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Authorities await identity of decapitated body
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
Chowan County SheriffDwayne
Goodwin said Monday that the
absence of a head has slowed the
identification of a body foimd last
week in Bertie County.
A hunter found the decapitated,
decomposing body late Thursday.
The body is believed to have been
at the site near Ashland Church
Road and Blackrock Road for
about a week
Authorities described the body
as that of a man in his 20s.
Bertie County Sheriff John
Holley said Monday that from
looking at the scene where the
body was found it appears the
man was killed elsewhere and the
body dumped at the Bertie site.
Although he was quoted by a Vir
ginia TV station over the weekend
as saying that the homicide ap
peared to have occurred in Chow
an County, Holley said Monday
that while he has “a feeling” that
the homicide probably took place
outside Bertie County, the only
thing readily apparent from the
evidence at the scene is that the
man was killed somewhere other
than the site where the body was
dumped.
Chowan County authorities
and the State Bureau of Investiga
tion is assisting the Bertie County
Sheriffs Office in the investigation
of the homicide.
Goodwin and Holley both said
their offices were awaiting (he
identification of the deceased.
Goodwin expressed some sur
prise that the body had not been
identified by late Monday since an
autopsy had been slated for Mon
day. Holley and Goodwin were
still awaiting the identification as
of Tuesday afternoon. ,


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STAFF PHOTO BV REBECCA BUNCH
Martha Elliott, left, of Tyner and Emma Perry, right, of Edenton, with the Food Lion
mascot at the grand opening of the new store at the Chowan Crossing Shopping
Center on Wednesday morning, April 6
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Shoppers express enthusiasm for new Food Lion store
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Shoppers at the itewly opened Food Lion at Chowan
Crossing Shopping Center are expressing excitement
about the layout and customer service being offered
there.
During a random surv ey of shoppers since the store opened
last week they said having a bigger selection and well-organized
special sectioas in the store had made their shopping experi
ence a positive one.
“It’s a lot better titan the old store, in my opinion,” said Ryan
lane of Rocky Hock.
Lane was referring to a now-closed Food Lion location at
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An enormous line of people waited
in frigid temperatures Wednesday
morning, April 6, to get their first look
at the inside of the new Food Lion
store at Chowan Crossing Shopping
Center in Edenton and to be among
the first shoppers of the day in order
to receive a $10 gift card.
White Oak Elementary eyes 18 fee-for-service pre-k slots
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
The Edenton-Chowan Board of Educa
tion voted unanimously last week to of
fer 18 additional pre-kindergarten slots at
White Oak Elementary School on a fee-for
service basis.
The slots are slated to begin with the up
coming school year.
At its April 5 meeting the board voted
unanimously on a motion by board mem
ber Jean Bunch to approve the additional
pre-k class beginning with the 2016-2017
school year.
The school is planning an open house
and student screening for the new class on
April 19 from 5:30-7 p.m.
Parents should bring their child to the
open house.
A formal presentation for parents will be
held at 6 p.m.
The registration and screening for stu
dents for the NCPreK portion of the pre-k
program will be held on June 6 and 7.
Head Start will hold its registration and
screening later this Spring.
White Oak Elementary Principal Sheila
Evans presented to the school board the
proposal for the additional 18 pre-k slots on
a fee-for-service basis.
Evans' presentation explained that the
opening of the 18 fee-for-service pre-k slots
is part of the school’s "effort to support the
community-wide focus to ensure our cliil
dren are ready for Kindergarten.”
She cited the Chowan CARES (Children’s
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Unitarians optimistic about meeting goal for Fill the Pantry
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Unitarian IJniversalist
Fellowship of the Albemarle
members are optimistic the
Fill the Food Pantry fund
raiser they held Saturday
night will meet or possibly
exceed their $3,000 goal.
Lee Lolkema, who co
chaired the event held at
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the [Nothin rancy t ale and
Market in Edenton, said the
crowd was the largest so
far in the four-year history
of die event that supports
Book Bag Buddies, a pro
gram that provides food for
elementary-age children in
need in the Edenton-Chow
an Schools.
Tlirougli the Edenton
Chowan Food Pantry, each
eligible child is given enough
food to take home to get him
or her through the week
end. The packets include
foods that children can heat
themselves plus fresh fruit
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STAFF PHOTO BY REBECCA BUNCH
Nothin’ Fancy co-owner Gail Singh
exchanges a joke with a visitor
to Saturday night’s Fill the Food
Pantry fundraiser sponsored by
the Unitarian Universalists.
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