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Community Crimewatch Edenton Police ARRESTS • Sept. t> — George John Weber III. 2d. of N<>rth Broad Street, was arrested on one misde meanor count of injury to personal property and one misdemeanor count of trespassing. • Sept. •’ — Randy Bobby Harrison .Jr.. 27. of Whitemon Lane, was arrested on one misde meanor count of failure to appear. • Sept. 2 — Qytisha Shakirra Williams. 2'i. of North Broad Street, was arrested on one misde meanor count of second degree trespassing. • Aug. 2L — Kicky Sha C'hesson, 45, of Elizabeth (’ity. was arrested on one felony count of rape. INCIDENTS • Sept. 10 — Commu nicating threats on North Broad Street. • Sept. S — Larceny on North Broad Street. • Sept. 5 — Dog bite on West (bile Street. • Sept. 5 — Larceny on Hampton Drive. • Sept. 4 — Injury to personal property on North Broad Street. • Sept. 2 — Hit and run on North Granville Street. Chowan Sheriff ARRESTS • Sept. 9 — Stephen Brooks Tatem, 35, Gil bert’s Beach Road, was arrested for failure to ap pear. • Sept. 3 — Bembry E. Thomas, 52, of Mexico Road, was arrested for failure to appear. • Sept. 3 — Michael Devon Cooper. 33. of Windsor, was arrested for failure to appear. • Sept. 3 — Danika Sha rona Scott, 22, of Coke Avenue, was arrested on two counts of failure to appear. According to the sher iff's office all of these cases involved failure to pay child support. INCIDENTS • None reported. Perquimans eyes stricter wind energy regs BY PETER WILLIAMS The Perquimans Weekiv Evon as one wind j tower project mows forward. Per quimans t ountv elected ;ui< 1 ap|M>inted ofticiais agre»sl last week to consider tighter regulations on more new in dustrial wliul i'.inns Tile Perqunnans (ountv Commission directed llie county attorney to take a l( « >k at w hat s m\ i >lved in tin ;xtsinga m<traionum • mi new wind projects. Tile idea w as ’o freeze new development until the countj planning iioard can renew am pro (stsed (iiangtto the w tti<I ' irdin.mce Two da\s latei the o nintv ;tlaiuung I* >ard <In 1 agreeii to review changes and take up discussion again at its next ’ormal meeting Thursdav's : tleeting w as a work sessii in. lioth meetings drew parkel crowds. Tilt' vf>m mission and The planning board traditionalh meet in the commission met'tint; n «tin i m the first fi< x >r < if the cotmhouse mutex. That etui seat a!w ml 4-" pimple accord me tot 4 mnt> Manager Fnutk Heath Hie crowd Tuesday w ;t> si i larye that the meetin.s; w;ls tin wed to the cm inn Him oil the second (loot The ■ c >1 inn mm i ;m s<at t w ice as mam. hut still there weren't ell! nidi seals. Thursday's planum^ !h >ard meetint; drew a small er i p>wii. In.it it too was held tipstans in tin’ conn room. The eounix has alreadx approval one wind project - [ it-sen Wind. A syniht >ii< ynmndbreakitu? was held in • liilx and now the eompam - Ilterdrola Renewables is readx 111 staji in earnest Philips iV .Iordan, a heaxx ih|\iij nutu it * ■( nit rat tor l >ast 11 m Tennessee. will 1*' holding a job fair in Elizabeth City today for heavy construction equipment operators and laboivi's. The project, now dubl>ed Amazon \\in<l Farm 1 S East, is located in north east lVniuimans County ;uid inuthwest Pasquotank. The ji >bs event Is from !) tun. until 1 pan. at 101 Mixli i -til 1 >nvc in Eliza!n'th ('ity. A second wind project -- TimbermiLl — has been proposed by Apex Cletui Energy. but no formal plans have been submitted. That hasn't stopptxl some residents who don't wtuit to see the project. t >ne resident of the Bear Swtunp tuvti. said he only re cently hetu'd about pltuis by Apex. The lAOOO-aere wind project would straddle the Perquimtuis-Chowan line. While A| >ex has yet to f< irmtdly submit pltuis for a conditional use permit from either county, he believes the prospect needs to be taken seriously. “For the company to have spent as much as they have, it's just common sense there will 1h' something coming in the very near future," he shd. Tlie man moved to Perqui mans 12 years ago. lie and Ills wife have three children who art1 home schooled. He fears the impact of having a wind turbine just 1,500 feet from their house. “We can move," he said. "We might take a loss on the house, but some folks can't move." Some express concerns about how the Apex project would impact hunters. Kevin (’handler, the local public relations manager for Apex, said that shouldn't lie an issue. “We remain committed to bringing this potential $500 million economic invest ment to both Perquimans and Chowan Counties, and we will do so in a way that's compatible with local tradi tions," Chandler said. "When it comes to hunting, we will honor all hunting leases on land within our project area and improve roads to pro vide 1 tetter access to hunting areas. We can assure hunters that there will be no long term effects to their hunting rights because of Timbermill Wind,” A[K‘x first proposed the project in October 2013. Two months later Chowan County adopted an amend ment to its wind ordnance to allow for structures of up 600 feet high. That action put Chowan's wind ordinance in line with one Perquimans Comity already had on the books. Before December 2013, wind towers in ('how mi could be just 250 feet. The Chowan Planning Board has since amended that ordinance to increase the setback between turbine towel's and adjoining prop erty owners and homes. Tin' reviser! recommen dation calls for a minimum setback of 1,500 feet from a residence or non-partici pating property for large fa cilities - regardless of tower height. Heath said as he under stands it the moratorium — if adopted —would last only until the planning hom'd re viewed changes to the wind ordinance. “Right now wo don’t have a formal application," he said. “When that happens, there will be public hearings. The public will have the op portunity to s] leak." Holmes sees higher ACT scores, but SAT dips BY CORINNE SAUNDERS •John A. Holmes Huih •>-h<«'1 siu a higher|M'rrt'iii .iil«■ (<t graduates reai lung the IxTlchllUirk of a ( i nil]h isite M ini' of 17 on ihe A( 'T this >e,ti. hil! the s tn * >1 [>i fried lower a\erage SAT scores lllLS\e;tt !h;ui ill 3d !. Mi isi area high schi k ils m ihe region saw lietin resiills Oil college entr.Uiee exams a, J'h’ Five oil! . .1 e 1 o] 11 area lliul i s [iim-1>niu hi 'IT i ‘1 I'eSllJlson 'In ■ A* I \! i ii ill nj, < olII -La ■ |is!i!c vS hich aj] Illinois i liio slate are pijinn-ii io •«ik * ■. >i.\ 1 '1 * *uii ii 1 k * *N it.K j ^iiior^ jHixi U*M(*r >.\T N'Ih >1« tst u ■ ,\>s«*s.sjiu'iif Test) results than <il< 1 T1H■ ( lass of 2014. In addition lo.Jolm A. Hoi mi's. Ciundrn County High School and CainTtxh High School m (';uii<l(‘ii < oiinty. \ on 1 mast cm High School ■ uk I Pasqui )!;uik (’< unity I ligh School in Pasquotank ( 'utili ty. saw a higher |H'ivi'ntagt‘ of gnu 1 iialos ii'aclung the I >i-iii hiiiaj k i if a coni|x >sit<• s< i >ri- ot 17 i hi the A* T tinis year Thai smr i> ifu- mini ilium nx|iuri'i 1 fi u ailinissii ,i> i'il 111\ i*rsjt\ . if \( nip ( 7ai > Inia s\sii'in inun]nin-s 1 urntuok < 'minty I ligli n hi«.| laid .I P Knapp Korly ( ollege High Sm Ii.hiI hi ('Mi nt iu k i iiiii<t\ iaii! Pin(in liians i '(.mil\ 1 hgli N lion! in Pi-iipinu;ul-s ( < mill', saw s]iiaJlt-1 |«ti I'iilagi‘s i >!' students meeting the ACT benchmark th;ui in 2014. A(T scores are tabulated on a scale of 1 to •'}(>, and the average national score for 201-'» was 21. according to the At T website. North Carolina's average ACT score was lit. putting it one-tenth of a point higher than its 2014 score. Nonethe less. the state tied for the second to-low est score by state m the nation. Twenty-eight percent of students nationally met the "college ready" lienehmarks for all four ;ueas — reading. Knglish. math and science. In North ( arolma. IS per i•(■!it i il stmli’iits met all fiMir benchmarks. NiMill ( anilina has lagged behind the national college ready average since 201:1. In both 2011 and 2012, 30 percent of N.C. students had met all four benchmarks, compared to 2"> [x-rcent of students nationally. Since the ACT was added to the state’s accountabil ity measures, most districts have seen drops in the num ber of students taking the more traditional college en trance exam, the SAT. The Slate Board of Educa tion released SAT scores on Thursday, a day after releas ing accountability data such at At T scon's, school |xt formanee grades academic growth measures <md gradu ation rates. According to ;m Associ ated Press story, national student performance on the SAT in 201A continues the mostly downward trend over the last five years. din* College Board, the nonprofit that administers the ex;un. said in a report that students' mean score in reading was 495. down from 497 the previous year. For math, it was 511. down from 514. Witting scores dropjied three [joints, to 484 from 487. The highest score in each SAT category is 800. In 2010. average scores were 500 in reading. 515 in math, ;ind 491 in writing. Nationally, -50 percent of students took the SAT. and the average combined score was 1490. That's a 7-point drop from 2014. About 42 percent of test takers natioiudly earned at least the benchmark com bined score of l.'fit) that in dicates they're likely ready for college-level work or career-training programs, according to The College Hoard. In North Ctuolina, (id percent of students took the exam this year, and the average score was 1 17S — a b-point drop from 2011. (' unit lick County Schools was the only district to achieve an average SAT score higher th;ui the state average, with both high schools posting average scores above l.SOO. (dun lech I ligh S< hiii>1 iti ( iunden ( ounty was the only other area school to score above the state average. Town eyes grant to replace bulkhead in park BY REBECCA BUNCH Hit - f<>v\11«»| Pv<l« iit( »n iu,t> x >h hil\t* }i II Ills !o rvplarr a (|ctcnoni!i‘<l hulk hca<l m ( oloiuaJ Park Town Manner Anm* Manf Kniiltilon s;ud dunnn ilic lnvwi coimciJs montliK Family Vemtistky with a t'enilt and t ann# touch YiPIKQ FAKQ, WS 212 Ainsley Avenue Hertford, NC 252-426-5585 view Patients Welcome Preseason strategy for football Give her these now, watch lots of football later! 311 SOUTH BROAD STREE'I EDEN'TON. N( • 252-482-3525 meeting 'in Sept. S that a I a i 'In i in ian application for a < oastal Waterfront Access 1 in lilt lias l>een accepted I >\ < AM A at id l lie town lias lieen m\ tied n i submit a final application lor $100,000 to liemn work at the site Total ' -stminted ci ist of the |in ijeet IS $ 10 l.SI K l ■Thai is a itood si^n we \\ ill lie tiniiled." she sud. Knighton's re|>ort came prior to a public hearing held on the proposed at the coun cil meeting. The only sjreaker (lin ing the hearing w as ('apt;un Mark Thesier, a tour boat ojreralor whose 22-foot {di electric Ixrat, the Uber-Tea, provides tours along Erien ton Bay Thesier spoke in support of the project. STOP Foreclosure STOP Lawsuits STOP Car Repossession STOP Tax Levies and Garnishments Call Allen C. Brown Attorney #252-752-0753 N 1 Mm Relict \^efu-> helping people eliminate debt through bankrupto , animal nosp. £<fenton, Ri ston How ki.i. Kh.lky Diki man Chrisi i an Ford DVM I AM ' | AM Small Animal Medicine & Surgery BOARDING AVAILABLE Appointment Preferred Hours: Mon-Fri. H.00 - 5.10 • Sat. H:00 - 12:00 noon 1515 PARADISE ROAD, EDENTON www.chowananimalhospital.com • 252-482-4113 Knighton s;uil the ;i[>|tin a tion would !)<■ completed in early (tetoher and a decisti>n from CAMA should he re ceived m .January. According to the pnstp plication the town has made what Knighton termed "blind ;ud repairs" to the bulkhead that has continued to dete riorate. “We tire at the point where we are afrtud that one good storm will blow the hulk head to pieces," she stud. “We are requesting funds to replace approximately -kill feet (if severely deteriorated bulkhead ;il K< lent on Bay. The phm is to install heavy duly vinyl that is warranted for at) years." A description of the area III question contained III the I're--application explains where the problem area is located. "From the east side of the Town's pro|>ei1y, adjacent to the Barker House, the repair is to start near the corner of the (Mireh, in line with where the cannon is located," Knighton wrote. 'HSound Shore Pottery The studio is open and you're invited! Sept. 18 & 19, Fri. & Sat., 10am - 4pm Meet the potter and discover the magic of pottery being made before your eyes. Find distinctive and unique handmade gifts for all occasions. Find us on Facebook. Frank Miglorie, Potter chowaj{herald (USPS 106-380) Vol. 81, No. 37 Published Every Wednesday Cooke Communications North Carolina, EEC Entered as a second class matter August 30, 1934 at the Post Office of Edenton, North Carolina, under Act of March 3, 1870. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily Advance home delivery area $27.00 (Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank. Camden, Currituck, parts of Gates) Elsewhere in continental United States $4800 POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: The Chowan Herald • P.O. Box 207 • Edenton. 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