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2A THE CHOWAN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3,2018 Edenton's MOST WANTED Two officers sworn-in to EPD Editor’s note: As promised, published below is a list of Edenton’s Most Wanted suspects. Persons within this feature provided by the Edenton Police Department are innocerit until proven guilty. Anyone with information about the people on this list is asked to call the Edenton Police Department at (252) 482-5144, or Chowan Central Communication at (252) 482-4444. TYRONE CHRISTOPHER WILSON ■ Charges: 2 counts of assault on a female, Battery on an unborn child, Interfering with Emergency Communications, resisting a public officer. ■ Height/weight: 5’7, 135. ■ Age: 19. ■ Hair/eye color: Black/ brown. ■ Race/sex: Black/male. DERRICK LAMONT PHILLIPS ■ Charges: Robbery with a dangerous weapon. ■ Height/weight: 6’1,200. ■ Age: 27. ■ Hair/eye color: Black/ brown. ■ Race/sex: Black/male. ROBERT KEITH BEASLEY ■ Charges: Breaking and Entering to terrorize or cause injury,Assault on a female, and second degree Kidnapping. ■ Height/weight: 5’9,220. ■ Age: 40. ■ Hair/eye color: Black/ brown. ■ Race/sex: Black/male. LINWARD BAILEY III ■ Charges: Assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill. ■ Height/ weight: 5’9, 187. ■ Age: 24. ■ Hair/eye color: Black/brown. ■ Race/sex: Black/male. BY MILES LAYTON Editor Halloween is around the cor ner, so stay out of trouble or Edenton’s newest police officers — Courtney Skorupa and Domi nick Romano — may be paying youacall. This dynamic crime fighting duo was sworn-in Friday at the police station. The Skorupa family drove seven hours from New Jersey to see their daughter take the oath. Skorupa’s mother Karen pinned the badge onto her daughter’s police uniform. Romano’s father, Dominick, pinned the badge onto his son’s police uniform. As Police Chief Henry King said during the ceremony, “If these officers care about their family, they are going to care about their community.” Mayor Pro Tern Steve Biggs of fered the keynote address, which can be found on our opinion page, Afi. “We are honored that both of you choose Edenton,” Biggs said. “I know that you will find that the town and its citizens are willing to help you be the best officers that you can be. To show just how willing they are, look around the room. We have members of MILES LAYTON/CHOWAN HERALD Left: Dominick Romano holds his hand over a 100-year-old Bible held by Police Chief Henry King as he is being administered the oath of office by Town Manager Anne-Marie Knighton. Right: Courtney Skorupa’s mother Karen pins a badge onto her daughter’s police uniform during Friday’s swearing-in ceremony at the Edenton Police Department. the Edenton Chowan Citizens Against Violence Group here and they give our police department so much support. And certainly not last you have the wonderful citizens of Edenton that will give you their full support.” For more about jhe swearing- in ceremony, see the Chowan Herald’s Facebook page. Crimewatch CHOWAN COUNTY SHER IFF’S OFFICE ARRESTS ■ Sept. 27 — Charlie Daye Jr., 21, of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, was arrested on one felony count each of breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, and possession of stolen prop erty. ■ Sept. 26 — Andrew Wal ¬ ter Bennett, age unknown, of Oneida Trail, was arrested on two felony counts each of breaking and entering, larceny, possession of stolen property and resisting arrest. ■ Sept. 21 —Johnnye Black- ledge Copeland, 51, of East Church Street, was charged with one misdemeanor count each of communicating threats and cyberstalking. INCIDENTS ■ Sept. 24 — Burglary, breaking and entering on White Oak Drive. ■ Sept. 23 — Destruction, damage, vandalism of property at Greater Welch’s Chapel Bap tist Church on Virginia Road. ■ Sept. 20 — Larceny on North Broad Street. ■ Sept. 8 — Burglary, break ing and entering on Fox Trail. Celebrate Public Power Week From Staff Reports The Town of Edenton is celebrating Public Power Week, Oct. 7-13, along with more than 2,000 other com munity-owned, not-for- profit electric utilities that collectively provide elec- tricity to 49 million Ameri cans. “We are proud to be com munity powered,” said Ro land Vaughan, Mayor of the Town of Edenton. “Public power puts the people of Edenton first, and Pub lic Power Week gives us the chance to emphasize the advantages of locally grown, locally owned power to our citizens,” said Vaughan. “Our service is reliable and safe and we take pride in serving our friends and neighbors,” said Vaughan. “The Town of Edenton is proud to have served Eden ton and parts of Chowan County for over 100 years.” The Town of Edenton in vites community members to participate in our Public Power Week events which includes daily drawings for door prizes and our annual customer appreciation day at Town Hall on Friday, Oc tober 12th. Refreshments will^e served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Town of Edenton has 12 employees who support and maintain the Town’s electric distribution sys tem, substation and bill ing & collection system. It serves 4,000 customers. Public Power Week is an annual national event co- ordinated by the American Public Power Association in Washington, D.C. The American Public Power Association is the voice of not-for-profit, community- owned utilities that power 2,000 towns and cities na tionwide. The Association represents public power before the federal govern ment to protect the inter ests of the more than 49 million people that public power utilities serve, and the 93,000 people they em ploy. It advocates and ad vises on electricity policy, technology, trends, train ing, and operations. Its members strengthen their communities by providing superior service, engag ing citizens, and instilling pride in community-owned power. More at www.Pub- licPower.org. AoA hosts Manhattan Short International Film Festival BY LAURIE EDWARDS For the Chowan Herald ELIZABETH CITY — Film lovers from across eastern North Carolina and Hampton Roadscan unite with audiences in more than 300 cities span ning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of film- makers from around the world when the 21stAimu- al MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screens at the Arts of the Albemarle. Nine finalists, selected from 1,565 entries, will be shown at AoA’s Maguire Theater on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. Each film is less than 20 minutes, TAX Continued from 1A ment Plan committee meet ing planned for Oct. 8. Fol lowing the meeting, a 5-year “This event is never going to be seen on cable TV, video on demand or anywhere else. ” Nicholas Mason Manhattan Short founding director with a short intermission. Ticket prices are $15 for non-AoA members, $12 for members and active duty military and $8 for stu dents with ID. At the conclusion of each run, filmgoers vote for the Best Short film and Best Actor. Winners will be announced Oct. Sth at 10 a.m. at Manhattan- Short.com. All finalists are eligible for the 2019 Oscar Nominations. plan will be brought back for presentation to commis sioners. Also, the commission granted County Attorney Lauren Womble’s request to write a letter regarding The films will be screened simultaneously across the world during a one-week period — Sep tember 27 to October 7. At presstime, Arts of the Albemarle was the only venue showing Manhattan Short in eastern North Car olina and southeastern Vir ginia. Tickets are available by calling 252 338-6455 or visiting AoA, 516 E. Main St., Elizabeth City, NC. Manhattan Short offers an appeal to be filed with the North Carolina Property Tax Commission. The ap peal is in reference to Land Model 3 properties. And commissioners unanimously approved an a truly a unique film go ing experience. Launched in 1998 by founding direc tor Nicholas Mason, it is not only one of the largest short film festivals in the world but the world’s first and only global film festi val. “This event is never go ing to be seen on cable TV, video on demand or any where else,” Mason said. The nine finalists hail from eight countries updated Water Shortage Re sponse Plan. The plan will be submitted to the North Carolina Department of En vironment and Natural Re sources, Division of Water Resources. — Austria, Canada, Ger many, Hungary, Kosovo, New Zealand, USA, and two films from the United Kingdom. Dev Patel, star of “Slumdog Millionaire,” directed the American en try. The films represent an extraordinary range of genres, including intimate dramas, fast-paced anima tion, spine-tingling tales, a World War II epic, a film shot entirely underwater. The MANHATTAN SHORT finalists are: CHOWA^HERALD (USPS 106-380) Vol. 83, No. 39 Published Every Wednesday Adams Publishing Group Entered as a second-class matter August 30,1934 at the Post Of fice of Edenton, North Carolina, under Act of March 3, 1870. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily Advance home delivery area $30* (Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, parts of Gates) Elsewhere in continental United States $47 *Plus applicable sales tax. Activation fee of $2.99 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 Recycle this newspaper. * $ Lacrimosa(Austria), Fauve(Canada), Someone (Germany), Chuchotage (Hungary), Her (Koso vo), Fire InCardboard City(New Zealand), Bag- head, (UK), Two Strang- ersWho Meet Five Times (UK), and Home Shopper (USA). 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