482-4418 Wednesday, November 4, 2009 I 1 In a 'it 1 1 ]§p: BOYCE RETIRES | WITH 38 YEARS Or SERVICE ( I HWHiftW’-ai |JCZWK HJ Voters pick Parks, Quinn or Grother By Rebecca Bunch - Staff Writer Early “one-stop” voting set a record for voter turnout during a municipal, non-par tisan election in Edenton this week, with 413 ballots cast. As of lunchtime today, close to 200 additional voters had cast ballots during town council races. Of greatest interest in re cent weeks have been the can didacies of George Grother and Bob Quinn, who are seeking to unseat incumbent councilman-at-large Jerry Parks. Tuesday morning Parks said that, regardless of the outcome, he was proud of the clean campaigns he and his opponents had rim. “From my view, all the candidates have been very positive and respect ful, which is refreshing,” Parks com mented. Parks Quinn said that he was very pleased to learn of the high number of voters who had cast ballots. Grottier Quinn “It shows that people are both concerned and willing to do something to bring about Homecoming parade ' i~W i • i f 1»\ See SERVICE on Page B8 Election results For Edenton election results, see www.DailyAd vance.com; Wednesday’s Daily Advance and next week’s Chowan Herald for follow-up stories. a better future for Edenton,” he said. “I feel this has been a good, clean and fair campaign. School board to return $1.7M in By Rebecca Bunch Staff Writer The Edenton-Chowan Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to return the authorization for funds that would have allowed it to begin renovations at John A. Holmes High School. That $1.7-million in interest free financing would have al lowed renovations at Holmes to move forward for the first time since 2005. • The vote followed a report from Board Chair Ricky Browder on a joint school board — county commission meeting held Oct. 20. “It’s not that we are throw ing in the towel,” observed board member John Guard. “It’s just that there are no lenders out there” willing to fi nance the debt that the county would have to sign off on. A lender would have to have been found by Dec. 31 in order for the school system to quali Woman faces charges of animal cruelty By Rebecca Bunch Staff Writer A Chowan County woman will face charges later this month on 13 counts of animal cruelty Elizabeth Lawrence Cave, 49, of Edenton was arrested Oct. 19 by Edenton police fol lowing allegations that she was hoarding animals in a local neighborhood and not providing them with proper nutrition. She is scheduled to make her first court appearance on Nov. 17. This was not Cave’s first brush with the law. She was convicted in a Chowan County courtroom in December of last year on five counts of animal cruelty, and placed on probation. As part of the terms of her probation she was ordered not to have any animals at her home on West Gale Street. But according to Animal Control Officer Mary Bass, Cave violated her probation several times. Bass said that after her first conviction, Cave agreed to turn over some, but not all, of Hopefully, this campaign will energize others to make the commitment to run for office ; and others to realize how im- ■"■j. portant their vote is to their future, ” Quinn added. Grother, who character ized his campaign as one of “David versus Goliath,” said that, win or lose, he would al ways remember the warmth and kindness of those who See ELECTION on Page B8 fy for the loan. • Known as QZAB (Qualified Zone Academy Bond) financ ing, the federal stimulus funds would have financed work on the highest priority items at the high school. “Of greatest concern are those renovations to protect the integrity of the building — the gym roof, windows on the front of the main build ing, etc.,” Smith said in July after confirming that county officials could not incur ad ditional debt that would have allowed the school system to accept the funds. During their October meet ing, Browder said the com missioners and school board members* ,had amicable dis cussions on topics of mutual interest set forward in a previ ously agreed-upon agenda ap proved by both groups. The commissioners and school board plan to hold a second joint gathering in mid December, Browder said. . (' ' *’• r. fl 'I - I 1 the numerous dogs and cats found in her home to local ani mal control personnel. After receiving medical care, Bass said, those animals were adopted from the shelter. “She has not yet done that in this case,” Bass said, “but we are hoping that she will” for the good of the animals. The animals involved in the new court case had been moved to a different location within the community. Photographs taken by of ficials during their search in the first investigation showed animal feces in many rooms oft the house, and at least one photo appears to show a dead cat. One official familiar with the case said that those in volved in that search had to burn their clothing after leav ing the residence. No animals had died at the time of the second investiga tion, Bass said. Bass and other animal con trol personnel said they could not discuss specifics of their most recent investigation cit ing Cave’s upcoming court ap pearance.