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482-4418 \ Wednesday, December 13, 2006 Teens face misdemeanor inciting a riot charge for fight See below Words of Wisdom Inspirational book sales soar this Christmas season , . Inspiration, C8 * ■ '■ Helping Hands Haywood Lee plans to retire as Iredell, Edenton Visitor's Center groundskeeper |nside_ A3 Marge Soper wins People's Choice with magnolias, tugboat v Community, C3 Kids help feed the hungry . BY REBECCA BUNCH Editor High school sophomores Trenisha Taylor and Nashina White have learned firsthand the value of giving something back. This marks the second year the two John A. Holmes stu dents have organized a holiday food drive at their school to benefit the less fortunate in our community. . “All the classes in the school participate,” Taylor said. The drive will continue until the students have their Christmas break from attending classes. Participation has been good, the pair said. “We are accepting all kinds of canned, non-perishable foods during the drive,” said White. Their motivation is simple but sincere — to give some thing back so that others might know someone cares. “This is something we wanted to do because we know that the Food Pantry’s supplies get low and we wanted to try to help them fill up their shelves again,” Taylor re marked. Teacher Arlissa Wills is serving as faculty sponsor for the drive. She said that over 150 cans have been collected so far. Wills said that anybody who believes young people today don’t care about anyone but themselves has only to look at the effort put into this volun teer activity by these two young women to know that reputation is undeserved by many. “From being involved in this, I’ve learned that young people do care about others around them, that they are willing to put others first,” she said. In order to spread the word See KIDS, Page A2 >• » *r~;W(T'^'-rxrr • ' -• ' " ■ v ■' INDEX 'M A Local Land Transfers .A5 Opinion.. A6 4' •:JB Sports 4-H news..B1,3 Nascar...................... B2 v./ C Community News tM Upcoming Events .,...C2 Society...C4 i Obituaries .C6 . m Church.......... C7,8 * ' : ; , . ■’ ■- ,' ... .: D Classifieds Employment.. 01 i Service Directory...... D2 | • Buy/Sett/Trade.D4 4813* 02006 The Chowan Herald All Rights Reserved Christmas Candlelight Tour 2006 mm :mslm Elegant decorations like those at Bud Powell's house during the Candlelight Tour delighted visiting out-of towners. BY EARLINE WHITE Staff Writer More than 1200 people en joyed the glitter, candlelight and shimmer of the 25th an nual Christmas Candlelight tour this weekend. People from as far away as Kentucky and Indiana came specifically for the event. “My son and daughter, David and Jan Barrett of Drummond’s Point, called me last year after the tour and said that every home they visited they fell in love with. They asked me if I’d be willing to give up part of my Christmas to come this year, so they sent me a ticket,” Mary Ann Root of Indiana, said. Root warmed herself with fresh, hot apple cider at the Cu pola House while the 20 degree chill beat against the wavy glass. For Jan Harris of Wed dington, N.C., this was an early Christmas present from her INSIDE More photos from the 2006 Christmas Candle light Tour. Page Cl. husband, Wayne, who discov ered the area, and the tour, through his work with Nextel. It was a romantic get-away, Jan said, as she strolled glove in See TOUR, Page A2 > By the numbers Christmas Candlelight Tour ticket sales Year Tourgoers 2004 — 1,500 2005 —1,200 2006-1,238 Spruill steps aside after ; 20 years Sheriff brought on new officers, over $5 million in grants to Chowan BY EARLINE WHITE Staff Writer Sheriff Fred Spruill, 54, has made it a point for the past 20 years to do more than chase criminals and make public ap pearances. So when friends, family and well-wish ers gath ered Nov. 30 at the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse on the day of his retirement, it was almost too much for him to handle. “I’ve spent 32 years in law en forcement and the last 20 of those as sheriff of Chowan. County, and it’s truly been an honor to serve as the sheriff of the citizens of Chowan. I’m humbled by the support and confidence the people have shown in me,” Spruill said, his eyes flooded with tears. After 32 years of law enforce ment. service Spruill an nounced his decision to retire in the fall of 2005. And already his “honey-do” list is growing and so is his per sonal list of things to do. Spruill plans to remain active in the sheriff’s office, working part-time as an auxiliary of ficer, and he will remain an ac tive member of the Advance Ruritans. “I’ll keep busy for sure,” Spruill said. “We, Mary and I, are going to be building a house near Cypress Point. I’ll con tinue to go fishing. And commu nity service projects are still a top priority for me. There won’t See SHERIFF, Page A2 > Spruill Eight local youth apprehended for roles in recent fight in town BY SEAN JACKSON Staff Writer Eight Edenton young men were apprehended recently for fighting, ranging in age from 15 to 19 years old. Police Chief Greg Bonner said officers re ceived a call Dec. 5 about a group of youths gath ered at Blades Circle, where some were fight ing. When police arrived, most of the young men fled in different direc tions, but police were able to apprehend eight young men, including three juveniles, Bonner U \ added. The three juveniles were handed over to state Juvenile Services offi cials, Bonner said. The other five young men each was charged with misdemeanor incit ing a riot and resisting arrest. Each was placed under a $5,000 secured bond. Bonner said his offic ers will not hesitate to make more arrests. Last week’s fight was the third in recent months involving multiple young males. “This is certainly go ing to be one of our seri ous approaches to this kind of activity in the Town of Edenton,” he said as officers processed the five adult males inside the police station. Shortly before the fight was reported, 13 to 20 young men were reportedly gath ered near John A. Holmes High School shortly after school had let out. That incident never re sulted in a fight being re ported. But' police asked two students leaving that scene if they were OK, Bonner said. “They just said ‘no’ and kept walking,” he said. About 20 minutes later, roughly 13 young men were seen fighting on Blades Circle, several blocks from the school. i T Reduced electric rate eyed for Jan. 1 in Edenton BY SEAN JACKSON Staff Writer Edenton power custom ers are likelyl to receive a belated Christmas gift4 from the town in the way* of reduced electric bills. The Town Council was expected to approve a 1 percent reduction in the power rate Tuesday night, Town Manager Anne Knighton said. The decrease is a result of a lower rate passed on to the town by the N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Knighton said. The decrease would go into effect on Jan. 1, ‘ Knighton added. “It’s a very modest de crease,” she said, “but it’s a step in the right direc tion.” In effect, a customer us ing 1,000 kilowatt hours per month would see a $1.43 savings on their monthly electric bill, be ginning in February, Knighton said. ' The council was sched ule to cast its vote after press time. . i
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