually — money that had been transferred to the Part nership in recent years. “No more money should go to the Partnership at all in the future,” Vann Rogerson, the Partnership’s vice-president, told Commission members. An audit released by state Auditor Leslie Merritt in April cited numerous flaws in “Everything is going to be squeaky clean. ” -NCREDC Attorney Jean Carter the Partnership’s accounting practices, including hefty bo nuses for agency officials and the lack of accountability for how other monies were being spent. Jean Carter, the Commis sion’s new attorney, said those practices should be a thing of the past after the Commission adopted plans to restructure the organization and strip the Partnership of many of its former responsibilities. “Everything is going to be squeaky clean,” Carter said. In disabling the Partner ship’s future control over the public funding it receives, the Commission adopted nine rec ommendations from its newly formed organizational com mittee, including: • A memorandum of un derstanding between the See PARTNERSHIP Page A2 Sean Jackson/The Chowan Herald Northeast Partnership Vice-President Vann Rogerson, standing, goes over a recent financial support with Northeast Regional Economic Development Commission members, from left, Ernie Bowden, Zeno Edwards, Mack Nixon, and Bob Spivey during the Commission's May 17 meeting in Edenton. Tourism boosts, local business National tourism week sharpens focus on growing industry BY EARLINE WHITE The Chowan Herald Nancy MchoUs Seventy five locals took part in a complimentary trolley tour of . historic downtown Edent< last week . Above, many 1 to board the trolley. i given by the Edenton Visitor’s Center W.3 wait outside the Visitor’s Center When the manufacturing industry in North Carolina fell victim to companies transferring business inter ests overseas, economists and North Carolinians alike looked to tourism as a means to boost cooperation with Historic Edenton State Historic Site (Visitor’s Center) hosted, complimentary Trolley Tours through Historic Edenton. Sharon Keeter has been working me economy. Ana tourism nas oeen a solid draw - and provided an economic boost for the state so far. According to the National Tour In dustry Association (NTIA), in 2005, domestic travelers spent $14.2 billion across the state and directly sup ported 185,200jobs for North Carolina residents. The tourism industry con tributed $3.75 billion to the state’s pay roll in 2005. Over 60 million visitors traveled to North Carolina in 2005, making the state eighth in the nation following California, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Michigan in person/trip volume. Last week in honor of National Tourism Week, the Chowan County Tourism Development Authority, in Earline White/The Chowan Herald Louise Spruill was among those tak ing a trolley ride last Thursday. Di rectly behind her was-Bobbie Jo Bryant. as the interpreter for the tour for eight years now. Last week she led 114 people on the trolley tour (in cluding the 75 complimentary tours given on Tuesday) for the hour-long drive through the historic down town district. (Fifty-three people took advantage of the walking tour offered, including 13 complimentary tours offered on Tuesday. The Visitor’s Center also sold 17 self guided walking tour brochures last week.) Keeter said, “I think people who have lived here all their lives would be surprised by what they would learn by simply going on the trolley See TOURISM On Page A2 Edenton petitions Gov. Easley for fair share of surplus $150,000 was withheld from town in 2002 BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald Edenton Town Council is formally asking Gov. Mike Easley to return more than $150,000 in munici pal reimbursements that the state with held from the town in 2002. With a unanimous vote Monday night, councilors adopted a resolution request ing that state law makers return the monies it took that year to balance the state budget. The request stems from thefact the state has a working $2 billion budget surplus. Legislators arrived in Raleigh early this month for a short session that in cludes hammering out the next fiscal year bud get. “I’m not sure what our chances are of being successful,” Town Manager Anne-Marie Knighton said. However, Mayor Roland Vaughan said state Rep. Lucy Allen, D-Franklin, and state Sen. Janet Cowell, D-Wake, are both reportedly pre pared to enter legislation asking the General Assembly to return the monies it pulled from municipal appropriations four years ago. Councilman Willis Privott was confident that Allen, a former president of the N.C. League of Municipalities, would do all she could to have the funds returned. “She’s a live wire,” Privott said of Allen! See EASLEY On Page A3 Repeat offender among weekend drug arrests From Staff Reports Bembry Three felony ar rests were made this weekend by Eden ton Police Depart ment officers as the result of a drug raid, and two suspicious incidents observed on the street. On Friday Officer Derrick Knox of the Edenton Police Department stopped a vehicle in the 200 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. af ter observing suspicious activity. Kelcey Rendell Boston, 27, of 911 Cabarrus St. in Edenton was ar ~ rested and charged with ■L possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana ® after Officer Knox located mf felony amounts of the sub v* stance in the vehicle. Bos psl ton was placed under a $5,000 secured bond in the W '-' R ■ Chowan County Jail. Bos ton made his first appear ance in court yesterday On Saturday afternoon, after a two-month long investigation by the Edenton Police Department and NC National Guard Counter-Drug Task Force, officers from the Edenton Po lice Department, Chowan County See ARRESTS On Page A2 General Assembly officially confirms Culpepper to N.C. Utilities Commission BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald X' / ■ Edenton attorney Bill Culpepper of ficially became a member qf the state Utilities Commission last week after his former colleagues in the General As sembly confirmed his nomination. Culpepper was appointed to his post on the 7-member commission in Novem ber by Gov. Mike Easley. He stepped down from his District 2 House of Rep resentatives seat in January. The Sen ate confirmed his nomination to the utilities committee with a 48-1 vote on May 17. “I am pleased that the General Assem bly completed the confirmation process early in the current session,” Culpepper said Monday, “and I look forward to con ^tinuing to serve in the interesting and challenging position of state Utilities Commissioner.” Easley also ab solved Culpepper of any wrongdoing in receiving a $2,000 po litical donation from the BellSouth Politi cal Action Committee less than a week after being appointed by the governor. His term expires on June 13,2013. Culpepper, 59, was appointed to his House seat in 1993, and won election to that post six times prior to vacating that seat to join the utilities panel. . Culpepper Featuring 16 Cast Members County - fapel - Comedy Great Family Show rocky Hock Cpry Frj. may 26th, 7:30 pm • Sat.May 27th, 7:30 pm E.A. 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