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Goodwin wins re-election Sheriff fires deputy Brabble By RITCHIE E. STARNES Editor Three days after suffer ing a lopsided defeat to in cumbent Chowan County Sheriff Dwayne Goodwin, Republican challenger Tim Brabble is out of a job. Deputy Brabble learned his fate Friday when Good win gave him the choice of submitting his resignation or face termination. Although Brabble said the Southern States Police Benevolent Association, a law enforcement advisory board, recommended that he choose to resign, he opt-, ed to force Goodwin to ter minate his employment. “To resign would mean for me to quit,” Brabble said. “I’ve been honorably serving Chowan County for too long to quit,” Brabble said. “I’m not going to do it. He’ll have to fire me.” Voters re-elected Good win for a second term Tues day in a hear 3-1 margin, or 74 per cent of the vote. He collected Brabble 3,925 votes to Brabble’s 1,397. After Brabble learned he had lost, he said he called Goodwin to congratulate him on the victory At that time, Brabble said he also asked whether he still had a job. Good win said he wanted to think about it for a couple Goodwin days before making a decision and they would meet on Friday to discuss the situation, Brabble said. When Brabble arrived at work Friday morning, he said his identification card no longer allowed him ac cess to the sheriffs office. “I knew then that some thing was up,” Brabble said. He next met with Good win and Andy Bunch, chief deputy, about his termina tion, Brabble said. “I knew going in that this could happen,” Brabble said. “But I really thought it wouldn’t. I thought he would keep me on and he didn’t. I’m out on a limb.” When reached Friday, Goodwin declined to talk about Brabble’s dismissal, citing the issue as a person nel matter. In February, Brabble an nounced that he planned to challenge his boss on the Republican ticket. Between then and the election, Goodwin allowed Brabble, a 14-year veteran officer, to remain with the sheriffs office where fye worked as one of two investigators. Other than typical in teroffice issues, Goodwin See GOODWIN, 4A Introduce Kids * *e Outdoors « l I ! f nTmTHT i; i c i 'c m rrriTB 11Mill »*,, . >3 t n . \1 r. I 5 i i SUBMITTED PHOTO Leslie Wiggins, 15, practices siting a rifle and scope for a weekend hunt in Chowan County, sponsored by the Albemarle Area Hunters Helping Kids. Young girls learn how to hunt By RITCHIE E. STARNES . Editor There are seven less deer in Chowan County’s woods, but four young girls have discov ered the great outdoors. Those girls, ages 10 -15, were part of the Albemarle Area’s Hunters Helping Kids 3rd annual hunt aimed at young females. Last weekend’s event invited five girls whose fathers had either been killed or wounded while serving in the U.S. military. One cancelled due to her mother about to give birth, but the others left their respective North Caro lina military bases for HHK’s invitation to learn more about wildlife management and con servation en route to ensuring a future generation of hunters. “We’re a beginning point for kids who want to go outdoors,” See HUNTING, 9A Voters reject local sales tax By RITCHIE E. STARNES Editor Count Chowan County among the state’s 14 coun ties that rejected calls for a local sales tax increase. Election Day referen dums calling for voters to decide whether to pay re tailers 8 percent sales tax, or a quarter-penny hike, were met with resounding rejections. Sixty-seven per cent of Chowan’s voters cast ballots against the in crease. Most cited that the tax would be too burden some to both consumers and businesses during the See SALES TAX, 4A Local Toys for Tots head faces four child-sex charges From staff reports A disabled Marine who spearheads the Corps’ area Toys for Tots has been arrested on sex-related charges involving a child. David Wayne Bryant, of Edenton, was charged Friday on four counts of multiple sex offenses with a child, including first de gree sex offense and tak ing indecent liberties, ac cording to Edenton police Chief Jay Fortenbery Bry ant, 48, is facing additional charges, pending investi gations by police and the De partment of Social Services, Forten bery said. Bryant is currently being held in the Chowan County Jail without bond, Fortenbery added. . Bryant Edenton-Chowan Public Schools receive mixed grades By KRISTIN PITTS Staff Writer The 2009-2010 North Car olina School Report Card for Edenton-Chowan Pub lic Schools revealed a mix of good news and bad news for the district. , The annual report, which is released by the North Car olina Department of Public Instruction, includes data on test scores, school safety, and teacher qualifications — among others. Data for the district’s third through eighth grade end-of-grade tests showed that students are struggling in early grades. For third, fourth and fifth grades, students performed below state averages in both read ing and math. By the sixth grade, students performed above the state average in math, but below in reading. At the seventh and eighth grade levels, students out performed the state averag es. Overall, the 66.7 percent of students scored at or above grade level on read ing, and 80.3 percent scored at or above grade level on EDElNTON-CHOWAN SCHOOLS Performance of students in each grade on the ABCs End-of-Grade Tests Percentage of students' scores at or above grade level # District State Grade 3 Reading 62.6% 66.4% Math 76.8% 81.9% Grade 4 Reading 62.4% 71.6% Math 72.1% 83.0% Grade 5 Reading 64.2% 71.1% Math 78.6% 81.2% Grade 6 Reading 71.3% 75.3% Math 85.0% 80.5% Grade 7 Reading 69.2% 66.8% Math 80.8% 80.2% Grade 8 Reading Math 70.8% 69.5% 89.3% 83.9% OVERALL Reading 66.7% 70.1% Math 80.3% 81.8% Staff graphic by Chris Day/Information provided by N.C, Department of Public Instruction math. The state average is 70.1 percent in reading and 81.8 percent in math. Superintendent Allan Smith says that he would like to see each grade level performing at or above the state average, in addition to showing growth each year. He said he . was disap pointed in the perfor mance at the lower grade levels, but hopes that the' increased performance in higher grades indicates that the district’s interven tion strategies are work ing. See SCHOOLS, 3A Former funeral manager of Evans in Edenton cited By WILUAM F. WEST Staff Writer The former manager oi a Chowan County funera business has been fine? and put on three years pro bation for financial miscon €2009 The Chowan Herald All Rights Reserved duct. James D. Sawyer, former ly of Evans Funerals and Cremations in Edenton, . admitted he mishandled a 1 transaction with a client and broke North Carolina laws in submitting inaccu rate financial information to state regulators. Sawyer failed to remit funds for a cash advance to a funeral home in another state and made a false state ment on his 2010 renewal application, according tp the N.C. Board of Funeral Services. The board ordered Saw yer be put on probation for three years and pay a $1,000 penalty. Sawyer, reached at Ev ans Funeral Home in Williamston, declined to answer questions about the board’s decision when reached Friday. “All I have to say is that was part of a previous busi ness that I used to be a part of and I am no longer a part of," Sawyer said. The board’s decision, which went into effect in July, was announced in the board’s autumn newsletter. According to the board, Evans Funerals and Cre mations had a contract with Nancy and John Nich oll8 totaling $10,591 for the ftuieral of James Parenti. \ Sawyer was required to forward $4,903 to Ready Fu neral Service as a cash ad vance, but Sawyer in mid September 2008 instead cashed the check intended to pay for the funeral. \_ On April 13, 2009, Ready Funeral Service agreed to receive $1,000 in monthly payments from Sawyer un til the payment was made in full. Sawyer made $1,000 payments on May 8, 2009, and on July 9,2009. - However, on July 2, 2009, the board received a com plaint from Nancy Nicholls alleging Sawyer had failed to pay the cash advance to Ready Funeral Home. Sawyer admitted he had not forwarded the funds to Ready Funeral Home and admitted Evans Funerals and Cremations was hav ing cash flow problems. The state requires those with pre-need funeral ser vice licenses to maintain financial solvency at all times. A pre-need contract allows customers to set aside funds prior to his or her death to pay for fUneral See SAWYER, 6A Kill Tickets $10.00 Sponsored by the Rocky Hock Wt Available at: flwitan's Relay for Life Team " SATURDAY, NOV. 20, 7:30 PM E.A. 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