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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Raid nets $ 17K in drugs
Trio face charges for
cocaine, ecstasy
By RITCHIE E. STARNES
Chowan Herald
EDENTON — Law en
forcement officials arrested
three people and seized
more than $17,000 in drugs
during a raid on two resi
dences earlier this week.
Deputies with the Chow
an County Sheriffs Office
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Holmes’ Lassiter named Regional Teacher of Year
From staff reports .
John A. Holmes High School business teacher
Vann Lassiter was named Regional Teacher of
the Year.
Lassiter’s honor makes him a candidate for the
state Teacher of the Year for 2010-11. The announce
ment came during a surprise presentation at Mon
day night’s school board meeting held at Chowan
Middle School.
Lassiter will advance to state competition later
this spring as one of eight teachers representing
education regions across the state.
“We couldn’t be more proud of Vanh,” said Su
perintendent Allan Smith. “He is an outstanding
teacher who is passionate about his students and
community and he is dedicated to providing unique
learning opportunities for our students.”
“ He is a model for his profession and a role mod
el for his students and colleagues,” he added. “His
energy and enthusiasm is inspiring for any young
person aspiring to become a teacher.”
On hand to congratulate Lassiter was Jessica
Garner, reigning N.C. Teacher of the Year.
A product of the Edenton-Chowan school system,
Lassiter, 25, is now in his fourth year of teaching at
v the high school. His focus is on digital communica
tions and computer applications.
A North Carolina Teaching Fellow, Lassiter grad
uated from N.C. State University with a B.S. degree
in business and marketing education. He later
earned a Masters in curriculum and instruction at
See LASSITER on Page 2A
Community leader
Livy Goodman dies
From staff reports
For the second time in less
than a week of the new year,
the town of Edenton has lost
another of its leaders with
last Wednesday’s death of
Livingstone “Livy” Taylor
Goodman at age 86.
After moving to Edenton in
1985, Goodman embraced his
new home by volunteering for
various civic organizations.
Not long after his arrival, he
was elected to the Town Coun
cil for two terms.
“Heonce said to me ‘every
where you go you should work
to make things better then
when you found them,’” said
John Dowd, former Edenton
mayor and Goodman’s good
friend.
In addition to his 1987-1993
stint as a councilman, Good
man also served as chairman
on the Edenton Preservation
Committee from ’99-’03, and
the board of directors for the
Edenton Steamers Founda
tion. He was also an active
member of St. Paul’s Episco
pal Church.
Goodman was passionate
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“Ihis was two separate
investigations that collided
intoone”
Sheriff Dwayne Goodwin
and agents with the State
Bureau of Investigation
and the N.C. Division of
Alcohol Law Enforcement
stormed both homes simul
taneously around 7 p.m. last
Wednesday night, Chowan
Sheriff Dwayne Goodwin
said.
At 224 Happy Home Road,
See BUST on Page 3A
Livy Goodman
about the upcoming resto
ration of the 1886 Roanoke
River Lighthouse and posi
tive impact it would have
on Edenton’s heritage tour
- ism.
“Livy was a giver, not a
taker, “ said Olin Sykes,
who worked with Goodman
on the Edenton-Chowan
Foundation. “Ever since
he moved here, he has been
giving back to the commu
nity and church. He never
expected anything in re
turn.”
Dowd described Good
man as emotionally stoic,
while always furiously pro
ductive.
See GOODMAN on Page 2A
CHOWAN HERALD PHOTO
BY RITCHIE E. STARNES
Law enforcement
authorities seized 5
ounces of crack
cocaine, 300 tablets
of ecstasy and an
undisclosed amount
of cash in a pair
of drug raids
in Chowan County,
Wednesday night.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Vann Lassiter, a business teacher at John A. Holmes High School, has been named Regional Teacher of the
Year. His nomination makes him a candidate for State Teaeher of the Year for 2010-11. Lassiter’s selection
was announced as a surprise at Monday’s Edenton-Chowan Schools Board of Education meeting.
Parvo outbreak infects pet
Animal shelter did not know of virus
By Rebecca Bunch
Staff Writer
Bringing home a cute puppy during the
holidays can seem like a good idea, but that
isn’t always the case as one local pet owner
learned.
Around Christmastime Donna Kennedy of
Arrowhead Beach adopted a mixed breed pup
py from the Tri-County Animal Shelter. When
she took it home, the puppy, that she named
Foxy, seemed healthy and happy
Kennedy took photos of Foxy dressed in
reindeer antlers, and let the puppy spend time
with family and other pets in the house.,
But her joy turned to concerp days later
when the puppy began showing signs of ill
ness.
See PARVO on Page 3A
County move expected to hurt downtown
Existing building
could fkce demolition
By RITCHIE E. STARNES
Editor |
News that Chowan County
employees will be vacating
the county office building has
left many to worry about the
financial impact on down
town Edenton and the future
of the 84-year-old structure.
Downtown leaders fear the
employee relocation will like
ly contribute to a significant
...
SUBMITTED PHOTO
This puppy, Foxy, was adopted during the Christmas
holidays from the Tri-Coutny Animal Shelter. The dog
appears healthy and happy in this photo; however,
days later the dog fell ill and was euthanized after
testing positive for the Parvo virus.
loss of downtown commerce.
Historical preservationists
worry that a closed building
could lead to the demolition
of a structure that shares in
local historical significance.
County commissioners
unanimously approved Jan. 4
the board’s planning and en
terprise committee’s recom
mendation to proceed with
the office consolidation.
Plans include that the first
floor offices be vacated by
November with those offices
moving to the county’s Public
Safety Center. As many as 15
employees will be relocated
by November with the reloca
tion of the county manager’s
office, finance director, tax
office, planning and inspec
tions,.and water department.
The remaining offices would
vacate by the end of 2011.
“I think losing anyone from
downtown has an impact,”
said Jennifer Moore, Desti
nation Downtown director.
“We’re such a small town,
losing anyone matters. When
you’re there all day, you have
See MOVE on Page 2A
Woman
found
dead
outside
From staff reports
An elderly woman was
found dead outside her
Horniblow Point Road
home early Monday morn
ing, according to Chowan
County Sheriff Dwayne
Goodwin.
Sanita
tion work
ers found
the body
of Ruth
Burnett
Phillips,
89, out
side her
138 Horn- Phillips
i b 1 o w
Point Road home shortly
after 8 a.m., Goodwin
said.
Goodwin said no foul
play is suspected. Depu
ties will have to wait on
the results of an autopsy
for a cause of death.
Goodwin did not know
how long the woman had
been outside. He said
she was wearing casual
clothes at the time. Some
one had last talked to her
on Sunday.
The victim wajfffie Idr- ’
yiving wife of the late A1
Phillips, a formpr chair
man of the Board of Com
missioners.
Schools'
budget
needed
**
sooner
By Rebecca Bunch
Staff Writer
Superintendent Allan
Smith briefed members
of the school board Mon
day night
on plans
to revise
the school
system’s
timeline
for sub
mitting its
budget to
the county
Smith
said the action was being
taken due to Chowan Coun
ty’s effort to create an ear
lier 2010-2011 budget.
“Since our budget prior- ■
ities must first account for
cost increases beyond the
board’s control and resto
ration of cuts in local ap
propriations, the process
will be more centralized
this year,” Smith said.
Smith said he, in con
sultation with school
principals and key system
. level staff, would “create
a series of budget options
See BUDGET on Page 3A
Smith