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CHO WA HERALD 482-4418 Wednesday, August 30, 2017 SO^ LEARN FROM THE PROS Each year, H&R Block teaches thousands of people to prepare taxes. Take the H&R Block Income Tax Course to learn how to prepare taxes like a pro. Enroll now! FOR CLASS TIMES AND LOCATIONS, VISIT HRBLOCK.COM/CLASS or call 800-472*5625 H&R BLOCK Council discusses Confederate monument, state law BY REBECCA BUNCH Staff Writer Local residents filled the Edenton Town Council chambers Monday night to listen to a briefing from town attorney Hood El lis concerning the state law prohibiting removal of monuments on public lands, including Confeder ate-themed ones. Ellis reviewed the lan guage contained in NC Ses sion Law 2015-170, Senate Bill 22 that was signed into law by former Gov. Pat Mc Crory. He focused primar ily on subsection B that concerns the protection of monuments in the state and allow able exceptions such as temporary removal pairs. And public is not for re- while comment a part of those work ses sions, town coun- BOND cil members can share their thoughts. The only two council members who spoke left little doubt as to where they stood on the is sue. Both said seeing the monument standing at the foot of South Broad Street in the downtown business district was troubling. Storm threat causes closings From staff reports Chowan County officials began preparing Monday for the approach of a tropi cal storm. After participating in a conference call with the North Carolina Emergency Management team and j the National Weather Ser vice they announced that a coastal low was expected to [ impact northeastern North Carolina starting Monday evening. Estimated rainfall totals Monday through Wednes day morning in Chowan County were 3 to 5 inches and residents were urged to pay attention to localized flooding. A flood watch was j issued for the entire section of the state. According to a weather advisory issued by the county, “Northeast North Carolina (is expected) to be gin seeing northeast winds Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening of 30 to 35 miles per hour with gusts of 50-60 miles per hour. These types of winds will cause downed trees and power lines with some minor roof or structural damage.” The advisory said that the Town of Edenton and Chowan County govern ment offices were taking preparatory action to be able to respond quickly to the anticipated effects of the storm. Governor Roy Cooper issued a press release on I Monday urging everyone in the path of the storm to be ready. “Many North Carolinians See STORM, 3A Like us on Facebook at /EDENTON-CHOWANHERALD l 89076"44813 i ©2009 The Chowan Herald All Rights Reserved 6 0 SIMPSON VAUGHAN time.” Bond said would like see the statue Councilman Elton Bond described the monument’s presence as “offensive” and said it brought back painful memories of hatred and prejudice he experi enced during the 1950’s and 1960’s including having his vehicle run off the road. “They called me all sorts of names,” he said. “Seeing said. the statue takes me back to that he to re- moved and relo cated elsewhere. Councilwoman Norma Simpson agreed. feel the same,” she Simpson, who is a nurse at a local medical practice, added that she felt a good deal of prejudice remains in the community. She said that she was treated differently at work than she was when she “How we go forward I don't think anyone knows at this point." Roland Vaughan Edenton mayor went out in public as a pri vate citizen. “I see it every day,” she said. “I do feel like this is a very prejudiced town.” Mayor Roland Vaughan emphasized that the pur pose of having the future of the Confederate monument placed on the council’s agenda for the work ses sion was to initiate a dia logue on the subject and to inform the public concern ing current state law. “We will have an oppor tunity to continue this con versation,” he said. “This evening (the intent was) to get the subject on the table. How we go forward I don’t think anyone knows at this point.” “We look forward to the time when we can discuss some options,” he added. PHOTOS BY MILES LAYTON Soon after exiting the school bus, a group of Chowan Middle School students start walking away from summer vacation and toward a year’s worth of education. Principal: Year off to fantastic start BY MILES LAYTON Editor EDENTON - Classes began Mon day for more than 2,000 students in the Edenton-Chowan Schools. White Oak Elementary Principal Sheila Evans greeted students as they got off school buses that had traveled between Rocky Hock and Edenton. “We have had a fantastic start to the school year,” she said. “In ad dition to our current staff, we had a retired teacher and four support folks from Central Services assisting with the morning routine today. That helped get our students in to classes quickly.” ^ Evans said there were “a few See SCHOOL, 6A Soon after John A. Holmes’ science teacher Ralchelle Hunter welcomes students to class, she hits the ground running with lessons about life. Family seeking closure on Taylor’s murder BY MILES LAYTON Editor Family members of a man shot to death in Eden ton say he didn’t deserve to die the way he did, and they are asking anyone with information about his death to come forward and contact them. Both Edenton police and the State Bureau of Inves tigation continue to inves tigate the shooting death of Ronald Taylor, who “Ronald had a lot of love out there from a lot of people." Maria Ferebee-Capehart Ronald Taylor’s former common law wife was gunned down in the 200 block of East Church Street on Saturday, Aug. 23. Taylor, 51, of 313 E. Church Street, later died of his in juries at Vidant-Chowan Hospital. Police Chief Jay Forten ¬ berry said Taylor may have known the person who shot him multiple times, but so far police have not been able to make an arrest. A cash reward is being of fered for information lead ing to an arrest in Taylor’s shooting. Maria Ferebee-Capehart, who says she was once Taylor’s common law wife, said her family is hopeful someone will come for ward. “We are looking for clo sure,” Ferebee-Capehart said. “People are very very upset. Ronald had a lot of love out there from a lot of people. 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The new maps are the re sult of federal judges’ ruling that state GOP lawmakers drew 28 House and Senate districts in 2011 that were unconstitutional racial ger rymanders. The judges have given lawmakers until Sept. 1 to adopt new maps. The House and Senate redistricting committees both released their pro posed maps early last week. Based on those maps and voting trend data, the maps are poised to reshape repre sentation for northeastern North Carolina For instance, Beaufort County would become part of Senate District 3 instead of Senate District 1, and move Cook into Smith-In- See INCUMBENTS, 3A See MURDER, 2A YOUR FRIEND IN THE CAR BUSINESS! &
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