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2A THE CHOWAN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17,2018 Crimewatch EDENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRESTS ■ Jan. 10 — Emily Kaylin Moore, 19, of Milbrooke Cir cle, Elizabeth City, was ar rested on one misdemeanor count of driving while li cense revoked. ■ Jan. 10 — Charles Wil liam Byrum, 33, of Virginia Road, was arrested on one misdemeanor cbunt of pro bation violation. ■ Jan. 8 — Scott Alvin Martin, 47, of Happy Home Road, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of drunk and disruptive behavior and one misde meanor count of resisting arrest. ■ Jan. 2 — Tabytha Ni cole Martinez, 23, Chambers Ferry Road, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of failure to appear. ■ Jan. 1 — Darren Jer maine Valentine, 29, of Cabarrus Street, was ar rested on one misdemeanor count of driving while li cense revoked. ■ Dec. 29 — Brian Met- son-Eugene Lee, 37, of Gh ent Street, Windsor, NC, was arrested on one mis demeanor count of com municating threats and one misdemeanor count of un authorized use of a motor vehicle. ■ Dec. 24 — Travis Lee Armstead, 31, of Sandy Ridge Road, was issued citations for driving while impaired and driving while license revoked due to an impaired driving revoca tion. ■ Dec. 12 — Tabytha Ni ¬ cole Martinez, 23, of Cham bers Ferry Road, was ar rested on one felony count of possession of a Schedule I controlled substance and one misdemeanor count of drug paraphernalia. INCIDENTS ■ Jan. 10 — Hit and run on South Broad Street. ■ Jan. 8 — Leaving the scene of an accident on East Carteret Street. ■ Jan. 7 — Obtaining property by false pretense at Speedway on Virginia Road. ■ Jan. 7 — Hit and run on East Freemason Street. ■ Dec. 8 — Possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia on North Broad Street. CHOWAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTS ■ Jan. 3 — Andrew Daum, 38, of Polo Road, Winston-Salem, NC, was ar rested on one misdemeanor count of failure to appear. ■ Jan. 2 — Jordan Keith Furgerson, 21, of Sandy Ridge Road, was charged with one misdemeanor count of assault on a fe male. ■ Dec. 31 — Raymond Carlton Phillips, 49, of Okis- co Trail, was issued a crimi nal summons on one mis demeanor count of simple assault. ■ Dec. 30 — Edward Lashawn Hill, 39, of East Queen Street, was charged with one misdemeanor count of failure to appear on a criminal summons (loud music). INCIDENTS ■ None reported. Fire destroys Rocky Hock home BY MILES LAYTON Editor New Year’s Day did not usher in good tidings for the Bivens family when a fire destroyed their Rocky Hock home. Christy Bivens said the fire started around 1 p.m. Jan. 1 at 439 Rocky Hock Creek Road. Edenton and Center Hill-Crossroads fire depart ments battled the blaze that consumed the home. No one was hurt. Because of the severe smoke and fire damage, Biv ens said, the house where they have lived for the past four years is “totally unliv able” so the family is staying with relatives. The Bivens family of five includes her husband Jo seph, three teenagers and four pets. “I’m thankful we all got out safe, pets included,” Christy Bivens said. “Al though with all that was lost, I’m still in shock, afraid of fire, and it will take time to build my faith.” Bivens said the com munity has offered a help ing hand, but donations of clothes, coats, shoes and more would be most up- submitted PHOTOS No one was hurt when a fire consumed the Bivens’ family home on New Year’s Day. The Bivens family is staying with relatives as they rebuild their lives. Anyone interested in helping can contact the family at tenderheart351@gmail.com predated. For more infor- contact Bivens at tender mation about how to help, heart351@gmail.com Cavanagh Ringelman CerlBina P^W KvounKxK* PC CAVANAGH RINGELMAN Certified Public Accountants PC Tax Return Preparation Planning & Budgeting Accounting 8 Auditing Services Business Effectiveness Business Coaching "One good idea... ...every time we talk!” P.O. 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In Chowan Coun ty, 46% of our area is timber land and forestry continues to be a ma,jor contributor to our local economy and is a sustainable industry. Rick Long, our State For est Service County Ranger in Chowan County, will kick off the Blomquist “Fertile Futures” lecture series at the library this Monday Janu ary 22nd with an in depth review of our regional forestry in- dustry. “Our mission LONG for landowners.” Wildfires are a constant threat to forests in the area and Rick, a trained Wildland Firefight er, also has access to new technologies and tools to prevent or contain fires with is to protect, manage and promote forest resources for the citizens of North Carolina,” stated Rick, “A key part of our work is pro viding forest management an emphasis on safety for teams and local residents. “We can call on aerial sup port, such as helicopters with infrared cameras on board that can help us iden ¬ tify the areas of high fire in tensity and locate hot spots. “ he said “Tools like this can help us get a clearer under standing of the wildfire, and is a tremendous tool in aiding us in its’ suppres sion. There are also so many ways this aerial support can help us locate personnel and equipment, and be able to direct them away from danger zones.” Rick, a graduate in Natu- See FORESTRY, 3A DREAM Continued from 1A We are Christ’s ambassa dors. Today is the day of salvation.” The Boys and Girls Club sat in the front row in audi torium filled with many of Chowan County’s leaders including Mayor Roland Vaughan, Superintendent Rob Jackson, Chowan County Commissioner John Mitchener, Edenton Town Councilman Sam Dixon, teachers and people from all walks of life all of whom applauded after Jacque line Hardy-Bond sang the Lord’s Prayer. Elder Sidney Lassiter sang “Impossible” Chowan Perquimans Habitat I I for Humanity ReStore Open Tues., Thurs., Sat. 9:00 am to 1:00 pm We pick- up large donations! only Flat Screen TVs will be accepted. 1370 N. Broad St., Edenton 482-2686 about having the impor tance of having a vision and a dream. The Rev. Jerald I. Perry Sr. said, “The tone has been set, the Scripture has been read — now we are ready to proceed.” The stage being set for Hogan’s speech, she came to spread the word and the word was about not being “satisfied” until the dream is fulfilled. “It’s past time for ra cial unity in America,” she said. “It’s time to decide to be united. It’s time that we walk away from these annual observations and celebrations of Dr. King’s life with the decision to go into our communities and create Dr. King’s Strategic Planning Teams that will ad dress the racial inequalities and social injustices that Dr. King expressed in his ‘I Have a Dream Message,’ so that next year, across our communities and country, we will not only celebrate his life and sacrifice, but we will be able to highlight the changes that we’ve made in this town and in this re gion.” Tempo being set for the closing of Hogan’s speech, there was a strong feeling in the air as listened with rapt attention to her words to do more. “It is right here in Eden ton, we should strive to say, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; and that the children in this region, will not be judged by color of their skin, but by the con ¬ REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL LEAD BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION (RISK ASSESSOR/DESIGN/CLEARANCE) ASBESTOS INSPECTION SERVICES The Town of Edenton is requesting proposals from certified Lead Based Paint and Asbestos Inspection Services firms to provide LBP inspections, risk assessments, post-rehabilitation lead clearance test and asbestos inspection services necessary to complete a North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) Essential Single-Family Rehabilitation Loan Pool (ESFRLP17) Project. The ESFRLP17 Project consists of essential housing rehabilitation for approximately five (5) single family dwellings and will be financed with $175,000 of NCHFA funds (100% of total program costs). A detailed request for proposal further describing project and proposal submission requirements may be obtained from Anne-Marie Knighton, Town Manager, 400 South Broad Street, Edenton, NC 27932, telephone 252-482-7352. Proposals must be received by Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 5:00 PM. The Town encourages proposals from small, minority, and female- owned businesses; and does not discriminate on the basis of handicap status. This information is available in Spanish or any other language upon request. Esta informacion esta disponible espanol o cualquier otro lenguaje a peticion. Pongase en contacto con Anne-Marie Knighton, 252-482-7352 para obtener mas informacion. PARKING Continued from 1A driver’s visibility and re quires the driver to exit the driveway beyond the fence before having a clear view of the street.” “The no parking zones will provide safer egress,” she added. Ironically the homeown er most directly impacted would be Councilman Sam bo Dixon. He and his wife own Beverly Hall, a historic home located across the street from Pembroke Hall. Dixon said he had no ob jection to the council grant ing Burgher’s request. “I don’t think I have a conflict,” he said. MILES LAYTON/ CHOWAN HERALD The Boys and Girls Club sat in the front row in an auditorium filled with many of Chowan County’s leaders, teachers and people from all walks of life during IVILK Jr. birthday services Monday at John A. Holmes High School. tent of their character,’” she said. “Until that is done, un til I can see what Dr. King saw, I will not be satisfied. But in the words of one of the greatest presidents that has ever served this United State of America—Barack Obama — I echo his senti ments, “Yes we can! Yes we can!’ God bless each of you, and God bless this United States of America.” CHOWA^HERALD (USPS 106-380) Vol. 83, No. 3 Published Every Wednesday Cooke Communications North Carolina, LLC Enteredasasecond-classmatterAugustSO,1934atthePostOffice of Edenton, North Carolina, under Act of March 3,1870. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily Advance home delivery area $27* (Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, parts of Gates) Elsewhere in continental United States $46 *Plus applicable sales tax. Activation fee of $1.99 will be collected with all new subscriptions. Deactivation fees may apply for early cancellation. POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: The Chowan Herald • P.O. Box 207 • Edenton, NC 27932 Telephone: (252) 482-2623 Fax: (252) 482-4410 mlayton@ncweeklies.com
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