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Board OKs Hotel Hinton project
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
The Hotel Hinton restoration project
took a big step Monday toward its tar
geted opening in early 2016 when the
Edenton Planning Board unanimously
recommended a proposed subdivision
of the parcel at 113 E. King St and a pro
Making the ‘Ripe’ Decision
STAFF PHOTO BY REGGIE PONDER
Mary Partin shops for tomatoes Saturday morning at the Edenton Farmers Market. A variety of family activities are
scheduled for Saturday’s market, which also will mark National Farmer’s Market Week. See story on page 6A.
New trial in 2004 murder could begin soon
From staff reports
The murder trial of Wiliam Joseph
Moore has been continued beyond die
original trial date of Aug. 18 but prosecu
tors hope to get the trial underway early
this fall.
Moore is charged in the August 2004
stabbing death of Pamela Joye Vim. He
was 46 at the time. Virzi was 47 at the
time of her death.
Study: County lowered
‘effective’ tax rate
BY REQQIE PONDER
Editor
The N.C. Association of
County Commissioners re
cently cited Chowan County
as one of six counties in the
state that reduced their ef
fective property tax rate in
adopting the 2014-2015 coun
ty budget
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posed conditional use permit to operate
a 65-room hotel at the site.
The board’s recommendation goes to
the Edenton Town Council for final con
sideration. If the council approves the
two permits, the matter then would go
befdfre the town’s Historic Preservation
Commission.
Bob Howsare of SAGA Development
Moore was sentenced to death in
2006. In an unusual turn of events at that
time, Moore pleaded guilty to first-de
gree murder and represented himself in
the sentencing phase of the trial. He told
the court he was leaving his fete in the
hands of the jury. , ■
The N.C. Supreme Court overturned
Moore’s death sentence in 2008 and or
dered a new trial
The Supreme Court ruled that the trial
search analyst Julie Hochsz
tein in the July edition of the
association’s County Lines
publication pointed out the
Chowan’s new tax rate of 70
cents per $100 valuation is
significantly lower than what
the “revenue-neutral” rate
would have been.
Revenue-neutral is a term
used to describe the tax rate
that is required to generate
the same amount of revenue
as the previous tax rate when
a revaluation is taken into
consideratioa
Historically, increasing
property values have allowed
See TAX RATE, 2A
Inc. told the board Monday that if the
preservation panel approves the project
in October, the construction work likely
could begin in January and the hotel
should be ready for an early 2016 open
ing.
Plans call for a 65-room hotel,
See HOTEL HINTON, 2A
court had not made an adequate termi
nation that Moore’s decision to waive
counsel had been made “knowingly, in
telligently, and voluntarily.”
Elizabeth City attorney H.P. Williams
has been assigned as special prosecutor
on the case.
A motion in court last week in Chow
an County to recuse Williams from the
See NEW TRIAL, 2A
Trucks destroyed
in incident last week
From staff reports
Two pickup trucks were
destroyed in a bizarre
chain of-events in Chow
an County late at night on
July 29 and early on the
morning of July 30.
A Ford pickup truck
belonging to Chris Elliott
was stolen and burned,
and a Chevrolet truck
belonging to Cy Rich
was stolen and run into
Edenton Bay, according
to Chowan County Sheriff
Dwayne Goodwin.
Officers believe the in
cidents occurred lat£ on
July 29 - or at least began
then - but they were not
See TRUCKS, 2A
discov
ered until
someone
fishing on
the Town
of Edenton
pier the
next morn
ing called GOODWIN
to report
seeing an object sticking
out above the surface of
the water in Edenton Bay.
Authorities said they
believe Elliott’s truck was
stolen first from the area
around Oakum and Water
streets, then driven out to
the vicinity of Rich’s home
Hurdle-Winslow
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■ Amanda Hodges named interim dean
From staff reports
College of The Albemarle
announced Tuesday that Lynn
Hurdle-Winslow has been
named vice president of stu
dent success and enrollment
management
She replaced Steven Wood
bum, who recently left the col
lege to accept a position with
Ashland Community and Tech
nical College in West Virginia The j
effective Aug. 1.
Hurdle-Winlsow has been with
of The Albemarle for over 26 yeans,
served the last 19 years of her tenure
of the Edenton-Chowan Campus. Her i
the Student Success and Enrollment
ment division will b6 to focus on realig
college’s advising model, strengthening" efforts
in student retention, and utilizing data to rein
force our work towards greater studei^ suc
cess outcomes. *•
Amanda Hodges has been named the interim
dean of the Edenton-Chowan Campus.
“It goes without saying, lynn’s experiences
in student services, student life, counseling,
campus operations, and college wide initiatives
give her an exceptional perspective to continue
our efforts in the Student Success and Enroll
ment Management Division,” «aid COA Presi
dent Kandi Deitemeyer.
With a focus on students, Hurdle-Winslow is
both motivated and inspired to ensure the stu
dents at College of The Albemarle have a path
way to achieve their goals.
“Students are the heart of our mission,” said
Hurdle-Winslow. “COA must meet them where
they are and give them the support and tools
to be successful in their educational endeavors
and their transition to the world of work. We
have a caring faculty and staff. I get up every
day excited about making a difference in some
one’s life - not many people are that fortunate.
1 love COA the community college mission and
the difference we make in individuals, families
and communities.”
Council mulls
food, alcohol at
sidewalk tables
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
A request from two local businesses has
prompted the town to revisit whether or not to
allow outdoor seating that would include con
sumption of alcoholic beverages in a defined area
on downtown sidewalks.
Waterman’s Grill and Edenton Bay Trading
Company — both located on South Broad Street
—have asked the town to consider granting them
the privilege to allow patrons to sit at tables and
chairs outside and have a drink, Town Manager
Anne-Marie Knighton said.
In a memo to town council
members written prior to their
work session on July 28, Knigh
ton said that on a recent field trip
] to the Eastern Shore Maryland
towns of Cambridge, Easton and
St. Michael’s, community lead
! ers noticed sidewalk cafe din
ing with beer, wine and alcohol
added a sense of vibrancy to the towns.
“We all commented on how the
I downtown we visited utilized their
\ sidewalks in ways that created a sense of
liveliness, with people enjoying outdoor
dining - tables; chairs and umbrellas all
added to the downtown ambience. ”
Anne Marie-Knighton
Town manager on recent Edenton
officials’ visit to Maryland towns
“You will recall that 18 of us traveled to Mary
land in early May, and Malcolm King and Katy
Ebersole were on the trip,” Knighton said. “We
all commented on how the downtown we vis
ited utilized their sidewalks in ways that created
See SIDEWALK, 2A