Crimewatch
EDENTON POLICE
DEPARTMENT
ARRESTS
■ Jan. 19 - Bergamin Ty
ler Winslow, 27, of Tip Toe
Road, was arrested on one
misdemeanor count of driv
ing while license revoked.
That same day, Winslow re
ceived a citation for failure
to stop at a stop sign.
■ Jan. 16 - Kayla Nicole
Villanueva, 17, of Green
ville, NC. was arrested on
one misdemeanor count of
simple physical assault.
■ Jan. 16 - Scott Lucus
Dunlow, 23, of Windsor, NC.
was arrested on one mis
demeanor count of driving
while license revoked and
one misdemeanor count of
expired registration. Dim
low was also issued a cita
tion that same day of driv
ing a vehicle with tinted
windows.
■ Jan. 15 - Antonio Lee
Riddick. 23, of Sandy Ridge
Road, was issued a citation
for one misdemeanor count
< >f possession of less than '/>
ounce of a Schedule VI con
trolled substance and one
misdemeanor count of pos
session of drug parapherna
lia
■ Jan. 13 - Nekel
De'Shuar Fleming, 21, of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue, was charged with
one misdemeanor count of
trespassing.
■ Jan. 13 - Qatias Boone,
17, of North Oakum Circle,
was issued a citation for
possession of one-half or
less of marijuana, a Sched
ule VI controlled substance.
■ Jan. 13 - Darius Earl
Holley, 31, of East Gale
Street, was issued a citation
for carrying a concealed
weapon while off-personal
premises.
■ Jan. 12 - Princeton
Sentel Smith, 32. of Sun
buiy, NC, was arrested on
one misdemeanor count of
resisting arrest.
■ Jan. 12 - Charles Rid
dick Jr., 30. of Greenhall
Road, was arrested on one
misdemeanor count of as
saulting an officer and one
misdemeanor count of re
sisting arrest.
■ Jan. 11 - Nita Jones
Wilson, 58, of Cox Avenue,
was issued a citation for use
of fictitious registration.
■ Jan. 11 - Anthony
Quinn Bridges, 51, of Cox
Avenue, was arrested on
one misdemeanor count
of displaying a fictitious
license plate, one misde
meanor count of operating
a motor vehicle without
insurance and one misde
meanor count of having no
operator’s license.
■ Jan. 10 - Deeandre
Keithale Copeland Jr., 18, of
Badham Road, was arrested
on one felony count of pos
session with intent to sell
or distribute cocaine, one
felony count of possession
of a Schedule VI controlled
substance, one felony count
of maintaining a vehicle or
dwelling place for the sale
or distribution of a con
trolled substance, one mis
demeanor count of posses
sion of drug paraphernalia,
one misdemeanor count
of littering, and one misde
meanor count of having no
operator’s license.
■ Jan. 9 - Wendy Ma
rie Jones, 30, of Johnston
Street, was charged with
one misdemeanor count of
cyberstalking.
■ Jan. 3 - Daniel Les
lie Foltz, 18, of Plantation,
Florida, was issued a cita
tion for possession/use of
drug paraphernalia and pos
session of less than Vi ounce
of marijuana, a Schedule VI
controlled substance.
■ Jan. 3 - Joshua Sam
Sherman, 17, of Parkland,
Florida, was issued a cita
tion for possession of drug
paraphernalia and posses
sion of less than Vi ounce
of maryuana, a Schedule VI
controlled substance.
INCIDENTS
■ Jan. 13 - Discharging
a firearm into an occupied
dwelling, injury to real prop
erty and injury to personal
property on West Peterson
Street
■ Jan. 13 - Discharging
a firearm into an occupied
dwelling, injury to real
property and injury to per
sonal property on Johnston
Street
■ Jan. 12 - Using coun
terfeit money at Pizza Hut in
Edenton.
■ Jan. 12 - Discharging
a firearm into an occupied
dwelling and discharging a
firearm inside the town lim
its at Waterford Place.
■ Jan. 12 - Bank card
fraud on Reginald and Mary
Avenue.
■ Jan. 12 - Discharging a
firearm inside the town lim
its on Paradise Road.
■ Jan. 12 - Discharging
a firearm into an occupied
dwelling and iiyjury to real
property on Paradise Road.
■ Jan. 11 - Ii\jury to
real property at Waterford
Place.
■ Jan. 9 - Shooting into
an occupied dwelling and
discharging a firearm inside
the town limits on Cauthen
Lane.
■ Jan. 3 - Discharging
a firearm into an occupied
dwelling and injury to real
property on Paradise Road.
■ Jan. 2 - Breaking and
entering and larceny from
a motor vehicle on Morris
CHOWAN COUNTY
SHERIFF S OFFICE
ARRESTS
■ Jan. 20 - Chasity Bem
bury, age unknown, of Colo
ny Drive, was charged with
simple assault
■ Jan. 17 - Mathew Alex
ander Kellam, 32, of Coree
Trail, was arrested on one
felony count of identity
theft, two felony counts of
financial card theft and 10
counts of obtaining prop
erty under false pretense.
■ Jan. 17 - Stephanie
Nicole Nunez, 32, of Snow
Hill, NC, was charged with
misdemeanor communicat
ing threats.
■ Jan. 17 - Tferrence Mk
jolly Harris, 32, of Johnston
Street, was arrested on one
felony count of breaking and
entering, one felony count
of larceny and one felony of
stolen goods/property.
■ Jan. 12 - Ethan An
drew Berry, 22, of Sound
side Road, was arrested on
one misdemeanor count of
larceny, one misdemeanor
count of possession of sto
len goods, one felony count
of probation violation, one
misdemeanor count of pro
bation violation and one
felony count of larceny.
■ Jan. 12 - Roni Michelle
Sampson, 35, of Center Hill
Road, was arrested on one
felony count of identity
theft, one felony count of
financial card theft and one
misdemeanor count of fi
nancial card fraud.
■ Jan. 10 - Timothy Aar
on Boothe, 24, of Center Hill
Church Road, was charged
with one misdemeanor
count of resisting arrest
INCIDENTS
■ None reported.
Citizens ask commissioners to take lead on planning
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
Two citizens told the
Chowan County Board of
Commissioners last week
that the hoard needs to re
view the county's land use
ordinances and take a pro
active approach to kind use
planning.
Harriet DeHart told the
commissioners they need
to review the county's or
dinances and take a lead in
land use planning.
She mentioned the ques
tion that arose at a recent
planning board meeting
regarding whether or not a
solar energy facility should
be considered an industrial
or commercial use.
“In light of the fact that
there seems to be a lack of
clear language regarding so
lar energy facilities in Chow
an County’s ordinances,
perhaps the county should
undertake a re\iew of their
zoning ordinances to make
si ire that they are clear and
explicit so that there are no
misunderstandings between
the county and potential de
velopers that would lead to
problems in the future," De
Hart said.
DeHart said that since
the county’s land use plan
Ls more than a decade old
and much has changed in
10 years - with renewable
energy now at the forefront
as residential development
and boat building were 10
years ago - “I believe it is
necessaiy for you, com
missioners, to take a hard
look at how you want to see
Chowan develop."
deHart told the com
missioners that the people
elected them to lead on is
sues such as planning.
“I personally don’t want
to see appointees making
permanent decisions about
this county’s future direc
tion,’’ she said.
Another citizen, Robert
Kirby, also called for a thor
ough review of county ordi
nances.
“I believe that it is time
for the entire planning pro
cess in Chowan County to
receive a comprehensive
review by the county man
ager and the board of com
missioners,” Kirby said,
describing his proposal as
a NewYear’s resolution for
the county.
The review, he said,
“would include a rewrite of
much of the planning docu
ments and ordinances espe
cially in the context of how
we as a county expect to
address continued pressure
from outside developerts
who desire to change the
face of our rural and bucolic
viewscape, not to men
tion how these developers
may impact the health and
wellbeing of the citizens of
Chowan County.”
Kirby also called on the
county commissioners to
specify in an ordinance
exactly how much of the
county’s farmland should
be allowed for non-farming
activities.
“Unless Chowan County
places a limit on how much
development will be per
missible, then you will be
opening yourselves up to a
lawsuit at some future time
when you arbitrarily decide
‘enough is enough’ and cut
off a development for no
other reason than ‘the citi
zens do not want anymore,’"
Kirby said.
Chowan Herald Editor shares his love of writing at library series
BY GERARD COONEY
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“The three main princi
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so imjxjrtant to me as a
community newspaper edi
tor.”
Ponder identified Jock
Lauterer, a UNC Chapel
Hill professor and former
editor, as an inspiration to
him and many other report
ers and editors. “He wrote
a wonderful book, ‘Com
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GERARD COONEY PHOTO
Reggie Ponder, news editor of the Chowan Herald,
speaks to a gathering at the Shepard-Prudent Memorial
Library Monday as part of the David Blomquist
Memorial Lecture Series.
munity Journalism: Relent
lessly Local,’ that has be
come an important guide to
the world of the community
newspaper.”
Ponder reflected on
other journalists and edi
tors over the many years of
his newspaper career who
have shaped his editorial
style and his love of writ
ing. Michael D. Esposito, a
feature journalist, and John
Rose, a former editor of the
Henderson Daily Dispatch,
were important mentors.
The Dispatch was an im
portant training ground that
shaped his craft
“There are some basic
rules that constitute a good
newspaper article,” he said.
“The story must be clear,
significant and interesting,
but most of all, the informa
tion must be accurate.”
Although community
events, and local govern
ment activities were iden
tified as a mainstay of tlte
community newspaper,
Ponder’s favorite memories
«
were interviews with celeb
rities such as Charlie Rose,
Ben E. King (singer of the
hit song “Stand by Me”)
and country singer Ashton
Shepherd. He said that irre
spective of their fame they
were delightful people to
interview.
During the question time
at the conclusion of Reggie’s
lecture, his editorial policy
on selection of Letters to
the Editor was raised.
“We don’t publish letters
tfiat are obviously personal
attacks, and others that
contain vulgarity,” he said.
“Otherwise, our policy is to
publish."
The David Blomquist
Memorial Lecture Series
is a tribute to David, who
was a prolific writer.and a
dear friend of the Shepanl
Pruden Memorial Library;
Malcolm King, coowner of
Edenton Bay 'IYading Com
pany, opened the evening’s
event by reading one of Da
vid’s poems, fittingly called
“Edenton Bay.”