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Sutveillance video shows a suspect during a Thanksgiving night
robbery of the ETNA station on North Broad Street. The suspect,
armed with a knife, concealed much of his identity with an un
usual looking hoodie.
ETNA robbed at knifepoint
From staff reports
A man armed with a
knife and masked by a
cow-print hoodie robbed
the ETNA gas station
and convenience store on
Thanksgiving night, ac
cording to Edenton police.
Just after 6 p.m. Thurs
day a man entered the
store located on North
Broad Street at the cor
ner of East Gale Street
where a female clerk was
working alone, said Chief
Jay Fortenbery. The man
brandished a knife before
fleeing on foot with less
than $100.
“Most convenience and
retail stores try to not keep
large amounts of cash on
hand and this robber is
facing a minimum four to
five year prison sentence
if convicted,” Fortenbery
said.
The suspect headed
north on Broad Street after
fleeing from the store, the
chief said. Police called in
bloodhounds that tracked
the suspect to East Cart
eret Street before losing
scent, Fortenbery said.
Although the suspect’s
face was mostly covered
by his hoodie, the clerk
saw enough of the man to
determine his race.
“The clerk is sure the
suspect is a black male be
cause she could see a small
area around his eyes,”
Fortenbery said. “Hopeful
ly someone will recognize
the coat and provide some
information that will lead
to his capture.”
See ETNA, 4A
Steinburg
fields
Herald’s
Q&A
From staff reports
On Nov. 6 voters elected
Edenton’s Bob Steinburg
as its N.C. House Represen
tative for District 1, which
also serves Chowan Coun
ty At the
request of
the Chow
an Herald,
Steinburg
agreed to
submit to
a Q & A
about how
he plans to
address some of the chal
lenges facing those who
live in the Albemarle.
Q) As you embark on
your freshman tenure as
the new NC House Rep
resentative for District 1
identify some of the more
critical challenges facing
the NC General Assembly?
A) North Carolina’s un
employment rate is the fifth
highest in the nation at 9.5
percent. Without ques
tion getting people back
to work and getting our
state’s economy moving
again is job 1. That means
getting government out of
the way to create a more
business friendly environ
ment. We must lower tax
rates, reduce onerous reg
ulations, develop a skilled
and educated work force
while at the same time en
suring our transportation
System can adequately ac
commodate the needs of
expanding commerce.
Steinburg
I Another challenge: Cur
rently we owe the federal
government $2.8 billion the
(Gov. Bev) Perdue adminis
tration accepted to extend
unemployment benefits in
our state during the reces
sion to 99 weeks. Interest
alone on this debt is cost
ing state taxpayers $185,000
per day. A plan to repay
the debt will be among the
first bills presented to the
newly convened General
Assembly in January
Q) Since you are among
the newly elected first
time legislators, explain
why you can make an im
mediate impact for your
district?
See Q&A, 3A
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Deals Start Early
STAFF PHOTO BY REBECCA BUNCH
Andre Green shows off the brand new fiat screen television set he purchased at Sears shortly after the store opened its
doors at 4 a.m. on Black Friday.
Thanksgiving, Black Friday
sales ignite holiday season
Area retailers
surprised by boost
By REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Shoppers and retail manag
ers were uncertain what to
expect as local stores stayed
open longer hours to encourage
early holiday shopping.
Both ended up pleasantly sur
prised by the experience.
On Thanksgiving night, for
instance, Peebles Department
Store opened from 8 p.m. until
midnight for the first time on thal
particular holiday. Store manager
Jadelle Wagner said she couldn’t
be more pleased with the result.
Over the four-hour period the
store took in about $8,000 in sales,
Three thousand dollars in sales
occurred from 8-9 p.m., she said.
“Things have gotten crazy but
in a good way,” Wagner said in de
scribing the mood at the store on
Thanksgiving night. “We weren’t
really sure what to expect so this
has been a nice surprise.”
Based on sales that evening,
Wagner said she had little doubt
the store would open next year on
Thanksgiving night.
“I imagine we‘11 be here,” Wag
ner said.
Having the store open Thurs
day night came as welcome news
for shoppers filled with turkey
who wanted something to do
besides sit at home and watch
football.
Among them was Michelle Hal
loran who was shopping with her
two young sons in tow.
See SHOPPING, 2A
Habitat
tools
stolen
Theft outside of
newly-built home
From staff reports
Copeland
Someone broke into and
stole power tools stored
in a Chowan-Perquimans
Habitat for Humanity
construction trailer used
to build the latest Habitat
house in Edenton.
Some
time be
tween 4:30
p.m., Nov.
19 and 7:45
a.m., Nov.
20 the
trailer’s
side door
was pried
open as it remained
parked outside the non
profit’s latest constructed
house at 205 East Peterson
Street. Stolen were vari
ous power tools, including
nail guns, saws, and air
compressors, according to
Edenton Police Chief Jay
Fortenbery.
Police have a possible
person of interest in the
crime. Fortenbery said po
lice are looking for Deme
trius . Lamonte Copeland,
also known by a nickname
of Junior, of Edenton. “Of
ficers were able to identify
him in a larceny of a heater
from CVS pharmacy that
occurred on the morning
of Nov. 23 and a warrant
for larceny has been ob
tained,” Fortenbery said.
Tom Austin, Chowan
Perquimans Habitat for
Humanity president, said
the tools were valued at
about $2,000.
“We acquired them
(tools) over a period of
time,” Austin said. “If we
have to replace them before
the next house, which we
See TOOLS, 4A
Storage shed
catches fire
From stuff reports
Firefighters have
yet to determine what
caused the blaze of a
storage building.
Neighbors called
911 after a fire was
f* observed behind the
home of 206 S. Oa
kum Street early Fri
day morning.
The Edenton Fire
Department respond- '
ed to the 12:18 am.
reports of flames, ac
cording to Capt. De
rast Bonner.
• Fire fighting efforts 3
were delayed when a
fire hose burst, Bon
ner said.
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Tree Illumination
CHOWAN HERALD FILE PHOTO
Students from White
Oak Elementary School
sing Christmas carols .
after last year’s tree
illumination. This year’s
tree lighting ceremony -
will take place this
Friday evening at 5:30
p.m. at the foot of the v
monument on South
Broad Street.
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